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News 2020

  • Dec. 09, 2020
    Dr. Akihiko Kondo, Deputy Director of the CSRS, received "Distinguished Scientists under the CAS President's International Fellowship Initiative(PIFI) for 2021"
  • Nov. 27, 2020
    Research News - Research Highlight published "Environmental cues control cassava flowering"; an overview of recently published research by the Plant Genomic Network Research Team
  • Nov. 27, 2020
    Dr. Shuta Asai, Research Scientist of the Plant Immunity Research Group, received "Japan Prize in Agricultural Sciences, Achievement Award for Young Scientists"
  • Nov. 25, 2020
    Dr. Keiji Numata, Team Leader of the Biomacromolecules Research Team, received "2020 ACS Macro Letters/Biomacromolecules/Macromolecules Young Investigator Award"
  • Nov. 19, 2020
    CSRS researchers have been selected for Highly Cited Researchers 2020
  • Oct. 16, 2020
    Research News - Research Highlight published "Degradation of damaged organelles in plant cells involves an unknown mechanism"; an overview of recently published research by the Molecular Bioregulation Research Team
  • Oct. 01, 2020
    Dr. Kazuki Saito, Director of the CSRS, and Dr. Naoyuki Umemoto, Senior Scientist of the Metabolomics Research Group, received "The JSPB Excellent Paper Award"
  • Oct. 01, 2020
    Dr. Ryo Nakabayashi, Research Scientist of the Metabolomics Research Group, received "The JSPB Award for Young Scientists"
  • Sep. 23, 2020
    Dr. Mitsunori Seo, Unit Leader of the Dormancy and Adaptation Research Unit, received "Journal of Plant Rearch 2020 Best Paper Award"
  • Sep. 17, 2020
    Dr. Masanori Izumi, Research Scientist of the Molecular Bioregulation Research Team, received "The 38th Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Encouragement Prize"
  • Sep. 07, 2020
    Dr. Kazuo Shinozaki, Senior Advisor of the CSRS, received "The 36th (2020) International Prize for Biology"
  • Aug. 31, 2020
    One of the Drug Discovery Chemistry Platform Unit's paper was featured in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Virtual Issue which features 15 articles published during 2017-2019 showcasing outstanding medicinal chemistry research from Japan.
    Title of paper: Design and Discovery of an Orally Efficacious Spiroindolinone-Based Tankyrase Inhibitor for the Treatment of Colon Cancer
  • Jul. 13, 2020
    Dr. Hitoshi Sakakibara, Senior Visiting Scientist of the Mass Spectrometry and Microscopy Unit, received "ASPB Enid MacRobbie Corresponding Membership Award"
  • Jul. 08, 2020
    Dr. Hitoshi Sakakibara (Senior Visiting Scientist) and Ms. Yumiko Takebayashi (Technical Staff) of the Mass Spectrometry and Microscopy Unit received "PCP Article Awards, JSPP"
  • Apr. 30, 2020
    Dr. Kazuo Shinozaki, Senior Advisor, named as international members of the NAS
  • Apr. 01, 2020
    Dr. Kazuki Saito appointed to the director of RIKEN CSRS.
  • Mar.25, 2020
    Dr. Yoko Chiba, Research Scientist of the Biofunctional Catalyst Research Team, received "JSBBA Award for Young Women Scientists"
  • Mar.23, 2020
    Dr. Shuta Asai, Research Scientist of the Plant Immunity Research Group, received "The young scientist award, The phythopathological society of Japan"
  • Feb. 28, 2020
    Research News - Research Highlight published "A highly active and robust solid catalyst provides high yields of esters by continuous flow"; an overview of recently published research by the Green Nanocatalysis Research Team
  • Feb. 25, 2020
    Dr. Sobi Asako, Senior Scientist of the Advanced Organic Synthesis Research Team, received "Synthetic Organic Chemistry Award (Technology), Japan"
  • Feb. 07, 2020
    Research News - Research Highlight published "A single gene controls root nodulation and lateral root growth"; an overview of recently published research by the Plant Symbiosis Research Team
  • Feb. 04, 2020
    Mr. Shunji Yamada, Junior Research Associate of the Environmental Metabolic Analysis Research Team, received "Travel Grant Award, The 8th Asia-Pacific NMR Symposium 2019"