Qdai-mail Tsushin #052
The e-mail magazine "Qdai-mail Tsushin" delivers campus news
every month.
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Friday, May 27, 2022
◆Notes on infectious disease control related to the novel
coronavirus (COVID-19) are posted on the University website.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/crisismanagement/riskmanagement/coronavirus
Kyushu U magazine CONNECT:
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/university/publicity/publications/connect
Issue 3 of CONNECT, our annual university magazine, is now available at the link above!
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**Research Close-Up
*Spinning the future of medicine with a century of silkworm research with Prof. Takahiro Kusakabe
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"A single silkworm can produce 5 mg of norovirus protein, enough to inoculate 1,000 people," says Kyushu U Prof. Takahiro Kusakabe. Read how he is using silkworms as efficient bioreactors to produce proteins for medical applications in our latest Research Close-Up.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/research/close-up/takahiro-kusakabe
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**Topics
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*Solidarity with Ukraine
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Kyushu U has launched a relief program and support fund for students, new graduates, and researchers who have been displaced or lost their ability to continue their studies and research due to the Russian aggression in Ukraine.
Details on how to apply or contribute to the support fund at the link below.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/notices/view/365
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*Certification ceremony of Kyushu University Alumni Association in Egypt (KUAAE)
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Registered in January 2021, the Kyushu University Alumni Association in Egypt has now been officially certified! Along with Kyushu U's Cairo Office, this will help us continue strengthening our ties with our members in Egypt.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/465
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*Kyushu U ranked in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022
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Kyushu U debuted at #9 among Japanese universities on the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which evaluate the university's contribution to the SDGs.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/466
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**Research
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*Exercise reverses cognitive deficiencies caused by anesthesia
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In a study that could one day help to reduce risks for children who undergo anesthesia multiple times, Kyushu U researchers find that exercise reverses cognitive problems linked to anesthesia in baby mice.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/228
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*Time determines the type of cells that emerge in the mouse brain
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In the quest to uncover how the brain develops, recent Kyushu U research shows that the same protein switches the kind of cell it causes neural stem cells to produce in mouse embryos in just three days.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/229
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*Uncovering new details of the brain's first line of defense
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A Kyushu U research team mapped out in impressive detail the development and genetic trajectory of previously understudied immune cells associated with the central nervous system, providing new insights that could pave the way for better understanding the cause of leading brain-related pathologies such as Alzheimer's disease.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/231
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**Events
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*FY2022 the 4th I²CNER Webinar
Date: 2022.06.01 [Wed] 09:00 – 10:00
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At the next I2CNER Webinar on June 1, Prof. Robert O. Ritchie of the University of California, Berkeley, will explain mechanisms of fracture and damage-tolerance (toughness without compromising strength) in structural metals and alloys.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/events/view/291
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*Global Young Academy Annual International Conference of Young Scientists 2022
Date: 2022.06.12 [Sun] 13:30 – 2022.06.17 [Fri] 20:00
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At the 2022 International Conference, GYA members will convene to discuss ways to transcend disciplinary silos and spark a global interdisciplinary dialogue to reform the science system and rethink the contribution of science to society. Conference sessions will address ways that science is more than only a rational, impersonal or utilitarian force.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/events/view/289
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