In December 2023, we held a laboratory year-end party.
February 2023 We held a master’s thesis presentation commemorative event for Ms. Shiori Ueno, a working graduate student. Everyone wears a mask except when taking pictures. The cake is Muslim-friendly and does not use alcohol. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
Oct. 2022 Graduate student Mr.Yuxin Liu and Assistant Prof. Okada gave a presentation at the Chugoku-Shikoku Virus Research Meeting. All of them are wearing masks except for when the picture was taken.
Sep. 2022 Graduate student Mr. Aung Pho Wai and Project Assistant Prof. Onomura gave presentations at the Japanese Cancer Association.
Aug. 2022, Special lecture by Dr. Tagawa from NIH, USA (mask removed only when photographed). He gave a lecture on the latest research on non-coding RNA and herpesviruses.
March 2022, Members of Yoshiyama Lab. Three graduate students will join the group (Masks are removed only when photographed).
2021 Nov, Dr. Andy Visi Kartika made nasi kunin, a local dish in his home country. We hope he will do well in his home country. The events in the laboratory are conducted under the protection of COVID-19 infection control measures.
November 2021 We had a farewell party for Mr. Sintayehu Fekadu and Ms. Andy Visi Kartika. Both of them successfully completed their PhD defense presentations. We look forward to their success in their home countries. The farewell party was held under the infection prevention measures of COVID-19.
April 2021. It is this year’s Yoshiyama lab memnbers. Three members will join to our lab in near future.
March 2021, We held a farewell party for Ms. Ueno who was a lab stuff menmber. We are grateful for her long-standing contribution to the lab. We look forward to your future success.
March 2021, we had a farewell party for Mr. Amrisal returning to Indonesia. Ventilate as a measure against corona and wear a mask. Only souvenirs were distributed. We wish your future success in Indonesia.
On Feburary 2021, We held a farewell party for Ms. Ding and Dr. Kanehiro and wellcome party for Mr. Liu. We ventilated as a measure against corona and wore a mask. Thank you for your hard work. We look forward to your future success.
On November 2020, We held a farewell party for Ms. Praphatson, who was dispatched from Khon Kaen University, Thailand, last year and stayed for almost a year. We ventilated as a measure against corona and wore a mask. Thank you for your hard work. We look forward to your future success.
On April 2020, We celebrated Prof. Yoshiyama’s birthday. As a countermeasure against coronavirus infection, we provided sufficient space and also did ventilation.
On April 2020, this year’s Yoshiyama lab’s members.Three members lacked in this picture.
On March 2020, we had a farewell party for Ms. Tanaka, a second-year master’s student, Ms. Hyoji, a fourth-year doctoral student, and Ms. Hamada, a research support member. No meals were taken to prevent coronavirus, only commemorative gifts and photos were taken. We wish you success in new place.
On Feburary 2020, Prof. Yoshiyama joined to U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program’s 22nd International Conference On Emerging Infectious Diseases In The Pacific Rim : Cancer Panel Meeting. This conference was held before COVID-19 expanded worldwide.
On Janurary 2020, Ms. Seina Tanaka, 2nd year master’s student, has finished her master’s thesis presentation. Congratulations.
On December 2019, Ati Burassakarn, a former foreign researcher, has passed thesis defence at Khon Kaen University, Thailand. Congratulations.
On December 2019, there was a welcome party and year-end party for foreign researcher Aung Phyo Wai (Myanmar, entered graduate school from April) and Praphatoson Malat (Khon Kaen University, Thailand).
On November, 2019, Ms. Hyoji Kim did thesis defence presentation. That was very nice presentation.
On November, 2019, Prof. Jeffrey Toretsky, who is a professor in Medstar Georgetown University hospital, visited our departement. We discussed about our collaboration.
On November, 2019, We had a farewell party for Ms.Yuting Kang from Ningxia Medical University and a welcome party for Mr. Aung Phyo Wai.
On October, 2019, Prof. Yoshiyama gave a presenattion at the international medical forum 2019 in Ningxia Medical University. Ningxia Medical University and Shimane University have a university-to-university exchange agreement, and two students from Ningxia Medical University are also accepted in our lab.
On September, 2019, We joined 78th Japanese cancer meeting and Mr. Ati Burassakarn and Mr.Chukkris Heawchaiyaphum from Khon Kaen University did poster and oral presentation.
On September, 2019, we invited Prof. Hiroshi Kimura (Nagoya Univ), Prof. Tomoharu Yasuda (Hiroshima Univ), and Dr. Kyosuke Kanai (Tottori Univ), and did many discussions about EBV reasearch.
On August 7-9, 2019, Prof. Yoshiyama visited Universitas Islam Indonesia and Hasanuddin University on Sulawesi Island, Indonesia, along with Dean Nabika and Professor Inagaki. This is a courtesy visit based on an inter-university agreement that has already been concluded with Hasanuddin University, and this time with Universitas Islam Indonesia to conclude a new inter-medical agreement.
On the first day, we concluded a medical school agreement with Universitas Islam Indonesia and gave a lecture on research in the large hall that can accommodate 500 people in the afternoon.
On the afternoon of the second day, we joined key members of Universitas Islam Indonesia ‘s School of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, and Public Health to discuss strategies for revitalizing the university.
In July 2019, Prof. Yoshiyama will give a lecture at City of Hope, Diabetes Metabolism Reseaerch Insittute, Los Angeles, California, USA. The City of Hope was established in 1913 as a sanatorium for tuberculosis and is now one of the national institutes representing South California.
In June 2019, graduate students Mr. Amrizal Muchtar and Ms. Andy Visi Kartika presented at the 34th China-Shikoku Virus Research Conference in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. In addition to the above two, graduate student Mr. Sintayehu Fekadu, Ms. Dan Ding, engineer Ms. Ueno, exchange student Ms. Yuting Kang, Assistant Prof. Kanehiro, Associate Prof. Iizasa, and Prof. Yoshiyama participated. This meeting will be sponsored by Shimane University next year. The photo shows the scenery from Sanuki udon which we ate in Takamatsu City and from Yoshima of Seto Ohashi.
In June 2019, associate Prof. Iizasa and Prof. Yoshiyama participated in the 33rd Herpesvirus Research Meeting held in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture. The photo is Shuri Castle visited after meeting.
In June 2019, we did wellcome party for new master studet Ms. Dan Ding, new secretary Ms. Kurauchi, and farewell party for Ms. Yamagiwa.
In June 2019, Prof. Toshinori Nakayama, who is a dean in faculty of medicine, Chiba University, did lecture for undergraduate student.
In May 2019, Prof. Yoshiyama visited Thailand from May 6 to 20, for a degree examination of Mr. Chukkris Heawchaiyaphum, who stayed in our classroom for one year and three months in collaboration with the University of Kongen in Thailand. Prof. Yoshiyama received a great welcome. Chukkris took you to Ayutthaya.
In April 2019, our PhD candidate Mr. Sintayehu Fekadu wrote essay about Ethiopia. This was published in recent Shimane university hospital’s letter “shirousagi”.
In April 2019, This year’s Yoshiyama lab members. Two members will join to our lab in near future.
In December 2018, there was a farewell party for Mr. Heawchaiyaphum from Khon Kaen University in Thailand, same time, we did a welcome party for Mr. Burassakam from Khon Kaen University and Ms. Kang from Ningxia Medical University.
In September 2018, Prof. Pientong and Dr. Ekalaksananan, who are researchers in Khon Kaen University, visited our lab and discussed about our project. They are collaborators for our project and Mr. Heawchaiyaphum came from their lab to do EBV research.
In August 2018, PhD student Ms. Kim, Dr. Iizasa, and Prof. Yoshiyama went to Wisconsin University (U.S. A) to do oral presentation in international EBV meeting. There was reception in international EBV meeting. Prof. Yoshiyama is having dinner with Prof. Kanda (Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University) and Prof. Lee (Catholic University of Korea). There was a special tour in international EBV meeting. Dr. Iizasa, and Prof. Yoshiyama are taking a picture with Dr. Arai (Tokyo Medical and Dental University) and Prof. Kanda.
In July 2018, Dr. Kayama who is a researcher of bacteriology in Hiroshima University, visited our lab and discussed about our project.
In July 2018, Dr. Iizasa joined 20th Japanese RNA meeting in Osaka. After that, he communicated with Prof. Asahara and his lab members from Tokyo medical and dental university, and Prof. Saga from National Institute of genetics.
In July 2018, our PhD candidate Ms. Hyoji Kim wrote essay about Korea. This was published in recent Shimane university hospital’s letter “shirousagi”.
In July 2018, We invited Prof. Hatakeyama from Tokyo university for undergraduate students lecture. He is very famous scientist in the world about Helicobacter pylori study.
In June 2018, Prof. Jean Pieters, who is a researcher of infectious immunity in University of Basel, visited our lab and discussed about our project. He is a collaborator for our project.
In June 2018, Prof. Yoshiyama was invited for RGJ Progress 19 in Thailand. This is a special PhD program for scholarship.
In May 2018, we did BBQ party at Kirara Cottage (Taki-cho).
In April 2018, This year’s Yoshiyama lab members. Several new members will join to our lab in near future.
In March 2018, There was a farewell party for Ms. Seiko Yamabe.
In August 2017, Prof. Yoshiyama was invited from KHON KAKEN University, Thailand. And he did special lecture in this university.
July 2017, There was a farewell party for Mr. Timmy Richardo.
July 2017, There was a party in our lab.
In June 2017, 31st Herpesviral meeting at Matsue.
In June 2017, Ms. Hyoji Kim could get “excellent student award” in 32th Tyu-shikoku viral meeting. Congratulations!
In April 2017, Prof. Yoshiyama was invited from KHON KAKEN University, Thailand.
In April 2017, This year’s Yoshiyama lab members. We will add three members as our lab.
In March 2017, Mr. Timmy Richardo (Indonesia) could get Master degree in our university. He will become a PhD candidate from next month. Congratulations!
In March 2017, we communicated with Dr. Takumi Koshiba who is an associate professor in Kyushu University. Mr. Sintayehu Fekadu, who is a lecturer in Hawassa University (Ethiopia), will join to our lab from next month as a PhD student.
January 2017, we visited Hiroshima University.
December 2016, this is our lab’s year-end-party. Mr. Amrizal Muchtar joined our lab as a PhD student.
In October 2016, Mr.Richardo, Ms. Kim, Dr. Kanehiro, Dr. Iizasa, and Prof. Yoshiyama joined the 64rd Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Virology in Sapporo. After meeting, we communicated with Dr. Watanabe, Prof. Fujimuro, and his lab members from Kyoto Pharmaceutical Univ.
In October 10-16, 2016, Prof. Yoshiyama went to Hawassa University at Ethiopia. 1976, Hawassa University started as an agricultural college, and now this university is second university in Ethiopia.
In September 2016, Prof. Yoshiyama made an educational lecture entitled “Pharyngeal cancers associated with viral infection” for the 29th annual meeting of Japan society of stomato-pharyngology, which was held by Prof. Hideyuki Kawauchi, head of Dept. otolaryngology, Shimane Univ. He received a letter of appreciation from 29th annual meeting of Japan society of stomato-pharyngology.
In August 2016, Dr. Kanehiro and Prof. Yoshiyama participated “International EBV Meeting” at Zurich, Switzerland (Dr. Fenggang Yu from Singapore, and Prof. Kanda from TMPU also joined this meeting).
In July 2016, Mr. Richardo, Ms. Kim, Dr. Kanehiro and Prof. Yoshiyama participated “31st Chu-Shikoku viral meeting” at Tottori City. These lab members joined to scientific meeting. This is Tottori Sand Dunes.
In June 2016, Dr. Iizasa and Prof. Yoshiyama participated “Gordon Research Conference NPC” at Hong Kong. This meeting was performed in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), and scientists did presentation and/or discussion from morning to night time. HKUST is far from center of Hong Kong, and it is similar to “tropical southern island”. Dr. Harald zur Hausen accepted Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008. He identified role of HPV in cervical cancer and Dr. Yoshiyama is a grand disciple of him.
In June 2016, Welcome party for Ms. Isshiki as a Collaboration Researcher (from Yamaguchi Prefecture University), Ms. Yamada as a Experimental Assistant.
June 2016, Mr. Timmy Richardo (Master course student) was confirmed as a scholarship student from HASHIYA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION. Congratulations !
]In April 2016, Yoshiyama Lab’s members in 2016.
In March 2016, Ms. Hyoji Kim (candidate of Dr. degree student) was confirmed as a scholarship student from The Ichiro Kanehara Foundation for the Promotion of Medical Sciences and Medical Care. Congratulations !
In February 2016, we went skiing at Daisen.
In February 2016, Mr. Amrizal Muchtar, who is a lecturer in Medical school of Islamic University of Indonesia, visited our lab and enjoyed Sushi and Udon.
In November 2015, Dr. Iizasa, Mr.Richardo and Prof. Yoshiyama joined the 63rd Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Virology in Fukuoka. After meeting, we communicated with Prof. Fujimuro and his lab members from Kyoto Pharmaceutical Univ, Prof. Ueda from Osaka Univ, and Dr. Kanda from Aichi Cancer Center.
In December 2015, Prof. Yoshiyama joined “Frontiers in Cancer Science 2015” (Singapore).
In October 2015, Dr. Iizasa and Prof. Yoshiyama joined “The 11th Research Symposium on Human Defense System” (Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea). Dr. Iizasa reported role of EBV miRNA in nasopharyngeal carcinoma .
In September 2015, Dr. Iizasa joined “The first cancer symposium of Affiliated Zhongshan hospital of Dalian University” (Dalian, China). He was awarded as a distinguished professor in this university. This hospital was founded in 1907 by Japan. Some buildings kept good condition during 100 years.
In September 2015, There was a wellcome party for Ms. Hyoji Kim and farewell party for Dr. Fenggang Yu
In July 20-21, 2015, There was a 12th EB virus meeting with international session in Bigbird, Izumo. Thank you for joining of this meeting.
In April 2015, Yoshiyama Lab’s members in 2015.
In March 2015, Welcome party for Mr. Timmiy Richardo as a Foreign researcher (He will enter master’s degree of Shimane University), Ms. Sayuri Hamada as a Lab tech. And Farewell party for Dr. Yutaka Tatano (will move to IUHW as a Lecturer).
In November 2014, with my last colleagues at Institute of Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido Univ. Attending the farewell party for Assoc. Prof. Dr. Masahisa Jinushi.
In November 2014, with medical students. The third left is Mr. Kazuki Hamada who worked with me 3 yrs before. He is now in 6th grade of Yamaguchi Univ. The others are 3rd grade students of Shimane Univ.
In November 2014 at NUS with Dr. Fenggang Yu.
In July 2014 International EBV Meeting at Brisbane (Australia)
In April 2014 at Shimane University Faculty of Medicine with lab members
]In September 2013, With Dr. Fenggang Yu (Singapore) in Sapporo
In July 2012 With Dr. David D. Ho (He developed HAART therapy for HIV)