Lab-Theory Standing Talks

Sustainable Organic Synthesis with Abundant Resources

April 15 (Mon) at 13:00 - 14:00, 2024

Sobi Asako (Senior Scientist, Advanced Organic Synthesis Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS))

The sustainable development of modern society necessitates technologies that harness earth-abundant metals and organic resources, minimizing reliance on scarce materials. This presentation will introduce our recent efforts towards this goal. We have developed sustainable organic synthesis using sodium dispersion, a molybdenum-quinone species for the diazo-free generation of carbene species from stable and readily available compounds, and a SpiroBpy ligand that enables the site-selective functionalization of arenes under remote steric control. I will also share some of the challenges we face in developing these reactions in order to ensure reproducibility.

Venue: 3rd floor public space, Main Research Building

Event Official Language: English

Basic experimental considerations for analyzing gene expression

February 28 (Wed) at 13:00 - 14:00, 2024

Hirotaka Toh (JSPS PD Researcher, RNA Systems Biochemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR))

Methods such as RNA-sequencing and ribosome profiling are indispensable tools for the comprehensive elucidation of the mechanisms underlying gene expression. A fundamental aspect that requires meticulous attention in the execution of these experiment is the extraction of intact RNA and Ribosomes. The integrity and purity of the extracted RNA is critical to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the sequencing data. In this seminar, I will introduce the basic but key points of the extraction process.

Venue: 3rd floor public space, Main Research Building

Event Official Language: English

Lab-Theory Standing Talk #2

September 5 (Tue) at 13:00 - 13:50, 2023

Yusaku Nishimiya (Research Part-time Worker II, Ion Beam Breeding Group, RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science (RNC))

Venue: 3rd floor public space, Main Research Building

Event Official Language: English

Lab-Theory Standing Talks #1

March 16 (Thu) at 13:00 - 13:30, 2023

Hideshi Ooka (Research Scientist, Biofunctional Catalyst Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS))

Venue: 3rd floor public space, Main Research Building

Event Official Language: English