News

2026

• 09.18 News
  Prof. Hirono, Prof. Kondo, Koiwai, Yoshimura, Harada, and Yoshino participated in the Autumn Meeting of the Japanese Society of Fish Pathology 2026, where Yoshimura, Harada, and Yoshino gave poster presentations.
• 09.18 News
  Yoshimura received the Best Poster Award at the Autumn Meeting of the Japanese Society of Fish Pathology 2026. Congratulations!
• 09.17 News
  Koiwai gave a lecture at a symposium during the 78th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biotechnology, Japan (SBJ).
• 09.16 News
  Prof. Kondo and Sebata participated in the 2026 Autumn Meeting of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science (JSFS), and Sebata gave an oral presentation.
• 09.12 News
  Yoshimura, Yoshizawa, Cat, Ramela, Crissa, and Dianne participated in the 14th Asia-Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference (APMBC 2026).
• 09.09 Paper
  Our collaborative paper with Yoshino-san has been published in the Journal of Fish Disease! Congratulations!
• 09.02 Paper
  Yuasa's New Paper Published in Scientific Reports, Congratulations!
• 08.12 Paper
  JP's Paper Published in Fish & Shellfish Immunology, Congratulations!
• 08.05 News
  The kickoff meeting for JICA Thai Fishrimp project represented by Dr. Hirono was held in Bangkok.
• 08.03 Paper
  Imaizumi's New Paper Published in Fisheries Science, Congratulations!
• 07.29 Paper
  Our collaborative paper with Yoshino-san has been published in the Journal of Fish Disease! Congratulations!
• 07.20 News
  Harada, Kusaka, and Tsunekawa participated in the 37th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Comparative Immunology.
• 07.20 Paper
  Pook's New Paper Published in Scientific Reports, Congratulations!
• 07.11 News
  Prof. Mary Beth A. Maningas from the University of St. Thomas will be staying in our lab from July 11 to August 9 as part of the JSPS BRIDG program.
• 07.03 News
  We participated in the Bacteria-UX International Mini Symposium.
• 06.28 News
  Yoshizawa and Tsunekawa participated in and presented at the 16th ISDCI Congress.
• 06.22 News
  The scientific name of the virus that causes white spot disease (WSSV) was proposed by Dr. Hirono and others, and it was approved.
• 06.16 News
  Dr. Koiwai and Ramela participated in The 8th JAAP International Research and Development Conference (JAAP-IRDC) 2026.
• 06.10 News
  Dr. Koiwai gave a lecture at the International Conference in Advanced Biotechnology & Collaboration Opportunity held at National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.
• 06.09 News
  Yoshizawa received the Best Oral Presentation Award for Students at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Marine Biotechnology.
• 06.04 News
  We participated in DROPLET 2026 and gave presentations.
• 06.03 News
  We participated in World Aquaculture Singapore 2026 and gave presentations.
• 05.30 News
  We participated in the 26th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Marine Biotechnology and gave presentations.
• 05.27 News
  We visited NFRDI-Freshwater Fisheries Research and Development Center in the Philippines.
• 05.25 Paper
  Imaizumi's New Paper Published in Aquaculture, Congratulations!
• 05.11 News
  We had a welcoming party for new comers!
• 05.01 News
  Professor Hirono received the Outstanding ONE HEALTH Researcher in Aquaculture and Fisheries Award from the FUCOBI Foundation! Congratulations!
• 05.01 News
  Denise received the Young Outstanding ONE HEALTH Researcher in Aquaculture and Fisheries Award from the FUCOBI Foundation! Congratulations!
• 04.27 Paper
  Angela Bermeo-Capunong's New Paper Published in Fish & Shellfish Immunology, Congratulations!
• 04.21 Paper
  Imaizumi's New Paper Published in Aquaculture, Congratulations!
• 04.16 News
  Prof. Shih-Chu Chen from National Pingtung University of Science and Technology gave a lecture in our lab!
• 04.01 News
  The new academic year begins today. With the addition of two undergraduates, two master's students, and two doctoral students (including one international student), we start the year with a total of 35 students, 3 staff members, and 3 faculty members.
• 03.27 News
  Professor Hirono has been honored with The Japanese Society of Fisheries Science Award. We offer our heartfelt congratulations on this prestigious achievement!!
• 03.26 News
  We participated in the 2026 Spring Meeting of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science (JSFS), where Nobukiyo, Hirano, Teruya, Yuasa, Crissa, Prof. Kondo, and Prof. Hirono gave presentations.
• 03.26 News
  We participated in the 118th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association (NSA) in Portland, Oregon, where Prof. Hirono and Denise gave presentations.
• 03.25 News
  Today was graduation day! This March, four undergraduate students, seven Master's students, and one doctoral student are graduating. Congratulations to you all!
• 03.25 Paper
  Puttirungroj's New Paper Published in Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, Congratulations!
• 03.17 News
  Prof. Hirono’s project, "A Microbial Blueprint for Bio-Surveillance and Productivity in Shrimp Aquaculture," has been selected as a new research project under the Japan–Thailand joint research program (NEXUS) in the "Biotechnology" field, funded by JST and PMU-B.
• 03.16 News
  Assoc. Prof. Koiwai was held in response to the student visit at Minerva University.
• 03.08 News
  Prasadika, Nicole, Sebata, Okuaki, Horibe, and Kobayashi gave presentations at the 2026 Spring Meeting of the Japanese Society of Fish Pathology.
• 03.06 News
  The Post-SATREPS project, led by Professor Hirono, were featured in the Science News.
• 03.06 News
  The Secretary General of the Philippine Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Resources Research and Development Council and the Director of the Institute for Science Education from the Philippine Department of Science and Technology attended the research presentation by the DOST scholarship students.
• 02.20 News
  The achievements of the SATREPS project, led by Professor Hirono, were featured in the Suisan Keizai Daily News (The Fisheries Economy Daily).
• 02.20 News
  Research Lab Website Updated
• 02.06 News
  High-Throughput Screening of Marine Microalgae Using Droplet Microfluidics
• 02.01 Paper
  Assoc. Prof. Koiwai's Paper Published in Fish & Shellfish Immunology, Congratulations!
• 01.27 News
  Successful Whole Genome Sequencing of 'Sandstock,' a Desert Plant
• 01.25 Paper
  Yuasa's New Paper Published in Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, Congratulations!
• 01.20 News
  Assoc. Prof. Koiwai's Interview
• 01.16 Paper
  Hao's New Paper Published in Genome Biology and Evolution, Congratulations!
• 01.11 Paper
  Alolod's New Paper Published in Journal of Fish Diseases, Congratulations!
• 01.09 Paper
  Collaborative Paper with Dr. Shirasawa (Kazusa DNA Research Institute) Published in DNA Research, Congratulations!
• 01.01 News
  Happy New Year! Hope we will have great sicience!

2025

• 12.16 Paper
  Yoshimura's New Paper Published in Journal of Fish Diseases, Congratulations!
• 12.12 Paper
  Collaborative Paper with Dr. Yamamoto (Fisheries Research and Education Agency) Published in Scientific Reports, Congratulations!
• 12.08 News
  The international symposium Challenges and Expectations in Fish Disease Research was hosted by the Institute for Aquaculture Biotechnology.
• 12.03 News
  We hosted the international symposium, The Impact of Climate Change on Shrimp Health and Aquaculture.
• 11.28 Paper
  Guzman's New Paper Published in Journal of Fish Diseases, Congratulations!
• 11.04 News
  At the 5th ISFSI, our group demonstrated a strong presence with 11 members participating. We are honored that JP, Yuasa, Ramela, Prasadika, and Waan were recognized with prestigious awards for their exceptional presentations and contributions.
• 10.21 Paper
  Guzman's New Paper Published in Fish & Shellfish Immunology, Congratulations!
• 10.19 News
  Professor Hirono and Associate Professor Koiwai presented at AQUAEXPO 2025 held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
• 10.10 Paper
  Mwamburi's New Paper Published in Fisheries Science, Congratulations!
• 10.01 News
  We are excited to announce that new international students are joining our laboratory this October! We look forward to working with them and wish them a successful and fulfilling journey here.
• 09.24 News
  Pook and Teruya gave oral presentations, and Hao gave a poster presentation at the Autumn Meeting of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science 2025
• 09.23 News
  Yoshimura and Yoshino participated in the 12th Symposium on Diseases in Asian Aquaculture (DAA12) held in India. Yoshimura received the Student Travel Grant Award, and Yoshino was honored with the Best Poster Presentation Award. Congratulations to both!
• 09.20 Paper
  Alolod's New Paper Published in Fisheries Science, Congratulations!
• 09.10 News
  Boy and Yoshimura gave oral presentations, and Yoshizawa and Fujii gave poster presentations at the Autumn Meeting of the Japanese Society of Fish Pathology 2025
• 09.09 News
  Our participation in the JST NEXUS Young Researchers’ Exchange Program has been featured!
• 09.04 News
  Associate Professor Koiwai presented at a symposium during the 96th Annual Meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan in Nagoya
• 08.29 News
  Froid, Harada, Prasa, and Kusaka gave oral presentations at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Comparative Immunology
• 08.21 News
  Professor Hirono’s initiatives have been featured on NHK!
• 08.13 Paper
  Guzman's New Paper Published in Journal of Fish Diseases, Congratulations!
• 08.10 Paper
  Sakulworakan's New Paper Published in Fish & Shellfish Immunology, Congratulations!
• 08.05 Paper
  Homsombat's New Paper Published in Journal of Fish Diseases, Congratulations!
• 07.01 News
  The official website for the Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B) project Bacteria UX: Universal Transformation for Genetic Engineering of All Bacteria, in which Associate Professor Koiwai is a participating member, has been launched.
• 06.20 News
  We participated in DROPLET 2025.
• 06.09 Paper
  Sakamoto's New Paper Published in Journal of Fish Diseases, Congratulations!
• 05.23 News
  Claudino, Nobukiyo, and Sebata gave oral presentations at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Marine Biotechnology
• 04.30 Paper
  Collaborative Paper with Ji Published in Lab on a Chip, Congratulations!
• 04.28 News
  We are participating in the Young Researchers’ Exchange Program under the Japan-ASEAN Science, Technology and Innovation Platform (NEXUS), supported by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)!
• 04.01 News
  As the new academic year begins, we are excited to introduce our new team! This year, we welcome eight new undergraduate seniors: six from within the university and two from other institutions. We look forward to a great year together!
• 03.28 Paper
  Yoshizawa's New Paper Published in Fish & Shellfish Immunology, Congratulations!
• 03.26 News
  Yoshizawa and Claudino gave oral presentations at the Spring Meeting of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science 2025
• 03.25 News
  Congratulations to our graduates! This year, five undergraduate students, five Master’s students, and one Doctoral student have graduated from our laboratory. We are so proud of your achievements and wish you all the best in your future endeavors!
• 03.15 News
  Harada received the Best Poster Award at the Spring Meeting of the Japanese Society of Fish Pathology 2025. Congratulations!
• 03.14 Paper
  Collaborative Paper with Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology's Mori Lab Published in Marine Biotechnology, Congratulations!
• 03.01 Paper
  Guzman's New Paper Published in Aquaculture, Congratulations!
• 02.23 News
  We held a special celebration for Professor Hirono’s 60th birthday (Kanreki)!
• 02.23 News
  Professor Ikuo Hirono’s research has been featured on The Japan Times website!
• 02.17 News
  The Ph.D. dissertation, Master’s thesis, and Undergraduate senior thesis presentations for the students graduating this March were held.
• 02.11 Paper
  Yuasa's New Paper Published in Microbiology Resource Announcements, Congratulations!
• 02.01 Paper
  Guzman's New Paper Published in Fish & Shellfish Immunology, Congratulations!
• 01.30 Paper
  Takase's New Paper Published in Aquaculture, Congratulations!

2024

• 12.13 News
  The e-ASIA Joint Research Program, led by Associate Professor Koiwai and scheduled to begin next fiscal year, has been featured on SICORP.
• 12.13 Paper
  Elfadadny's New Paper Published in Molecular Biology Reports, Congratulations!
• 12.01 News
  Associate Professor Koiwai’s research has been featured in JST news.
• 12.01 Paper
  Alolod's New Paper Published in Aquaculture, Congratulations!
• 11.21 Paper
  Puttirungroj's New Paper Published in Journal of General Virology, Congratulations!
• 10.01 News
  We are pleased to welcome our new international students joining us this October! We look forward to working together and wish them a great start in our laboratory.
• 09.26 News
  Kojima received the Session Best Presentation Award at the 11th ICFA held in Thailand.
• 09.01 Paper
  Yoshizawa's New Paper Published in Fish & Shellfish Immunology, Congratulations!
• 09.01 Paper
  Wayha's New Paper Published in Fish & Shellfish Immunology, Congratulations!
• 07.01 Paper
  Imaizumi's New Paper Published in Journal of Applied Microbiology, Congratulations!
• 06.17 Paper
  Elfadadny's New Paper Published in Fisheries Science, Congratulations!
• 06.08 Paper
  Mwamburi's New Paper Published in Marine Biotechnology, Congratulations!
• 06.01 Paper
  Alaman's New Paper Published in Fish & Shellfish Immunology, Congratulations!
• 05.25 News
  Samuel, Harada, and Yoshimura presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Marine Biotechnology
• 05.03 Paper
  Thanomchaisanit's New Paper Published in Fisheries Science, Congratulations!
• 04.10 News
  The SATREPS project, led by Professor Hirono, has been featured in a JICA Topic article.
• 04.01 News
  As the new academic year begins, our laboratory is excited to start with a fresh team! This year, we welcome seven new members: four undergraduate seniors (three from within the university and one from another institution), one Master's student, and two Doctoral students. We look forward to a productive and inspiring year ahead!
• 03.26 News
  Tsutsumi, Yoshimura, Yoshizawa, Kusaka, Okubo, Sajee, and Rungnapa presented at the Spring Meeting of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science 2024
• 03.09 News
  Boy, Yoshimura, Konno, Teruya, Yuasa, Nakano, and Miyata presented at the Spring Meeting of the Japanese Society of Fish Pathology 2024
• 03.05 News
  Professor Kondo participated in the OQEANOUS Plus program information sessions and faculty exchange meetings at the University of Malaya (Malaysia) and IPB University (Indonesia).
• 03.01 Paper
  Prof. Hirono and Dr. Omori's Collaborative Paper Published in Aquaculture, Congratulations!
• 02.27 News
  A joint paper by Assistant Professor Koiwai and Professor Kawano (TUAT) has been featured in a press release.
• 02.22 Paper
  Assistant Prof. Koiwai's Coauthored paper published in ACS Omega, Congratulations!
• 02.01 Paper
  Kawato's New Paper Published in Access Microbiology, Congratulations!
• 01.17 Paper
  Arai's Collaborative Paper Published in Phycological Research, Congratulations!
• 01.11 Paper
  Kawato's New Paper Published in Microbiology Spectrum, Congratulations!

2023

• 12.14 News
  The SATREPS project, led by Professor Hirono, has been featured in the news.
• 12.08 Paper
  Kawato's New Paper Published, Congratulations!
• 12.01 Paper
  Prof. Kondo and Kamei's New Paper Published in Fish and Shellfish Immunology Reports, Congratulations!
• 11.26 News
  Harada presented a poster, and Assistant Professor Koiwai gave an invited lecture at FAOBMB 2023.
• 11.24 News
  Dr. Somboonwiwat and Researcher Nanthajak’s visit to our laboratory has been featured on the university website.
• 11.14 News
  Harada, Kusaka, and Yuasa presented at NGS EXPO 2023.
• 10.01 News
  Four new international students have joined our laboratory. We are excited to have them with us!
• 10.01 News
  Professor Kondo, Assistant Professor Koiwai, and Samuel gave oral presentations at APMBC 2023.
• 09.19 News
  Takase, Shimura, Kojima, Medhat, Namwan, JP, and Garner presented at the Autumn Meeting of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science 2023
• 09.11 Paper
  Eurlaphan's New Paper Published in Journal of Fish Diseases, Congratulations!
• 08.25 Paper
  Kawato's New Paper Published in Fisheries Science, Congratulations!
• 08.23 Paper
  Imaizumi's New Paper Published in Marine Biotechnology, Congratulations!
• 06.16 Paper
  Assistant Prof. Koiwai's New Paper Published in Marine Biotechnology, Congratulations!
• 05.26 News
  Samuel and Assistant Professor Koiwai presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Marine Biotechnology
• 04.24 Paper
  Mahmoud's New Paper Published in Journal of Fish Diseases, Congratulations!
• 04.01 News
  As the new academic year begins, we are excited to introduce our new team! This year, we welcome eight new undergraduate seniors: six from within the university and two from other institutions. We look forward to a productive year together!
• 04.01 Paper
  Wang's New Paper Published in Fish & Shellfish Immunology, Congratulations!
• 03.29 Paper
  Rathnapala's New Paper Published in Journal of Fish Diseases, Congratulations!
• 03.28 News
  Sakamoto, Shimura, Harada, Hirose, Yoshizawa, Samuel, Pook, Medhat, and Hao Presented at the Spring Meeting of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science 2023
• 03.14 News
  Mikami, Yoshimura, Sajee, and Garner Presented at the Spring Meeting of the Japanese Society of Fish Pathology 2023
• 03.01 Paper
  Kawato's New Paper Published in Archives of Virology, Congratulations!
• 02.14 News
  Fourth-Year Students' In-Lab Graduation Thesis Presentations Held
• 01.10 Paper
  Takase's New Paper Published in Aquaculture, Congratulations!

2022

• 09.05 News
  Matsumoto, Sakamoto, Hao, and Ao Presented at the Autumn Meeting of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science 2022
• 09.04 News
  Ito and Shimura Present at Japan Society of Fish Diseases Autumn Conference 2022
• 09.01 Paper
  Prof. Kondo and Murotani's New Paper Published in Developmental & Comparative Immunology, Congratulations!
• 08.30 News
  Harada and Koiwai Present at Single-cell Genomics Workshop 2022
• 08.01 Paper
  Jirapongpairoj's New Paper Published in Fish & Shellfish Immunology, Congratulations!
• 07.21 Paper
  Ishihara's New Paper Published in Journal of Fish Diseases, Congratulations!
• 05.31 News
  Our Lab Attended the 13th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum; Takase, Wang, and Sakamoto Presented
• 05.28 News
  Our Lab Attends 22nd Marine Biotechnology Conference; Matsumoto Gives Poster Presentation
• 05.01 Paper
  Imaizumi's New Paper Published in Aquaculture, Congratulations!
• 04.01 News
  New Fiscal Year Begins. We Appreciate Your Continued Support.
• 03.01 Paper
  Assistant Prof. Koiwai's Co-authored Paper Published in Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Congratulations!
• 02.23 Paper
  Ragab's New Paper Published in Microbial Genomics, Congratulations!

2021

• 09.15 Paper
  Prof. Kondo and Kikumoto's New Paper Published in Fish Pathology, Congratulations!
• 09.06 Paper
  Sato's New Paper Published in Mitochondrial DNA Part B, Congratulations!
• 08.19 Paper
  Kawato's New Paper Published in Microbiology Resource Announcements, Congratulations!
• 08.10 Paper
  Assistant Prof. Koiwai's Co-authored Paper Published in Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Congratulations!
• 08.05 Paper
  Kawato's New Paper Published in G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, Congratulations!
• 07.01 Paper
  Zhao's New Paper Published in Developmental & Comparative Immunology, Congratulations!
• 06.29 Paper
  Prof. Kondo and Fujimura's New Paper Published in Developmental & Comparative Immunology, Congratulations!
• 06.16 Paper
  Assistant Prof. Koiwai's New Paper Published in eLife, Congratulations!
• 05.11 Paper
  Imaizumi's New Paper Published in Scientific Reports, Congratulations!
• 05.08 Paper
  Sakseepipad's New Paper Published in Journal of Fish Diseases, Congratulations!
• 03.04 Paper
  Dr. Akita's Co-authored Paper Published in Phycologia, Congratulations!

2020

• 12.03 Paper
  Kawato's New Paper Published in Microbiology Resource Announcements, Congratulations!
• 12.01 Paper
  Thammasorn's New Paper Published in Aquaculture, Congratulations!
• 11.01 Paper
  Yasumoto's New Paper Published in Developmental & Comparative Immunology, Congratulations!
• 09.29 Paper
  Prof Kondo's New Paper Published in Fisheries Science, Congratulations!
• 06.20 Paper
  Pedrosa‐Gerasmio's New Paper Published in Aquaculture Research, Congratulations!
• 04.01 Paper
  Pedrosa-Gerasmio's New Paper Published in Gene, Congratulations!
• 02.06 Paper
  Kawato's New Paper Published in Microbiology Resource Announcements, Congratulations!