Mr. Minami, Katsuhiko, Ms. Iida, Shiori, and Mr. Hatoyama, Yuki received the Morishima Award from the Genetics Program at SOKENDAI. At the award ceremony held on March 12, 2025, Dr. Iwasato, Chair of the Genetics Program, presented them with certificates and a catalog of the research grant.
The Morishima Award is given to students in the Genetics Program to honor their outstanding performance during their PhD studies and to encourage further achievements.

From left to right: Dr. Iwasato, Chair of the Genetics Program, Mr. Minami, Ms. Iida, Mr. Hatoyama.

Minami, Katsuhiko(Genome Dynamics Laboratory, Thesis Advisor: Dr. Maeshima, Kazuhiro)
Thesis Title: Replication-dependent histone (Repli-Histo) labeling dissects the physical properties of euchromatin/heterochromatin in living human cells

Iida, Shiori(Genome Dynamics Laboratory, Thesis Advisor: Dr. Maeshima, Kazuhiro）
Thesis Title: How nuclear environment influences chromatin motion and organization

Hatoyama, Yuki(Molecular Cell Engineering Laboratory, Thesis Advisor: Dr. Kanemaki, Masato)
Thesis Title: A combinational degron system with AID2 and BromoTag uncovers the relationship between DNA replication and the cell cycle

▶ The Morishima Award

▶ — Professor Emeritus — MORISHIMA, Hiroko