Dear Colleagues,

We are going to have the 177th WPI-IIIS Seminar on-site as follows.

Date: Monday, March 20, 2023
Time: 13:00 -14:00
Venue: 1F Auditorium, IIIS Building, University of Tsukuba ＊On-site participation only
Speaker: Dr. Takatoshi Mochizuki
Organization for International Education & Exchange, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama
Subject: “Diurnal grass rats as a novel animal model of seasonal affective disorder”
Summary: Currently, most neurobiological studies on sleep-wake behavior are performed using laboratory rodents, however, they are nocturnal animals and have opposite circadian phase of activity/rest period to diurnal animals including humans. For the last few years, we have been studying a diurnal rodent, Nile grass rats (Arvicanthis niloticus), to understand neuronal mechanisms underlying circadian control of behavioral rhythms and behavioral response to ambient light. These animals are, however, not easy to handle and we needed to optimize many research tools for them. This talk summarizes our progress of grass rat studies, hoping a future application for the study of seasonal affective disorder.

Click here to access our website： https://wpi-iiis.tsukuba.ac.jp/event/seminar/

Contact: International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine
Phone: 029-853-5857 (ext. 5857)

Yours sincerely,

Masashi Yanagisawa,
WPI – International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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セミナー開催についてのお知らせ

第177回WPI-IIISセミナーを以下のとおりオンサイトのみにて行いますので、皆様ぜひご参加ください。
日時：2023年3月20日（月）　13:00 -14:00
会場：筑波大学 IIIS棟 1階　講堂　＊オンサイトでの開催のみ
演者： Dr. Takatoshi Mochizuki
Organization for International Education & Exchange, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama
演題 : “Diurnal grass rats as a novel animal model of seasonal affective disorder”
要旨 : Currently, most neurobiological studies on sleep-wake behavior are performed using laboratory rodents, however, they are nocturnal animals and have opposite circadian phase of activity/rest period to diurnal animals including humans. For the last few years, we have been studying a diurnal rodent, Nile grass rats (Arvicanthis niloticus), to understand neuronal mechanisms underlying circadian control of behavioral rhythms and behavioral response to ambient light. These animals are, however, not easy to handle and we needed to optimize many research tools for them. This talk summarizes our progress of grass rat studies, hoping a future application for the study of seasonal affective disorder.

HPへのアクセスはこちらから：https://wpi-iiis.tsukuba.ac.jp/japanese/event/seminar/

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問 い合わせ：国際統合睡眠医科学研究機構　(内線5857)