Dear Colleagues,

We are going to have the 180th WPI-IIIS Seminar on-site as follows.
Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Time: 11:00 -12:30
Venue: All IIIS members, Gather in the 1F Auditorium, IIIS Building
＊On-site participation only

Speaker: Dr. Toshihide Kurihara
Laboratory of Photobiology, Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine

Subject: “Evolution and revolution of the eye”

Summary: Eyes have undergone diverse development and play essential functions for each species. Our research shows that the hypoxia response plays an important role in the development and pathophysiology of the retina. Additionally, we discovered that the non-visual opsin OPN5, expressed in some retinal ganglion cells, functions to suppress myopia progression. Furthermore, we discovered that “chimera rhodopsin,” which is a hybrid of animal and microbial opsins, can restore vision in degenerative retinas through ectopic transduction. In this lecture, I will discuss our efforts to develop new therapeutic techniques based on diverse photoreception mechanisms while contrasting ocular development, morphology, and function.

 

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180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5月9日（火）　11:00 -12:30

会場：IIISの皆様は IIIS棟 1階の講堂へお集まりください。
＊オンサイトでの開催のみ

演者： Dr. Toshihide Kurihara
Laboratory of Photobiology, Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine

演題 : “Evolution and revolution of the eye”

要旨 : Eyes have undergone diverse development and play essential functions for each species. Our research shows that the hypoxia response plays an important role in the development and pathophysiology of the retina. Additionally, we discovered that the non-visual opsin OPN5, expressed in some retinal ganglion cells, functions to suppress myopia progression. Furthermore, we discovered that “chimera rhodopsin,” which is a hybrid of animal and microbial opsins, can restore vision in degenerative retinas through ectopic transduction. In this lecture, I will discuss our efforts to develop new therapeutic techniques based on diverse photoreception mechanisms while contrasting ocular development, morphology, and function.

 

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

筑波大学国際統合睡眠医科学研究機構
機構長　柳沢　正史

問 い合わせ：国際統合睡眠医科学研究機構　(内線5857)