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2024.02.15: Allen Yi-Lun Tsai, Nao Kaminoand Miku Tashiro were awarded the 2023 Well Seeds Foundtion Research Grants, congratulation!

2024.02.01: Manuscript "Dissection of the IDA promoter identifies WRKY transcription factors as abscission regulators in Arabidopsis" in collaboration with Prof. Melinka Butenko (University of Oslo) is published in J. Exp. Bot.

2024.01.22: Manuscript "Genome Size Determination and Chromosome Characterization of Limosella aquatica L. (Scrophulariaceae) in Japan" in collaboration with Prof. Yoshikazu Hoshi (Tokai University) is published in Cytologia.

2024.01.21: Prof. Sawa was the invited guest speaker for the 8th "Gathering of Students with Frontier Researchers" event, organized by the Ohsumi Frontier Science Foundation.

Photo credits: Reira Suzuki, Allen Yi-Lun Tsai

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