{"id":806,"date":"2025-12-05T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/?p=806"},"modified":"2026-06-26T14:09:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T05:09:48","slug":"%e5%b2%a1%e5%b1%b1%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%a6%e4%b8%bb%e5%82%ac%e3%81%ae%e3%80%8c%e5%be%ae%e7%94%9f%e7%89%a9%e3%82%a8%e3%82%af%e3%82%b9%e3%83%97%e3%83%ad%e3%83%bc%e3%83%a9%e3%83%bc%e3%80%8d%e3%81%ab%e5%b0%8f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/en\/%e9%95%b7%e5%b2%a1%e6%8a%80%e8%a1%93%e7%a7%91%e5%ad%a6%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%a6-2\/806\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Ogasawara and Colleagues Speak at Okayama University\u2019s \"Microbial Explorers\" Meeting\/ Dec.1, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, December 1, 2025, the 8th meeting of \"Microbial Explorers\" was held at the Co-Creation Innovation Lab (KIBINOVE) on Okayama University\u2019s Tsushima Campus. This initiative, organized by Okayama University, focuses on interdisciplinary fusion and the establishment of international research hubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Nagaoka University of Technology (NUT), the following members took the podium to share their expertise and engage in a lively exchange of ideas with participants: Professor Wataru Ogasawara; Specially Appointed Professor Teiichi Oya; Specially Appointed Professor Toru Nakamura; and Senior URA \/ Specially Appointed Associate Professor Yoshiyuki Suzuki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This meeting served as an extremely meaningful opportunity to further accelerate and deepen research collaboration among J-PEAKS-adopted universities through the shared focus on \"microorganisms.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_0363-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A scene from a lecture by Specially Appointed Professor Teiichi Oya<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_0385-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_0385-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_0385-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_0385-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_0385-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_0385-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_0385-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A scene from a lecture by Yoshino Suzuki, Senior URA and Specially Appointed Associate Professor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_0404-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_0404-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_0404-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_0404-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_0404-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_0404-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_0404-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Professor Wataru Ogasawara discussing with participants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Issued by<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Head Office for Research Strategy, Nagaoka University of Technology: Saito, Takei<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u3000On Monday, December 1, 2025, Okayama University will host the \u201cMicrobial Explorers\u201d event, aimed at fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and establishing research hubs. <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/en\/%e9%95%b7%e5%b2%a1%e6%8a%80%e8%a1%93%e7%a7%91%e5%ad%a6%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%a6-2\/806\/\">Read more 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