News

2026.06.26

Lecture at the International Symposium on Natural Products-Inspired Drug Discovery, Korea (Morita)

2026.04.16

Sana Watanabe and Yuki Yarita joined the laboratory as undergraduate research students.

2026.04.11–12

A3 Symposium, Shanghai (Morita and Nakashima)

2026.04.03

Collaborative research by Assistant Professor Nakashima, Professor Yoshimitsu Hamano (Fukui Prefectural University), and colleagues was published in JACS; a press release was issued.

2026.04.01

Haruta Iwai advanced to the doctoral program.

2026.04.01

Dr. Saw Yu Yu Hnin joined the laboratory as an Assistant Professor.

2026.03.29

Nguyen Thi Huong Nguyen received the Excellent Student Poster Presentation Award at the 146th Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan. [Details / Photo]

2026.03.19

Tran Tu Uyen joined as a research student.

2026.03.18

Liza Megumi Yamamoto (JICA) joined as a research student.

2026.03.28

Lecture at a symposium of the 146th Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan (Morita)

2026.03.24

Saw Yu Yu Hnin received a student award recognizing outstanding graduate students.

2025.12.09

Excellence Award at TOYAMA Academic GALA 2025 (Nakashima)

2025.11.21

Young Scientist Award lecture of the Society for Biotechnology and Enzyme Engineering (Nakashima)

2025.11.07

Saw Yu Yu Hnin received the Excellent Oral Presentation Award at the Korea–Japan–China Joint Symposium on Pharmacognosy. [Details / Photo]

2025.11.06–07

Korea–Japan–China Joint Symposium on Pharmacognosy, Seoul (Hnin)

2025.10.16–17

Asia–Africa Science Platform Program, Bali (Morita and Hnin)

2025.10.01

Subin Kim entered the master’s program, and Yochidamai Akhsanitaqwim (MEXT) advanced to the doctoral program.

2025.09.11

Lecture at a Society for Biotechnology symposium (Morita)

2025.09.01

Ahmed Hamed ElDesoky joined as a postdoctoral researcher.

2025.09.01

Roman Elsener joined as an M2 double-degree student from the University of Basel.

2025.08.13

Asia–Africa Science Platform Program, Hue, Vietnam (Morita)

2025.03.29

Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Young Scientist Award lecture at the 145th Annual Meeting (Nakashima)

2024.12.13–14

2024 Seminar of the UNESCO Regional Network (URSWAP), Shanghai (Morita)

2024.12.01

Assistant Professor Yu Nakashima received the 2025 Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Young Scientist Award.

2024.11.28–29

Institute of Natural Medicine Symposium on Traditional Medicines

2024.11.26

Symposium at Jinan University (Nakashima)

2024.11.25–26

Asia–Africa Science Platform Program, Hiroshima (Morita and Hnin)

2024.11.14–15

Japan–Taiwan Biosynthesis Seminar (Morita)

2024.11.05–06

1st ICBBP, Cairo, Egypt (Morita)

2024.10.01

An Pham Thuy Le (MEXT), Nguyen Thi Huong Nguyen, and Ilyasa Rahman (MEXT) entered the master’s program.

2024.07.30–08.01

Asia–Africa Science Platform Program, Makassar, Indonesia (Morita)

2024.07.13–17

ICNPR 2024, Poland; JSP symposium organized by Morita

2024.06.30–07.02

Asia–Africa Science Platform Program, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Morita)

2024.06.17–18

1st Japan–Korea Joint Symposium on Actinomycetes Research, Seoul (Morita)

2024.05.27

Joint Symposium between the Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University and the Institute of Natural Medicine, Toyama (Nakashima)

2024.05.25

Institute of Natural Medicine Seminar “WAKAN 2024”

2024.05.20–24

Japan–US Biosynthesis Seminar, Nagano (Morita)

2023.12.18

Institute of Natural Medicine Seminar — lecture by (Morita)

2023.12.02–03

42nd Research MeetingScientific Meeting — lecture by (Morita)

2023.11.26

12thChina–Korea–Japan Pharmacognosy Joint Symposium — lecture by (Morita)

2023.11.25

Jinan University — lecture by (Morita)

2023.11.13

MedicineUniversity — lecture by (Kodama)

2023.11.10

2023 year International Symposium — lecture by (Morita)

2023.10.01

Yochidami Akhsanitaqwin (MEXT), , entered the master’s program

2023.08.20–28

Sakura Science Exchange Program: Korea / Semyung University

2023.08.17–18

Vietnam / AsiaPharmV 2023 — lecture by (Morita)

2023.08.11

Indonesia / MakassarUniversity — lecture by (Morita)

2023.08.10

International Conference on Sciences, Technology and Education 2023: Indonesia / Makassar — lecture by (Morita)

2023.08.09

Indonesia / STIFASeminar — lecture by (Morita)

2023.08.08

NakashimaAssistant Professor, Hokkaido University DairiProfessor with collaborative research results Nat Communpublished, press release issued

2023.07.28

35th AnniversaryAnniversary : Beijing (Morita)

2023.06.06–09

marine sponge collection survey: Vietnam (Morita / Kiep)

2023.06.01–26

Sakura Science Exchange Program: ー / University

2023.06.01

ー / Yves Martial Mba NguekeuAssistant Professor: visiting researcher (1 yearstay)

2023.04.01

Do Minh KiepDr.: postdoctoral researcher (1 yearstay)

2023.03.26

Pharmaceutical Society of JapanNo. 143Annual Meeting at Award for Academic ContributionAwardlecture (Morita)

2023.03.02

Chungbuk Korean Medicine, Precision Medicine Forum 2023 — lecture by (Morita)

2023.02.01

Amit JaisiAssistant Professor joined as a visiting researcher (short-termstay)

2022.12.23

2022 International Symposium of Natural Products Research Institute — lecture by (Morita)

2022.12.01

Haruta Iwai, Tatsuya Yamaguchi, joined the laboratory as an undergraduate research student

2022.12.01

Morita Professor: 2023 yearPharmaceutical Society of JapanAward for Promotion of Pharmaceutical SciencesAward

2022.11.01

Siau Hui MahAssociate Professor joined as a visiting researcher (short-termstay)

2022.10.15–16

9thFood and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Toyama: organized by our laboratory)

2022.09.27

Ginsha Zakatina Rahman: MEXTjoined as a research student

2022.06.15

Nakashima Assistant Professor: 4 year Natural Products Young Scientist AwardAward

2022.06.12

Japan–China BiosynthesisSymposium — lecture by (NakashimaAssistant Professor)

2022.05.23

Zhuang Qian began master’s research in Japan

2022.05.01

Panneerselvam Krishna Murthy (JSPS) began research in Japan

2022.04.06

Junhwi Ko began doctoral research in Japan

2022.01.17

Shepo Shi Professor with collaborative research results Nat Communpublished ( PublicationTOP50), press release issued

2022.01.14

Nakashima Dr., Yuan-E Lee (D3), ー Org Lettpublished

2021.12.01

Institute of Natural MedicineInternational Traditional Medicines 2021 4 (Toyama: organized by our laboratory)／lecture: Hamano , Arakawa

2021.10.17

Yuan-E Lee (D3): 23rdDevelopment and Application of Natural MedicinesSymposiumExcellent Presentation AwardAward [Details / Photo]

2021.09.20

Japanese Society of PharmacognosyAnnual Meeting Symposium(organized by our laboratory)

2021.04.01

Zhuang Qian (doctoral program), Haruta Iwai, Tatsuya Yamaguchi (master’s program)advanced

2021.04.01

Saw Yu Yu Hnin (doctoral program), Zin Paing Htoo (doctoral program), Ginsha Zakatina Rahman (master’s program)advanced

2021.04.01

(doctoral program), (master’s program), Saw Yu Yu Hnin (master’s program), Zin Paing Htoo (master’s program)advanced

2021.01.01

Nakashima Dr., joined as an Assistant Professor

2020.12.28

Zin Paing Htoo: joined as a research student

2020.12.14

began research in Japan

2020.10.19

Saw Yu Yu Hnin: MEXTjoined as a research student

2020.04.01

Do Minh Kiep (doctoral program), enrolled

2019.12.20–24

“ Exchange 2019 (Guangzhou)” — lecture by (Morita)

2019.12.12

Seoul National UniversityNatural Products Research Institute Founding 80th AnniversaryAnniversary — lecture by (Morita)

2019.12.06–07

Grant-in-Aid research area “Biosynthetic Redesign”7th Symposium

2019.11.23–30

Egypt / University — lecture by (Morita)

2019.10.25–28

plant collection survey: Myanmar / Taunggyi (Morita / Win)

2019.10.24

Myanmar / University of Yangon — lecture by (Morita)

2019.10.21

at research presentation (Dan, Morita)

2019.10.11

Myanmar / University of Yangon: San San AyeAssociate Professor (1 monthstay)

2019.10.11–20

Sakura Science Exchange Program: Myanmar / University of Yangon

2019.10.10

Peking UniversityFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences－Institute of Natural MedicineJoint Seminar — lecture by (Morita)

2019.10.03

Do Minh Kiep: MEXTjoined as a research student

2019.10.01

Liu (doctoral program)advanced, Hoang Nam Nhat (master’s program)enrolled

2019.10.01

Kodama Dr., joined as an Assistant Professor

2019.09.01

36thJapanese Society for Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Traditional Medicine — lecture by (Morita)

2019.08.02–04

Jinan University Gao Hao, Hu Dan and of research meeting (Morita)

2019.08.01

China / UniversityProfessor : visiting researcher (3 monthstay)

2019.07.11

Hoang Nam Nhat: joined as a research student

2019.07.01–04

plant collection survey: Indonesia / Sulawesi (Morita)

2019.06.24–25

Hiroshima University Arakawa and of collaborative research meeting (Morita / ー )

2019.05.27

ー Toyama“Drug Discovery”49thResearch Meeting — lecture by (Morita)

2019.05.25–26

Grant-in-Aid research area “Biosynthetic Redesign”6th — presentation by (Morita)

2019.05.06

Ton Duc ThangUniversitycourtesy visit and research meeting (Morita / Hien)

2019.05.04–05

courtesy visit: Vietnam (Morita / Hien)

2019.04.25–26

International Natural Products / Medicinal Plant Resources (Yeosu) — lecture by (Morita / ー / So-Yeon Woo)

2019.04.23

KoreaSemyung University — lecture by (Morita / ー / So-Yeon Woo / )

2019.04.23

KoreaSemyung University University and Institute of Natural Medicine of signing ceremony for an interdepartmental academic exchange agreement (Morita / attended on behalf of the Director)

2019.04.12

Seminar: Fukui Prefectural University Hamano

2019.04.08

Egypt / National Research Center, Ahmed Hamed ElDesoky: visiting researcher (6 monthsstay)

2019.04.01–07

marine sponge collection survey: Myanmar / (Morita / Win / Miyake)

2019.04.01

Yuan-E Lee (doctoral program), Sherif Hamdy (doctoral program), (master’s program), enrolled

2019.04.01

Sherif Adel Elsabbagh (doctoral program), advanced

2019.03.05–12

Sakura Science Exchange Program: Vietnam / Hue University

2019.02.04

Sherif Ahmed Muhammed Ahmed Hamdy: Egyptgovernment scholarshipjoined as a research student

2019.01.18

China / UniversityProfessor Bao Baoquan: visiting researcher (1 yearstay)

2019.01.14–15

Japan–China BiosynthesisSeminar (Guangzhou) — presentation by (Morita)

2018.12.10

Miyake : joined the laboratory as an undergraduate research student

2018.12.05

Indonesia / University Rahmat Kurniawan: visiting researcher (6 monthsstay)

2018.11.22–23

10thKorea–Japan–China Pharmacognosy Joint Symposium (Seoul) — lecture by (Morita)

2018.11.05

KoreaSeoul National UniversityNatural Products Research Institute-Institute of Natural MedicineJoint Symposium (Seoul) — lecture by (Morita / ー )

2018.10.19–21

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Founding 60 yearAnniversary — lecture by (Morita), collaborative research meeting ( ー / Liu)

2018.10.15–24

Sakura Science Exchange Program: KoreaSemyung University

2018.10.03

Yuan-E Lee: MEXTjoined as a research student

2018.10.01–10

Sakura Science Exchange Program: Myanmar / University of YangonDepartment of Chemistry

2018.10.01

Xinrui Chen, Battsengel Nomin-Erdene (master’s program)enrolled

2018.09.28

Vietnam / ーUniversity — lecture by (Morita)

2018.09.26

Vietnam / Ho Chi Minh CityUniversity — lecture by (Morita)

2018.09.24

Vietnam / Hue Universitycourtesy visit (Morita / Hien)

2018.09.22–23

marine sponge survey: Vietnam / Hanoi (Morita / Hien)

2018.09.06

Japan–Germany BiosynthesisSeminar (Germany) — presentation by (Morita)

2018.07.29–30

marine sponge collection survey: Indonesia / Ampana (Morita / ー )

2018.07.28

Seminar Indonesian Pharmaceutical Update 2018 (Indonesia) — lecture by (Morita)

2018.07.01

Egypt / National Research Center, Ahmed Atef El-Beih: visiting researcher (6 monthsstay)

2018.07.01

Myanmar / University of YangonDepartment of Chemistry Chan Myae Kaw: visiting researcher (2 monthsstay)

2018.06.04–07

11th ISCNP (Poland / Lublin) — lecture by (Morita)

2018.05.26–27

Biosynthetic Redesign4th Symposium at research presentation (Morita)

2018.04.24

Vietnam / ーUniversitycourtesy visit (Morita / Hien)

2018.04.21–22

marine sponge collection survey: Vietnam / Phu Quoc Island (Morita / Hien)

2018.04.02

Battsengel Nomin-Erdene: MEXTjoined as a research student

2018.04.01

Ito Associate Professor: Osaka Ohtani University moved to a new academic position / appointed Professor

2018.03.15–22

plant resource survey: Malaysia / Brinchang (Morita / ー )

2018.03.06

China / China–Japan Friendship Hospitalvisit (Morita / Liu), Beijing University of Chinese Medicine — lecture by (Morita)

2018.03.05

China / Peking Universitycourtesy visit (Morita / Liu)

2018.02.15–19

plant resource survey: Myanmar / Mandalay (Morita)

2018.01.21–23

Egypt / Cairo Universitycourtesy visit and lecture (Morita)

2017.12.03–12

Sakura Science Exchange Program: Myanmar / University of YangonDepartment of Chemistry

2017.11.18–19

marine sponge collection survey: China / Guangzhou

2017.11.17

— lecture by (Morita)

2017.11.16

China / Jinan University (Guangzhou) — lecture by (Morita)

2017.11.08–09

15thInternational Traditional MedicinesSymposium / Toyama2017 (Toyama) — presentation by (Morita, Win, Awouafack)

2017.11.08–09

15thInternational Traditional MedicinesSymposium / Toyama2017(organized by our laboratory)

2017.10.14

Prema: MEXTjoined as a research student

2017.10.02–03

Japan–China BiosynthesisSeminar (Shanghai) — presentation by (Morita)

2017.10.01

Liu (master’s program), Yang Zhao (master’s program), enrolled

2017.10.01

Wong Chin Piow (Carson) Dr., joined as an Assistant Professor

2017.09.27–30

International Natural Products / Medicinal Plant ResourcesSymposium (Jecheon) — lecture by (Morita, Win)

2017.09.27

Bo-Kyung Woo (M1): International Natural Products / Medicinal Plant ResourcesSymposium, Excellent Poster Presentation AwardAward [Details / Photo]

2017.09.27

Ye Ju (M2): University of ToyamaAsia–Africa Science Platform ProgramJoint Symposium ( ), Excellent Poster Presentation AwardAward [Details / Photo]

2017.09.12–19

marine sponge collection survey: Indonesia / Makassar and Yogyakarta

2017.09.04

Egypt / Cairo UniversityAssociate Professor Ali Mahmound El Halawany: visiting researcher (3 monthsstay)

2017.08.16–18

BoneUniversity Prof. Jeroen Dickschat visit

2017.08.09–10

Institute of Natural MedicinesummerSeminar — lecture by (Morita)

2017.07.16–22

China / Jinan UniversityAssociate Professor Hu Danvisit

2017.07.11

— lecture by (JSPSresearch fellow Dr Awouafack)

2017.07.01

Thailand / UniversityFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciencesresearcher Thaniya Wunnakup: visiting researcher (2 monthsstay)

2017.06.26

JICA: Symposium on traditional medicine and primary healthcare in Toyama and Myanmar (Toyama) — presentation by (Ito)

2017.06.09–13

marine sponge collection survey: Vietnam / Phu Quoc Island

2017.06.01

Thailand / Chulalongkorn UniversityFaculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesAssistant Professor Sornkanok Vimolmangkang: visiting researcher (2 monthsstay)

2017.05.31–06.04

Japan–US BiosynthesisSeminar (UCLA) — presentation by (Morita)

2017.05.01

Matsui Assistant Professor: Tohoku University moved to a new academic position

2017.04.23–26

plant collection survey: Myanmar / Taunggyi

2017.04.03

Daewon Ki (doctoral program), Bo-Kyung Woo (master’s program), Sherif Adel Arafa Aly Mohamed Elsabbagh (master’s program), enrolled

2017.03.14–19

marine sponge collection survey: Myanmar

2017.03.10

Seminar: Oregon University Prof. Taifo Mahmud

2017.02.13

Institute of Natural Medicine / Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University 6thExchange Seminar (Toyama) — presentation by (Ito)

2017.02.11–14

plant collection survey: Myanmar / Bagan

2016.12.12

Myanmar / University of Yangon96th AnniversaryAnniversary Seminar; keynote lecture by (Morita)

2016.11.28

Maurice D. Awouafack: JSPSresearch fellow (2 yearstay)

2016.11.25

6thInternational Symposium ( / ) — lecture by (Morita)

2016.11.08

Seoul National UniversityNatural Products Research Institute-Institute of Natural MedicineJoint Symposium (Toyama) — presentation by (Ito)

2016.11.08

Seoul National UniversityNatural Products Research Institute-Institute of Natural MedicineJoint Symposium (Toyama)(organized by our laboratory)

2016.11.01

Myanmar / University of YangonResearch Assistant Prema: visiting researcher (3 monthsstay)

2016.10.31–11.08

Sakura Science Exchange Program: Myanmar / University of YangonDepartment of Chemistry

2016.10.01

Kaili Du (master’s program), enrolled

2016.10.01

Indonesia / Hasanuddin UniversityResearch Assistant Ismail: visiting researcher (2 monthsstay)

2016.09.30

Seoul National UniversityNatural Products Research Institute — lecture by (Morita)

2016.09.29

So-Yeon Woo (D1): KoreaMedicinal Plant Resources Best Poster Presentation AwardAward [Details / Photo]

2016.09.29

KoreaMedicinal Plant Resources (Jecheon) — lecture by (Morita)

2016.09.28

KoreaSemyung University1st Medicine Seminar (Jecheon) — lecture by (Morita)

2016.09.24

Japanese Society of PharmacognosyAward for Academic ContributionAward (Morita)

2016.09.12

University of ToyamaAsia–Africa Science Platform ProgramJoint Symposium (Toyama) — presentation by (Ito)

2016.08.16–18

marine sponge collection survey: Indonesia / Raja Ampat

2016.08.01

Kodama researcher: Institute of Natural Medicine / of ( Assistant Professor) transferred

2016.04.13–14

Vietnam Natural Products 55 yearAnniversary (Hanoi) — lecture by (Morita)

2016.04.01

Nguyen Minh Hien (doctoral program), enrolled

2016.04.01

Magdi Ismaiel Abdelaziz Saif: visiting researcher (8 monthsstay)

2016.03.15–17

International Natural Products 2016 (Malaysia / Kuala Terengganu) — lecture by (Morita)

2016.03.10

Peking UniversitySchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences — lecture by (Ito)

2015.12.18–20

Pacifichem2015: Biosynthsis of Natural Products (Hawaii) — presentation by (Morita)

2015.11.20

Seminar: DschangUniversity Sinior Lecturer Maurice D Awouafack

2015.11.20

Seminar: HueUniversity Lecturer Ho Viet Duc

2015.11.13

Scientific workshop on Natural Products Chemistry in Meike University — lecture by (Morita)

2015.11.11

Scientific workshop on Natural Products Chemistry in Yangon University — lecture by (Morita, Ito)

2015.10.01

Vietnam / Hue University Ho Viet Duc: visiting researcher (2 monthsstay)

2015.10.01

Nguyen Minh Hien: MEXTjoined as a research student

2015.10.01

year (doctoral program), Senda Kartika Rakainsa (master’s program), Ye Ju (master’s program), enrolled

2015.09.09

Seminar: The University of Tokyo ー

2015.09.04

Seminar: BogrUniversity Prof. Muhammad Rizal Martua Damanik

2015.08.21

NMRSymposium — lecture by (Morita)

2015.06.01

ー / UniversityLecturer Maurice D. Awouafack: International research fellow (6 monthsstay)

2015.04.01

Senda Kartika Rakainsa: MEXTjoined as a research student

2015.04.01

Miho Odagi, advanced to the master’s program

2015.04.01

Kodama : researcher

2015.01.01

Ito Dr., joined as an Associate Professor

2014.12.10

KoreaSeoul National UniversityNatural Products Research Institute-University of ToyamaInstitute of Natural MedicineJoint Symposium (Toyama): Morita / Nisalecture

2014.11.25

Vietnam / Hue UniversityFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Hoai Thi Nguyen: JSPSresearch fellow (1 yearstay)

2014.09.18–19

marine sponge collection survey: Indonesia / Manado

2014.09.13

8thJapan–China–Korea PharmacognosyJoint Symposium at “ of : to of ” organized by our laboratory

2014.09.01

Xiaoxi Zhou: visiting researcher (3 monthsstay)

2014.07.16

Seminar: ManitobaUniversity Associate Prof. John Sorensen

2014.05.01

Indonesia / Hasanuddin UniversityAssistant Professor Rahim: visiting researcher (6 monthsstay)

2014.05.01

Myanmar / University of YangonLecturer Nwet Nwety Win: Research Meetingpostdoctoral researcher

2014.04.01

Tetsuhiro Tadakoshi (master’s program), Lin Yang (master’s program), Simayijiang Aimaiti (master’s program), enrolled

2014.03.12

Scientific Workshop for Natural Products Chemistry (Vietnam / Hue University): Morita / Matsuilecture

2013.12.20

Miho Odagi: joined the laboratory as an undergraduate research student

2013.11.29

ICMCTA2013 (Indonesia): Moritalecture

2013.10.25

University of ToyamaInstitute of Natural Medicine34th Seminar: organized by our laboratory / Moritalecture

2013.10.08

Koirun Nisa (doctoral program)enrolled

2013.10.01

Hao Sun (master’s program)enrolled

2013.09.01

Simayijiang Aimaiti

2013.06.25

Seminar (Korea / University): Moritalecture

2013.06.01

Indonesia / Hasanuddin University Subehan Ambo Lallo: visiting researcher (1 yearstay)

2013.04.01

Kodama : Institute of Natural Medicinepostdoctoral researcher

2013.04.01

Xinmei Yang (doctoral program), Takahiro Oki (master’s program), enrolled

2013.03.12

Peking UniversitySchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences — lecture by (Morita)

2013.02.06

Seminar (Indonesia / Hasanuddin University): Moritalecture

2012.12.22

5thResearch Progress Meeting (Tokushima) (Moritalecture)

2012.12.20–21

Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University-University of ToyamaInstitute of Natural MedicineExchange Seminar (Nagasaki) (Moritalecture)

2012.12.20

Shota Otaki: joined the laboratory as an undergraduate research student

2012.12.15

KoreaSeoul National UniversityNatural Products Research Institute-University of ToyamaInstitute of Natural MedicineJoint Symposium (Toyama): organized by our laboratory / Moritapresentation

2012.11.01

Xinmei Yang: visiting researcher (5 monthsstay)

2012.10.05

Young Scientist AwardAward (Morita)

2012.09.01

Indonesia / Hasanuddin UniversityLecturer Subehan Ambo Lallo: visiting researcher (4 monthsstay)