At the web-hosted American Urological Association (AUA) meeting, Dr. Yutaro Tanaka’s presentation using kidney stone thin sections prepared by our studio was selected as a Best Poster Winner. Congratulations!

An article titled “Let’s Observe Hard and Soft Tissues Under the Microscope” was published in Umiushi Tsushin (Marine Invertebrate Research Institute). skeletal ossicles and muscles around the oral plates of the brittle star Ophiopholis mirabilis

Our report “Comparison of Dehydration Methods in Resin-Impregnated Thin-Section Preparation” was published in the e-journal Shin-chikaku (Journal of the Japanese Thin Section Polishing Technology Society).

In a column by Associate Professor Mihoko Maruyama (Osaka University) published on OPENeD (National Diversity Network), we contributed a collaboration piece on what thin-section preparation brings to research. https://opened.network/column/column-0003/

Dr. Yutaro Tanaka (Sakura General Hospital / Nagoya City University ) received an Encouragement Award at the Japanese Society on Urolithiasis Research for a research presentation using kidney stone thin sections prepared by our studio. Congratulations!

Two works using kidney stone thin sections prepared by our studio won awards at the International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy (ICCGE-19) photo contest (Keystone, Colorado, USA). Prof. Mihoko Maruyama: 2nd place (overall) / Dr. Koichi Sawada: 1st place (student category). Congratulations! Dr. Koichi Sawada: 1st place (student category) Prof. Mihoko Maruyama: 2nd place (overall)