YCU PR Office, Author at Yokohama City University

2020-12-02

Medical Education Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic (Report)

On November 6th, the School of Medicine successfully held the first International Online Exchange event with Thammasat University. This is the first trial of this activity at the School of Medicine being solely online since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020-11-14

Event Report: The 11th IACSC International Symposium/General Assembly

The 11th International Academic Consortium for Sustainable Cities (IACSC) International Symposium/General Assembly was held on November 14th, 2020, online and at Vietnam National University in Vietnam.

2020-10-22

Generation of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived liver buds with chemically defined and animal origin-free media

Advances in organoid technology have broadened the number of target diseases and conditions in which human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-based regenerative medicine can be applied; however, mass production of organoids and the development of chemically defined, animal origin-free (CD-AOF) media and supplements are unresolved issues that hamper the clinical applicability of these approaches.

2020-09-25

Rapid quantitative screening assay for SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies using HiBiT-tagged virus-like particles

SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies confer protective immunity against reinfection. We have developed a rapid test for screening SARS-CoV-2 neutralization antibodies using genome-free virus-like particles incorporated with a small luciferase peptide, HiBiT. Their entry into LgBiT-expressing target cells reconstitutes NanoLuc luciferase readily detected by a luminometer.