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Thai professor visited the Sperm Laboratory (Post on April 17, 2012)
Prof. Supawadee Chullasorn from Ramkhamhaeng University of Thailand  visited the Sperm Laboratory at Zhejiang University from April 4 until April 17, 2012, she left Shanghai for Bangkok today. During the visit, Prof. Supawadee Chullasorn and her research assistant Ms. Ratchadawan Jullawateelert performed experiments on reproductive biology of two copepods: Tigriopus sirindhornae and Tigriopus thailandensis Chullasorn et al. 2011. We are interested in the formation of spermatophore and sperm release mechanism. of the copepod. Prof. Supawadee Chullasorn presented at our weekly group meeting, the title of her seminar: Diversity of Harpacticoid copepods in Thailand.

Ms. Xiao SUN presented at the Journal Club on Mar. 11, 2011
The first speaker at our Friday Journal Club was Ms. Xiao SUN. She brought us with a paper which discussed about proteins  that regulates acrosome biogenesis during spermiogenesis. The title is "Interaction of SH3P13 and DYDC1 protein: a germ cell component that regulates acrosome biogenesis during spermiogenesis." , which was published on the European Journal of Cell Biology  (2009,88:509–520). The authors of this paper are: Shuchun Li, Yuan Qiao, Qian Di, Xiuning Le, Lei Zhang, Xiaosong Zhang, Changyong Zhang, Jie Cheng, Shudong Zong, Samuel S. Koide, Shiying Miao, Lingfang Wang. Language: English. Time: 18:30-21:00. Date: Mar. 11, 2011.  Location: 123 Conference Room, Life Science Building, Zhejiang University.

The Second Group Meeting of the Spring Semester of 2011
The Sperm Laboratory's second group meeting was held on Mar. 4, 2011. Dr. Wan-Xi Yang called on all the lab members to unite together. He summoned the students to read papers everyday and to do every experiment and to observe the results carefully. The Sperm Laboratory submitted a research proposal to National Natural Science Fundation of China, Mr. Da-Hui Wang, the Ph.D. student at the Sperm Laboratory, participated in writing the proposal. Ms. Xiao Sun, Ms. Cong-Cong Hou and Mr. Hai-Tao Mao participated in discussing the proposal.

The First Group Meeting of the Spring Semester of 2011
The Sperm Laboratory's first group meeting was held on Feb. 25, 2011. Dr. Wan-Xi Yang presented at the meeting. He said our laboratory is meeting new challenges in the new year, we must face all the challenges and work harder for our own future. New regulations and basic rules for the laboratory were announced at the meeting.  

Karaoke Party on Jan. 17, 2011
The Sperm Laboratory members sang together at the Karaoke Party which was held at Kadi KTV House on Jan. 17, 2011. This is the third Karaoke Party of the Sperm Laboratory. We stayed in the Kadi KTV House for five hours and sang a lot of favorite songs. The following members attended the party: Da-Hui Wang, Xiao Sun, Huan Mao, Ran Dang, Na Xu, Cong-Cong Hou, Hai-Tao Mao, and Xiao-Xin Ma. Dr. Wan-Xi Yang also joined us and sang his favorite songs.

Group summarizing meeting on Jan. 14, 2011
The Sperm Laboratory held a summarizing meeting on Jan. 14, 2011, Friday. Dr. Wan-Xi Yang summarized the progresses of the whole lab in 2010. Totally 7 research papers and 2 review articles were published in the past year 2010. Two of the research papers were published on PLoS ONE. A research proposal submitted to National Natural Science Fundation of China (NSFC) was granted in August of 2010. A new cytoskeletal structure, acroframosome (AFS) was discovered and named by the Sperm Laboratory in 2010. AFS functions as an acrosome framework during spermiogenesis in Caridean shrimp. Dr. Yang encouraged the whole members to work shoulder by shoulder in the ongoing 2011, so we could have more discoveries in the reproductive biology field..

The first  group meeting of the New Year on Jan. 7, 2011
The first group meeting of the year 2011was held on Jan. 7, Friday. Ms. MA Xiao-Xin and Ms. MAO Huan presented at our journal club.(Click on the pictures to read more...).

Ms. MA Xiao-Xin at the journal club on Jan. 7, 2011

Ms. MAO Huan  at the journal club  on Jan. 7, 2011

The last group meeting of this year on Dec. 30, 2010
The last group meeting of this year was held on Dec. 30, 2010. Two graduate students presented at this meeting. 1. Ms. HOU Cong-Cong reported her data on "Molecular Cloning of Prohibitin from Macrobrachium rosenbergii". 2. Mr. Mao Hai-Tao interpreted a paper concerning "acrosin" evolution which was published on the journal "Science". Group meeting language: English. Time: 18:30-21:00. Date: Dec. 30, 2010.  Location: 123 Conference Room, Life Science Building, Zhejiang University.

Season's greetings (post on Dev. 23, 2010)
The Year 2011 is coming, the Sperm Laboratory wishes to send season's greetings to all current and old lab members. Hope all of you have a happy holiday and enjoy the best season of the year. We also hope all people who helped and supported us in the past have an excellent holiday. Without your help, the Sperm Laboratory can not grow up. Please accept our sincere respect from the bottom of our hearts. 

p53: the main topic of our journal club on Dec. 23, 2010
Two graduate students, Ms. DANG Ran and Mr. WANG Da-Hui, talked about p53 at the Journal Club on Dec. 23, 2010, Friday. 1. Ms. DANG Ran's presentation is based on a paper which was published on Cancer Research ( 2007, 67: 5683-5690). The title of this paper is "Prostate Cancer Associated with p53 and Rb deficiency Arise from the stem/Progenitor Cell—Enriched Proximal Region of Prostatic Ducts", written by Zongxiang Zhou, Andrea Flesken-Nikitin and Alexander Yu. Nikitin.  2. Mr. WANG Da-Hui reviewed p53 function during apoptosis during spermatogenesis. Journal club language: English. Time: 18:30-21:00. Date: Dec. 23, 2010.  Location: 145 Seminar Hall, Life Science Building, Zhejiang University.

New paper published on PLoS ONE on Dec. 20, 2010
One  paper from our lab was published on PLoS ONE on Dec. 20, 2010. This paper investigated the function of KIFC1-like protein during spermatogenesis in Octopus tankahkeei. The results support our assumption that the KIFC1-like motor protein is actively involved in sperm nuclear morphogenesis in O. tankahkeei possibly through bridging the manchette-like perinuclear microtubules to the nucleus and assisting in the nucleocytoplasmic trafficking of specific cargoes. This study represents the first description of the role of a motor protein in sperm nuclear shaping in cephalopod. The citation is as follows: Wang W, Zhu J-Q, Yu H-M, Tan F-Q, Yang W-X (2010) KIFC1-Like Motor Protein Associates with the Cephalopod Manchette and Participates in Sperm Nuclear Morphogenesis in Octopus tankahkeei. PLoS ONE 5(12): e15616. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0015616

How to write research paper? Topic of the group meeting  on Dec. 17, 2010
How to writing a research paper is very important for scientists. Graduate students are scientist candidates, and writing papers are basic skills for them. Some undergraduate students who plan to take research as their career also need to grasp such a skill. Actually,  learning how to write a research paper is very important for those who take research as their career. Research paper is the main media between scientists and readers, a paper should be easy to understand, and the discovery described in the paper should be new. But how to make readers understand the paper? A good writing is very basic. Dr. Wan-Xi Yang talked about the basic methods and skills for research paper writing at the group meeting on Dec. 17, 2010. He encouraged all members to do their best when they begin to write a research paper.

Journal club on Dec. 10, 2010
Ms. WANG Yan-Ting presented at the Journal Club on Dec. 10, 2010, Friday. Her topic was about function of mouse TEX14 for embryonic germ cell intercellular bridges, it is based on a paper published on BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION (2009, 80: 449–457). The title  of this paper is "Mouse TEX14 Is Required for Embryonic Germ Cell Intercellular Bridges but Not Female Fertility", which was written by Michael P. Greenbaum, Naoki Iwamori, Julio E. Agno, and Martin M. Matzuk. Journal club language: English. Time: 18:30-20:30. Date: Dec. 10, 2010.  Location: 245 Conference Room, Life Science Building, Zhejiang University.

Two Korean Professors visited the Sperm Laboratory on Dec. 6, 2010
Prof. Chang-Bae Kim, who is the Chairman of the Department of Green Life Science, Sangmyung University, and Prof. Hang Lee, Director of Conservation Genome Resource Bank for Korean Wildlife, and vice president of Korean Society of Systematic Zoology, visited the Sperm Laboratory at Zhejiang University  During  Dec. 6-7, 2010. Prof. Hang Lee gave us a talk on "History of the relationship between tigers and humans in Korea". Prof. Chang-Bae Kim gave us a talk about "Genomic analysis for predator -induced polyphenism in Daphnia pulex."

The "tiger" seminar by Korean Professor on Dec. 6, 2010.

Journal club on Dec. 3, 2010
Ms. SUN Xiao and Ms. FAN Yun-Shu presented at the Journal Club on Dec. 3, 2010, Friday. 1. Ms. SUN Xiao's presentation is about the role of actin and myosin during spermatogenesis. Her talk is based on a mini-review written by Xiao Sun, Tamas Kovacs, Yan-Jun Hu, Wan-Xi Yang, which will had been accepted by the journal Molecular Biology Reports recently. 2. Ms. FAN Yun-Shu, who is an undergraduate student, interpreted a mini-review which focused on TGF-beta Signalling, the title is "All in the family: TGF-b family action in testis development". This review was published on Reproduction (2006) 132: 233–246.  Journal club language: English. Time: 18:30-20:30. Date: Dec. 3, 2010.  Location: 123 Conference room, Life Science Building, Zhejiang University.

Journal club on Nov. 26, 2010
Ms. Xiao-Xin Ma and Ms. Huan Mao presented at the Journal Club on Nov. 26, 2010, Friday. 1. Ms. Xiao-Xin Ma, whose major is Marine Biology, talked about oogenesis especially about the vitellogenesis and cortical granule biogenesis in teleosts. Her presentation was based on a review written by C.R. Tyler and J.P. Sumpter, which was published on Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 6, 287-318 (1996). 2. Ms. Huan Mao, whose major is Cell Biology, talked about metallothionein (MT) one more time. Her presentation was based on a paper which was published on the journal "Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety". The information of this paper is as following: Aure´ lie Bigot, Pe´ rine Doyen, Paule Vasseur, Franc-ois Rodius, 2009. Metallothionein coding sequence identification and seasonal mRNA expression of detoxification genes in the bivalve Corbicula fluminea. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety.  72: 382– 387.  Journal club language: English. Time: 18:30-20:30. Date: Nov. 26, 2010.  Location: 123 Conference room, Life Science Building, Zhejiang University.

Journal club on Nov. 19, 2010
Two graduate students presented at the Journal Club on Nov. 19, 2010, Friday. 1. Ms. Cong-Cong Hou, whose major is Developmental Biology, talked about UBR2 at our journal club. Her presentation is based on a paper which was published on PNAS, the title of that paper is "UBR2 mediates transcriptional silencing during spermatogenesis via histone ubiquitination.", the authors are Jee Young An, Eun-A. Kim, Yonghua Jiang, Adriana Zakrzewska, Dong Eun Kim, Min Jae Lee, Inhee Mook-Jung, Yi Zhang, Yong Tae Kwon, PNAS, 2010, 107(5): 1912–1917. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0910267107.  2. Mr. Hai-Tao Mao, whose major is Cell Biology, talked about PHB at the journal club. His presentation is based on a paper published on PLoS ONE. The title is "Prohibitins Are Required for Cancer Cell Proliferation and Adhesion.", the authors are Sievers C, Billig G, Gottschalk K, Rudel T , PLoS ONE 5(9): e12735. doi:10.1371/
journal.pone.0012735. Journal club language: English. Time: 18:30-21:00. Date: Nov. 19, 2010.  Location: 250 Seminar room,  Life Science Building, Zhejiang University.

The Whole Members of the Sperm Laboratory on Nov. 19, 2010

Four undergraduate students were accepted as member candidates. (post on Nov. 12, 2010)
Four member candidates attended our group meeting on Nov. 12, 2010, Friday. Mr. Yi-Fan Peng is a MD student from School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Mr. Zhou Lan is a undergraduate student from College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University. Mr. Xiao Jiang and Zi-Lin Li are from College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University. They will accept basic research training in our laboratory.

Group meeting on Nov. 12, 2010
Two graduate students presented at our weekly group meeting on Nov. 12, 2010, Friday. Mr. Da-Hui Wang gave us a mini-review about kinesin function during spermatogenesis. He summarized and reviewed kinesins which have multiple functions during spermatogenesis. Ms. Ran Dang presented at our journal club. She interpreted a journal latest paper for us. The paper was published on the journal Traffic (2005; 6: 1114–1124), the title is "Kinesin-2 is a Motor for Late Endosomes and Lysosomes", co-authored by Christa L. Brown, Kerstin C. Maier, Tobias Stauber, Laura M. Ginkel, Linda Wordeman, Isabelle Vernos and Trina A. Schroer. This group meeting was held at 18:30 in the Room 123 (Conference Room), Life Sciences Building. Language: English.

Group meeting on Nov. 5, 2010
At the Sperm Laboratory group meeting on Nov. 5, 2010, two students reported their data. Ms. Na Xu, who is a graduate student, reported her data on kif3a gene expression and distribution pattern during spermatogenesis of the Chinese fire-bellied newt, Cynops orientalis(Amphibia: Salamandridae). Ms. Yan-Ting Wang, who is an undergraduate student, reported her data on kifc1 gene cloning in the testis of caridean shrimp Macrobrachium nipponense (De Haan). At the group meeting, Dr. Wan-Xi Yang announced that Mr. Yi-Fan Peng, who is a MD student from School of Medicine, was accepted as a member candidate in the Sperm Laboratory. This group meeting was held at 18:30, Nov. 5, 2010, in the Room 123 (Conference Room), Life Sciences Building. Language: English.

New group meeting and journal club schedule released  (post on Nov.1, 2010)
Please click here to download the new schedule for September and October, 2010.

Group meeting on Oct. 29, 2010 (post on Oct. 29, 2010)
The Sperm Laboratory held a group meeting at 19:00, Oct. 29, 2010. Da-Hui Wang, Xiao Sun, Ran Dang, Na Xu, Huan Mao, Cong-Cong Hou, Hai-Tao Mao, Xiao-Xin Ma, and Yun-Shu Fan attended the meeting. Dr. Wan-Xi Yang emphasized the importance of making complete experimental notes, he pointed out that it is critical important to keep the original data. It is forbidden to discard original data. Dr. Yang also talked about how to write a research paper. Finally, Dr. Yang encouraged all members to devote themselves to science, and take science research as their future career. This group meeting was held in the room 304E, Life Sciences Building.

Dr. Ildikó Seres visited the Sperm Laboratory successfully (post on Oct. 25, 2010)
Dr. Ildikó Seres, accompanied by Ph.D student János Tamás Padra, visited the Sperm Laboratory on Oct. 25, 2010. Dr. Seres and Jani arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Oct. 23, 2010. They will stay in China until Oct. 30, 2010. During her visit to the Sperm Laboratory,   Dr. Seres discussed with Dr. Wan-Xi Yang and the students from this lab. Annice C. Hou, graduate student from the spermlab, accompanied Dr. Seres and Jani in the morning. They visited Zi Jin Gang campus as well as the Exhibition Hall of Zhejiang University History. In the afternoon, at 14:30, Dr. Seres gave a presentation at the seminar. The title of the seminar is "The role of HDL-cholesterol in atherosclerosis". Dr. Tong-Feng Zhao attended the seminar in the afternoon. Dr. Seres discussed further cooperation with Dr. Zhao. Dr. Wan-Xi Yang is the presider of the seminar.

Dr. Seres stayed at the spermlab

Dr. Seres stayed with the graduate students

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