As part of regular research activities, our laboratory members cleaned grasses around the experimental rice field and transplanted rice seedlings. It’s a great learning and practical experience of group work that everyone shares in this laboratory.
Year: 2019
A delegation of Vietnamese scientists visit our Laboratory
A delegation of Vietnamese scientists and researchers from Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS) visited and joined the seminar in our Laboratory on 22nd March 2019. On behalf of Xuan lab, Ms Troung Mai Van presented an introduction about Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. Thereafter, the guests presented their presentations and scope of studies. The open discussion among students and VASS researchers was then held for 30 minutes. Topics involved in rice breeding, mutation technologies and environmental stresses on rice production.
Commencement Ceremony
The College of International Development and Cooperation (IDEC), Hiroshima University organized a commencement ceremony on 23rd March 2019 in which seven members (two PhD and five master students) of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory (Xuan Lab) obtained their diploma. Xuan lab congratulates their achievements and wish them successful live and bright future.
Excellent Thesis Award on February 2019
On 9th February 2019, a final thesis defense celebrated at IDEC, Hiroshima university. On this semester, Our lab have 5 members who are considered to graduate master course as Tran Duc Viet, Truong Mai Van, Deguchi Teppi, Rayee Ramin , Wafa Imran Khan and 2 members of Doctor course Truong Ngoc Minh, Truong Thi Tu Anh. Among all students of The Department of Development Technology, Truong Mai Van got Excellent Master Thesis Award with ” Isolation and Characterization of Bioactive Compounds from Piper methysticum Forst”. 
Statement of successful isolation of Momilactone A and Momilactone B from rice husk
On December 23, Xuan lab was happy to welcome Vietnamese television to make interview and report about the successful A, B momilactone extract isolation. In the meeting, there were the presence of a Japanese fertilizer manufacturing company and a Hiroshima university professor, Prof. YOSHIDA YUICHIRO. Two chemical compounds of momilactone A, B are highly effective in anti diabetes, anti cancer and anti gout. In the world, the quantity of these compounds is not much, because the extraction is extremely difficult. Therefore, our laboratory’ success of momilactone A, B isolation from rice husk will be a big step for further research in modulating drugs task against century diseases.