The 1st Sakeology Seminar in FY2025, “Nutri-developmental biology: The effects and mechanisms of nutrition history during the growth stage on individual growth and lifespan,” was held
On June 20, 2025, the 1st Sakeology Seminar in FY2025, “Nutri-developmental biology: The effects and mechanisms of nutrition history during the growth stage on individual growth and lifespan” was held, featuring UEMURA Tadashi, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor at Kyoto University, as the guest lecturer.
Dr. Uemura presented groundbreaking research using the model organism Drosophila melanogaster, together with Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants as its diets, demonstrating that excessive intake of fatty acids and branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) during the larval stage leads to a shortened lifespan of adults even when reared on a standard diet, and that this phenomenon is associated with reduced function of the histone acetyltransferase Gcn5.
The Sakeology Seminar is typically held regularly for faculty members and staff of Niigata University, however, this time it was a special seminar featuring an external lecturer, and many of the general public also participated via a hybrid format (on-site and online).
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