■Time & Date : 13:30- Jan.23 Fri Venue : ILTS-Room215 Applicant : 大塚 玲桜 Otsuka Reo Title : α-トコフェロール動態を中心とした冬眠生理適応メカニズムの定量的解析 ( Quantitative analysis of physiological adaptation mechanisms in hibernation focusing on α-Tocopherol dynamics )
Chief Examiner: Prof. Yamaguchi Yoshifumi Co-Examiners: Prof. Tanaka Ryouichi, Prof. Okamatsu Yuko（Faculty of Veterinary Medicine）
■Time & Date : 13:30- Jan.23 Fri Venue : C-202 Applicant : 関 恭佑 Seki Kyosuke Title : バイオロギング手法を用いた太平洋ニシンの集団産卵に関する研究 (A study on group spawning behavior of Pacific herring Clupea pallasii using bio-logging methods)
Chief Examiner: Prof. Miyashita Kazushi Co-Examiners: Prof. Nakaoka Masahiro, Associate Prof. Minami Kenji, Associate Prof. Hagihara Seishi, Specially Appointed Professor Shida Osamu（Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere）
■Time & Date : 15:30- Jan.23 Fri Venue : C-202 Applicant : 名畑 公晴 Nahata Kimiharu Title : 漁業の担い手確保に資する価値観分析の試み― 価値観の多様性・共感・経済的効用の統合的検討 ― (An integrative analysis of value orientations for securing human resources in fisheries: examining diversity, empathy, and economic utility)
Chief Examiner: Prof. Miyashita Kazushi Co-Examiners: Prof. Nakaoka Masahiro, Associate Prof. Minami Kenji, Prof. Fukuda Satoru (Regional Fisheries Co-Creation Center）, Specially Appointed Professor Shida Osamu（Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere）
■Time & Date : 13:00- Jan.19 Mon Venue : D-201 Applicant : 呂 依丹 LYU Yidan Title : Studies on ploidy-dependent temperature responses of male gametophytes in Lilium leichtlinii
Chief Examiner: Prof. Hoshino Yoichiro Co-Examiners: Prof. Nagasato Chikako, Assistant Prof. Hirata Toshiyuki, Associate Prof. Yamagishi Masumi（Research Faculty of Agriculture）
■Time & Date : 9:00- Jan.15 Thu Venue : D-201 Applicant : 近藤 虎太郎 Kondo Kotaro Title : The evolution of bitter taste receptors in the eucalypt-specialist koala
Chief Examiner: Prof. Koshikawa Shigeyuki Co-Examiners: Prof. Utsumi Shunsuke, Assistant Prof. Hayakawa Takashi, Assistant Prof. Itoigawa Akihiro（Institute for Protein Research, The University of Osaka）
■Time & Date : 10:30- Jan.15 Thu Venue : D-201 Applicant : 北山 遼 Kitayama Haruka Title : Gut microbiota assembly and social complexity in wild primates
Chief Examiner: Prof. Utsumi Shunsuke Co-Examiners: Prof. Koshikawa Shigeyuki, Assistant Prof. Hayakawa Takashi, Emeritus Prof. Furuichu Takeshi（Kyoto University）
Time & Date : 10:30- Oct.30 Thu Venue : D-101 Applicant :Amna Ilyas Title : Integrative insights into novel host range expansion in the Solidago-specialist invasive aphid Uroleucon nigrotuberculatum
Chief Examiner: Prof. Utsumi Shunsuke Co-Examiners: Prof. Koshikawa Shigeyuki, Prof. Ohara Masahiro（The Hokkaido University Museum）, Assistant Prof. Sato Yasuhiro
In-person (D101) / Hybrid / Online / On-demand. Details will be posted on ELMS and e-mail to applicants. Contact: 小泉 Assoc.Prof. Koizumi : itsuro@ees.hokudai.ac.jp ※ Applicants must contact by e-mail.
■Advanced Course in Ecological Genetics I Tue,Thu Ⅴ Start date: Thu 2. Oct.
In-person class at C202. Contact: 越川 Prof. Koshikawa: koshi@ees.hokudai.ac.jp
■Fundamental Course in Biodiversity of Northern Ecosystems Wed,Fri Ⅳ Start date: Fri 3. Oct.
Online class, details will be posted on ELMS and e-mail to applicants. Contact: 工藤 Assoc.Prof. Kudo: gaku@ees.hokudai.ac.jp ※Applicants must contact by e-mail.
■Advanced Course in Agro-Ecosystem Science II Fri I,Ⅱ Start date: Fri 10. Oct.
In-person class at FSC Building 106, some intensive classes at the Shizunai Livestock Farm (details will be posted on ELMS and e-mail to applicants). Contact: 後藤 Prof. Gotoh：gotoh@fsc.hokudai.ac.jp ※Applicants must contact by e-mail.
■Fundamental Course in Field Sciences Fri Ⅴ Start date: Fri 3. Oct.
In-person class at D102. Subsequent class may be online class. Details will be posted on ELMS.（Applicants outside Sapporo must contact Prof. Yotsukura by e-mail.) Contact：四ツ倉 Prof. Yotsukura：yotsukur@fsc.hokudai.ac.jp
In-person class at C202. If you wish to take online courses at a laboratory outside Sapporo, please contact us. Contact: 吉田 Dr. Yoshida：majin@ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Mainly face-to-face (D102).For online classes, posted on ELMS.If you wish to take online courses at a laboratory outside Sapporo, please contact us before the course starts. Contact: 越川 Prof. Koshikawa：koshi@ees.hokudai.ac.jp”
■Advanced Course in Marine Biosphere Science I Intensive lectures to be held in October 1–3 and 6–10 （D101） Contact: 髙木 Prof. Takagi：tutakagi@fish.hokudai.ac.jp ※Applicants must contact by e-mail and confirm the schedule on Moodle (p25045130).
■Advanced Course in Forest Sphere Science IV Intensive lectures to be held in November 4-7 at Uryu Experimental Forest. (Details posted on our website and mailing list.) Contact: 吉田(俊) Prof. Yoshida(T) yoto@fsc.hokudai.ac.jp
■Advanced Course in Aquatic Biology I Intensive, online and on-demand classes to be held in November and December. Details posted on ELMS and emailed to applicants. Contact：仲岡 Prof. Nakaoka：nakaoka@fsc.hokudai.ac.jp
■Advanced Course in Aquatic Biology II Intensive, online and on-demand classes to be held in December. Details posted on ELMS and emailed to applicants. Contact：南 Assoc.Prof. Minami：k.minami@fsc.hokudai.ac.jp
■Special Lecture in Biosphere Science II Intensive lectures to be held in November 11–14. In-person class at A809. Details posted on our website and mailing list. Contact: 工藤 Assoc.Prof. Kudo：gaku@ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Time & Date : 14:00- Aug. 1st, Fri. Venue : C-204-2 Applicant : 李 心怡LI Xinyi Title : Study on the catch characteristics of chum salmon based on the vertical behaviour in the coastal water of Shiretoko Peninsula
Chief Examiner: Prof. Miyashita Kazushi Co-Examiners: Prof. Nakaoka Masahiro, Prof. Shida Osamu(Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere), Assoc.prof. Minami Kenji
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Time & Date : 16:00- Aug. 1st, Fri. Venue : C-204-2 Applicant : JOHNSTONE Jackson Brooks Title : Study on a recolonizing population of sea otters (Enhydra lutris ) in eastern Hokkaido: feeding habits and the effects of a major environmental disturbance upon them
Chief Examiner: Prof. Miyashita Kazushi Co-Examiners: Prof. Nakaoka Masahiro, Prof. Mitani Yoko(Wildlife Research Center of Kyoto University), Assoc.prof. Minami Kenji
Time & Date : 10:00- July. 22nd, Tue. Venue : Ｄ101 Applicant : AKHTAR Nilufa Title : Spatiotemporal dynamics of coastal wetland vegetation under large-scaled disturbances
Chief Examiner: Prof. Tsuyuzaki Shiro Co-Examiners: Prof. Aiba Shinichiro, Prof. Nakaji Tatsuro, Assoc.prof. Kudo Gaku
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Time & Date : 13:00- July. 22nd, Tue. Venue : Ｄ101 Applicant : SULTANA Marzia Title : The interactive effects of human disturbances and biological invasion on tropical moist deciduous forest
Chief Examiner: Prof. Tsuyuzaki Shiro Co-Examiners: Prof. Aiba Shinichiro, Prof. Nakaji Tatsuro, Assoc.prof. Kudo Gaku
Time & Date : 9:30- Oct. 22nd, Tue. Venue : Ｄ201 Applicant : Ouanh Phomvisith Title : Effects of Maternal Undernutrition on DNA Methylation, Gene Expression, and Metabolites of Fetal Thymus and Growth in Wagyu (Japanese Black) Cattle
Time & Date : 14:00- Nov.1st, Fri. Venue : Ｄ201 Applicant : LOMAEVA Marina Title : The roles of subnational and non-state actors in environmental governance : Japan, Russia, and the northern fur seal conservation and management in the North Pacific
Time & Date : 16:15- Nov.1st, Fri. Venue : Ｄ201 Applicant : 伊藤 慶造 Title : 音響手法を用いたアマモ場による生態系サービスの定量的評価に関する研究 （Study on quantitative assessment of ecosystem services by eelgrass beds using acoustic method）
Time & Date : 15:00- Nov.12th, Tue. Venue : Ｄ201 Applicant : 曾 瑞琪 Title : Relationships between functional traits and tree establishment after landslide disturbances in cool-temperate forests （冷温帯林における山腹崩壊後の樹木定着と機能形質との関係）
Two students from Goto Lab（Taketo Haginouchi (D１)、Ouanh Phomvisith (D3)）, Agro-Ecosystem Science Course, received Poster Awards at the Joint of the 35th Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Animal Sciences and the 20th Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies held in Melbourne 12-18 July 2024
