Visitors from the University of Lyon

　On January 31, 2017, IMSUT welcomed a delegation from the University of Lyon.

　The University of Lyon is a consortium of higher education and research institutions in Lyon and Saint-Etienne, founded in 2007, and a total of 130,000 students study at the University. It concluded an international academic exchange agreement with UTokyo in 2015. Five delegates from the University visited IMSUT to promote the international alliance research internship program (IARI program) between the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the Institute of Molecular Bioscience and the Institute of Medical Science of UTokyo, and the University Claude Bernard, the Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon and the National Institute of Applied Sciences of Lyon which are members of the University of Lyon.

　On that day, they talked with Professor Mutsuhiro Takekawa, Professor Yasushi Kawaguchi, Professor Hirotoshi Tanaka (Vice Deans of IMSUT), Professor Koichi Matsuda (Graduate School of Frontier Sciences), Dr. Mari Matsuoka (International Liaison Office, Assistant Professor of GSFS), and received a brief explanation about IMSUT. After that, they made a short tour of IMSUT's labs and facilities. First, they visited IMSUT hospital, which was explained by Professor Arinobu Tojo. Second, they went to the supercomputer room and received a brief introduction to the facility and its project from Associate Prof. Rui Yamaguchi. And then, they visited BioBank Japan, and received a brief introduction to the facility and its mission from Prof. Koichi Matsuda. There, they visited the DNA storage, serum and plasma storage and tissue storage facilities.　

　We hope this visit will encourage a further expansion of cooperative ties between UTokyo and the University of Lyon through this student internship program.