Fertilization Team Visits Ikawa Lab in Osaka

Fertilization Team Visits Ikawa Lab in Osaka

10 Feb 2025

Our fertilization team – Andi, Karin, Johannes, Victoria, and Andreas – recently embarked on an exciting trip to Japan, to visit the lab of our long-term collaborator, Masahito Ikawa at Osaka University.

This joint visit was a fantastic opportunity to conduct experiments together, share insights, and strengthen the ties between our labs. We are incredibly grateful to Masa and his team for their warm hospitality and for making this such a productive and memorable visit - from teaching us not only all the tricks of dissecting mouse testes but also how to say ‘thank you’ in Osaka (Ookini), which earned us big smiles in the city, to organizing running sushi chefs and a special party, and finally revealing to us how Japanese labs are kept so clean (each week there is a ‘cleaning hour’ where everyone stops their normal work and starts cleaning)!

Masa and team, OOKINI for everything!!

Learn more about the research of the Ikawa lab here.