HAJIME OGINO

Last Updated :2025/06/16

Affiliations, Positions
Amphibian Research Center, Professor
E-mail
oginohajhiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
We are studying genomic and epigenomic regulations of development and regeneration using the pipid frog Xenopus and other vertebrates as model systems. Our goal is to understand the evolutionary mechanisms that underlie the diversity of body plans and regenerative abilities.

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 1995/04, 2002/12, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Research Associate
  • 2000/04, 2002/04, University of Virginia
  • 2002/04, 2007/12, University of Virginia, Research Scientist
  • 2008/01, 2012/03, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Associate Professor (Special Appointment)
  • 2012/04, 2013/03, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
  • 2013/04, 2016/12, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Professor
  • 2017/01/01, Hiroshima University, Amphibian Research Center, Professor

Educational Backgrounds

  • TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Japan, 1987/04, 1991/03
  • Kyoto University, Graduate School of Science, Department of Biophysics, Master course, Japan, 1991/04, 1993/03
  • Kyoto University, Graduate School of Science, Department of Biophysics, Ph.D. course, Japan, 1993/04, 1995/03

Academic Degrees

  • Master of Science, Kyoto University
  • Ph.D., Kyoto University

Educational Activity

  • [Bachelor Degree Program] School of Science : Biological Sciences : Biology
  • [Master's Program] Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life : Division of Integrated Sciences for Life : Program of Basic Biology
  • [Master's Program] Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life : Division of Integrated Sciences for Life : Program of Biomedical Science
  • [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life : Division of Integrated Sciences for Life : Program of Basic Biology
  • [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life : Division of Integrated Sciences for Life : Program of Biomedical Science

Research Fields

  • Biology;Biological Science;Developmental biology
  • Biology;Basic biology;Evolutionary biology
  • Biological Sciences;Genome science;Genome biology
  • Biology;Biological Science;Molecular biology

Research Keywords

  • Development, Regeneration, Genome Evolution, Transcriptional Regulation, Xenopus

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists, The Molecular Biology Society of Japan, The Zoological Society of Japan

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2025, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 1Term, Fundamentals of Biology
  2. 2025, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 3Term, Introduction to Biology
  3. 2025, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 3Term, The life science of amphibians
  4. 2025, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 2Term, Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
  5. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Advanced Biology
  6. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Basic Biological Science A
  7. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Regulation of Animal Morphology
  8. 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Special Study for Graduation
  9. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Special Study for Graduation
  10. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Seminar for Amphibian Biology
  11. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Practice for Fundamental Biology IV
  12. 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Practice for Fundamental Biology IV
  13. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Research for Academic Degree Dissertation in Basic Biology
  14. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Cell Dynamics and Genomics
  15. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Exercises in Basic Biology A
  16. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Exercises in Basic Biology B
  17. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Biomedical Science Seminar A
  18. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Biomedical Science Seminar B
  19. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Introduction to Disease Models
  20. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Research for Academic Degree Dissertation in Biomedial Science
  21. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Exercises in Biomedical Science A
  22. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Exercises in Biomedical Science B
  23. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , 3Term, Biomedical Science Seminar C
  24. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Year, Research for Academic Degree Dissertation in Integrated Life Sciences
  25. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , 3Term, Biomedical Science Seminar D
  26. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , 3Term, Biomedical Science Seminar E
  27. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Introduction to Genetics and Genomics

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Perichordal Vertebral Column Formation in Rana kobai, JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY, 286(4), 202504
  2. Compromised actin dynamics underlie the orofacial cleft in Baraitser-Winter Cerebrofrontofacial syndrome with a variant in ACTB, HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS, 33(22), 1975-1985, 20240913
  3. Invention sharing is the mother of developmental biology (part 4), Development Growth and Differentiation, 65(6), 286-287, 20230801
  4. Rapid and collective determination of the complete "hot-spring frog" mitochondrial genome containing long repeat regions using Nanopore sequencing, PLoS ONE, 18(10 October), 20231001
  5. Long-Term Heat Tolerance and Accelerated Metamorphosis: Hot Spring Adaptations of Buergeria japonica, ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 41(5), 424-429, 202410
  6. Development of a heat-stable alkaline phosphatase reporter system for cis-regulatory analysis and its application to 3D digital imaging of Xenopus embryonic tissues, DEVELOPMENT GROWTH & DIFFERENTIATION, 66(3), 256-265, 202404
  7. Phenotype-genotype relationships in Xenopus sox9 crispants provide insights into campomelic dysplasia and vertebrate jaw evolution, DEVELOPMENT GROWTH & DIFFERENTIATION, 65(8), 481-497, 202310
  8. X-ray micro-computed tomography of Xenopus tadpole reveals changes in brain ventricular morphology during telencephalon regeneration, DEVELOPMENT GROWTH & DIFFERENTIATION, 65(6), 300-310, 202308
  9. Identification of tumor-related genes via RNA sequencing of tumor tissues in Xenopus tropicalis, SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 13(1), 20230814
  10. The shh limb enhancer is activated in patterned limb regeneration but not in hypomorphic limb regeneration in Xenopus laevis, Developmental Biology, 500, 22-30, 20230801
  11. Evolutionary differentiation of androgen receptor is responsible for sexual characteristic development in a teleost fish, Nature Communications, 14(1), 20230314
  12. Retinoic acid control of pax8 during renal specification of Xenopus pronephros involves hox and meis3, Developmental Biology, 493, 17-28, 20230101
  13. Adrenergic receptor signaling induced by Klf15, a regulator of regeneration enhancer, promotes kidney reconstruction, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 119(33), 20220816
  14. Optimization of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene disruption in Xenopus laevis using a phenotypic image analysis technique, DEVELOPMENT GROWTH & DIFFERENTIATION, 64(4), 219-225, 20220326
  15. Invention sharing is the mother of developmental biology (Part 3), Development Growth and Differentiation, 64(1), 20220131
  16. Invention sharing is the mother of developmental biology., Development, growth & differentiation, 63(9), 20211230
  17. Cryo-injury procedure-induced cardiac regeneration shows unique gene expression profiles in the newt Pleurodeles waltl, Developmental Dynamics, 251(5), 864-876, 20211228
  18. Invention sharing is the mother of developmental biology., Development, growth & differentiation, 63(8), 20211028
  19. Spontaneous neoplasia in the western clawed frog Xenopus tropicalis, microPublication Biology, 10.17912/micropub.biology.000294, 20200831
  20. Heterogeneity of synonymous substitution rates in the Xenopus frog genome, PLOS ONE, 15(8), 20200807
  21. Complete mitochondrial genome of Hynobius dunni (Amphibia, Caudata, Hynobiidae) and its phylogenetic position, MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PART B-RESOURCES, 5(3), 2241-2242, 20200702
  22. Comparative analysis demonstrates cell type-specific conservation of SOX9 targets between mouse and chicken, SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 9, 20190829
  23. Xenopus Resources: Transgenic, Inbred and Mutant Animals, Training Opportunities, and Web-Based Support, FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY, 10, 20190425
  24. Functional properties of axolotl transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 revealed by the heterologous expression system, NEUROREPORT, 30(5), 323-330, 20190320
  25. Arid3a regulates nephric tubule regeneration via evolutionarily conserved regeneration signal-response enhancers, ELIFE, 8, 20190108
  26. Draft genome of Dugesia japonica provides insights into conserved regulatory elements of the brain restriction gene nou-darake in planarians, ZOOLOGICAL LETTERS, 4, 20180829
  27. Co-accumulation of cis-regulatory and coding mutations during the pseudogenization of the Xenopus laevis homoeologs six6.L and six6.S, DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, 427(1), 84-92, 20170701
  28. Conservatism and variability of gene expression profiles among homeologous transcription factors in Xenopus laevis, DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, 426(2), 301-324, 20170615
  29. Asymmetrically reduced expression of handl homeologs involving a single nucleotide substitution in a cis-regulatory element, DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, 425(2), 152-160, 20170515
  30. Identification of distal enhancers for Six2 expression in pronephros, International Journal of Developmental Biology, 59(4-6), 241-246, 20150101
  31. Six1 is a key regulator of the developmental and evolutionary architecture of sensory neurons in craniates, BMC Biology, 12, 20140529
  32. Differential use of paralogous genes via evolution of cis-regulatory elements for divergent expression specificities, New Principles in Developmental Processes, 279-289, 20131101
  33. Loss of cell-extracellular matrix interaction triggers retinal regeneration accompanied by Rax and Pax6 activation, Genesis, 51(6), 410-419, 20130101
  34. Comparative genomics-based identification and analysis of cis-regulatory elements, Methods in Molecular Biology, 917, 245-263, 20121112
  35. Dynamic in vivo binding of transcription factors to cisregulatory modules of cer and gsc in the stepwise formation of the Spemann-Mangold organizer, Development, 139(9), 1651-1661, 20120501
  36. Different requirement for wnt/beta-catenin signaling in limb regeneration of larval and adult Xenopus, PLoS ONE, 6(7), 20110801
  37. Conserved expression of mouse Six1 in the pre-placodal region (PPR) and identification of an enhancer for the rostral PPR, Developmental Biology, 344(1), 158-171, 20100801
  38. ★, The genome of the western clawed frog xenopus tropicalis, Science, 328(5978), 633-636, 20100430
  39. ★, Convergence of a head-field selector Otx2 and Notch signaling: a mechanism for lens specification., Development (Cambridge, England), 135(2), 20080115
  40. Construction of a set of full-length enriched cDNA libraries as genomics tools for Xenopus tropicalis research, Current Genomics, 4(8), 635-644, 20031101
  41. L-Maf, a downstream target of Pax6, is essential for chick lens development, Mechanisms of Development, 116(1-2), 61-73, 20020730
  42. Isolation, characterization, and expression analysis of zebrafish large Mafs, Journal of Biochemistry, 129(1), 139-146, 20010101
  43. Sequential activation of transcription factors in lens induction, Development Growth and Differentiation, 42(5), 437-448, 20001108
  44. Disruption of Rest Leads to the Early Onset of Cataracts with the Aberrant Terminal Differentiation of Lens Fiber Cells., PloS one, 11(9), 2016
  45. ★, Genome evolution in the allotetraploid frog Xenopus laevis., Nature, 538(7625), 336-+, 2016
  46. Epigenetic modification maintains intrinsic limb-cell identity in Xenopus limb bud regeneration, DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, 406(2), 271-282, 2015
  47. Transcriptional regulators in the Hippo signaling pathway control organ growth in Xenopus tadpole tail regeneration., Developmental biology, 396(1), 2014
  48. Essential roles of epithelial bone morphogenetic protein signaling during prostatic development., Endocrinology, 155(7), 2014
  49. Transcription factors involved in lens development from the preplacodal ectoderm., Developmental biology, 363(2), 2012
  50. Comparative expression analysis of the H3K27 demethylases, JMJD3 and UTX, with the H3K27 methylase, EZH2, in Xenopus., The International journal of developmental biology, 56(4), 2012
  51. ★, Evolution of a tissue-specific silencer underlies divergence in the expression of pax2 and pax8 paralogues., Nature communications, 3, 848, 2012
  52. Evolutionary origin of the Otx2 enhancer for its expression in visceral endoderm, DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, 342(1), 110-120, 2010
  53. Resources and transgenesis techniques for functional genomics in Xenopus., Development, growth & differentiation, 51(4), 2009
  54. Wnt/beta-catenin signaling has an essential role in the initiation of limb regeneration, DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, 306(1), 170-178, 2007
  55. Highly efficient transgenesis in Xenopus tropicalis using I-SceI meganuclease, MECHANISMS OF DEVELOPMENT, 123(2), 103-113, 2006
  56. ★, High-throughput transgenesis in Xenopus using I-SceI meganuclease, NATURE PROTOCOLS, 1(4), 1703-1710, 2006
  57. Temporal expression of L-Maf and RaxL in developing chicken retina are arranged into mosaic pattern., Gene expression patterns : GEP, 4(5), 2004
  58. The stability of the lens-specific maf protein is regulated by fibroblast growth factor (FGF)/ERK signaling in lens fiber differentiation, JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 278(1), 537-544, 2003
  59. Xenopus tropicalis transgenic lines and their use in the study of embryonic induction, DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS, 225(4), 522-535, 2002
  60. Regulation of lens fiber cell differentiation by transcription factor c-Maf., The Journal of biological chemistry, 274(27), 1999
  61. ★, Induction of lens differentiation by activation of a bZIP transcription factor, L-Maf., Science (New York, N.Y.), 280(5360), 1998
  62. Developmental regulation of the chicken beta B1-crystallin promoter in transgenic mice., Mechanisms of development, 57(1), 1996

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. The National BioResource Project (NBRP) and the use of Xenopus tropicalis for disease modeling, Hajime Ogino, The 1st Asian Xenopus Conference, 2024/11/26, With Invitation, English, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka
  2. Phenotype-genotype relationships in Xenopus sox9 crispants provide insights into campomelic dysplasia, Pierre Robin sequence, and vertebrate jaw evolution, Nusrat Hossain, Takao Suzuki, Takeshi Igawa, Makoto Suzuki, Ichiro Tazawa, Yuta Nakao, Toshinori Hayashi, Nanoka Suzuki, Hajime Ogino, International Salamander Meeting 2024, 2024/07/31, Without Invitation, English, Toshinori Hayashi, Kazuko Okamoto, Hajime Ogino, Takeshi Igawa, Makoto Suzuki, Ichiro Tazawa, Ikuo Miura, Keisuke Nakajima, Nanoka Suzuki, Tomoko Toyota, Yumiko Hamamoto, Akira Satoh, Kiyoshi Tatematsu, Yasuhiro Kamei, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima
  3. Mechanisms of evolutionary acquisition of the bilateral eyes in vertebrates, Kazuhito Kinemori, Yusuke Sakaguchi, Tomoatsu Takano, Takeshi Igawa, Makoto Suzuki, Nanoka Suzuki, Hajime Ogino, International Salamander Meeting 2024, 2024/07/31, Without Invitation, English, Toshinori Hayashi, Kazuko Okamoto, Hajime Ogino, Takeshi Igawa, Makoto Suzuki, Ichiro Tazawa, Ikuo Miura, Keisuke Nakajima, Nanoka Suzuki, Tomoko Toyota, Yumiko Hamamoto, Akira Satoh, Kiyoshi Tatematsu, Yasuhiro Kamei, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima
  4. Development of the optimal Tet-On system in Xenopus tadpoles, Mana Yoshida, Shiori Kawasaki, Yusuke Sakaguchi, Nanoka Suzuki, Makoto Suzuki, Hajime Ogino, International Salamander Meeting 2024, 2024/07/31, Without Invitation, English, Toshinori Hayashi, Kazuko Okamoto, Hajime Ogino, Takeshi Igawa, Makoto Suzuki, Ichiro Tazawa, Ikuo Miura, Keisuke Nakajima, Nanoka Suzuki, Tomoko Toyota, Yumiko Hamamoto, Akira Satoh, Kiyoshi Tatematsu, Yasuhiro Kamei, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima
  5. Identification of genomic diversity and selection in "hot-spring frog", Buergeriajaponica, Bagus Priambodo, Ippei Harada, Kento Shiraga, Hajime Ogino, Takeshi Igawa, 10th World Congress of Herpetology, 2024/08/08, Without Invitation, English, Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK), Kuching, Malaysia
  6. Identification of key factors for heat tolerance: genome sequencing and gene expression analysis of "hot-spring frog" Buergeria japonica, Takeshi Igawa, Bagus Priambodo, Kento Shriaga, Yuka Asaeda, Hidemasa Bono, Hajime Ogino, 10th World Congress of Herpetology, 2024/08/08, With Invitation, English, Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK), Kuching, Malaysia
  7. The National BioResource Project (NBRP) and the use of Xenopus tropicalis for disease modeling, Hajime Ogino, International Salamander Meeting 2024, 2024/07/31, With Invitation, English, Toshinori Hayashi, Kazuko Okamoto, Hajime Ogino, Takeshi Igawa, Makoto Suzuki, Ichiro Tazawa, Ikuo Miura, Keisuke Nakajima, Nanoka Suzuki, Tomoko Toyota, Yumiko Hamamoto, Akira Satoh, Kiyoshi Tatematsu, Yasuhiro Kamei, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima
  8. The effects of maternal age on body axis formation in Xenopus tropicalis, Hinako Kato, Nanoka Suzuki, Takeshi Igawa, Hajime Ogino, Makoto Suzuki, The 57th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists, 2024/06/20, Without Invitation, English, The Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists, Kyoto, Japan
  9. Optimization of the Tet-On system and validation of its utility in Xenopus, Mana Yoshida, Shiori Kawasaki, Yusuke Sakaguchi, Nanoka Suzuki, Makoto Suzuki, Hajime Ogino, The 57th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists, 2024/06/20, Without Invitation, English, The Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists, Kyoto, Japan
  10. Phenotype-genotype relationships in Xenopus sox9 crispants provide insights into campomelic dysplasia, Pierre Robin sequence, and vertebrate jaw evolution, Nusrat Hossain, Takao Suzuki, Takeshi Igawa, Makoto Suzuki, Ichiro Tazawa, Yuta Nakao, Toshinori Hayashi, Nanoka Suzuki, Hajime Ogino, 57th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists, 2024/06/20, Without Invitation, English, The Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists, Kyoto, Japan
  11. Identification of Key Factors for Heat tolerance: Genome Sequencing and Gene Expression Analysis of "Hot-spring Frog" Buergeria japonica, Takeshi Igawa, Kento Shiraga, Bagus Priambodo, Yuka Asaeda, Hajime Ogino, 'EMBO | The Company of Biologists Workshop 'Trans-Scale Biology' using exotic non-model organisms, 2023/07/25, Without Invitation, English, National Institute of Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan
  12. National Bioresource Project in Japan (NBRP) for three amphibian model species, Xenopus tropicalis, Xenopus laevis, and Pleurodeles waltl (Iberian ribbed newt), Hajime Ogino, Cell & Developmental Biology of Xenopus: Gene Discovery & Disease, 2024/04/04, With Invitation, English, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY, USA
  13. Updating the NBRP as a new resource project for three amphibian model species, Xenopus tropicalis, Xenopus laevis, and Pleurodeles waltl (Iberian ribbed newt), Hajime Ogino, Makoto Suzuki, Takeshi Igawa, Nanoka Suzuki, Toshinori Hayashi, Kazuko Okamoto, Nobuaki Furuno, Ichiro Tazawa, Keisuke Nakajima, Ken-ichi Suzuki, Haruki Ochi and Takashi Kato, 19th International Xenopus Conference, 2023/08/24, With Invitation, English, Hyatt Regency, Chesapeake Bay, Cambridge, Maryland, USA
  14. Morphological and behavioral characteristics of Xenopus tropicalis inbred strains in NBRP., Igawa, T., Suzuki, M., Suzuki, N., Kashiwagi, A., Kashiwagi, K., Ochi, H. and *Ogino, H., 18th International Xenopus Conference, 2021/08/19, With Invitation, English
  15. Generation of Xenopus tropicalis inbred strains and their genome polymorphism data by NBRP in Japan., Igawa, T., Suzuki, M., Suzuki, N., Kashiwagi, A., Kashiwagi, K., Ochi, H. and *Ogino, H., 2019 Xenopus Resources and Emerging Technology Meeting, 2019/10/13, With Invitation, English, Marine Biological Station, Woods Hole, MA, USA
  16. Current trends in Xenopus research, Ogino, H., The 10th NIBB International Practical Course "Genome Editing and Imaging of Fish and Amphibians", 2018/09/25, With Invitation, English
  17. Geneolgy and pedigrees of inbreeding strains of Xenopus tropicalis., Igawa, T., Kashiwagi, A., Kashiwagi, K., Suzuki, N., Watanabe, A., Suzuki, A., Noble, A., Guille, M., Simpson, D. E., Horb, M. E., Fujii, T., Sumida, M. and Ogino, H., 17th International Xenopus Conference, 2018/08/14, Without Invitation, English
  18. The launching of Amphibian Research Center (ARC) at Hiroshima University as the core facility of Xenopus resource in Japan., Ogino, H. and Suzuki, A., 17th International Xenopus Conference, 2018/08/12, With Invitation, English
  19. Cis-regulatory Evolution Following "Ancient" and "Recent" Genome Duplication Events in Vertebrates., Ogino, H., International Symposium at Hiroshima University: Amphibian development, regeneration, evolution and beyond, 2018/03/14, With Invitation, English
  20. The hypomorphic mutations hidden in the allotetraploid genome of Xenopus laevis, Tanouchi, M., Ochi, H., Kawaguchi, A., Igawa, T., Iwata, Y., Sakagami, K. and Ogino, H., International Symposium at Hiroshima University: Amphibian development, regeneration, evolution and beyond, 2018/03/13, Without Invitation, English
  21. Arid3a, a component of H3K9me3 demethylases, regulates the regeneration of the nephric duct through the evolutionary conserved regeneration signal response enhancer, Suzuki, N., Ogino, H. and Ochi, H., International Symposium at Hiroshima University: Amphibian development, regeneration, evolution and beyond, 2018/03/13, Without Invitation, English
  22. The launching of Amphibian Research Center (ARC) at Hiroshima University as the core facility of Xenopus resource in Japan., Ogino, H. and Suzuki, A., Xenopus Resources and Emerging Technologies Meeting, 2017/08/28, With Invitation, English
  23. Modification of cell differentiation competence by histone H3K27 demethylases and their involvement in tissue regeneration in Xenopus, Ogino, H., Sudou, N., Kawaguchi, A., Ochi, H., Kamiguchi, S. and Kasahara, H., The joint meeting of the 22nd international congress of zoology & the 87th meeting of the zoological society of Japan, 2016/11/15, With Invitation, English, OIST, Okinawa, Japan
  24. Xenopus as a useful resource for studying gene evolution and disease-causing mutations, Ogino, H., International Meeting on Aquatic Model Organisms for Human Disease and Toxicology Research, 2016/03/18, With Invitation, English, NIBB, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
  25. Application of the transgenic Xenopus system for EvoDevo research: Evolution of a tissue-specific silencer underlies divergence in the expression of paralogues, Ogino, H., The 3rd NIBB-TLL-DBS/NUS Joint International Practical Course, 2014/09/30, With Invitation, English, NIBB, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
  26. Evolution of a tissue-specific silencer underlies divergence in the expression of paralogues, Ogino, H., International symposium: Frontiers in Amphibian biology: Endangered species conservation and genome editing, 2014/03/27, With Invitation, English, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
  27. Modification of cell differentiation competence by histone H3K27 demethylases and its implication for organ regeneration, Ogino, H., Sudou, N., Kawaguchi, A. and Ochi, H., The 36th MBSJ annual meeting, 2013/12/03, With Invitation, English, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
  28. Evolution of a tissue-specific silencer underlies divergence in the expression of paralogues, Ogino, H., Ochi, H., Tamai, T., Nagano, H., Kawaguchi, A. and Sudou, N., The 45th JSDB meeting symposium "Evolution/Diversity/Early Development/Morphogen", 2012, With Invitation, English, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
  29. Evolution of a fail-safe regulatory system after genome duplications in chordates, Ochi, H., Uchiyama, C., Kawaguchi, A., Tamai, T. and *Ogino, H., NAIST Grobal COE International Symposium, 2010, With Invitation, English, NAIST, Ikoma, Nara, Japan
  30. Conservation and neofunctionalization of cis-regulatory elements in paralog evolution, Ogino, H., Ochi, H. and Uchiyama, C., The 33th MBSJ annual meeting symposium "Development and Regeneration", 2010, With Invitation, English, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
  31. Evolution of cis-regulatory mechanisms in paralog formation, Ogino, H. and Ochi, H., The 43th JSDB meeting symposium "EcoEvoDevo & Comparative Genomics", 2010, With Invitation, English, Kyoto, Japan

Social Activities

Organizing Academic Conferences, etc.

  1. International Salamander Meeting 2024, Executive Committee of Salamander Meeting 2024, 2024/07, 2024/08

Other Social Contributions

  1. Development, Growth & Differentiation, Special Issue: METHODS & PROTOCOLS (PART 3), Editor, Development, Growth & Differentiation, Special Issue: METHODS & PROTOCOLS (PART 3), Editor, Wiley, Development, Growth & Differentiation, 2022/01/31, 2022/01/31, Lecturer, Newspaper or magazine, Researchesrs
  2. Development, Growth & Differentiation, Special Issue: METHODS & PROTOCOLS (PART 2), Editor, Development, Growth & Differentiation, Special Issue: METHODS & PROTOCOLS (PART 2), Editor, Wiley, Development, Growth & Differentiation, 2021/12/30, 2021/12/30, Editer, Newspaper or magazine, Researchesrs
  3. Development, Growth & Differentiation, Special Issue: METHODS & PROTOCOLS (PART 1), Editor, Development, Growth & Differentiation, Special Issue: METHODS & PROTOCOLS (PART 1), Editor, Wiley, Development, Growth & Differentiation, 2021/10/28, 2021/10/28, Editer, Newspaper or magazine, Researchesrs
  4. Open school for studying Frogs and Newts, Toshinori Hayashi, Takeshi Igawa, Makoto Suzuki, Nanoka Suzuki and Hajime Ogino, 2020/02/26, 2020/02/28, Hiroshima University Amphibian Research Center, Lecturer, Research advise, College students
  5. The 4th technical training course (customized) of National Bioresource Project (NBRP), Nanoka Suzuki and Hajime Ogino, 2019/11/12, 2019/11/19, Hiroshima University Amphibian Research Center, Lecturer, Research advise, Graduate students
  6. The 2nd technical training course (customized) of National Bioresource Project (NBRP), Nanoka Suzuki, Takeshi Igawa, Hajime Ogino and Toshinori Hayashi, 2019/10/24, 2019/10/25, Hiroshima University Amphibian Research Center, Lecturer, Research advise, Graduate students
  7. The 1st technical training course (customized) of National Bioresource Project (NBRP), Nanoka Suzuki and Hajime Ogino, 2019/07/22, 2019/07/24, Hiroshima University Amphibian Research Center, Lecturer, Research advise, Graduate students

History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers

  1. 2024, Development, Growth & Differentiation, Editor, Communicating editor, 1
  2. 2023, Development, Growth & Differentiation, Editor, Communicating editor, 2
  3. 2023, Development, Growth & Differentiation, Others, Reviewer, 1
  4. 2022, Development, Growth & Differentiation, Others, Reviewer, 2
  5. 2022, Developmental Dynamics, Others, Reviewer, 1
  6. 2021, Development, Growth & Differentiation, Editor, Communicating Editor, 3
  7. 2021, Developmental Dynamics, Others, Reviewer, 1
  8. 2020, Developmental Dynamics, Others, Reviewer, 1
  9. 2019, Developmental Dynamics, Others, Reviewer, 1
  10. 2019, Development Growth and Differentiation, Others, Reviewer, 1
  11. 2019, Zoological Letters, Others, Reviewer, 1