MAJOR news, beneficial for the BINMP! Roatan Marine Park and the California Academy of Sciences have been awarded a generous grant from the G20 CORDAP to build Honduras' first coral larval-rearing facility and amplify coral restoration efforts in the MAR region. bit.ly/3FEQDQE

Fall 2024 Sakaguchi Lab @ ISU BIOLOGY graduate, Michael Kumar celebrates with Cy and Don S. Biology Program @ ISU, GDCBISU, Iowa State University, Iowa State University Alumni Association, Iowa State College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Congratulations to Nesreen Sedeek for masterfully defending her Neuroscience M.S. thesis research. Well done! GDCBISU, Neuro Cynce ISU, Student Innovation Center

Genetics major, McNair Scholar, and Sakaguchi Lab @ ISU member, Liya Mooradian, presents research poster at McNair Symposium. ISU Genetics, GDCBISU, Iowa State College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University, Iowa State Honors, Iowa State University Alumni Association

Injir Batmunkh, ISU major in pre-SciViz (Sakaguchi Lab @ ISU), featured among 16 competitively selected interns from around USA who worked with NASA Psyche mission on creative projects during 24-25 academic year. GDCBISU, Iowa State College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Sakaguchi Lab @ ISU spring semester lab meeting. Sakaguchi Lab @ ISU, Neuro Cynce ISU, Biology Program @ ISU, ISU Genetics, MCDBISU, GDCBISU, Iowa State College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, ISU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Iowa State University, Iowa State Honors, Iowa State University Alumni Association

In January ran an an Innovation Fellows in Training (I-FIT) workshop in Seoul, S. Korea with Jorge Calderon (ISU Admissions) and Marta Grant (An Sci) on "Healthy animals – Happier world." Had a chance to do some sightseeing first - COEX Mall.

While in Seoul I had a chance to meet up with 2 former Ph.D. students, Drs. Jisun Oh and Eun-Ah Ye. Wonderful to see them and hear about what great things they have been up to.

What a treat! Jisun treated us to a fabulous Korean dinner!

I-FIT Workshop in Seoul. What an amazing group of high school students from the Seoul region! #InnovateAtIowaState, #IowaStateInnovates, Iowa State Admissions, Iowa State University, Student Innovation Center

BIOL 3940: Caribbean Marine Biology at the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences (RIMS) over spring break.

Dr. Jisun Oh, a former Ph.D., student has a research lab at the New Drug Development Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation. Jisun dropped by to visit my lab at the Nanovaccine Institute.

GDCB Awards Luncheon: A few Sakaguchi Lab members that received recognition for various awards. Veronika Hokrova, Liya Mooradian, Kate Fonder, Nesreen Sedeek, Rachel Currant.

Honors Poster Symposium 2025. L-R: Renee Hartung, Harshita Sharma, Kate Fonder, Sakaguchi, Bridget McGovern, Liya Mooradian, Veronika Hokrova, Ri Deb. Harshita, Bridget, Liya, and Veronika presented their Honors Capstone projects from the lab.

Lab dinner at Wallaby's: Celebrating the spring semester. SakLab is a very diverse and international group of students from around the world: Vietnam, Mongolia, England, Egypt, India, and the USA! Biology Program @ ISU, ISU Genetics, GDCBISU, Iowa State Honors, Iowa State College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, ISU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Nesreen Sedeek, a Fulbright Fellow from Egypt, received a Master's degree in Neuroscience.

Bridget McGovern (Biology) and Liya Mooradian (Genetics) at LAS Convocation in Hilton. Sakaguchi Lab @ ISU, Biology Program @ ISU, ISU Genetics, GDCBISU, Iowa State College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University, Iowa State Honors, Iowa State University Alumni Association, Iowa State Admissions

SakLab Research Assistant, Logan Roberts (Biology) at LAS Commencement, Spring 2025. Sakaguchi Lab @ ISU, Biology Program @ ISU, GDCBISU, Iowa State College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University, Iowa State University Alumni Association, Iowa State Admissions

ISU 2025 Commencement- congratulations to all the graduates

World Reef Awareness Day is celebrated annually on June 1st. This day is dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of coral reefs and the need to protect them.