麻布大学においてオハイオ州立大学生が体験した学習内容 Learning experience of Ohio State University students at Azabu University

オハイオ州立大学(OSU)の海外学習プログラム(Study abroad program)の学生19名が、麻布大学において二日目の研修を行いました。
午前は、生命・環境科学部の川上泰先生、獣医学部の黄鴻堅先生と平健介先生による寄生虫学実習でした。
オハイオの学生たちは海産魚から生きているアニサキス線虫や条虫をみつけ、感銘を受けました。
午後は、いのち博物館を見学した後、生命・環境科学部の小西良子先生と客員研究員の杉浦義紹先生による真菌に関する講義と実習が行われました。
学生たちは食料品真菌中毒とその同定について学び、初めて真菌を顕微鏡で観察しました。

The activity of Ohio State University (OSU) study abroad program students at Azabu University on the second day (May 26, 2016) was doing a veterinary parasitology practical in the morning. The practical class was conducted by Dr. Yasushi Kawakami of the School of Life Science and Environment, and Prof. Ooi Hong Kean and Dr. Kensuke Taira of the School of Veterinary Medicine. The practical involved the detection of anisakids and cestode larvae in fishes. The students were excited and fascinated by the vigorous movement of the worms.
In the afternoon, the students visited the Life Museum of Azabu university (www.azabu-u.ac.jp/sp/life-museum). The students were very much impressed by the well-preserved skeletons of the large animals, the comparison of the skeletons of the various animals as they adapt to their locomotive functions, the display combination of history and science of the university as well as the information being well presented through the exhibits. However, they lamented that the museum would be greatly improved by having more descriptions of the display in English and producing a brochure in English or in other languages. On the contrary, they have also described the museum as impressive, pretty awesome, educational, informative, small but interesting, wide variety of nice collections and having lots of rare skeletons. They hope that the museum will expand in the future and having more visitors, as well as keeping on enriching the minds of others.
The OSU students were then given a lecture on toxicology of mycotoxin by Prof. Yoshiko Konishi of the School of Life Science and Environment, followed by a practical class on toxigenic fungi identification conducted by Dr. Yoshitsugu Sugiura, visiting research fellow of the same school. It was the first time for many of the students to have seen the food toxogenic fungi under the microscope.