"Senryu in the Lab" selects and awards poems that humorously express the daily sorrows and joys and sorrows associated with experiments, as well as the "there is a laboratory" that fills life science laboratories once a year. This time, the 9th time, many works were submitted by researchers from all over the country during the application period from July 2022th to August 7nd, 13.After a rigorous screening process, 8 poems were selected as candidates for the Excellence Award. After a popular vote on the website, the "Best Popular Work Award" and "Excellent Popular Work Award" were decided.

　In 2022, the epidemic of the new coronavirus infection has settled down, and daily life is gradually returning to the state before the new coronavirus, such as experiments in the laboratory and participation in academic conferences held in a hybrid way between face-to-face and online. There were many works that included

　In addition, the military invasion of Ukraine by Russia caused a stagnation of international logistics, which affected research life due to delays in the delivery of equipment and reagents.In the midst of the unstable world situation, it was also a year in which the wish for world peace in the laboratory became stronger. This is a phrase that reminds me.

The main award-winning works are as follows.In addition, 60 works were selected for the Gibco 40th Anniversary Special Award and the Applied Biosystems 3th Anniversary Special Award, respectively, and 11 works were selected for the Excellence Award.Award-winning works and past award-winning works can be viewed on the special site.

Best Popular Work Award
“Knowing the world crisis with unreachable reagents” (T-Max)

Excellent Popular Work Award
"Pray for world peace and reproducibility" (Peace Takada)
"Even through the mask you can read the face of the boss" (moldoi)

Reference: [Thermo Fisher Scientific Japan Group] We will do it this year! "Senryu in the Lab 2022"