- NewPress: Synthesized basement membranes direct the differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells into pancreatic lineages.
- 2010 Supplemental Recruitment of COE Research Associates (post-doctoral fellows)
- Global COE Research Funding Project for Young Scientists
- Open Recruitment of COE Junior Research Associate (graduate student)
- GCOE Collaborative Research Travel Award for Young Scientists (FY2010)
- List of special skills and facilities were disclosed
- GCOE Travel Awards for Young Scientists (FY2010)
- GCOE Support for English editing (FY2010)
- Professor Nakao has become the new director of IMEG (April 1. 2010)






