少し（だいぶ）前の話ですが，７月１９日，ミネソタ大学の片桐文章先生が札幌を訪れ，スペシャルセミナーをしてくださいました．病原菌が圧倒的なスピードで進化していくなか，植物はそれにどうキャッチアップしているのか，その鍵を握るのはなんなのか，色々に示唆深いお話ばかりで大変楽しみました．その後には中野の研究についてたくさんお話をしていただき，大いにご助言もいただきました．またお会いできることを楽しみにしています！

It’s been a while (quite a while, indeed) since we had Prof. Dr. Fumi Katagiri from the University of Minnesota in Sapporo on the 19th of July. He gave a special talk about how plants cope with pathogens that are evolving much faster than plants do. It was truly inspiring, insightful, evocative, and encouraging. We also had a chance to have him in our office and discuss our ongoing research, where he, of course, gave us invaluable feedback and suggestions. Thanks a lot for dropping by, Fumi, and we look forward to having you again!!