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25 February 2020

Cancellation of the International Symposium: Hiroshima Laboratory of Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF) is scheduled to hold an international symposium.

Cancellation of the International Symposium We ...

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21 February 2020

RERF scientist speaks at 3^rd Peace Guide General Assembly in Nagasaki

Several groups of peace volunteers—people who work...

RERF scientist speaks at 3<sup>rd</sup> Peace Guide General Assembly in Nagasaki

18 February 2020

Announcing cancellation of facility tours: RERF has decided to not accept reservations for RERF facility tours during the months of February and March, given the rise in number of coronavirus cases. This policy was put in place out of utmost concern for the safety of RERF’s study participants. How this matter will be handled starting in April is as yet undecided. We ask for understanding of our stance regarding this important issue.

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12 February 2020

A paper titled “Misclassification of primary liver cancer in the Life Span Study of atomic bomb survivors” was published in International Journal of Cancer

A paper titled "Misclassification of primary liver...

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6 February 2020

A paper titled “Radiation risk of central nervous system tumors in the Life Span Study of atomic bomb survivors, 1958-2009” was published in European Journal of Epidemiology

A paper titled "Radiation risk of central nervous ...

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21 January 2020

A Look at RERF Overseas Trainees: Introduction to RERF’s trainee system

RERF actively recruits trainees interested in lear...

A Look at RERF Overseas Trainees: Introduction to RERF's trainee system

20 January 2020

A paper titled “Characteristics of induced mutations in offspring derived from irradiated mouse spermatogonia and mature oocytes ” was published in Scientific Reports

A paper titled "Characteristics of induced mutatio...

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16 January 2020

RERF mourns the passing of Dr. Mortimer L. Mendelsohn

We recently learned...

RERF mourns the passing of Dr. Mortimer L. Mendelsohn

24 December 2019

A paper titled “A hypothesis: radiation carcinogenesis may result from tissue injuries and subsequent recovery processes which can act as tumor promoters and lead to an earlier onset of cancer ” was published in British Journal of Radiology

A paper titled "A hypothesis: radiation carcinogen...

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29 November 2019

9^th Meeting Held of the Scientific and Ethics Committee for the Clinical Study of the F₁ Offspring of A-bomb Survivors

The 9th Meeting of ...

9<sup>th</sup> Meeting Held of the Scientific and Ethics Committee for the Clinical Study of the F<sub>1</sub> Offspring of A-bomb Survivors