Professor Takahiro Chihara, a core member of HiHA and also JSPS-funded Program for Advancing Strategic International Networks to Accelerate the Circulation of Talented Researchers (S2902), met Dr Liqun Luo (Professor at Stanford University) and held a discussion about their research projects. They have been collaborating with each other regarding olfactory perception and lifespan regulation using Drosophila. They agreed to continue collaboration and make a closer interaction by exchanging information and personnels.