Conferences and Symposiums

24. Bhandari, R.K., Okubo, K., En-lieng, L., and Nagahama, Y. Generation of brain-aromatase-GFP medaka lines: model for environmental toxicity research. 6th International Symposium on Fish Endocrinology. Calgary, Canada June 22-27, 2008.

23. Bhandari, R.K., Nakamura, M., Kobayashi, T., and Nagahama, Y. Evidence for the existence of Sexually bipotential germ and somatic cells in the adult ovaries of a gonochoristic fish species. “Sex Determination and Gametogenesis in Fish: Current Status and Future Challenges”. An International Symposium in Honor of Professor Yoshitaka Nagahama. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. 30 May to June 1, 2008.

22. Bhandari, R.K., Clement, T., Sadler-Riggleman, I., Skinner, MK. SRY regulation of Tcf21, a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, during male sex determination. 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction. Kona, Hawaii, USA. 27-30 May, 2008

21. 21. Bhandari, R.K., Cui, Jianzhou*, Lau, En-Lieng, Okubo, K. and Nagahama, Y. (2007). Generation of aromatase-GFP transgenic medaka (Oryzias latipes) lines with fluorescence in the somatic cells of the ovaries. 8^th International Symposium on Reproductive Physiology of Fish. RENNES, France.  June 3-8, 2007.

20. Bhandari R. K., Nakamura, M. and Nagahama, Y. Evidence for existence of sexual plasticity in the adult gonochoristic fish. 4th International Symposium on Vertebrate Sex Determination and Differentiation. Kona Hawaii, USA. April 9-14, 2006.

19. Bhandari R.K., En-Lieng, L., Okubo, K., Suzuki, A., and Nagahama, Y. Generation of aromatase-GFP transgenic medaka lines with fluorescence in the somatic cells of the ovaries. 17th Annual meeting of Fisheries Society of Japan. Kochi University, Shikoku, Japan. March 29- April 2, 2006.

18. Bhandari R.K. Consequences of estrogen removal in female fish. Invited Seminar at Sesoko Station, Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan. June 21, 2005.

17. Bhandari, R.K., Nakamura, M. and Nagahama, Y. Estrogen is essential for maintenance of female sex in fish. 15th International Congress of Comparative Endocrinology, Boston, USA, May 23-28, 2005.

16. Bhandari, R.K., Nakamura, M. and Nagahama, Y. Estrogen is essential for maintenance of female sex in fish. 17th annual meeting of Japanese Society of Fisheries Science, Tokyo, Japan, April 1-4, 2005.

15. Bhandari, R.K., Nakamura, M. and Nagahama, Y. Estrogen: master of the sexes? A Satellite Symposium on Physiology of Fish. Sesoko Station, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan, November 4-5, 2004.

14. Bhandari, R.K., Komuro, H., Higa, M., Nagahama, Y., and Nakamura, M. The role of estrogen in protogynous sex change honeycomb grouper (Epinephelus merra). 5th International Symposium on Fish Endocrinology, Institute of Aquaculture Torre de la Sal, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Castellon, Spain, September 5-9, 2004.

1.3 Bhandari, R.K., Higa, M., Nagahama, Y., and Nakamura, M. Sex reversal of adult gonochoristic fish. 5th International Symposium on Fish Endocrinology, Institute of Aquaculture Torre de la Sal, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Castellon, Spain, September 5-9, 2004.

12. Bhandari, R.K., Komuro, H. and Higa, M., Nagahama, Y., Nakamura, M. Induction of sex change of female honeycomb grouper, Epinephelus merra, by aromatase inhibitor Fadrozole. Aquaculture 2004. Honolulu Hawaii, March 1-5, 2004.

11. Bhandari, R.K., Komuro, H., Nakamura, S., Higa, M., and Nakamura, M. Development of an appropriate biotechnological method for the conservation of groupers, an endangered fish species inhabiting coral reefs in the tropics. Joint workshop of Hokkaido-Kyoto-Ryukyus University on conservation of aquatic ecosystem, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, December 8-9, 2003.

10. Bhandari, R.K., Komuro, H., Nakamura, S., Higa, M., and Nakamura, M. The role of estrogen in protogynous sex change in the honeycomb grouper (Epinephelus merra). Joint symposium on physiology and ecology of aquatic organisms, Ocean Expo Park, Okinawa, Japan, November 13-15, 2003.

9. Bhandari, R.K., Komuro, H., Nakamura, S., Higa, M., and Nakamura, M. Evidence that estrogen regulates sex change of a protogynous hermaphrodite fish. The east China sea: 4th international workshop on oceanography and fishery in the east China sea, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan, November 8-9, 2003.

8. Bhandari, R.K., Komuro, H., Nakamura, S., Higa, M., and Nakamura, M. Estrogen depletion causes sex change of an adult hermaphrodite fish. New Horizons in Molecular Sciences and Systems: An Integrated Approach" Okinawa, Japan, October 16-18, 2003.

7. Bhandari, R.K., Higa, M. and Nakamura, M. Functional sex reversal after ovarain differentiation in the gonochoristic fish, Nile tilapia: endocrine changes. 74th Annual meeting of Zoological Society of Japan. Hakodate, Japan. September 17-21, 2003.

6. Bhandari, R.K. Higa, M. Komuro, H. and Nakamura, M. Aromatase inhibitor induces complete sex change in the protogynous honeycomb grouper Epinephelus merra. Seventh International Symposium on Reproductive Biology of Fish. Mie, Japan. May 18-23, 2003.

5. Bhandari, R.K. , Higa, M., Nakamura, S. and Masaru Nakamura. Endocrine changes during sex change in a protogynous hermaphrodite fish, Epinephelus merra. 15^th Annual meeting of Fisheries Society of Japan. Tokyo University of Fisheries, Tokyo, Japan. April 1-5, 2003.

4. Bhandari, R.K. , Higa, M. Nakamura, S. and Nakamura, M. Aromatase inhibitor induces complete sex change in protogynous fish, Epinephelus merra. Third International Symposium on vertebrate sex determination. Kona, Hawaii, USA. March 24-28, 2003.

3. Bhandari, R.K. Ando, H., Nakamura, M., Urano, A., Ueda H (2002). Effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog on expression of gonadotropin subunits and growth hormone, prolactin, and somatolactin genes in maturing masu salmon. 73^rd meeting of Zoological Society of Japan, Kanazawa, September 23-27, 2002.

2. Bhandari, R. K. Ushikoshi, I., Fukuoka, H., Koide, N., Yamauchi, K. and Ueda, H. (2001). Effects of Rhizopus extract administration on the body growth and sexual maturation in lacustrine Sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka. The 34th meeting of National Salmon Resources Center, Sapporo, Japan. August 31, 2001.

1. Bhandari, R. K. Ushikoshi, I., Fukuoka, H., Koide, N., Yamauchi, K. and Ueda, H. (2001). Effects of administration of Rhizopus extract on the growth and steroid hormone profiles of lacustrine Sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka. Annual meeting of Japanese Society of Fisheries Science, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Japan. April 1-5, 2001.