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Pulmonary Morphogenesis Lab
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A lab that investigates how the lungs and bronchi are formed and how they regenerate.
AboutAbout the lab
From respiratory development and regeneration to the foundations of life.
The Pulmonary Morphogenesis lab approaches fundamental phenomena of life through research on the development and regeneration of the respiratory system.
The respiratory system functions when cells that have differentiated into branching bronchi and small sac-like structures are properly arranged. These complex structures are built during embryonic development, and stem cells are deeply involved.
Focusing in particular on the maturation of the respiratory system from late development through the neonatal period, and on regeneration after tissue injury in adults, the lab studies the mechanisms of development and regeneration that are maintained throughout life.
The lab is the Pulmonary Morphogenesis Team at RIKEN, and it accepts graduate students from the Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine through the cooperative graduate school program.
Key terms
- Stem cell
- A cell that can divide to produce copies of itself while also being able to become various other types of cells
- Organoid
- A small organ-like tissue made by culturing stem cells and other cells in three dimensions
- Pluripotent stem cell
- A stem cell, such as an ES cell or iPS cell, that can become almost any type of cell in the body
- Alveoli
- Tiny sacs deep in the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged
ResearchResearch themes
Using mouse genetics and human pluripotent stem cells, the lab conducts research with methods such as mouse developmental engineering, organoid culture, high-resolution live imaging, and directed differentiation from ES/iPS cells.
*Illustrative imageBuilding the respiratory system from the fetal to the neonatal period
The lab aims to uncover the principles by which, from the fetal period through the neonatal period, bronchi branch and cells are arranged to form the respiratory system.
*Illustrative imageRegeneration of injury by stem cells
The respiratory system has long been thought to be an organ that does not regenerate once damaged, but it has become clear that tissue stem cells have mechanisms to repair and regenerate injury. The lab studies how stem cells regenerate injury in adults.
*Illustrative imageModeling respiratory diseases
The lab conducts research to model respiratory diseases. Why development and regeneration have so much in common, and whether this is also linked to disease, are questions that remain unanswered.
*Illustrative imageReconstructing respiratory tissue
The lab conducts research on reconstructing respiratory tissue. When tissue stem cells taken from living lung tissue are cultured in three dimensions, alveolar organoids can be generated.
MembersFaculty
- Visiting ProfessorMitsuru Morimoto
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “3D Medical Animation Bronchus Description” https://www.scientificanimations.com / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Building the respiratory system from the fetal to the neonatal period: “Bronchus in Persian” فرهنگنامه پارکر. جلد ۱۰ / Public domain (cropped)
- Regeneration of injury by stem cells: “Bronchi” Jpogi at English Wikipedia / Public domain (cropped)
- Modeling respiratory diseases: “Respiratory system - Inflamed bronchus -- Smart-Servier” Laboratoires Servier / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Reconstructing respiratory tissue: “Intestinal organoid” Meritxell Huch / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (RIKEN Neural Stem Cell Research Lab): “Neural stem cell” Joseph Elsbernd / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Neuroscience and Cognitive Neurophysiology Lab): “Basal Ganglia Go and NoGo Pathways” Colder B / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (IFOM-KU International Joint Lab): “Chromatin bridges viewed using immunofluorescence” Hrz2 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Gastrointestinal Tumor Control and Organ Regeneration Surgery Lab): “Plastic Surgeon Performing Surgery in Operating Room” Tyler Frew MD / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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