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Kitada Lab
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A lab that uses mice and rats to search for genes involved in human diseases.
AboutAbout the lab
Understanding human disease through laboratory animals.
The Kitada Lab uses laboratory animals such as mice and rats to investigate the causes of diseases of the central nervous system and the reproductive system.
The lab creates genetically modified mice and rats and examines how genes involved in human diseases function.
It is steady, painstaking genetics research: the researchers raise the animals themselves and repeatedly observe phenotypes and determine genotypes.
In its faculty profile, the lab invites students to spend a year experiencing genetics research.
Key terms
- Meiosis
- A special type of cell division that occurs when sperm and eggs are produced. After the division, the number of chromosomes is halved.
- Phenotype
- The observable traits of an organism, such as body shape and behavior. It is determined by genotype and environment.
- Genotype
- The combination of genes an organism carries. By comparing it with the phenotype, researchers identify which genes determine a trait.
ResearchResearch themes
Using the nervous and reproductive systems as examples, the lab carefully studies the functions of individual genes and the networks among genes. By creating genetically modified mice and rats, it works to understand the functions of genes involved in human diseases.
*Illustrative imageMechanisms of meiosis in mammals
When meiosis fails, sperm are not produced, which causes infertility. Using mice and rats, the lab aims to elucidate the mechanisms of meiosis specific to mammals, including humans.
*Illustrative imageGenetically modified animals and disease genes
The lab creates a variety of genetically modified mice and rats and investigates how genes involved in human diseases function in the body.
MembersFaculty
- Associate ProfessorKazuhiro Kitada
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Report an errorAbout the images
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: “Rat eating or praying?” Jean-Etienne Poirrier / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Mechanisms of meiosis in mammals: “Diakinesis” Vallusruti / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Genetically modified animals and disease genes: “Knockout Mice5006-300” Maggie Bartlett, NHGRI. / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Morphology and Function III Lab): “Arabidopsis thal background” Reo On / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Kuroiwa-Chikami-Yang Lab): “Chicken embryo” Mjeltsch / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Miwa Lab): “Rapsfeld Rapeseed Brassica napus” Richard Bartz, Munich aka Makro Freak / CC BY-SA 2.5 (cropped)
- Related lab (Diversity Biology Ib Lab): “Drosophila mimica” Shchurch / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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