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Molecular Neurobiology Lab
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A lab that explores how glial cells build and support the brain.
AboutAbout the lab
Deciphering the interaction between neurons and glia
The Molecular Neurobiology Lab studies the interactions between neurons and glial cells in the brain.
Focusing on microglia and astrocytes among glial cells, the lab investigates what roles they play in neurogenesis, synapse formation, and the maintenance of brain homeostasis.
Through this research, the lab aims to contribute to understanding developmental disorders and cerebrovascular diseases caused by glial abnormalities.
The lab welcomes motivated students who are interested in the molecular mechanisms of glial function.
Key terms
- Glial cells
- Cells that make up the brain together with neurons. In the human brain, they far outnumber neurons.
- Synapse
- The site where neurons connect with each other and pass information between them.
- Brain homeostasis
- The function that keeps conditions inside the brain constant.
NewsLab news
Doctoral and master's students win awards at Tsukuba Global Science Week 2026
A postdoctoral researcher's review article published in Bioscience and Industry
A doctoral student's review article accepted for publication in Biol Pharm Bull
A doctoral student's paper accepted for publication in Front Aging Neurosci
A doctoral student's paper accepted for publication in Molecular Brain
ResearchResearch themes
In recent years, glial cells have drawn attention because neurons alone cannot regulate the formation of the complex brain or higher-order brain functions. The lab aims to clarify how neurons and glial cells interact, and to contribute to understanding developmental disorders and cerebrovascular diseases caused by glial abnormalities.
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MembersFaculty
The members of the Molecular Neurobiology Lab consist of faculty members, postdoctoral researchers, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- Assistant ProfessorFuminori Tsuruta
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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: “All that glitters in the brain” BrainsRusDC / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Roles of Microglia and Astrocytes: “Glial cells in the mouse spinal cord” xtream1101 (archive user) / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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