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Environmental Molecular Microbiology Lab
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A lab that investigates cell growth from both genetic and environmental perspectives.
AboutAbout the lab
From exploring the principles of life to technological innovation.
The Environmental Molecular Microbiology Lab focuses on cell growth and studies the operating principles of cells.
The lab views cells as complex systems shaped by both genetic and environmental factors, and also develops foundational technologies related to cell growth.
By combining biological experiments such as cell culture with computational methods such as machine learning, the lab comprehensively and quantitatively analyzes cells from genotype to phenotype.
The lab's website is presented under the name "Ying Lab."
Key terms
- machine learning
- A method in which a computer learns patterns from data and uses them for tasks such as prediction
- ecological niche
- The position that an organism occupies within an ecosystem
- serum-free medium
- A culture medium for growing cells that does not contain serum
ResearchResearch themes
Adaptation, evolution, coexistence, and persistence of organisms are evaluated through cell growth. The lab comprehensively and quantitatively analyzes cells from genotype to phenotype, aiming to understand life phenomena and to develop foundational technologies related to cell growth.
*Illustrative imagePredicting cell growth with machine learning
How the components of a culture medium affect bacterial growth is complex, but the lab showed that machine learning can help in understanding it. This work is introduced as a representative example of the lab's research.
*Illustrative imageExploring evolution and ecology through bacterial growth
The lab analyzed bacterial growth on a large scale in tightly controlled laboratory conditions and proposed a new method for revealing the relationship between ecological niches in nature and evolution.
*Illustrative imageDeveloping serum-free media with AI
The lab had AI learn biological variability and developed a high-performance serum-free medium. Cell culture is a foundational technology widely used in fields such as pharmaceutical production, regenerative medicine, food science, and materials engineering.
*Illustrative imageHow genetic and environmental changes affect growth
Genetic and environmental factors both affect cell growth, so research that evaluates their interaction together is needed. The lab investigated the effects of genetic and environmental changes on bacterial growth that cancel each other out.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Environmental Molecular Microbiology Lab consist of faculty members and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorAkira Nakamura
- Associate ProfessorBeiwen Ying
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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: “Bacteria on everyday objects” Manjunaf / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Predicting cell growth with machine learning: “Microbiology cabinet” Luis Fernando Flores LAB / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Exploring evolution and ecology through bacterial growth: “Lactose fermenting colonies of Escherichia coli” Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya / CC0 (cropped)
- Developing serum-free media with AI: “Cell culture flat flasks-set” Lilly_M / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- How genetic and environmental changes affect growth: “Smartphone colorimetry – 96-well microplate with serial dilutions of coloured solutions” Mdc-science / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Stress Adaptation Microbiology Lab): “Horizontal laboratory microbiology shaker Innova 4330” real name: Matylda Sęk pl.wiki: Cygaretka commons: Cygaretka / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Industrial Microbial Resources Lab): “Microbiological seeding” Nycterixnycterix / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Bioreaction Engineering Lab): “P04971 homology model thrombin-like enzyme batroxobin” Fvasconcellos (talk · contribs) / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Microbial Breeding Engineering Lab): “Large oak fermentation tanks” David / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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