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Hatakeyama Lab
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A theory lab that explores the universal rules shared by all living things.
AboutAbout the lab
Research that changes how we see life.
The Hatakeyama Lab studies problems in universal biology, biophysics, and systems biology, mainly using theoretical methods.
Its goal is research that, once the results are known, changes how we see living things and biological phenomena.
The lab looks for universal properties that hold across a wide range of organisms, regardless of individual details.
Based at the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI), the lab accepts students and researchers.
Key terms
- Universal biology
- A field that seeks the properties and rules common to life, beyond the differences between individual organisms
- Robustness and plasticity
- The property of keeping function intact despite external changes (robustness), and the property of being able to change to suit circumstances (plasticity)
- Circadian clock
- A mechanism inside living organisms that keeps a rhythm with a period of about 24 hours
NewsLab news
Paper published in “PRX Life”
Paper published on the evolvability of the toxin adaptation system in yeast
Paper published in “Physical Review Letters”
Paper published on a model in which two types of self-propelled particles form order
ResearchResearch themes
The lab investigates universal properties shared by living systems, mainly through theoretical methods. Its subjects so far have included circadian clocks, metabolic systems, cell-to-cell communication in yeast, and evolutionary theory.
*Illustrative imageResistance to change and capacity for change
Research on the robustness and plasticity of living systems. The question is how the mechanisms of living things achieve both resistance to change and capacity to change.
*Illustrative imageTimescales of life
Chemical reactions proceed extremely fast, yet living things live slowly by comparison. The lab explores how the timescales on which organisms live are determined.
*Illustrative imageEvolution of living systems
The lab explores what rules govern the evolution of living systems. It also asks how the complexity that accompanies the emergence of multicellularity and the organization of ecosystems and societies evolves.
MembersFaculty
The Hatakeyama Lab's members consist of faculty, postdocs, master's and undergraduate students, visiting researchers, and a secretary.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorHatakeyama TetsuhiroPublications ↗
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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: “Yeast membrane proteins” Masur / CC BY 2.5 (cropped)
- Resistance to change and capacity for change: “MetabolicNetworkBLCK” J3D3 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Timescales of life: “Hourglass with sand” John Morgan / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Evolution of living systems: “Mikrofoto.de-volvox-4” Frank Fox / CC BY-SA 3.0 de (cropped)
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