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Nakamura Lab
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The lab explores how the circadian clock and odors work in the brain.
AboutAbout the lab
Research on the circadian clock and odors in the brain
The Nakamura Lab studies the circadian clock and odors in the brain.
Focusing mainly on brain function and sensory organ function in mammals and insects, the lab uses a variety of methods, including genetic engineering, cell biology, and behavioral science.
Currently, the lab mainly studies the circadian clock, using tools such as genetically modified mice that glow in a 24-hour cycle.
The lab believes that developing ways to regulate the function of the circadian clock is important for disease prevention, and is particularly interested in regulation by odors.
Key terms
- Circadian clock
- A mechanism inside the body that generates a 24-hour rhythm.
- Genetically modified mouse
- A mouse whose genes have been artificially altered. This lab mainly uses mice that glow in a 24-hour cycle.
- Genetic engineering
- Technology for manipulating and utilizing genes.
ResearchResearch themes
The Nakamura Lab focuses on the circadian clock and odors in the brain. It investigates how the circadian clock generates its rhythm and how to correct disruptions to it, as well as how odors affect appetite, and also explores whether the firefly's light-emitting system could be applied to humans to diagnose diseases.
*Illustrative imageMechanisms of the circadian clock and odors
The lab investigates how the circadian clock generates a 24-hour rhythm and how to correct disruptions to it. How odors affect appetite and how habituation to odors occurs are also research themes.
*Illustrative imageApplication of the firefly's light-emitting system
This research applies the firefly's light-emitting system to humans. The lab is exploring whether diseases could be diagnosed by making humans glow like fireflies.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Nakamura Lab are faculty, a visiting professor, and master's and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- Assistant ProfessorAtsushi Nakamura
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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: “The master circadian clock in the human brain” Ian B Hickie, Sharon L Naismith, Rébecca Robillard, Elizabeth M Scott, and Daniel F Hermens / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Mechanisms of the circadian clock and odors: “Circadian CLOCK protein” AtikaAtikawa / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Application of the firefly's light-emitting system: “Glowing termite mound” Whaldener Endo / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Nobuyuki Nakamura Lab): “Ion Trap ( )” National Institute of Standards and Technology / Public domain (cropped)
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