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Asahi Lab
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The lab investigates everything from the handedness of matter to the mechanisms of living things, across multiple fields.
AboutAbout the lab
Interdisciplinary research on material properties and life.
The Asahi Lab studies a wide range of subjects, from the chirality and optical properties of matter to biomolecules, insects, and materials design.
The lab has three divisions, Biology, Physical Properties Science, and Materials Informatics, and each division carries out its research through groups.
The lab's approach is to combine physical chemistry, biology, and data science methods.
The lab also accepts doctoral and master's students from other schools and universities.
Key terms
- Chirality
- The property of a molecule or crystal that cannot be superimposed on its mirror image, like a right hand and a left hand
- HAUP method
- An optical measurement method developed to measure the optical rotation and birefringence of a crystal simultaneously
- Materials informatics
- A field that brings information science methods such as machine learning into materials development to make exploration more efficient
NewsLab news
A doctoral student received an Excellent Poster Award at Molecular Chirality 2026
A paper on the circular dichroism and optical activity of thalidomide in acetonitrile was accepted by Chemistry Letters
A paper on the HAUP method, which measures birefringence and dichroism simultaneously, was accepted
A student received a Student Presentation Award at the 106th Annual Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan (Spring 2026)
A paper reporting a new allergen found in the proteins of edible crickets was accepted
ResearchResearch themes
The Asahi Lab uses methods from physical chemistry, biology, and data science across fields to study both the properties of matter and biological phenomena. The lab is divided into three divisions, Biology, Physical Properties Science, and Materials Informatics, and each division carries out its research through further groups.
*Illustrative imageBiology Division
With five groups, Molecular Biology, Insects, Health Science, Computational Biology, and Cultured Meat, the division studies biological phenomena at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels. For example, the Molecular Biology Group investigates a protein that both targets unneeded proteins for degradation and protects DNA from damage.
*Illustrative imagePhysical Properties Science Division
The division studies the optical and electrical properties of matter, focusing on the chirality of thalidomide, simultaneous measurement of optical rotation and birefringence by the HAUP method, and electrochemistry. It has two groups, the Physical Properties Group and the Electrochemistry Group.
*Illustrative imageMaterials Informatics Division
The division studies methods that combine statistical modeling and machine learning with experimental data to make materials design and exploration more efficient. It works on data-driven research on perovskite solar cells and on developing methods for crystal structure prediction.
MembersFaculty
The Asahi Lab's members consist of faculty, researchers, secretaries, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorToru Asahi
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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.
- Top image: “Ibuprofen-crystals-polarized-light-microscopy” Janeklass / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Biology Division: “Zweifleckgrille Gryllus bimaculatus 1” Holger Krisp / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Physical Properties Science Division: “Calcite and double refraction (GeoDIL number - 670)” Twyla Baker / CC0 (cropped)
- Materials Informatics Division: “Perovskite solar cell” Dennis Schroeder / National Renewable Energy Laboratory / Public domain (cropped)
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