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Kazuhiro Aoki, Professor
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The Quantitative Biology Lab (Aoki Lab) studies how cells sense various substances outside the cell, process that information through intracellular reaction networks, and determine their own fate. While developing quantitative measurement and perturbation technologies, the lab investigates how cells process information (encoding) and how they determine their fate (decoding). Through an approach that also includes reconstructing cells in a computer, the lab aims to address the fundamental question of what it means to be alive. The lab also has a branch at the Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS).
Toshie Kai, Professor
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The Reproductive Biology group (Kai Group) uses Drosophila to study the mechanisms of germ cells, which carry life forward beyond the life and death of the individual. The group aims to elucidate how germline stem cells are maintained, how they mature into eggs and sperm, and how the genome is kept stable by non-coding RNAs, including piRNAs. The Usui Group in the same division studies the neural mechanisms that regulate nociceptive escape behavior in Drosophila larvae. Prof. Kai also holds a concurrent appointment in the Graduate School of Science and teaches in the Faculty of Science, so undergraduates can also carry out their graduation research in the lab.
Takane Katayama, Professor
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The Microbial Cell Mechanisms Lab (Katayama Group) studies the symbiotic relationship between the bacteria living in the human gut and their human host. The lab calls compounds through which the host and gut bacteria influence each other's functions "symbiogenic factors," and focuses on the relationship between bifidobacteria and human milk oligosaccharides, one such factor. Associate Professor Katoh studies gut bacterial enzymes that degrade mucin glycans, and Assistant Professor Sasaki reported in January 2026 on how bifidobacteria from gum-feeding primates use gum-derived carbohydrates. The lab is part of the Graduate School of Life Sciences, and students join it at the graduate level.
Miyako Tanaka, Professor
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The Molecular Nutrition and Metabolism Lab studies why obesity causes inflammation in the body, focusing on the relationship between nutrition, metabolism, and immunity. Obesity causes mild chronic inflammation throughout the body and contributes to the onset and progression of various diseases, which is why it is said that "obesity is the root of all diseases." The lab's main research topics are the chronic persistence of inflammation driven by cell death, disease development through cell-to-cell and organ-to-organ networks, and the mechanisms behind qualitative and quantitative changes in overnutrition and ectopic fat accumulation. The lab is part of the Graduate School of Life Sciences, and students join it at the graduate level.
Hirokazu Toju, Professor
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The Ecology and Evolution Lab explores the principles that drive complex living systems, using relationships among organisms such as symbiosis (interspecies interactions) as a clue. Its main research subjects are symbioses between plants and microbes and between fish and microbes. It also works with fungi, bacteria, insects, and soil animals, and uses gut microbiota data from humans and mice. In addition to field surveys, laboratory experiments, molecular experiments, and culturing of microbial strains, the lab uses theoretical and informatics approaches. The lab is part of the Graduate School of Life Sciences, and students join it at the graduate level.
Kazuhiko Takahara, Associate Professor
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The Biological Response Lab mainly studies dendritic cells and lectins. Dendritic cells take up foreign substances and the body's own components, and pass that information to T cells to trigger an immune response. Research topics concern sugars and immunity, including C-type lectins that recognize sugars on pathogens. In addition to graduate students, fourth-year undergraduates in the Faculty of Science also belong to the lab.
Yukako Oda, Professor
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The Higher-Order Structure Dynamics Lab studies how adhesion between cells (cell-cell adhesion) is regulated in the epithelial tissues of multicellular organisms. Epithelial tissues such as the skin and digestive tract are exposed to stresses such as damage, infection, inflammation, and changes in osmotic pressure, but the body's homeostasis is maintained because cell-cell adhesion is regulated and repaired. Research centers on a new bioactive peptide, identified independently by the lab, that induces the formation of tight junctions. The lab belongs to the Graduate School of Biostudies, and students join it at the graduate level.
CARLTON Peter-Mark, Associate Professor
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The Carlton Lab studies how chromosomes behave during meiosis, the cell division that produces sperm and eggs. Using C. elegans as a model organism, the lab investigates the molecular mechanisms that control chromosome behavior, mainly through genetics and microscopy. In humans, errors in meiosis lead to infertility and congenital chromosomal abnormalities. With many international students, the lab offers an international environment where students learn research and English at the same time, and it is recruiting graduate students.
Takaaki Yasuhara, Professor
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The Genome Damage Response Lab studies how cells respond to and repair damage in the genome caused by stress such as radiation. When this response mechanism breaks down, it leads to diseases such as cancer, through abnormalities in transcriptionally active sites and gene regions, which are considered especially important parts of the genome. The lab investigates when, where, and why chromosomal translocations, in which parts of chromosomes are rejoined to different partners, occur, aiming to understand the molecular mechanisms behind disease. It is a field within the Graduate School of Biostudies, and students join the lab at the graduate level.
Hiroshi Harada, Professor
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The Harada Lab (Cancer Cell Biology) studies the mechanisms by which cancer recurs and metastasizes. Inside a tumor there are diverse microenvironments, including regions lacking oxygen and nutrients, and it is becoming clear that some cancer cells within them acquire resistance to radiotherapy and malignant traits. Focusing on HIF-1, which is responsible for adaptation to hypoxia, the lab aims to clarify these mechanisms and lead to the establishment of new treatments. It is a field within the Graduate School of Biostudies, and students join the lab at the graduate level.
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