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Minoru Suzuki, Professor
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The Particle Radiation Oncology Lab has carried out boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) using neutron beams from the research reactor (KUR) in more than 580 cases, the most in the world. These results, together with the successful development of an accelerator-based BNCT irradiation system, were put into practical use in 2020, when accelerator-based BNCT for head and neck cancer began as a medical treatment at medical institutions. The lab's new mission is now "interdisciplinary, translational research aimed at developing new cancer treatments using quantum beams."
Takuro Mochizuki, Professor
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Professor Takuro Mochizuki studies differential geometry and algebraic geometry in the Fundamental Mathematical Sciences Division of the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences. Beginning with research on the singularities of harmonic bundles, Professor Mochizuki established the theory of objects known as mixed twistor D-modules. In recent years, Professor Mochizuki has been trying to apply the results and insights obtained so far to related objects and more concrete subjects. Specifically, the lab studies solutions of the two-dimensional Toda equation, and instantons and monopoles with periodicity.
Yoshiko Ogata, Professor
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The Ogata Lab studies quantum spin systems, a fundamental model of quantum statistical mechanics, in the field of mathematical physics. It focuses on the state of matter cooled to absolute zero (the ground state) and the gap just above its energy (the spectral gap). Models with a spectral gap are also related to quantum computers that are robust against noise, and the lab works on the problem of classifying such models. The lab pursues research that shows, with mathematical rigor, what physicists have conjectured.
Kazushige Terui, Associate Professor
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The Terui Lab studies proofs themselves from the standpoint of mathematical logic. A proof is a means of doing mathematics, but it can also be an object of mathematics: when represented appropriately, the mathematical structure behind it comes into view. Under the Curry–Howard correspondence, a proof can be regarded as (to a certain extent) the same thing as a functional program, so it also has an aspect as a "medium of computation." The lab approaches the subject from various perspectives, including computational complexity, games, denotational semantics, and algebraic semantics.
Keizo Tomonaga, Professor
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Every virus multiplies and spreads by skillfully exploiting the machinery of the organism it infects. Understanding viruses leads not only to understanding their pathogenicity and survival strategies, but also to clarifying how life itself works. Viruses, which infect every kind of organism on Earth, are also thought to have been indispensable partners in our evolution. The RNA Virus Lab (Tomonaga Lab) takes "understanding viruses to explore life" as its research goal.
Takeshi Noda, Professor
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The Ultrastructural Virology Lab (Noda Lab) focuses on viruses that cause disease in humans, such as influenza virus, Ebola virus, and Lassa virus, and aims to elucidate how they replicate inside cells and how they cause disease. The lab specializes in visual analysis using various electron microscopy methods, including cryo-electron microscopy, and can reveal the structures of virus particles and infected cells at a range of resolutions. The lab also incorporates techniques from other fields, such as structural biology and developmental biology.
Hiroyuki Sakai, Associate Professor
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The Cancer Virology Lab (Sakai group) studies virus–cell interactions in detail, aiming to elucidate how viral infection causes cancer and to develop ways to control it. Its main research subject is human papillomavirus, which causes cervical cancer. Regarding the admission of graduate students, prospective applicants are advised to contact the lab.
Daisuke Morita, Assistant Professor
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The Cell Regulation Lab studies immunology from a new angle called "lipid immunity." Unlike conventional T cells that recognize proteins (peptides), there are known to be T cells that recognize lipids and lipid-linked peptides. The lab aims to elucidate the full picture of this new form of immunity and to develop new lipid vaccines. Regarding the admission of graduate students, prospective applicants are advised to contact the lab.
Akihisa Kato, Professor
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The Viral Molecular Pathogenesis Lab (Kato Lab) studies large DNA viruses such as herpes simplex virus and cytomegalovirus, working to understand infectious diseases and to uncover biological phenomena. Viruses not only cause disease but also serve as a "mirror of life" that reveals hidden, unknown rules of living systems. The lab analyzes the battle between viruses and their hosts at the molecular level, aiming to discover principles of life not yet in textbooks and to create new treatments. The lab welcomes anyone who wants to take on the mysteries of life, regardless of background.
Hiroshi Kawamoto, Professor
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In hematopoiesis, the differentiation potential of multipotent hematopoietic stem cells becomes progressively restricted, giving rise to progenitor cells of various lineages. The Regenerative Immunology Lab (Kawamoto Lab) aims to analyze the mechanisms that determine the fate of progenitor cells in this process, with particular emphasis on the pathway leading to T cells. The lab also conducts research on the evolutionary origins of blood cells. The lab is also developing cancer treatments that use T cells regenerated from iPS cells or ES cells, and is preparing a clinical trial targeting acute myeloid leukemia.
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