Labs in Nagoya University

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A lab that uses mass spectrometry to study proteins carrying glycans.

Project Professor Hiroyuki Kaji of the Glycan Big Data Center studies glycoproteomics, which uses mass spectrometry to analyze glycans attached to proteins. Glycosylation is one of the post-translational modifications of proteins, and in a paper he states that many challenges remain to be solved in its analysis. He has published papers on developing analysis software for studying how glycans are attached and on comparing glycans across tissues. He is also a co-author of a paper from Japan's Human Glycome Atlas Project.

#Glycoproteomics #Mass spectrometry #Glycosylation

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AI基盤部門（澤田 隆介） (introduction coming soon)

Drug discovery methods that predict the pharmacological actions of compounds using AI and machine learning models built on comprehensive computational evaluation of compound–protein interactions; protein binding affinity, cheminformatics

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数理解析部門（張 秉元） (introduction coming soon)

The Institute for Glyco-core Research (iGCORE) is an integrated glycoscience research hub established by Nagoya University and Gifu University under the Tokai National Higher Education and Research System, bringing together world-leading researchers in glycochemistry and imaging (Gifu University) and glycobiology and glycomedicine (Nagoya University). The Nagoya University side consists of the Center for Integrated Glyco-Biomedical Sciences (Molecular Physiology and Dynamics Division, Cell and Organism Regulation Division) and the Glyco Big Data Center (Mathematical Analysis Division, Structural Analysis Division, AI Platform Division), and promotes large-scale projects such as the Human Glycome Project. Large-scale data from innovative technologies such as sequencing and mass spectrometry offer new challenges and opportunities. We develop analysis tools based on state-of-the-art statistical modeling and machine learning, and conduct interdisciplinary research aimed at elucidating and understanding unknown mechanisms of biological systems from large-scale data. Specialties: statistical science, machine learning, bioinformatics

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A lab that studies the generation and use of synchrotron radiation.

The Takashima-Ito Lab is a lab in the Light Source Division of the Nagoya University Synchrotron Radiation Research Center. The lab's website lists the development of and research on a compact electron accelerator that generates synchrotron radiation, along with the beamlines and measurement instruments that use that light. It also lists, as another pillar, using light to clarify the electronic states of various materials. However, the information on the lab's website dates from around 2015.

#Synchrotron radiation #Electron accelerators #Beamlines

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A lab that uses synchrotron radiation and the XAFS method to look inside materials in 2D and 3D.

The Tabuchi Lab studies applications of synchrotron radiation to materials science, in particular synchrotron radiation measurement centered on the XAFS method. Research begins with learning what XAFS is and what can be learned from measurements that use synchrotron radiation. Currently, the lab aims to realize measurements that quickly make the chemical state of materials visible in 2D and 3D, using a new method that simultaneously measures transmission images at multiple energies. As part of the Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, the lab also explores research and measurement possibilities that make use of the Aichi Synchrotron Radiation Center (Aichi SR).

#Synchrotron radiation #XAFS #2D and 3D measurement

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A lab that studies everything from the generation of synchrotron light to the electronic states of materials.

The Takashima-Ito Lab works on a compact electron accelerator that generates synchrotron light, as well as the beamlines and measurement instruments used to make use of that light. It also takes as a research theme the use of light to clarify the electronic states of various materials. On the organization page of Nagoya University's Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Professor Yoshifumi Takashima is listed under the light source division, and Associate Professor Takahiro Ito under the Synchrotron Radiation Utilization Research Division.

#Synchrotron radiation #Compact electron accelerators #Electronic states

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A research group that uses X-ray crystal structure analysis to see how photosynthetic proteins work.

The ASBiM Group uses X-ray crystal structure analysis to study the structure and function of proteins involved in photosynthesis. Its main subject is phycocyanin, an antenna protein that cyanobacteria use to collect light. The group has studied, at the atomic level, how ions of heavy metals such as mercury and lead interfere with the function of this protein. Currently, it is investigating how light energy is collected and transferred within phycocyanin, using methods that track changes over very short times.

#Crystal structure analysis #Photosynthesis #Phycocyanin

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The lab explores applications of plasma to the environment and medicine, from plasma generation and diagnostics to practical use.

In the Plasma Science Division of the Low-Temperature Plasma Science Research Center, Associate Professor Takayoshi Tsutsumi specializes in plasma electronics and studies plasma processes and plasma diagnostics and measurement. Associate Professor Tsutsumi is also a faculty member of the research group "Plasma Nanoprocess Science" in the Department of Electronics (a cooperating chair with the Low-Temperature Plasma Science Research Center). This group's research fields are broad, including thin-film silicon solar cells, GaN power devices, plasma medical science, and agricultural and environmental applications.

#Plasma processing #Plasma diagnostics and measurement #Plasma medical science

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The lab aims to achieve material conversion and new materials through plasma measurement and data analysis.

The Green DX Plasma Division is a research division of the Low-Temperature Plasma Science Research Center, working on standardization, implementation, and data accumulation for plasma particle measurement. It aims to build a foundation for data analysis using measurement science and informatics, and to accelerate collaboration and integration with diverse fields. Toward achieving carbon neutrality, it aims to create processes for material resource circulation through plasma-based material conversion. It also aims to create materials with new functions from low-dimensional materials and nanoparticles.

#Plasma particle measurement #Chemical transformation #Novel functional materials

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The lab is a plasma bio research division that works on applying low-temperature plasma to bio fields.

The Plasma Bio Division is a division of the Low-Temperature Plasma Science Research Center that works on applying low-temperature plasma to bio fields. Professor Hiromasa Tanaka and Associate Professor Kae Nakamura are introduced as the "Life Electronics" research group on the Department of Electronics page of the Graduate School of Engineering. The Department of Electronics page explains that solutions irradiated with plasma have been named "plasma-activated solutions," and that they have been found to have various effects on cells, tissues, and whole organisms. The members page lists plasma cancer treatment research and research aimed at plasma-based treatment of gynecologic cancer as faculty research themes.

#Plasma medicine #Plasma agriculture #Plasma molecular biology