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Masahiro Ueda, Professor
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The Single-Molecule Biology Lab observes biomolecules inside cells one at a time to study how cells process information and move. The lab aims to reveal, at single-molecule resolution, how stochastically acting biomolecules give rise to systems with information-processing and motile functions. Recently, using artificial intelligence techniques such as deep learning together with robotics, the lab developed a cell measurement system that automates everything from microscope operation to image analysis. Members' backgrounds include biology, engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics, and information science.
Satoshi Toda, Associate Professor
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The Cell Function Design Lab studies how cells build complex tissues and organs and generate cell-population functions such as maintaining homeostasis and regeneration. By freely designing the rules of cell–cell interaction and testing the resulting behavior of cell populations, the lab aims to understand how tissues form and to develop new tissue engineering technologies. The lab is also working on developing new therapies based on manipulating cell–cell interactions. The lab is located at the Institute for Protein Research, The University of Osaka, and accepts graduate students from the Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science.
Keiko Tominaga, Associate Professor
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The Life Function Group Lab is a lab at the Suita Campus, in the Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science. In the researcher directory, general neuroscience is listed as the research field of Associate Professor Keiko Tominaga. Titles of papers since 2022 include the mechanism by which the circadian clock responds to light, and the circadian rhythms of maternal behavior and feeding behavior in lactating mice.
Yasuhiro Funahashi, Professor
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The Bioinorganic Chemistry Lab aims to understand the structures and properties of the active centers of metalloenzymes and to elucidate chemically the chemical reactions that take place in living organisms. Another goal is to create new metal complexes and reaction systems inspired by the structures of metalloenzymes and the reactions they carry out. The lab approaches the metal active sites of metalloproteins in two ways: model synthesis using coordination chemistry, and X-ray structure analysis and spectroscopic measurements of proteins. Lab visits are accepted at any time, from both within and outside the university.
Katsumi Imada, Professor
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The Macromolecular Structural Science Lab studies how biological molecular machines work, starting with the bacterial flagellar motor. Bacteria such as Escherichia coli and Salmonella swim using motors made of protein about 50 nm in diameter, and these motors rotate at speeds of more than 10,000 rpm. The lab investigates their operating mechanism through atomic-level three-dimensional structure analysis and reconstitution of molecular machines. On the lab's website, it is presented under the name "Imada Lab."
Hiroyasu Yamaguchi, Professor
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The Supramolecular Functional Chemistry Lab aims to create functional materials that combine the strengths of each component by hybridizing biomacromolecules with synthetic polymers and small molecules. The lab uses monoclonal antibodies in particular as the biomacromolecules. The lab extracts the key points of biomolecular structures and designs and synthesizes molecules and polymers that take over their roles. Recently, the lab has also been working on sulfur-containing polymers made from sulfur, a surplus resource.
Ken Terao, Professor
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The Polymer Solution Science Lab studies the molecular conformation of polymers in solution, the aggregates formed by self-assembly, and the phase separation of solutions. Polymers take an extremely wide variety of forms in solution and show distinctive properties not seen in low-molecular-weight compounds. Using small-angle X-ray scattering, light scattering, and spectroscopy, the lab quantitatively examines structure and properties, from isolated polymer chains to aggregates and nanocomposites. In its recent research highlights, the lab works with derivatives of polysaccharides such as pullulan and amylose, and investigates the structure of micelles formed in aqueous solution, among other topics.
Taro Matsuo, Professor
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The Life and Planetary Evolution Lab conducts research with the aim of understanding the evolution of planets and the evolution of the life they host together, and connecting this to the search for life in space. Targeting planets, moons, and icy bodies in the Solar System as well as exoplanets, the lab uses diverse methods, including computation, telescope observation, development of observation instruments, field surveys on Earth, biology experiments, and planetary exploration. Centered on the perspective of the co-evolution of planets and life, the lab treats Earth as a model for bodies that nurture life. On the lab's website, it is introduced under the name "Life and Planetary Evolution Group."
Hiroki Oda, Visiting Professor
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The Biohistory Lab (Oda Lab) studies the mechanisms of cells and morphogenesis, centered on the spider Parasteatoda tepidariorum, at the JT Biohistory Research Hall. Parasteatoda tepidariorum is a model organism that the lab pioneered. By comparing with insects and vertebrates, the lab explores the fundamental principles underlying animal diversity. The JT Biohistory Research Hall accepts graduate students as a collaborative chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University.
Junpei Kuroda, Visiting Associate Professor
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The Kuroda Lab studies how cells assemble “building materials” such as collagen to form the body. The lab mainly uses zebrafish, a model organism, for its investigations. It aims to uncover the basic principle by which cells build the shape of the body by precisely orienting structures of collagen fibers. The JT Biohistory Research Hall, where the lab is located, is in charge of the cooperative chair “Biohistory” in the Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, and accepts graduate students.
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