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Hirokazu Takahashi, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences2 student voices
The Takahashi-Shiramatsu Lab (Biological Intelligence Systems Lab) aims to understand the brain as a mechanical system and to build next-generation, brain-like information processing systems. The lab measures and analyzes patterns of neural activity spread across time and space to clarify how the brain represents information. Its research covers neural circuits of many scales, from cultured neurons to the brains of rats and humans. The research is carried out mainly by students trained in mechanical engineering, who approach the brain from the perspective of "reverse engineering" it.
Tsutomu Suzuki, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences2 student voices
The Suzuki Lab focuses on the chemical modifications that RNA undergoes and studies the roles of RNA in a wide range of life phenomena. RNA is subject to many kinds of modifications after it is synthesized, so its functions can no longer be explained by genome sequence information alone. Abnormalities in RNA modifications can cause human diseases, and the concept of "RNA modopathy," proposed by the lab, is becoming established. Combining molecular biology, biochemistry, and analytical chemistry, the lab also develops its own devices for isolating RNA and its own mass spectrometry techniques.
Kyoko Nozaki, Professor
Chemistry & Catalysis2 student voices
The Nozaki Lab studies methods for making organic compounds and polymers, centered on catalytic reactions. The lab also explores the functions of the new substances obtained through its original methods. From many perspectives, such as whether the research is elegant and whether it truly has the potential to benefit society, the lab pursues "what is truly interesting." The lab takes pride in the breadth of its research subjects and the versatility of its members.
Takamasa Sakai, Professor
Materials & Nanotech2 student voices
The Sakai Lab advances "precision gel science," aiming to put hydrogels to medical use on the basis of firm scientific principles. A gel is a material in which a three-dimensional polymer network holds a liquid. Hydrogels, which contain water, are found in familiar items such as soft contact lenses, diapers, and jelly. Although gels are familiar materials, many mysteries about them still remain, and the lab seeks to solve them using gels with a controlled structure. Medical applications are pursued in joint research with institutions such as the University of Tokyo Hospital, under the guidance of clinicians.
Tsuyoshi Yanagida, Professor
Materials & Nanotech2 student voices
The Yanagida Lab creates nanoscale structures from atoms and molecules and studies the new properties that emerge in them. Using "self-assembly," the mechanism by which atoms and molecules spontaneously organize themselves, the lab arranges atoms at targeted positions. The lab focuses in particular on nanowires: thin, wire-shaped crystals made of metal oxides. The lab pursues both the establishment of fundamental principles of nanomaterials chemistry and the development of new devices, driving science and applications together.
Shinichiro Hirabayashi, Associate Professor
Fluids & Heat2 student voices
The Hirabayashi Lab studies technologies for using ocean energy, such as wind and waves, as well as ocean space. Japan has limited land area but is surrounded by vast seas, which hold great potential for solving resource and energy problems. The lab puts particular emphasis on research on floating offshore wind turbines, which suit the deep waters around Japan. It also works on analyzing how floating structures sway in currents, and on planning systems that use ocean space.
Kenichi Tonokura, Professor
Environment & Sustainability1 student voices
The Tonokura Lab studies phenomena caused by chemical substances in the atmosphere and their effects on the environment. Drawing on methods from physical chemistry and spectroscopy, the lab investigates atmospheric components and how they change. In particular, to understand the mechanisms by which substances harmful to human health transform in the atmosphere, the lab develops measurement instruments and analyzes chemical reactions.
Yoshiko Tsuji, Professor
Materials & Nanotech1 student voices
Tsuji Lab studies eco-friendly functional thin-film materials that use resources effectively, with the aim of building a sustainable society. For thin-film materials used in displays and solar cells, the lab clarifies the relationships among fabrication methods, structure, and function, and develops materials based on designs set in advance. The lab is researching how to make organic and inorganic thin films through low-cost coating and drying processes. Lab visits are accepted at any time.
Kaori Sugihara, Associate Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Sugihara Lab studies "biophysical engineering," which applies knowledge of biophysics and physical chemistry to engineering. Through the development of new antibacterial drugs and biosensors, the lab aims to bring new technologies to drug development and disease diagnosis. Its work includes antimicrobial peptides that tackle drug-resistant bacteria, which are not killed by existing drugs, and materials that make force visible as color. The lab is located in the Institute of Industrial Science, and most of its members are people who moved from other universities at the master's or PhD stage.
Yasunori Kikuchi, Professor
Economics & Social Systems1 student voices
The Kikuchi Lab studies the environment and sustainability, building on systems thinking and systems engineering. Its research targets include energy, resource circulation, materials, and industrial systems. By combining technology assessment methods such as life cycle assessment (LCA) with systems design approaches, the lab supports analysis and decision-making that look ahead to future society. The lab has no experimental facilities. Instead, it emphasizes analytical thinking skills, such as mathematical modeling, data analysis, and the design of evaluation indicators.
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