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Kamon Sanada, Associate Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Sanada Lab studies how neurons in the brain are generated, migrate, mature, and are maintained. The neocortex is found only in mammals and is thought to underlie higher-order functions such as perception, thought, and memory. The lab mainly analyzes the mouse neocortex in vivo and in primary neuronal cultures. The findings also contribute to understanding malformations of brain development and neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS and Alzheimer's disease.
Takeuchi Haruki, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Takeuchi Lab studies the mechanisms of perception, emotion, and memory, using the mouse olfactory system as a model. Using methods from molecular biology and neurophysiology, the lab investigates at the cellular level how neural circuits are formed and how they function. The lab observes and manipulates neural activity using electrophysiology, calcium imaging, and optogenetics. Based on scientific evidence, the lab also explores strategies for preventing and treating neurological disorders through odors.
Uemura Sotaro, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Uemura Lab studies the "individuality" of single molecules and single cells. Even among cells or molecules of the same type, each one behaves differently, but when they are measured together, the results are averaged and these differences become invisible. Using original technologies that examine single molecules and single cells in detail, the lab aims to achieve personalized diagnosis of diseases, develop new drugs, and elucidate the mechanisms of molecules.
Siomi Mikiko, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Siomi Lab studies the RNA-based mechanisms that silence transposons in germline tissues. Transposons are sequences that move around the genome, and when they transpose in germ cells, they damage the germline genome. At the core of their silencing are piRNAs, a class of short RNAs, and the PIWI proteins that piRNAs guide. Using germ cells from Drosophila, silkworms, and mammals, the lab works to uncover these mechanisms.
Osamu Nureki, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Nureki Lab conducts research aimed at understanding life phenomena down to the fine detail of individual atoms. Its primary goal is to determine the three-dimensional structures of proteins and nucleic acids that are essential to living organisms, using cryo-electron microscopy and X-ray crystallography. To test what the determined structures reveal, the lab also carries out functional analyses, including in vitro experiments.
Noriko Toyama-Sorimachi, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Molecular Inflammation and Immunology Lab seeks to find new ways to control chronic inflammation, starting from basic research in immunology. Chronic inflammation is involved not only in allergies and autoimmune diseases, but also in neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and aging. The lab analyzes in detail the functions of innate immune cells such as macrophages and neutrophils, which play important roles in inflammation. The lab searches for candidate molecules that could serve as therapeutic targets to suppress inflammation and promote tissue repair, and works to carry them through to academic drug discovery.
Hirofumi Kunitomo, Associate Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Kunitomo Group studies which genes underlie nervous system functions such as perception and learning. The group investigates how the nematode C. elegans changes its behavior in response to its surrounding environment. Using a variety of methods from genetics and neuroscience, the group aims to clarify the mechanisms of chemosensation and learning at the molecular and cellular levels.
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