LAB LOGLab reviews by studentsOpen the app
A page on LabLog, a review site (not the lab's official page)
17 labs · 6 student voices
Other departments in Faculty of Science ›Faculties at The University of Tokyo ›
Kazuo Emoto, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Emoto Lab studies how the brain is customized by the combination of genes and environment, with the aim of elucidating the mechanisms underlying human individuality and psychiatric disorders. The lab focuses on how neural networks are rewired in response to external information, and on neurogenesis, the generation of new neurons. Another goal is to clarify the brain mechanisms that flexibly change instinctive behaviors depending on states such as fear and hunger. The lab mainly uses Drosophila and mice as model organisms.
Toru Miura, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Miura Lab is based at the Misaki Marine Biological Station and studies how the body plans of various animals and the diversification of their forms have evolved. Focusing mainly on arthropods, the lab looks at the differentiation of body segments and legs and the reorganization of the trunk, combining detailed morphological observation with developmental comparison. From the perspective of ecological developmental biology, which combines ecology, developmental biology, and evolutionary biology, the lab investigates phenotypic plasticity, in which form changes with the environment. The lab also focuses on sociality and coloniality, and takes on the question of what an "individual" means for an animal.
Kyoko Ito, Associate Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Plant Physiology Lab (Ito Group) studies, at the molecular level, how plant tissues form and how cells differentiate. Plants acquired multicellular bodies independently of animals, and, living without moving around, have developed their own distinct mechanisms for building their bodies. Using Arabidopsis thaliana and Marchantia polymorpha, the lab investigates these mechanisms with methods such as molecular biology, physiology, genetics, and imaging.
Tetsuya Higashiyama, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Developmental Cell Biology Lab studies cell-to-cell communication in plant reproduction, as well as the division of organelles and cells. The lab is distinguished by its approach: for each phenomenon of interest, it chooses the most suitable biological material and develops its own original techniques. The lab combines live imaging, synthetic chemistry, and multi-layered omics analysis, among other methods.
Takashi Tsuchimatsu, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Plant Evolutionary Ecology Lab studies how the diverse forms and mechanisms of plants have evolved. Plants have produced a variety of adaptive mechanisms and unusual forms in response to environmental factors such as drought and ultraviolet light, and through their interactions with microbes, insects, and other plants. By unraveling this diversity at the molecular level and retracing the paths of evolution, the lab aims for a universal understanding of biological evolution. The lab has two groups, the Tsuchimatsu Group and the Katayama Group, which share laboratory space and seminars while each pursuing its own research themes.
Atsushi Kawakita, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Kawakita Lab studies the relationships between plants and the animals that carry their pollen or eat them. As the diversity of flowers illustrates, a large part of plant diversity has been shaped by interactions with other organisms. The lab investigates the adaptive backgrounds against which the various traits seen in the flowers and leaves of angiosperms arose, focusing on their relationships with pollinators and herbivores. The lab is located in the Botanical Gardens of the Graduate School of Science (Koishikawa Botanical Garden).
Haruhiko Taneda, Associate Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Taneda Lab investigates the functions of plant form and physiological traits, and studies the paths by which land plants have adapted to a wide range of environments. Because plants cannot move, their form is directly tied to their function, from visible shapes to fine structures that can only be seen under a microscope. Taking advantage of Nikko's location surrounded by mountains, the lab focuses on adaptation to harsh cold environments and on the characteristics of plants that grow at different elevations. The lab is located at the Nikko Branch (Nikko Botanical Garden) of the Botanical Gardens, Graduate School of Science.
Student voices are for students only. Sign up free with your university email to read student voices for each lab.
Sign up freeLabLog is a lab review app for students only. Student members at each university interview students in labs and publish what they say. Student voices can only be read by students who sign up with a university email address. Operated by bestiee Inc.
Learn more about LabLog ↗Search engines and AI may reference the lab list and basic info on this page and the description of LabLog. Student voices are for student members only. Automated collection by programs (scraping, or input to or training of AI) is prohibited under Article 8 of the Terms of Service. If you need data for research or analysis, please contact us.
LAB LOG