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Toshifumi Inada, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The RNA Regulation Lab studies the quality control mechanisms that allow cells to synthesize proteins accurately. When abnormal proteins accumulate in a cell, many cellular functions are impaired. The lab investigates, at the molecular level, quality control mechanisms such as ribosome-associated quality control (RQC), which monitors for aberrant translation and degrades partially synthesized proteins. The lab aims to contribute to the understanding of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease and of aging, and to provide a foundation for drug discovery.
Yuji Sugita, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Sugita Lab studies the mechanisms of biological phenomena using theoretical and computational science that combines physics, chemistry, and information science. Its goal is to clarify how proteins and nucleic acids move and function at scales from molecules to cells. The lab develops new methods that combine theoretical chemistry, such as quantum chemistry and molecular dynamics, with information science approaches such as machine learning and Bayesian statistics. The methods it develops are incorporated into the molecular dynamics software GENESIS, which is released as free software.
Hiroe Miyake, Professor
Earth & Climate0 student voices
The Miyake Lab studies strong ground motion, the intense shaking from earthquakes that causes damage, and the disasters earthquakes bring about. The lab analyzes earthquake shaking with the aim of understanding earthquakes themselves. It investigates the rupture process of the earthquake source on faults, and develops methods for building source models used to predict ground shaking. The lab is extending its predictions of shaking from earthquakes expected to occur in the future to regions outside Japan, and also works on seismic hazard assessment and hazard map production.
Takashi Oguchi, Professor
Earth & Climate0 student voices
The Geomorphology and Geography Lab studies the shapes of landforms on the Earth's surface and the processes by which they form. Centered on geomorphology, the lab conducts research with an eye toward applications in hydrology, Quaternary science, planetary science, and geography education, and the regions it studies span the globe. The lab collects and analyzes landform data using geographic information systems (GIS). The lab also develops teaching materials that support the high school course Comprehensive Geography, and creates lesson models in collaboration with current teachers.
Kiyoshi Baba, Associate Professor
Earth & Climate0 student voices
The Baba Lab uses electromagnetic observations to study the structure of Earth's interior and the motion of the mantle. The lab places instruments on the seafloor to record variations in natural electromagnetic fields, and from them estimates how easily electricity flows underground (electrical conductivity structure). Its targets are found in oceans around the world, including plate boundaries such as mid-ocean ridges and trenches, hotspots, and flat ocean basins. As needed, the lab also develops and improves observation instruments and analysis methods, and conducts joint research with institutions in Japan and abroad.
Junichi Fukuda, Associate Professor
Earth & Climate0 student voices
The Fukuda Lab studies crustal deformation related to earthquakes, using geodetic observation data such as GNSS together with numerical models. By examining how the ground moved before and after earthquakes, the lab clarifies how fault locking and slip occur. To do this, the lab also develops methods for estimating the contents of numerical models from observation data.
Fukashi Maeno, Associate Professor
Earth & Climate0 student voices
The Maeno Lab (Volcanic Geology and Materials Lab) studies volcanic eruptions at the Volcano Research Center of the Earthquake Research Institute. Erupted materials record the entire process, from the formation of magma underground to its eruption at the surface and its accumulation as deposits. From the structure, texture, shape, and chemical composition of erupted materials, the lab clarifies phenomena such as eruption plumes, pyroclastic flows, and lava flows, as well as the history and hazards of past eruptions. The lab studies not only volcanoes on land but also eruptions of volcanic islands and submarine volcanoes.
Yoshifumi Saito, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
Saito-Shinohara Lab studies plasma and electromagnetic fields in space at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). In space, plasma and electromagnetic fields influence each other, producing explosive particle acceleration, giant vortices, shock waves, and more. The lab's research takes three main approaches: developing observation instruments, analyzing satellite observation data, and theory and simulation. Space around Earth is the only experimental site for space plasma where spacecraft can be sent to make observations in situ.
Toshifumi Shimizu, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
The Shimizu Lab studies solar plasma phenomena as part of the Solar Hinode Group at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The lab aims to clarify everything from how magnetic fields form in sunspots to coronal heating, the mechanism that drives the solar wind, and the mechanism of solar flares. The lab plays a central role in operating the Hinode solar observation satellite, and it carries out observational research using Hinode data and compares the results with numerical simulations. The lab is also developing new observation instruments for the next-generation solar observation satellite SOLAR-C and for sounding rockets.
Atsushi Yamazaki, Associate Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
Yamazaki Lab studies the upper atmospheres and plasma of Earth and other planets at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The lab makes observations using instruments mounted on spacecraft that cover extreme ultraviolet to vacuum ultraviolet light. The lab's work has two parts: analyzing data from the Planetary Spectroscopic Observatory "Hisaki" and the Venus probe "Akatsuki," and developing instruments for future ultraviolet observation missions.
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