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Seiji Sugawa, Associate Professor
Quantum & Condensed Matter1 student voices
The Sugawa Lab studies the quantum world using atomic gases laser-cooled to nearly absolute zero. Atoms are trapped in optical lattices and optical tweezers, and their motion and internal states are precisely controlled. Using a method called quantum simulation, the lab experimentally explores phenomena that arise from interactions among many quantum mechanical particles. Through the development of cutting-edge technology, the lab also aims to open up the frontier of quantum science and technology, from fundamental science to applications such as quantum technologies.
Hotta Chisa, Professor
Quantum & Condensed Matter1 student voices
The Hotta Lab conducts theoretical research on pioneering new phases in quantum many-body and strongly correlated systems, in which large numbers of electrons and spins interact. Condensed matter physics is the field that seeks to understand how a rich variety of phenomena arises when an enormous number of electrons, which are microscopic particles, come together. The lab investigates what properties arise from the combination of quantum fluctuations and many-body effects, and how their essence can be understood. Its ultimate goal is to find new concepts from a theoretical standpoint, stimulate experiments, and create new fields.
Koji Hukushima, Professor
Quantum & Condensed Matter1 student voices
The Hukushima Lab is a lab grounded in statistical physics. Building on the statistical mechanics of random systems rooted in spin glass theory, the lab focuses on random magnets and the theory of phase transitions. From there, its research extends to the theory of glasses, computational complexity theory, data-driven science, and the development of computational physics methods. The lab aims for "Undisciplined Science," research that is not confined by the boundaries of any field.
Keitaro Yoshimoto, Associate Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Yoshimoto Lab studies nucleic acids not merely as carriers of genetic information but as "molecules" whose functions can be programmed. At the core of its work are "nucleic acid aptamers," which specifically recognize a wide range of target molecules. By combining evolutionary molecular engineering with analytical and measurement technologies, the lab develops new diagnostic systems, drugs, and biomaterials that control cell fate. Through the design and control of nucleic acid molecules, the lab deepens the understanding of fundamental life science while aiming for applications in environmental and medical fields.
Kohei Yorita, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Yorita Lab is an experimental lab that tests the Standard Model of particle physics with precision and searches for new physics beyond it. Making full use of the LHC, the world's highest-energy accelerator, the lab searches for unknown particles and new phenomena. The lab also works on searches for dark matter in the universe using its own original detection technology. The lab is also advancing research on applying advanced technologies such as deep learning and quantum technology to experiments.
Kenichi Ohki, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The lab, the Department of Integrative Physiology, studies how the brain processes visual information. It uses methods such as two-photon calcium imaging, which allows neuronal activity to be observed in living animals, and optogenetics. This approach can record the activity of thousands of neurons simultaneously, and the lab uses it to investigate neural circuits in the visual cortex. The lab aims to clarify how neural circuits in the mammalian visual cortex process information.
Noboru Mizushima, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Mizushima Lab studies intracellular degradation mechanisms, with a focus on autophagy. Autophagy is the process by which cytoplasmic proteins and organelles are delivered to lysosomes and degraded. The components of the body are constantly degraded and rebuilt. The lab investigates, at the molecular level, the machinery responsible for this degradation. The lab uses a wide range of approaches, from biochemistry and microscopy to model organisms such as mice and zebrafish, and even mathematical modeling.
Masahide Kikkawa, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The lab seeks to understand how the epithelium, the interface between the cell and the outside world, is formed, mainly by quantitatively "seeing" it with cryo-electron microscopy. Using flagella and cilia, which play important roles in the body, as models, the lab aims to establish "structural cell biology," which reveals the structure of organelles at the molecular level. Cryo-electron microscopy is a method that observes samples while they are rapidly frozen, without chemically fixing or staining them. The lab is also one of the departments responsible for teaching anatomy and histology, and it works with other departments to teach dissection and histology to undergraduate students.
Shumpei Ishikawa, Professor
Medicine & Healthcare1 student voices
The Department of Preventive Medicine studies public health problems centered on cancer. It uses the perspectives of genome science and information science to find points where prevention and treatment can intervene. Complex systems made up of many types of cells, such as cancer and inflammatory and immune diseases, are measured at scale at the genomic level to clarify their dynamics. The lab also develops bioinformatics technologies, including artificial intelligence, to extract essential information from large, high-dimensional genome sequences and images. Founded in 1885, it is the oldest lab at the University of Tokyo.
Hiroshi Takayanagi, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The lab analyzes, at the molecular level, how immune cells differentiate and how the innate and adaptive immune systems are regulated, with the aim of understanding immune responses in an integrated way. As a pioneer of osteoimmunology, which studies the interactions and shared regulatory mechanisms between bone and the immune system, the lab has driven the advancement of this field. The lab focuses on the bone marrow and the thymus, the central organs of the immune system, combining comprehensive and single-cell analyses with in vivo validation using genetically modified mice. Its goal is to contribute to the development of treatments for autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, and for bone and joint diseases such as osteoporosis.
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