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Makoto Takeda, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Department of Microbiology studies, at the molecular level, how viruses, mainly respiratory viruses, infect hosts, replicate, and cause disease. Through basic research that uncovers the interactions between viruses and their hosts one by one, the department works to get to the heart of infectious disease. It aims to turn the knowledge gained into new methods and technologies for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. The department hopes to be a place where motivated students and young researchers can discuss freely and take on challenges.
Naoto Saito, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Saito Lab searches for physical phenomena beyond the Standard Model of particle physics through precision measurements of spin-related quantities. The lab is currently working on ultra-precise measurements of the muon's anomalous magnetic moment and electric dipole moment. At the new muon beamline at J-PARC, the lab is working to carry out the world's first demonstration of muon cooling and acceleration. Because the lab is located within a research institute, students can conduct research surrounded by experts in accelerators, superconductivity, mechanical engineering, and other fields.
Yasuhiro Sakemi, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Fundamental Symmetry Lab investigates the mystery of why the amounts of matter and antimatter are unbalanced, through experiments. It captures francium atoms, produced artificially in an accelerator, by laser cooling, and searches for the electron's permanent electric dipole moment. Because francium produces a strong electric field inside the atom, it acts as a microscope that magnifies the effect of symmetry breaking. The lab aims to approach the origin of the matter-dominated universe and the identity of dark matter through the breaking of fundamental symmetries.
Takashi Sako, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The High Energy Cosmic Ray Division (Sako Lab) investigates the origin of the high-energy cosmic rays that rain down from space. Through the Telescope Array experiment and the ALPACA experiment, the lab observes "air showers," a phenomenon that cosmic rays produce in the atmosphere. To study the ultra-high-energy elementary particle reactions that these observations require, the lab also conducts experiments using the LHC and RHIC accelerators. The research is carried out in collaboration with Professor Ogio and Associate Professor Kawata of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, and the lab also conducts joint research with other universities.
Hidetoshi Kubo, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The lab observes the universe in the highest-energy band of the electromagnetic spectrum. Gamma rays arrive from violent astronomical objects such as supernova remnants, supermassive black holes, and gamma-ray bursts. Using ground-based imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, the lab detects the Cherenkov light produced when gamma rays enter the atmosphere. The lab takes part in international projects for CTAO, the next-generation gamma-ray observatory, and for the currently operating MAGIC telescopes.
Hiroyuki Muraoka, Professor
Environment & Sustainability1 student voices
The Silviculture Lab studies how trees respond to their environment and the soils of forests. Silviculture is the discipline of growing healthy forests so that ecosystem services continue into the future without compromising the functioning of the ecosystem. Trees and forests take a long time to grow, and the environment changes during that time. The lab therefore covers a broad range of topics, from plant photosynthesis and growth and the cycling of materials in soil to the relationship between climate change and forests.
Wei Guo, Associate Professor
AI & Machine Learning1 student voices
The Guo Lab researches technologies that evaluate the growth and performance of living organisms, from the cellular level to the population level. Using image pattern recognition, machine learning, and sensing technologies, the lab develops algorithms and applications that measure quickly and with high accuracy. The lab is an endowed chair established in November 2021 with financial support from Sarabetsu Village in Hokkaido. The lab also works to speed up the social implementation of these new technologies so that they are used in actual farming settings.
Sho Yagishita, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Yagishita Lab uses cutting-edge experimental techniques in neuroscience to elucidate the mechanisms of adaptive learning in laboratory animals, from the level of synapses to behavior. Humans adapt to complex societies by storing vast amounts of information in the brain, and synaptic plasticity is thought to be especially important for this adaptation from adolescence onward. On the other hand, psychiatric disorders may arise when this adaptation process is impaired. The lab approaches the understanding of disease from a new perspective: that psychiatric disorders are caused by an interaction at the synapse between functional vulnerability and environmental information.
Tetsuya Kojima, Associate Professor
1 student voices
The Kojima Lab studies the mechanisms of morphogenesis, the process by which living things acquire their diverse forms. Much progress has been made in understanding how cell identities are determined during development, but little is known about how the final form is completed afterward. With more than one million species, insects show an outstanding diversity of form and are well suited to studying the mechanisms of morphogenesis. The lab centers its research on analysis in Drosophila, combined with an evolutionary perspective that looks at differences from other insects.
Keisuke Toyoda, Project Professor
1 student voices
The Toyoda (Keisuke) Lab studies fields concerned with the integration and expansion of architecture and digital technology. Its central theme is systematizing the concept of "Common Ground," which connects physical and digital space, and putting it into practice in society. From the perspective of architectural informatics, the lab addresses new forms of design, construction, and use, as well as their relationship to spatial AI, game AI, and XR spaces. The lab conducts a lot of joint research with governments, companies, and other research institutions, and takes on a wide range of work, from design to research to real-world demonstration.
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