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Fuminori Tsuruta, Assistant Professor
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The Molecular Neurobiology Lab studies the interactions between neurons and glial cells in the brain. Focusing on microglia and astrocytes among glial cells, the lab investigates what roles they play in neurogenesis, synapse formation, and the maintenance of brain homeostasis. Through this research, the lab aims to contribute to understanding developmental disorders and cerebrovascular diseases caused by glial abnormalities. The lab welcomes motivated students who are interested in the molecular mechanisms of glial function.
Kowit Hengphasatporn, Assistant Professor
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The Computational Structural Biology Lab studies in silico screening and design of antiviral drugs. Assistant Professor Kowit Hengphasatporn specializes in computational structural biology. In the faculty list of the College of Biological Sciences at the University of Tsukuba, Kowit Hengphasatporn is introduced as a faculty member in the field of genome informatics.
Takuro Nakayama, Assistant Professor
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The lab of Assistant Professor Takuro Nakayama focuses on the biological phenomenon in which completely different organisms live in symbiosis and behave as a single organism. The mitochondria in our cells and the chloroplasts in plant leaves are thought to have originated from bacteria that once entered cells as endosymbionts and became established. The lab investigates the evolutionary path of this process. The lab also studies the diversity and ecology of symbiotic microbes, and explores the evolution of single-celled eukaryotes through genome analysis and other approaches. Assistant Professor Nakayama belongs to the Molecular Evolution Group of the Life Sciences Division at the Center for Computational Sciences.
Koji Nakamura, Professor
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The Genome Microbiology Lab analyzes new mechanisms of gene expression regulation by functional RNA molecules. It also analyzes the mechanisms by which abortive infection is controlled in phages. The College of Biological Sciences faculty list includes the lab's professor in the Genome Informatics field.
Kazuto Nakada, Professor
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The Nakada-Ishikawa Lab studies mitochondria, the organelles that produce energy in cells, focusing on their function and their links to disease and aging. When mutations accumulate in mitochondrial DNA, symptoms collectively called mitochondrial diseases appear, but how these diseases develop is not well understood. The lab is working to clarify the process of disease onset using tools such as mitochondrial disease model mice created by enriching naturally occurring mutations. Lab visits can be arranged at any time by contacting Professor Nakada by email beforehand.
Nozomi Ytow, Lecturer
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The Biodiversity Informatics (Nozomi Ytow) Lab studies the logical, theoretical, and information-theoretic foundations of biology. In the faculty list of the College of Biological Sciences at the University of Tsukuba, the lab belongs to the field of Genome Informatics, and its specialty is listed as biodiversity informatics. The faculty list of the College of Biological Sciences includes Nozomi Ytow as a Lecturer.
Daiki Sato, Project Assistant Professor (Early Career Support)
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The lab of Daiki Sato, Project Assistant Professor (Shorei), aims to understand how the psychological makeup and sociality of animals, and their diversity, have evolved. Centered on evolutionary biology, the lab uses a broad range of methods from bioinformatics, molecular biology, and neuroscience, combined with behavioral experiments and field surveys. Its goal is to clarify everything from the molecular mechanisms that give rise to behavior to the course of its evolution, and further the effects that behavioral diversity has on societies and ecosystems. Going forward, the lab hopes to develop its research with an eye toward medical applications such as mental health, and ecological applications such as marine environment conservation.
Ryuhei Harada, Associate Professor
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The Harada Lab studies how biomolecules such as proteins function, using computational science including molecular dynamics. While many labs in the College of Biological Sciences deal with subjects ranging from cells to ecosystems, this lab targets smaller molecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids. Unusually for the college, the lab does not conduct experiments and carries out its research using supercomputers. Students with no prior knowledge of computers or molecular simulation are supported so that they can learn from the basics.
Yoshihide Tokuno, Assistant Professor
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The Energy Microbiology Lab studies how microorganisms generate energy when they form multicellular assemblies. With "organisms" and "energy" as keywords, the lab extends its research into a wide range of fields, such as life sciences and biotechnology. Using confocal fluorescence microscopy, the lab observes biofilms, which are aggregates of microorganisms, in 3D and investigates how energy is produced inside them. The lab also works on increasing the output of microbial fuel cells and on developing wearable sensors that use membrane vesicles to measure sweat.
Hidekazu Kuwayama, Professor
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The lab studies how cells perceive space and move, mainly using cellular slime molds (Dictyostelium). Using molecular biology and genetic engineering, the lab creates and examines strains with disrupted genes and strains expressing genes fused to fluorescent proteins. It also conducts research related to pharmacology and medicine, such as cellular tolerance to caffeine and the function of genes involved in human Huntington's disease. As the core institution of the National BioResource Project for cellular slime molds, the lab also collects, preserves, and distributes cellular slime mold resources.
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