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Yoshihiro Yamakita, Professor
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The Quantum Physical Chemistry Lab (Yamakita Lab) studies the gas-phase synthesis and reactions of molecular aggregates that underlie molecular machines and quantum dots. Using techniques like those used in molecular beam epitaxy, the lab explores the structure and reaction mechanisms of the particles that serve as the building blocks of bulk materials. Instruments are built in-house based on calculations, so students gain hands-on experience in sample analysis, electronics, vacuum equipment, and programming. After students are assigned to the lab as fourth-year undergraduates, the whole lab supports them in acquiring specialist knowledge and know-how.
Shuzo Hirata, Associate Professor
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The Hirata Lab studies molecular materials that show color or emit light. Depending on changes in shape or in the surrounding environment, molecules can show functions such as changing color when pressed, moving when exposed to light, or changing emission color with temperature. The lab investigates how to design the molecules, how to make them, and in what state to use them to achieve high-performance, distinctive coloration or light emission. Drawing on chemistry, physics, and informatics, each student pursues research on a theme of their own choosing.
Takashi Hirano, Professor
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The Hirano Lab studies bioluminescence with the aim of pioneering "photofunctional molecular engineering," which learns from the outstanding biological functions that involve light. Focusing mainly on sea fireflies (Cypridina), crystal jellyfish (Aequorea victoria), and fireflies, the lab investigates at the molecular level how they produce light. Drawing on this knowledge, the lab is working to develop molecules that glow beautifully and brightly, as well as new soft crystal luminescent materials. The lab's website is presented on the joint "Hirano & Maki & Kitada Lab" page, shared with the Maki Lab and others.
Daisuke Hoshino, Associate Professor
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The Hoshino Lab aims to clarify how the body responds and changes when we exercise: the phenomena, the mechanisms, and the system as a whole. Currently, the lab focuses on skeletal muscle and adipocytes (fat cells). Using mathematical modeling, the lab analyzes signal transduction, gene expression, and the dynamics of lactate concentration during exercise. The lab conducts research and experiments in collaboration with the Kano Lab, which belongs to the same Chemical and Biological Engineering Program.
Shinji Matsuda, Associate Professor
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The Matsuda Lab aims to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity, which underlies memory and learning, and to develop methods to control it. Synapses are the sites where neurons exchange information, and how efficiently signals are transmitted changes depending on stimulation. It has been shown that this change is, in essence, a change in the number of AMPA-type glutamate receptors at the synapse. The lab investigates how TARP, a protein that binds to these receptors, and proteins that bind to TARP affect plasticity, while also working to develop methods for controlling synaptic plasticity with light.
Masumi Taki, Professor
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The Taki Lab studies the fundamental principles of molecules and mechanics, aiming for future medicine that uses as little medication as possible. Aiming for drugs that remain effective for a long time after a single dose, the lab uses peptides and DNA aptamers to study mid-sized-molecule drugs that form covalent bonds only with their target proteins. In joint research with the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, the lab also develops devices and materials that read out the forces acting on hydrogels using light. The lab is small, and it emphasizes students choosing their own problems, forming hypotheses, and moving their research forward on their own.
Shojiro Maki, Professor
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The Maki Lab uses organic synthesis to create optical imaging materials based on natural compounds found in bioluminescent organisms such as fireflies. The lab's website explains that optical imaging technology is an indispensable research tool in the life sciences. Through joint research with labs at other universities and with companies, the lab develops optical imaging technologies that use these materials. The lab's website is a joint website shared with the Hirano Lab and the Kitada Lab.
Yutaka Kano, Professor
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The Kano Lab uses bioimaging to explore new mechanisms by which skeletal muscle cells adapt. Applying optical technology, a distinctive strength of the University of Electro-Communications, the lab develops techniques that shine light of specific wavelengths on living small animals to image substances inside and outside cells. The lab aims to discover new physiological functions and to apply them to effective medical treatments. The lab carries out its research jointly with the Hoshino Lab in the same Department of Engineering Science.
Makiko Tanaka, Associate Professor
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The Tanaka Lab studies DNA from a chemical perspective. As basic research with an eye toward drug and materials development, the lab investigates how DNA assembles in its surrounding environment and what functions it has. To clarify DNA function in the environment inside living organisms, the lab focuses on electron transfer in molecularly crowded environments and on the ability of DNA to self-assemble into liquid crystals. The lab was established in February 2016.
Hideki Shirakawa, Associate Professor
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The Shirakawa Lab studies how information is transmitted inside living cells. Mainly using mammalian egg cells, the lab investigates cellular mechanisms while observing the behavior of molecules inside the cells. It focuses in particular on calcium ions inside cells and is also working on developing new bioimaging methods. The information on the lab's website dates from around 2016.
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