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Department of Chemistry

Surface Chemistry

Molecular functions by controlling the reactions of molecules on surfaces and in nano-sized devices.

Megumi AKAI

Professor

Bioinorganic Chemistry

Synthetic studies on metal complexes mimicking the active metal centers of oxidoreductases catalyzing small molecule conversion.

Yasuhiro FUNAHASHI

Professor

Inorganic Chemistry

Time-domain behavior of magnetically highly anisotropic molecular systems such as single molecule magnets (SMM).

Naoto ISHIKAWA

Professor

Radiochemistry

Studies on chemistry and decay properties of heavy elements and chemical studies on radioisotopes for medical use.

Yoshitaka KASAMATSU

Professor

Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics

Molecular recognition force microscopy for receptor-ligand reaction.

Takuya MATSUMOTO

Professor

Biophysical Chemistry

Elucidation of molecular mechanism of protein by advanced spectroscopic techniques.

Yasuhisa MIZUTANI

Professor

Physical Chemistry of Condensed Matter

Studies on physical properties of molecular conductors, superconductors, and magnets by thermodynamic, magnetic and transport measurements.

Yasuhiro NAKAZAWA

Professor

Quantum Chemistry

The investigations depending on only theory and calculation are performed for many chemical subjects.

Mitsutaka OKUMURA

Professor

Analytical Chemistry

Development of new analytical methods of dynamics of phenomena and reactions at the interface.

Satoshi TSUKAHARA

Professor

Molecular Adsorption

Physical chemistry of molecules and their condensed phases confined in nanometer-sized space, using Solid-state NMR.

Takahiro UEDA

Professor

Computational Biology

Data integration and modeling of biological systems with applications to rational drug discovery.

Kenji MIZUGUCHI

Professor

Research Center for Structural Thermodynamics

Heat Capacity Calorimetry. Reaction Heat Calorimetry. Higher Derivatives of Gibbs Energy.

Motohiro NAKANO

Professor

Beam Chemistry for Surface Science

Surface chemistry explored with newly developed original experimental techniques and their related apparatuses.

Michio OKADA

Professor

Bionanotechnology

Single molecule science for detecting, identifying, and manipulating single molecules, controlling dynamics of single molecules.

Masateru TANIGUCHI

Professor

Isotope Chemistry

Syntheses and luminescent properties of transition metal complexes. Syntheses of uranium complexes.

Takashi YOSHIMURA

Professor

Institute for Higher Education Research and Practice

Effect of reaction field on the function of biological metal complexes as the active site of metalloenzyme.

Kazuya YAMAGUCHI

Professor

 

Natural Product Chemistry

Synthesis of glycoconjugates from bacterial cell surface and their biofunction in innate immunity.

Koichi FUKASE

Professor

Organic Biochemistry

Chemical synthesis of glycoproteins and glycopeptides to elucidate oligosaccharide functions.

Yasuhiro KAJIHARA

Professor

Structural Organic Chemistry

Syntheses and functional properties of novel π-electronic systems including PAH radicals, overcrowded quinones, and anthracene clusters.

Takashi KUBO

Professor

Protein Organic Chemistry

Development of a method for protein synthesis based on the ligation chemistry and protein functional study.

Hironobu HOJO

Professor

Regulatory Bioorganic Chemistry

Synthesis of small molecules binding to DNA and RNA, and regulation of the function of nucleic acids by these synthetic molecules.

Kazuhiko NAKATANI

Professor

Protein Profiling and Functional Proteomics

Mass spectrometry for protein structural analysis including post-translational modifications and proteomics for biomarker discovery.

Toshifumi TAKAO

Professor

Complex Molecular Chemistry

Drug discovery and chemical biology focusing on epigenetics using organic chemistry, biology, and artificial intelligence.

Takayoshi SUZUKI

Professor

Department of Biological Sciences

Plant Development

Cell type identity determination, cell patterning, intercellular communication, and environmental response.

Tatsuo KAKIMOTO

Professor

Organelle Biology

Molecular mechanisms underlying chloroplast biogenesis; protein transport, organelle movement, assembly of photosynthetic apparatus.

Masato NAKAI

Associate Professor

Cell Biology

Left-right asymmetric development
Cell chirality
Notch signaling

Kenji MATSUNO

Professor

Animal Morphology

Biophysics on motor, pump, and clock proteins, and photosynthesis. Cell and developmental biology, and phylogenetics on animal and plant.

Hidetaka FURUYA

Professor

Molecular and Developmental Biology

Transcriptional regulation of retinal development, neuronal microRNA, neuronal lincRNA, retinal circuit formation, and cilia development.

Takahisa FURUKAWA

Professor

Comparative Neurobiology

Neurobiological mechanisms underlying seasonal and circadian timing system in invertebrates/ Chronobiology/ Neuroethology

Sakiko SHIGA

Professor

Advanced Brain Functions

Neuronal circuit mechanisms in advanced brain functions and neuropsychiatric pathologies.

Takatoshi HIKIDA

Professor

 

Genome-Chromosome Functions

Understanding molecular mechanisms of genome stability and instability which is related to cancer and infertility.

Akira SHINOHARA

Professor

Genome Structure and Function

Understanding molecular architecture of chromatin in mammalian cells.

Chikashi OBUSE

Professor

Cellular Life Science

Dynamics of mitochondria in mammals, Membrane fusion and fission, GTPase proteins, mitochondrial DNA

Naotada ISHIHARA

Professor

RNA biofunction

Functional exploration of long noncoding RNAs in mammalian cells.

Tetsuro HIROSE

Professor

Single Molecule Biology

Our laboratory develops quantitative imaging and computational modeling methods to reveal the molecular mechanisms of intracellular signaling with single-molecule resolution.

Masahiro UEDA

Professor

Protein Synthesis and Expression

Structural analysis of receptor-ligand interaction using X-ray crystallography and electron microscopy.

Junichi TAKAGI

Professor

Cell Systems

Our laboratory studies signal transduction-transcription networks to identify the general regulatory rules that govern the cell fate.

Mariko OKADA

Professor

Nanobiology

Behavior of individual protein molecules is observed in real time using a single molecule imaging microscope and elucidates the function of protein molecules.

Yoshie HARADA

Professor

Homeostatic Regulation

The cell-cell communication supporting tissue homeostasis Mechanisms of embryonic development, regeneration, aging, and disease.

Tohru ISHITANI

Professor

Molecular Biophysics

Structural study within intact cells, particularly for complex systems like GPCRs and amyloid fibrils, is crucial for drug design. We are working on developing novel NMR methods, including MAS NMR, to achieve this goal by connecting protein structure, dynamics, and function.

Yoh MATSUKI
(Associate Professor),
Yohei MIYANOIRI
(Associate Professor)

 

CryoEM Structual Biology

Structural and functional analysis of biological macromolecules, such as the molecular motors and receptors based on cryo-EM.

Takayuki KATO

Professor

Supramolecular Crystallography

Structural biology of biological macromolecules / macromolecular assemblies using X-ray diffraction technique.

Atsushi NAKAGAWA

Professor

Physical Biology

Quantitative imaging and perturbation to understand the role of heat in biological systems

Madoka SUZUKI

Associate Professor

Vascular Morphogenesis

Cellular and mechanical mechanisms of blood vessel formation in health and disease. Endothelial cell mechanobiology in vessel morphogenesis.

Li-Kun PHNG

Associate Professor

Protein Organic Chemistry

Development of a method for protein synthesis based on the ligation chemistry and protein functional study.

Hironobu HOJO

Professor

Protein Crystallography

Structural studies on photosynthetic energy-transducing protein complexes and cytoskeletal motor proteins.

Genji KURISU

Professor

Computational Biology

Data integration and modeling of protein interactions and higher-order biological systems for drug discovery.

Kenji MIZUGUCHI

Professor

Molecular and Structural Biology

Protein crystallography, EM and Cell biology focusing on elucidation of the molecular mechanism of intracellular transport systems.

Takahide KON

Professor

Biomolecular Science and Reaction

Bio-mimicking DDS nanocarriers, oriented immobilization of sensing molecules, single cell analysis, and quinone-containing enzymes.

Shun'ichi KURODA

Professor

Photosynthetic Biology Research

Molecular mechanisms of photosynthetic light energy conversion systems, and biological production of hydrogen by hydrogenase.

Hirozo OH-OKA

Professor

Biomolecular Analysis

Metabolism and function of small peptides. Analytical techniques for protein primary structure and modification.

Nobuaki OKUMURA

Associate Professor

Nuclear Function

Cell Cycle, DNA Replication

Yumiko KUBOTA

Associate Professor

Molecular Genetics

Chromosome rearrangements DNA recombination, repair, and replication Epigenetics and RNA biology.

Takuro NAKAGAWA

Associate Professor

Bioinorganic Chemistry

Synthetic studies on metal complexes mimicking the active metal centers of oxidoreductases catalyzing small molecule conversion.

Yasuhiro FUNAHASHI

Professor

Macromolecular Structure

Three dimensional structure and functional mechanism of biological macromolecular machines, such as the bacterial flagellum.

Katsumi IMADA

Professor

Supramolecular Functional Chemistry

Creation of functionalized materials through molecular recognition and self-assembly of bio-related polymers.

Hiroyasu YAMAGUCHI

Professor

Macromolecular Solutions

Dilute and concentrated solution properties of natural and synthetic macromolecules and their assemblies.

Ken TERAO

Professor

Department of Macromolecular Science

Polymer Reaction Chemistry

Development of new functional polymers using organometallic catalysts and investigation of the functions of metalloenzymes.

Kiyotaka ONITSUKA

Professor

Polymer Physical Chemistry

Physical properties and molecular dynamics of soft matters, including polymers, surfactant micelles, liquid crystals, and supramolecules.

Tadashi INOUE

Professor

Macromolecular Precise Science

Understanding of macromolecularity and creation of high-performance macromolecular systems utilizing precise macromolecules.

Akihito HASHIDZUME

Professor

Supramolecular Functional Chemistry

Creation of functionalized materials through molecular recognition and self-assembly of bio-related polymers.

Hiroyasu YAMAGUCHI

Professor

Polymeric Materials Design

Systematic polymeric materials design based on non-covalent or movable cross-linker and realizing responsive and mechano properties.

Yoshinori TAKASHIMA

Professor

Macromolecular Structure

Three dimensional structure and functional mechanism of biological macromolecular machines, such as the bacterial flagellum.

Katsumi IMADA

Professor

Macromolecular Solutions

Dilute and concentrated solution properties of natural and synthetic macromolecules and their assemblies.

Ken TERAO

Professor

CryoEM Structual Biology

Structural and functional analysis of biological macromolecules, such as the molecular motors and receptors based on cryo-EM.

Takayuki KATO

Professor

Protein Crystallography

Structural studies on photosynthetic energy-transducing protein complexes and cytoskeletal motor proteins.

Genji KURISU

Professor

Supramolecular Crystallography

Structural biology of biological macromolecules / macromolecular assemblies using X-ray diffraction technique.

Atsushi NAKAGAWA

Professor

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