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Prof. Ikue Mori won Toray Science and Technology Prize.
2023.02.16
The 63rd Toray Science and Technology Prize, given to individuals who have made outstanding achievements in science and technology, has been awarded to Professor Ikue Mori, Director of the Research Center. Professor Mori is the third female researcher to receive this award. Congratulations!
Research findings by Dr. Yuki Ishikawa and Dr. Azusa Kamikouchi’s team were published in Scientific Reports.
2023.01.10
The research team of Dr. Yuki Ishikawa and Dr. Azusa Kamikouchi Lecturer has elucidated what brain mechanisms are responsible for the evolution of Drosophila's preference for the rhythm of courtship songs.
Their findings were publishied in Scientific Reports on January 7, 2023.
Their findings were publishied in Scientific Reports on January 7, 2023.
Research findings by Dr. Ikue Mori’s team have been published in PLOS ONE.
2022.12.15
The research center's director, Professor Ikue Mor, and her group succeeded in capturing small intracellular molecules that fluctuate in response to temperature stimuli in the nematode body.
Their findings were published in PLOS ONE on December 6, 2022.
Their findings were published in PLOS ONE on December 6, 2022.
Research findings by Dr. Ikue Mori’s team have been published in ELSEVIER.
2022.11.30
The research center's director, Professor Ikue Mor, and her group have clarified one aspect of the neural circuit function that controls fluctuations in animal behavior.
Their findings were published in ELSEVIER on November 3, 2022.
Their findings were published in ELSEVIER on November 3, 2022.
A review article by Dr. Keita Tsujimura’s team has been published.
2022.10.11
A review article by Dr. Keita Tsujimura’s team has been published.
Their findings were published in Brain Sciences on October 9, 2022.
Dr. Keita Tsujimura contributed as the first and responsibele author.
Their findings were published in Brain Sciences on October 9, 2022.
Dr. Keita Tsujimura contributed as the first and responsibele author.
Research findings by Dr. Shunji Nakano and Dr. Ikue Mori’s team were published in G3.
2022.09.16
The research team of Dr.Shunji Nakano and NSI Director Ikue Mori have omdemtofoed the molecular basis for memory learning in C.elegans.
Their findings were published in G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics on September 14, 2022.
Their findings were published in G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics on September 14, 2022.
Research findings by Dr. Azusa Kamikouchi’s team were published in Royal Society.
2022.09.12
The research team of Dr. Azusa Kamikawauchi have discovered differences in swarm formation dynamics exhibited by the two species of Drosophila.
Their findings were published in Royal Society on August 24, 2022.
Their findings were published in Royal Society on August 24, 2022.
Research findings by Dr. Azusa Kamikouchi’s team were published in iScience.
2022.08.01
The research team of Dr. Azusa Kamikawauchi have discovered that eating certain lactic acid bacteria promotes Drosophila sleep.
In the future, it is expected that lactic acid bacteria will lead to the elucidation of the mechanism by which lactic acid bacteria promote sleep.
Their findings were published in iScience on July 15, 2022.
In the future, it is expected that lactic acid bacteria will lead to the elucidation of the mechanism by which lactic acid bacteria promote sleep.
Their findings were published in iScience on July 15, 2022.
A book authored by Dr. Keita Tsujimura has been published.
2022.08.01
Dr. Tsujimura was in charge of Chapter 17 "MicroRNAs in neurological diseases" of "MicroRNA From Bench to Bedside".
Research findings by Dr. Azusa Kamikouchi’s team were published in Front. Physiol.
2022.07.15
The research team of Dr. Azusa Kamikawauchi have discovered that serotonin, which functions as a neuromodulator in many animals including humans and insects, modulates auditory function in the aedes.
This finding is expected to lead to the development of a new methodology to control mosquito breeding by using sound to control the behavior of the stingray mosquito, which transmits various diseases such as dengue fever and Zika fever.
Their findings were published in Front. Physiol on July 13, 2022.
This finding is expected to lead to the development of a new methodology to control mosquito breeding by using sound to control the behavior of the stingray mosquito, which transmits various diseases such as dengue fever and Zika fever.
Their findings were published in Front. Physiol on July 13, 2022.
Research findings by Dr. Ikue Mori’s team have been published in PLOS Genetics.
2022.06.10
The research center's director, Professor Ikue Mori, and her group have analyzed the effects of starvation in C. elegans and revealed some of the molecular and neural circuit mechanisms.
Aoki I, Jurado P, Nawa K, Kondo R, Yamashiro R,Matsuyama HJ, Ferrer I, Nakano S and Mori I.
“OLA-1, an Obg-like ATPase, integrates hunger with temperature information in sensory neurons in C. elegans”,
PLOS Genetics., PLOS Genetics,,
Aoki I, Jurado P, Nawa K, Kondo R, Yamashiro R,Matsuyama HJ, Ferrer I, Nakano S and Mori I.
“OLA-1, an Obg-like ATPase, integrates hunger with temperature information in sensory neurons in C. elegans”,
PLOS Genetics., PLOS Genetics,,
Research findings by Dr. Keita Tsujimura’s team have been published in Frontiers in Neuroscience
2022.05.20
The research team of Dr. Tsujimura has revealed the novel structural abnormalities of brain of developmental disorder Rett syndrome model mice.
Akaba Y., Shiohama H., Komaki Y., Seki F., Ortug A., Sawada D., Uchida W., Kamagata K., Shimoji K., Aoki S., Takahashi S., Suzuki T., Natsume J., Takahashi E., Tsujimura K.
“Comprehensive Volumetric Analysis of Mecp2-null Mouse Model for Rett Syndrome by T2 Weighted 3D Magnetic Resonance Imaging”,
Front. Neurosci., Front. Neurosci,,vol.16, pp.885335, 2022.5
Akaba Y., Shiohama H., Komaki Y., Seki F., Ortug A., Sawada D., Uchida W., Kamagata K., Shimoji K., Aoki S., Takahashi S., Suzuki T., Natsume J., Takahashi E., Tsujimura K.
“Comprehensive Volumetric Analysis of Mecp2-null Mouse Model for Rett Syndrome by T2 Weighted 3D Magnetic Resonance Imaging”,
Front. Neurosci., Front. Neurosci,,vol.16, pp.885335, 2022.5