Laboratory of Biophysics
Feeling force and temperature and controlling movements
Mechanical reception in which living organs feel “force” and “deformation” serves as the basis for important senses such as senses of touch, hearing and balances. In recent years, it became known that mechanical reception affects various biological functions, such as cellular differentiation, leading to the creation of a new academic field called mechanobiology. Our laboratory is conducting research on mechanisms for sensing mechanical and thermal stimulations and for controlling cell motility.
This lab is for this SDG activity:
STUDY FIELDS
- Biology
- Life science
- Biotechnology
- Biophysics
FOR SOCIETY
The dysfunctions of cilia and ion channels are correlated with various diseases known as ciliopathies and channelopathies. Our study aims to solve such dysfunctions by elucidating the mechanisms of the functions of cilia and ion channels.
RESEARCH THEMES
- Research on the mechanisms of mechanoreception
- Research on the mechanisms of ciliary motility
- Research on the cellular response to temperature