Program Final Presentation by Alexander and Carter
Alexander and Carter have presented their two-months progress at the final presentation session for the KU-Clemson exchange program. Both were wonderful!
New Member Joined
Alexander and Carter joined our lab as exchange students from Clemson University. We hope your two months stay in Osaka will be enjoyable and fruitful!
Member Changes
The following members retired at the end of their term on March 31: Specially Appointed Professor Masayuki Endo Specially Appointed Assistant Professor Hirotaka Kondo Postdoctoral Researchers Qing LiuGanbaatar Narangerel (Namy)Taniya Sharma Please contact us individually for information on new positions.
Review Paper Published in Molecules (Cover Picture)
A review paper Aki co-authored has been published: Molecular Origami: Designing Functional Molecules of the FutureHitoshi Ishida,* Takeshi Ito, and Akinori KuzuyaMolecules, 2025, 30 (2), 242. (DOI: 10.3390/molecules30020242) And it’s selected as a Cover Picture for Vol. 30, Issue 20.
Original Paper Published in Small
The latest original paper on “Molecular Swarm Robots” has been published in Small. It introduces a new system in which molecular robots “talk to each other” and “change their behaviors accordingly”: Nonequilibrium Self‐Assembly of Microtubules Through Stepwise Sequential Interactions of DNAJakia Jannat Keya, Mousumi Akter, Yuta Yamasaki, Yoshiyuki Kageyama, Kazuki Sada, Akinori Kuzuya,* Akira Kakugo*Small, 2025,… Read More »
Original Paper Published in ACS Omega
An original research paper Aki co-authored on DNA origami by Jianping, former Ned Seeman’s student, has been published: DNA Origami-Constructed Nanotapes for Sunitinib Adsorption and Inhibition of Renal Clear Carcinoma CellsLin Li, Xuxiang Yao, Pengyao Wei, Dongdong He, Qiaojiao Ding, Bing Bai, Xiuyi Lv, Akinori Kuzuya, Yuling Wang, Kerong Wu,* Kaizhe Wang,* Jianping Zheng*ACS Omega… Read More »
Program Final Presentation by Ben
Ben, the short-term exchange student from Clemson University, gave his final presentation of the two-month project he has been working on in our lab. He has provided us with essential data for future papers. Great work!
New Member Joined
Ben, a short-term exchange student from Clemson University, has joined our group. Enjoy your two-month stay in Osaka!
Original Paper Published in Advanced Therapeutics
Original Paper Aki co-authored from Functional Polymers Lab of our department has been published: Sustained-Release of Antigens and CpG-DNA using Temperature-Responsive Biodegradable Injectable Polymers: Performance on Induction of Immune ResponsesYuta Yoshizaki,* Kenta Horii, Nobuo Murase, Akinori Kuzuya, Yuichi Ohya*Advanced Therapeutics 2024, 7 (8), 2300296. (DOI: 10.1002/adtp.202300296)
Original Paper Published in Gels
Original Paper Aki co-authored from Functional Polymers Lab of our department has been published: Gelation upon the Mixing of Amphiphilic Graft and Triblock Copolymers Containing Enantiomeric Polylactide Segments through Stereocomplex FormationYuichi Ohya*, Yasuyuki Yoshida, Taiki Kumagae, and Akinori KuzuyaGels 2024, 10 (2), 139. (DOI: 10.3390/gels10020139)