New Members Joined
Now that the juniors assigned to our lab have been finalized, the member list has been updated.
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Application for JST LOTUS (ASPIRE Type) Programme Accepted
A research proposal jointly submitted by our laboratory and the University of Jodhpur in India has been selected for the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)’s LOTUS Programme (ASPIRE). This program aims to invite outstanding young researchers from India to Japanese universities and other institutions to promote the international exchange of talent between Japan and… Read More: Application for JST LOTUS (ASPIRE Type) Programme Accepted »
Program Final Presentation by Alexander and Amina
Time really flies. We held the final presentation session for Alexander and Amina, who spent two months in our lab as part of a short-term study abroad program from Clemson University. This year presented even more challenges than usual, but they did a great job!
New Member Joined
Two exchange students from Clemson University in the U.S. will be spending two months in our lab. Welcome to Osaka, Japan, Amina and Alexander!
New Lab Space
Starting Monday, June 1, we will begin using Rooms 303–304 of the High-Tech Research Core (HRC) for our joint research project with Dincula Inc., a technology transfer venture spun off from Kansai University.
New Member Joined
Dhruva from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has joined our lab as a short-term exchange student. He is attempting to apply AI to our research on DNA origami molecular machines. Welcome!
Original Paper Published in ACS Nano
An original research paper Aki co-authored on DNA origami by Prof. Kakugo of Kyoto University, has been published: Linear Force Scaling in Kinesin-Driven Microtubule Swarms Revealed by Electromagnetic TweezersMst. Rubaya Rashid, Mousumi Akter, Arif Md. Rashedul Kabir, Kazuki Sada, Tetsuya Hiraiwa, Akinori Kuzuya, Ibuki Kawamata, Marie Tani,* Akira Kakugo*ACS Nano 2026, 28 (18), 13586–13597. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5c20263.
Perspective Paper Published in Molecules
A Perspective paper co-authored by members of the Omega Nucleic Acid (ΩNA) Discussion Group, established last year with Dr. Shogo Hamada (Institute of Science Tokyo), Dr. Keiji Murayama (Nagoya University), Prof. Yusuke Takezawa (Shibaura Institute of Technology), Dr. Ryojun Toyoda (Tohoku University), and Aki, has been published in Molecules. Omega Nucleic Acids (ΩNA), Ultimate Nucleic… Read More: Perspective Paper Published in Molecules »
Book Published “Molecular Robotics II: Toward Chemical AI”
A book entitled “Molecular Robotics II: Toward Chemical AI,” co-authored by members of the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) “Molecular Cybernetics” (FY2020-2024), has been published. It is co-edited by group leaders including Aki.
Preprint Published in ChemRxiv
A preprint, Aki co-authored, by Dr. Naoto Asai (currently at Danube Private University), formerly of Prof. Takeshi Ito‘s laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at our university, has been published on ChemRxiv. A Spatial Rule Linking Protein Size and Aptamer Binding Efficiency Revealed by a DNA Origami Molecular RulerNaoto Asai,* Yusuke Sakai, Jonathan G.… Read More: Preprint Published in ChemRxiv »