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 »
The first co-authored paper together with Cranebio Co. has been published in ACS Omega: DNA Origami-Based Luminescent Biosensors Enabling Smartphone Detection of Nucleic Acid SequencesShuhei Kido,* Nozomu Takahashi, Hiroshi Miyazaki, Sachiko Kono, Keita Saito, Akinori Kuzuya*ACS Omega 2025, 10 (37), 43300–43308. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c08498.
Alexander and Carter have presented their two-months progress at the final presentation session for the KU-Clemson exchange program. Both were wonderful!
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!
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.
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.
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 »
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 »
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!
Ben, a short-term exchange student from Clemson University, has joined our group. Enjoy your two-month stay in Osaka!