Program Final Presentation by Jerry
Jerry has presented his two-months progress at the final presentation session for the KU-CUHK exchange program.
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A New Visitor
Jerry Yau Chun-khit from The Chinese University of Hong Kong has joined our group. He will stay with us for two months and conduct a research project on DNA origami and artificial molecular muscles.
Graduation and Degree Ceremonies
Kansai University’s Graduation and Degree Ceremonies were held last week. From our lab, 6 undergrads, 5 master course graduate students, and a Ph.D. student completed their courses. Congrats!
A New Visitor
Ankita Ray from Prof. Yoko Yamakoshi’s group at ETH Zürich is visiting our lab. She will stay here for two weeks to carry out photoreaction on our DNA nanostructures.
A New Visitor
Oliver Ditzer from Technische Universität Dresden has joined our group. He will stay with us for three months and conduct a research project on DNA origami and molecular robots.
A New Visitor
Yolthida Kantapa, an exchange student from Chulalongkorn University, has joined our group. She will conduct our joint research with Dr. Monpichar Srisa-art on paper analytical devices (PAD). Please enjoy Japanese holiday season for two months!
Students from Ocean University of China
Supported by SAKURA Exchange Program in Science, 10 students and 1 faculty leader from Prof. Dr. Xingguo Liang‘s lab, Ocean University of China are staying in our lab for two weeks to conduct joint research on DNA nanotechnology.
Book “Molecular Technology: Life Innovation”
A book by PRESTO “Molecular Technology” researchers, “Molecular Technology: Life Innovation“, has been published online. Aki wrote the second chapter.
Original Paper “Control of swarming of molecular robots”
The 2nd paper on our “molecular swarm robots” has been published: “Control of swarming of molecular robots” J. J. Keya, A. M. R. Kabir, D. Inoue, K. Sada, H. Hess, A. Kuzuya,* A. Kakugo* Sci. Rep. 2018, 8, 11756 (DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-30187-1)
Original Paper “DNA Switch: Toehold-Mediated DNA Isothermal Amplification for Dengue Serotyping”
Original paper co-authored with collaborators at Universiti Sains Malaysia has been published today: DNA Switch: Toehold-Mediated DNA Isothermal Amplification for Dengue Serotyping Soo Khim Chan, Akinori Kuzuya, Yee Siew Choong, and Theam Soon Lim* SLAS Discov., 2018, in press. (DOI: 10.1177/2472555218791743)