Original Paper “Application of DNA Quadruplex Hydrogels Prepared from Polyethylene Glycol-Oligodeoxynucleotide Conjugates to Cell Culture Media”

Our paper on an attempt to apply DNA Quadruplex Hydrogels to cell culture substrate has been published on Polymers journal with open access. “Application of DNA Quadruplex Hydrogels Prepared from Polyethylene Glycol-Oligodeoxynucleotide Conjugates to Cell Culture Media” Shizuma Tanaka, Shinsuke Yukami, Yuhei Hachiro, Yuichi Ohya,* Akinori Kuzuya* Polymers 2019, 11, 1607. (DOI: 10.3390/polym11101607)

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.