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Peek-a-LAB-oo Oct. 28, 2025Laboratory for Developmental Genome System
Interview with Dr. Takefumi Kondo, who started his research at RIKEN BDR in April 2023.
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Dive into BDR's intriguing research Oct. 1, 2025A Spirit of Adventure Originating from Left-Right Asymmetry
Special Postdoctoral Researcher Tomoki Ishibashi studies left-right asymmetry observed in molecules, cells and organs of living organisms. He talks about his research as well as future aspirations.
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Peek-a-LAB-oo Jul. 10, 2025Laboratory for Neural Stem Cell Research
Team Director Ryoichiro Kageyama, who heads the Laboratory for Neural Stem Cell Research which moved from RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in April 2025, also leads the Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) as the Center’s second Director
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Dive into BDR's intriguing research May 9, 2025The Future Beyond Automation
Senior Technical Scientist Nobuyuki Tanaka applies engineering to biology through microfabrication and robotics. He discusses how automation can eliminate human intervention, allowing researchers to observe life in its most natural state.
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Peek-a-LAB-oo Dec. 16, 2024Laboratory for Bottom-up Cell Biology
This time we hear from the new team leader Makito Miyazaki about his research and laboratory. The laboratory was established at the BDR in April 2023.
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Dive into BDR's intriguing research Dec. 10, 2024Measuring Various Things with Mass Spectrometers
Research Scientist Keiko Masuda develops high-precision mass spectrometry techniques. She collaborates across disciplines, providing essential data to identify proteins and uncover complex biological functions within living cells and systems.
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BDR Research Highlights Oct. 9, 2024Research Highlights: Apr to Jul 2024
Pain-killer with less side effects, how tubular structures form in the body, and a novel drug to treat cancer.
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BDR Research Highlights Aug. 1, 2024Research Highlights: Dec 2023 to Mar 2024
Organ-specific design principles, dietary restrictions and longevity, and an alternative to animal models in pre-clinical studies.
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Dive into BDR's intriguing research Jul. 31, 2024What’s Important for Experimental Automation?
Special Postdoctoral Researcher Atsushi Shibai, a robotics engineer, automates bacterial evolution experiments. He builds custom, low-cost devices and discusses finding the ideal balance between high-tech automation and flexible human judgment
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Peek-a-LAB-oo Jul. 10, 2024Human Biomimetic System RIKEN Hakubi Research Team
This time we hear from RIKEN Hakubi Team Leader Masaya Hagiwara, who leads the Human Biomimetic System RIKEN Hakubi Research Team that joined the RIKEN BDR in April 2023, about his laboratory.
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BDR Research Highlights Apr. 22, 2024Research Highlights: May to Nov 2023
Rhythms behind zigzag hair growth, capturing atomic picture of dengue virus replication, parasitic worms manipulate the host mantis, organ preservation and human hibernation, and more.
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Dive into BDR's intriguing research Mar. 15, 2024The Desire to Explain Nutrition Properly
Special Postdoctoral Researcher Hina Kosakamoto uses fruit flies to study nutritional biology. She aims to provide a scientific foundation for how diet affects health and offer practical human insights.
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Dive into BDR's intriguing research Oct. 11, 2023A new model organism for lifespan research
Research Scientist Chika Takahashi introduces new model organisms to the lab to uncover the genetic secrets of longevity and expand our understanding of the aging process.
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Dive into BDR's intriguing research Jul. 4, 2023A physicist contemplating the origins of living things
Research Scientist Tomonori Fukuchi applies nuclear physics to biology. He discusses how radioactive decay could generate amino acids from nitrogen-free compounds, offering a physical perspective on the molecular origins of life.
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BDR Research Highlights May 1, 2023Research Highlights: Nov 2022 to Apr 2023
Left-right asymmetry in embryos, phosphorylation tags on brain enzyme controls sleep dynamics, cryo-electron microscopy structures of iron-capturing transporter proteins in plants and of RNA polymerase transcribing nucleosomal DNA, generating artificc