About the Lab
We are a group of biophysicists exploring phase transitions, nonlinear dynamics, morphogenesis, evolution, and chromatin physics through theoretical and experimental approaches. We integrate theoretical physics, machine learning, and a range of experimental techniques, from long timelapse imaging of cells to single-molecule microscopy, to address diverse biological questions from an original viewpoint.
News
- November 2025：Yohsuke's paper on reconstituted long chromatin (collaboration with Umehara, Shirouzu, and Kurumizaka labs) is published online.
- November 2025：Collaboration preprint by Masahito with Morimoto lab@RIKEN (with Shogo and others) on the mechanism of tracheal catilage patterning .
- August 2025：Takaki's paper on cell chirality.
- August 2025：Shunshi's Perspective on synthetic cells．
- May 2025：Collaboration preprint with Iwasaki lab@RIKEN (with Kotaro, Yuichi, and Shintaro and others) on a new method to detect localization of protein translation in cells.
- May 2025：Kyosuke's preprint studying active binary mixture and bubble formation.
- May 2025：Shunshi's review on protein design and synthetic cells．
- April 2025: Takahiro, Kentaro, and Yoshizuki have joined the UTokyo lab.
- April 2025: The lab in RIKEN has switched from a RIKEN Hakubi Team to a Chief Scientist Lab.
- April 2025: New website.
- March 2025: Kyosuke was awarded the RIKEN Ohbu award. Congratulations!
- March 2025: Kyosuke's work was highlighted in RIKEN RESEARCH.
- March 2025: Takahiro graduated with honor from the U Tokyo Physics undergrad course. Congratulations!
- Februrary 2025: Takahiro and Kyosuke's paper is published.
- January 2025: Yohsuke's preprint (collaboration work with Umehara and Kurumizaka labs) is online.
Publications
Members
- Kyogo Kawaguchi – Chief Scientist (RIKEN), Associate Professor (U Tokyo) [researchmap] [Google Scholar]
RIKEN
- Yuko Sakaide – Technical staff
- Lisa Yamauchi – Technical staff
- Yohsuke Fukai – Researcher [researchmap]
- Kyosuke Adachi – Researcher (joint with RIKEN iTHEMS) [researchmap]
- Somayeh Zeraati – Technical staff
- Setsuko Kanamura – Technical staff
- Rory Cerbus – Researcher (joint with Hiratani lab, RIKEN BDR) [researchmap]
- Yuko Tokuhisa – Assistant
Univ Tokyo (Hongo)
- Mayuko Niwata - Administrative staff
- Yuka Kimura - Administrative staff (IPI)
- Shoma Inoue - Graduate student (FoPM)
- Masahito Mori - Graduate student (FoPM)
- Sangwon Lee - Graduate student (Korean Government Scholarship Program) [Google Scholar]
- Shunshi Kohyama - Assistant Professor [Google Scholar]
- Takahiro Kanazawa - Graduate student (FoPM)
- Kentaro Yamashiro - Graduate student
- Yoshizuki Fumoto - Researcher (JSPS)
Classes
FY 2024
- Biophysics (for 3rd year undergraduates, School of Science, Univ Tokyo)
- Physics Seminar (for 3rd year undergraduates, School of Science, Univ Tokyo)
- Physics Experiments II (for 3rd year undergraduates, School of Science, Univ Tokyo) (Github)
Opportunities
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Students
Contact
RIKEN Kobe Campus, Building C
2-2-3 Minatojima-minamimachi,
Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
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The University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus, Science Building 1
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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