Close-up Interviews::National Institute of Genetics

Close-up Interviews

*Please note that position and affiliation etc. Written in the articles are at the time of interview. Some of them already left NIG or graduated from SOKENDAI.

Newly developed DFAST, a pipeline for prokaryotic genome annotation enabling anyone to make precise annotations of genes – equipped with an additional function for auto-creating a DDBJ registration format

TANIZAWA, Yasuhiro

Assistant Professor

Genome Informatics Laboratory, Nakamura Group

Mcm8-9, a newly discovered protein complex that determines sensitivity to anti-cancer agents, participates in DNA recombination repair – and possibly causes Fanconi anemia, a hereditary disease

KANEMAKI, Masato

Associate Professor

NISHIMURA, Kohei

JSPS Research Fellow

Molecular Function Laboratory, Kanemaki Group

Discovery of a new mechanism in which extracellular signals prompt transcription

SAWA, Hitoshi

Professor

Multicellular Organization Laboratory, Sawa Group

Hydrodynamics explains intra-cellular flows, just like bath water!

KIMURA, Akatsuki

Associate Professor

Cell Architecture Laboratory, Kimura Group

NIWAYAMA, Ritsuya

Ph.D Student

Department of Genetics, SOKENDAI

The mechanism of synchronous pollen formation in an anther

Nonomura, Ken-ichi

Associate Professor

Experimental Farm, Nonomura Group

Elucidating part of the DNA damage repair mechanism!

FURUYA, Kanji

Assistant Professor

(Dr. Furuya moved from the NIG in Mar. 2011.)

Microbial Genetics Laboratory, Niki Group

Developing a new method of transgenic mouse production using Tol2!

SUMIYAMA, Kenta

Assistant Professor

Division of Population Genetics, Saitou Group

Elucidating the mechanism to maintain spermatogonial stem cells: Nanos2 is one of key players

SAGA, Yumiko

Professor

Mammalian Development Laboratory, Saga Group

SADA, Aiko

Ph.D Student

Department of Genetics, SOKENDAI

Elucidating the mechanism to maintain spermatogonial stem cells: Nanos2 is one of key players

HIROMI, Yasushi

Professor

KATSUKI, Takeo

Postdoc

Division of Developmental Genetics, Hiromi Group

Retrotransposons in Arabidopsis thaliana genome: Explosive proliferation by “copy & paste” following loss of DNA methylation

KAKUTANI, Tetsuji

Professor

KOBAYASHI, Akie

Postdoc

Division of Agricultural Genetics, Kakutani Group

TSUKAHARA, Sayuri

Ph.D Student

Department of Genetics, SOKENDAI

Genomic rejuvenation is the “secret of youth” of daughter cells in budding yeast!

KOBAYASHI, Takehiko

Professor

Division of Cytogenetics, Kobayashi Group

Looking into the mechanism of cellular allometry: large spindles in large cells, small spindles in small cells

KIMURA, Akatsuki

Associate Professor

Cell Architecture Laboratory, Kimura Group

HARA, Yuki

Ph.D Student

Department of Genetics, SOKENDAI