WPI-iCeMS, Kyoto University
Mr. Wu (former student of Prof. Tabata Lab. now in U. Tokyo) got IEEJ Excellent Presentation Award!! His research topic is to develop a microfluidic platform to apply mechanical stimulation for hepatic organoids with mimicked heart beating using a fluidic capacitor.
Help Us, Help the World Visionary science requires visionary philanthropy. It is a sad but true fact that truly transformative science is often the hardest to fund. Risk-taking is admired in fields as diverse as professional sports and stock market trading, but the minute a scientist dons a white lab coat he is expected to… Read More
Our project supported by AMED got introduced in Yomiuri News Paper! This article has been appeared in Kansai, Chugoku and Shikoku areas. You can also read this article from the web.
Chinese medical students visited our lab on Jan. 25. Ken gave his presentation for the students, and then, Rodi and Ken had a lab tour for them. We had a very good time!
Our research about Bodies on a Chip for animal welfare got featured by BBC Future Now! Thank you very much, Rachel! Thank you very much for my collaborators!! We keep working on it! http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190122-how-bodies-on-a-chip-can-transform-animal-welfare?fbclid=IwAR1qxGCqhgtlsaGoP4_nw5_MecEVEiM8GkS1wtQJmGyQgKRrOanQHkO9JFQ You can also see the TEDxKyoto video about this project.
We wish you a year filled with peace, good health, luck and happiness.
Dr. Rodi Abdalkader has joined Kamei G as a program-specific assistant professor, starting from Nov. 1, 2018. His personal page is here. Welcome!
We had a welcome party for Samah, a new postdoc in Kamei Group. The party was held at Ninja House… Welcome!!
Our video protocol has been published in JoVE online. This experiment was based on our publication published in Small, 2017. Please take a look for the video to carry out our experiments! ABSTRACT Cellular microenvironments consist of a variety of cues, such as growth factors, extracellular matrices, and intercellular interactions. These cues are well orchestrated and… Read More
Dr. Samah Abou-Sharieha joined our group from Sep. 3. She will work on “Body on a Chip” project. Welcome to our group!