Staff

KITAMURA AkiraLecturer

Laboratory
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Sciences
Research Theme
Elucidation for the mechanism in maintaining proteostasis in the cell using innovative fluorescence techniques
Research Keywords

Proteostasis, Molecular Chaperones, Protein aggregation, Protein folding, Fluorescence measurement, Bioimaging, Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy, Biomolecular Interaction, C. elegans

Overview of Research

A hallmark of protein conformational diseases, exemplified by neurodegenerative disorders, is the expression of misfolded and aggregated proteins with associated toxicity. My purpose is to elucidate the relationship between cellular aggregated protein and cytotoxicity using innovative fluorescence microscopy, spectroscopic imaging methods and so on.

Charge

Message

Let’s enjoy to clarify and discuss the elegant cellular mechanism such as proteostasis.

Representative Publications

Refer to HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS DIRECTORY
(https://researchers.general.hokudai.ac.jp/profile/en.XsSv0ICp1QrNbE575wXzmA==.html)

Note

<Office Hour>
– Time: Anytime during the weekday
– Place: Frontier-AMLS, 6F
Please contact in advance by E-mail.
E-mail: akita[at]sci.hokudai.ac.jp

Affiliation