The research of Visiting Associate Professor Tomohiko Yamazaki (Transdisciplinary Life Science Course, Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Life Science) was featured in Research Highlight on the Hokkaido University website.
The National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), located in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, is a research institution specializing in research on materials and their applications for various purposes. It conducts comprehensive research in specialized fields related to materials and has been described as a “department store for materials research.” Hokkaido University and NIMS run a collaborative graduate school system by which 12 laboratories at NIMS accept graduate students from Hokkaido University. Yamazaki’s laboratory is one such lab, accepting students from the School of Life Sciences, and is engaged in research that applies biomolecules to medical treatment.
