Previous Members
Hiroaki Tateno Ph.D.
Visiting Professor
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Cellular Glycome-targeted Technology Research Group
Group Leader
Research Staff
(Postdoctoral Researcher, Feb. 2017 – Jan. 2018)
Wataru Kimura, Ph.D.
Research Staff
(International Tenure-track Assistant Professor, May 2015 – Aug. 2017)
Current position : RIKEN BDR Laboratory for Heart Regeneration Team Leader
Aiko Sada, Ph.D.
(Tenure-trak Assistant Professor, April 2016 – Sep.2019, Current position : Kumamoto University, IRCMS)
Jaakko Kangas M.D., Ph.D.
Research Staff
Yen Xuan Ngo
Graduate Student
(Doctoral student in Human Biology Program, Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2022)
Karina Ramirez, Ph.D.
Graduate Student
(Doctoral student in Human Biology Program, April 2016 - July 2021)
Huynh Thuy Hang, M.S.
Graduate Student
(Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, April 2019 – Jan. 2021)
Shin Seung Jae, Ph.D.
Graduate Student
(Biological Sciences in the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, April 2017 – Sep. 2020)
Gopakumar Changarathil, Ph.D.
Graduate Student
(Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, July 2016 – Sep. 2019)
Current position : postdoctoral fellow at University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
Bui Quoc Thang M.D., Ph.D.
Graduate Student
(Clinical Sciences,Research collaborator from Professor Hiramatsu’s lab(Cardiovascular Surgery) Dec. 2015-Mar. 2019)
Current position : Cardiac Surgeon at Cho Ray Hospital, Viet Nam
Juliano Vilela Alves
Graduate Student
(Participant of Inter-University Exchange Project, University of São Paulo, Apr. 2018 – Aug. 2018)
Caroline Antunes Lino
Graduate Student
(Participant of Inter-University Exchange Project, University of São Paulo, Sep. 2017 – Mar. 2018)
Shunsuke Akasaka
Graduate Student
(Degree Programs in Pure and Applied Sciences Engineering Science,Research collaborator from Professor Kano’s lab, June 2019~Mar. 2021)
Lalhaba Oinam, Ph.D.
(Doctoral student in Human Biology Program, April 2015 – Sep. 2020)
Graduate Student
Current position: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Kaori Sugiyama, Ph.D.
Graduate Student
(Doctoral student in Human Biology Program, April2015- May.2020)
Current position: Waseda University, Research Institute for Science and Engineering
Choi Jun Hyeok
Undergraduate Student
(Life and Environmental Science, Dec. 2020~Mar. 2022)
Tomonari Shimoda
Undergraduate Student
(School of Medicine, Aug. 2018~Mar. 2021)
Ram Prabaharan
Undergraduate Student
(2nd year student in Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, May 12th, 2019 ~ July 19th, 2019)
Kae Kawazoe
Undergraduate Student
(Medical Sciences,Dec.2017 – Mar.2019)
Kotaro Matsumura
Undergraduate Student
(Medical Sciences, Apr. 2016 – Mar. 2017)
Rachel Elizabeth Sides
Undergraduate Student
(Collaborator from Dr. Justin Weinbaum’s lab, University of Pittsburg, May – Aug. 2017)
Administrative Staff
Satoko Sato
(Jan. 2015 – Dec. 2018)
Keiko Yashima
Administrative Staff
(Sept. 2016 – Mar. 2017)