Our new paper has just been published. Please find the link below for the paper. Y. Yamashiro*,B. Q. Thang, K. Ramirez, S. J. Shin, T. Kohata, S. Ohata, T. A. V. Nguyen, S. Ohtsuki, K. Nagayama, and H. Yanagisawa*: Matrix mechanotransduction mediated by thrombospondin-1/integrin/YAP in the vascular remodeling. PNAS.https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/04/21/1919702117 This paper is also introduced on the following University website and news sites. Please have a look at

We'd like to introduce recent activities. 1/17 We held a potluck lunch party at TARA center. 1/17 We gave a farewell party for Gopakumar Changarathil. Good luck with your new life in Texas! 3/30 Kaori defended her doctoral thesis successfully. Congratulations! Some of photos from the events have posted on the photo page.

As of April 2020, the university integrated eight Graduate Schools and 85 Programs into three Graduate Schools and six Degree Programs. The six Degrees Programs include 56 specific degree programs and provide lectures and research supervision primarily by full-time faculty members of the relevant Degree Programs, covering a wide variety of disciplines. Please see below for more information. Reorganized Graduate Schools and Programs (for students who enter the university in AY

Assistant professor Kenichi Kimura has been our member since 4/1. We have updated “Lab Members” page.