Faculty and Research Units OIST research units take a cross-disciplinary approach to research, and the PhD program encourages students to explore the intersections of disparate fields of science and technology. Find the research unit of your interest below. Faculty and Research Units Discover Research Specialties Browse research disciplines and specialities. Discover more Find a Faculty Member or Research Unit Research Unit | Faculty Member (-) Biology Chemistry Computer Science Ecology and Evolution Engineering and Applied Sciences Marine Sciences Mathematics Neuroscience Physics Facet Research Discipline Biochemistry Bioinformatics Biology Biophysics Biotechnology Botany Cell biology Complex systems (-) Developmental biology Evolutionary biology Genetics Genomics Health sciences Immunology Medicine Molecular biology Nanoscience Physiology Structural biology Synthetic biology Theoretical sciences Virology Facet Specialty Clear filters Cell Division Dynamics Unit The Cell Division Dynamics Unit studies the mechanisms of chromosome segregation and cell fate determination during mitosis with a focus on mitotic spindle assembly and positioning in cultured human cells and Medaka embryos. Tomomi Kiyomitsu Assistant Professor Cell Signal Unit Using a mouse model, the Cell Signal Unit explores the cause of various diseases that include cancer, neuronal disorders, immunological diseases, and diabetes/obesity at the molecular level.... Tadashi Yamamoto Professor Developmental Neurobiology Unit Developmental Neurobiology Unit uses zebrafish retina as a model to study mechanisms that control neuronal differentiation and circuit formation, and neuronal degeneration and regeneration. Ichiro Masai Professor Evolutionary Neurobiology Unit Research projects of the Evolutionary Neurobiology Unit include (1) anatomical and physiological dissections of the nervous systems of basal metazoans, mainly on diffused and regionally cond... Hiroshi Watanabe Associate Professor Marine Eco-Evo-Devo Unit Most coral reef fishes have an incredible colors but why and how do they appear ? We use clownfish as a model we decipher the origins of the colors and how the fish are using them. Vincent Laudet Professor Marine Genomics Unit Exploring marine genomic diversity helps understanding organism responses to environmental change in the past and future, both in terms of large-scale evolution and within their ecosystems. Noriyuki Satoh Professor Neural Circuit Unit Neural Circuit Unit studies motor circuits using various techniques such as molecular biology, mouse genetics, trans-synaptic viruses, optogenetic, and chemogenetic tools. Yutaka Yoshida Professor Annual Reports A yearly report from each research unit Visit the page
Cell Division Dynamics Unit The Cell Division Dynamics Unit studies the mechanisms of chromosome segregation and cell fate determination during mitosis with a focus on mitotic spindle assembly and positioning in cultured human cells and Medaka embryos. Tomomi Kiyomitsu Assistant Professor
Cell Signal Unit Using a mouse model, the Cell Signal Unit explores the cause of various diseases that include cancer, neuronal disorders, immunological diseases, and diabetes/obesity at the molecular level.... Tadashi Yamamoto Professor
Developmental Neurobiology Unit Developmental Neurobiology Unit uses zebrafish retina as a model to study mechanisms that control neuronal differentiation and circuit formation, and neuronal degeneration and regeneration. Ichiro Masai Professor
Evolutionary Neurobiology Unit Research projects of the Evolutionary Neurobiology Unit include (1) anatomical and physiological dissections of the nervous systems of basal metazoans, mainly on diffused and regionally cond... Hiroshi Watanabe Associate Professor
Marine Eco-Evo-Devo Unit Most coral reef fishes have an incredible colors but why and how do they appear ? We use clownfish as a model we decipher the origins of the colors and how the fish are using them. Vincent Laudet Professor
Marine Genomics Unit Exploring marine genomic diversity helps understanding organism responses to environmental change in the past and future, both in terms of large-scale evolution and within their ecosystems. Noriyuki Satoh Professor
Neural Circuit Unit Neural Circuit Unit studies motor circuits using various techniques such as molecular biology, mouse genetics, trans-synaptic viruses, optogenetic, and chemogenetic tools. Yutaka Yoshida Professor