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 Molecular Neuroscience Unit The Molecular Neuroscience Unit investigates the mechanisms and consequences of the transport of information from the neuronal periphery to the center in health and disease. Marco Terenzio Assistant 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 Nonlinear and Non-equilibrium Physics Unit We work in experimental nonlinear, non-equilibrium and soft matter physics. Our current research focuses on fluids, granular media, fluctuations in renewables and quantitative life sciences. Mahesh Bandi Professor Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Engineering Unit Nucleic acids DNA and RNA are fundamental building blocks of life. These biomolecules display remarkable chemical functions such as information storage, catalysis, and molecular recognition.... Yohei Yokobayashi Professor Optical Neuroimaging Unit The Optical Neuroimaging Unit uses home-built two-photon microscopes and special fluorescent dyes to image neuronal and astrocytic activity on a cellular level in behaving mice. Bernd Kuhn Professor Plant Epigenetics Unit The major goal of our research is to understand biological significance of epigenetic regulation of genes and transposons for environmental adaptation and genome evolution in plants. Hidetoshi Saze Professor Protein Engineering and Evolution Unit The Protein Engineering and Evolution Unit applies chemical approaches, evolutionary methods and protein engineering to study and manipulate protein functions. Paola Laurino Associate Professor Sensory and Behavioural Neuroscience Unit We investigate how behavioural contexts tune olfactory information processing in the mouse brain. Methods used include neurophysiology, imaging, circuit analysis, behaviour. Izumi Fukunaga Associate Professor Synapse Biology Unit The Synapse Biology Unit studies how the dynamic features of synaptic connections between neurons mediate and maintain efficacious information processing in the brain. Synaptic communication... Yukiko Goda Professor pi-Conjugated Polymers Unit We work on creating synthetic methods for polymer semiconductors and the development of new materials for use in organic electronics (e.g., OLEDs, stretchable devices, bioelectronics). Christine Luscombe Professor Pagination First page 1 2 3 Annual Reports A yearly report from each research unit Visit the page
Molecular Neuroscience Unit The Molecular Neuroscience Unit investigates the mechanisms and consequences of the transport of information from the neuronal periphery to the center in health and disease. Marco Terenzio Assistant 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
Nonlinear and Non-equilibrium Physics Unit We work in experimental nonlinear, non-equilibrium and soft matter physics. Our current research focuses on fluids, granular media, fluctuations in renewables and quantitative life sciences. Mahesh Bandi Professor
Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Engineering Unit Nucleic acids DNA and RNA are fundamental building blocks of life. These biomolecules display remarkable chemical functions such as information storage, catalysis, and molecular recognition.... Yohei Yokobayashi Professor
Optical Neuroimaging Unit The Optical Neuroimaging Unit uses home-built two-photon microscopes and special fluorescent dyes to image neuronal and astrocytic activity on a cellular level in behaving mice. Bernd Kuhn Professor
Plant Epigenetics Unit The major goal of our research is to understand biological significance of epigenetic regulation of genes and transposons for environmental adaptation and genome evolution in plants. Hidetoshi Saze Professor
Protein Engineering and Evolution Unit The Protein Engineering and Evolution Unit applies chemical approaches, evolutionary methods and protein engineering to study and manipulate protein functions. Paola Laurino Associate Professor
Sensory and Behavioural Neuroscience Unit We investigate how behavioural contexts tune olfactory information processing in the mouse brain. Methods used include neurophysiology, imaging, circuit analysis, behaviour. Izumi Fukunaga Associate Professor
Synapse Biology Unit The Synapse Biology Unit studies how the dynamic features of synaptic connections between neurons mediate and maintain efficacious information processing in the brain. Synaptic communication... Yukiko Goda Professor
pi-Conjugated Polymers Unit We work on creating synthetic methods for polymer semiconductors and the development of new materials for use in organic electronics (e.g., OLEDs, stretchable devices, bioelectronics). Christine Luscombe Professor