NETWORKED BIOPHOTONICS AND MICROFLUIDICS
We are an interdisciplinary team who develops next-generation biotechnologies by combining world-leading biophotonics, microfluidics, droplets and hydrogels, synthetic biology, and information science. Using our technological platforms, we aim to discover phenomena and elucidate mechanisms in biomedical and biophysical sciences, develop AI-driven diagnostics and molecule/cell functional simulators far beyond the human limit, and create world-changing functional molecules, bacteria, and cells.
Currently, we study proteins, exosomes, bacterial and mammalian cells, their interactions, and organoids in pooled formats. Members consists of experts in optical measurement, microscopy, microfluidics, biology (pharmacology, immunology), informatics, and materials.
Everyone in the lab starts from one expertise, learns the art of close collaboration across disciplinary boundaries (inevitable), and tackles important problems. If you are interested in acquiring sharp expertise, learning to think beyond expertise to find value, realizing your seed ideas and delivering them to the world, or any of these, please contact us. I wait to see contact from anybody who are motivated to open up the future of biotechnology through fun and interesting research from various fields.
We officially accepts MS and PhD students from several departments at the University of Tokyo. Before applying, please email Sadao to discuss your research interests. Please contact me as early as possible since it makes easier to arrange financial and administration situations.
For more information about the FY2024 S1 All-University Seminar "An Invitation to Advanced Biotechnology Development and Life Science Research @ Komaba II Campus," click here.
RESEARCH NEWS
2022 Kazuki’s platform for observing single-cell EV secretion is out in Analytical Chemistry as Cover Article.
2022 Masashi’s world’s fastest 3D imaging flow cytometer (2) is out in BioMed Opt Express.
2022 Masashi’s world’s fastest 3D imaging flow cytometer (1) is out in Small Science as Cover Article.
2022 Masashi & Sangwook’s work on acoustofluidics is out in Analyst.
2021 Label-free Ghost Cytometry in eLife.
2018/Jun, Ghost Cytometry in Science!
2018/Jan, Sakigake Innovator Award in single cell study area!
2017/Mar, Congrats Whk-kun, outstanding research award!
2016/Mar, Congrats Kobayashi-kun, Fujishima Award!
2016/WIN, Early Career Award in Biophysical Society of JPN.
2014/WIN, World's first single objective light sheet microscopy (APOM) in Sci Rep
2014/AUT, OPJ Best Presentation Award
2014/SUM, Plasmon laser-based gas sensor in Nature Nano
2009/SUM, Vesicle GEN by u-fluidics in Angewamdte Chem Int Ed
Awesome Open Lab to kids & public !
LAB NEWS
2023 Congrats to Yuichiro, winner of the Director's Award of the Technova Pitch Video Contest, Institute for Advanced Study
2022 Congrats to Masashi for receiving the Inoue Research Encouragement Award!
2021 Congrats to Masashi Ukawa, PhD (No.1)
2018/Jin, LABs open to kids & public
2018/Apr, Started Ota LAB＠U-Tokyo
2015/SPR, Sakigake full-time scholar
2015/SPR, Thx2all, Chem Dpt at U-Tokyo.
2014, Back to Japan
2009-2013, PhD from Cal. SuperThx to all!
2008, Flew to and entered UC Berkeley
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CONTACT/JOIN
Affiliation: Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Address: Rm 4-101, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan
TEL: +81-3-5452-5028 (x55028)
E-mail: sadaota at solab.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
Join?
We welcome talented and motivated students and scholars from any country in the world. Please feel free to contact me.