NETWORKED BIOPHOTONICS AND MICROFLUIDICS

We design a technology to measure and infer biological systems by combining optics, fluidics, chemistry/materials, information science, and life science/medicine. Using our platforms, we aim to discover phenomena and elucidate mechanisms in medical and biophysical sciences and address unmet needs in healthcare by enabling next-generation diagnostics and synthesizing molecular/cellular functions beyond nature. Currently, we study mammalian and bacterial cells, EVs and their interactions and spheroids/organoids in pooled formats. We are an interdisciplinary team consisting of experts in optics, microfluidics, bioengineering and biology, informatics, and chemistry.

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’m always on the lookout for motivated and talented individuals from around the globe to join us and unlock the possibilities of invention and innovation.

We officially accept applications for MS/PhD program (any background!) at the University of Tokyo and postgraduates (see opening positions for postdoc). Please email Sadao (sadaota at solab.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp), to discuss your research interests and motivation to join us, and attach your CV. At OTA Lab, we believe in equal opportunities and rights for everyone. We encourage eager minds to apply as early as they can since it makes easier to arrange financial aids and administration situations.

RESEARCH NEWS

2025　Yuichiro’s Deep Nanometry will be out in Nat Comm! Great work.

2024　Paper is out in Nat Comm, Sci Rep, Nat Photonics, Cell Rep Methods, Stem Cell Rep etc. Stay tuned!

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 !

Awesome Open Lab to kids & public !

LAB NEWS

2024 Congrats to Yuichiro, winner of encouragement research award of JSeV conference, Ruri for Nakatani Foundation Award at IUPAB Congress 2024

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

0th day :), celebrated with great friends

0th day :), celebrated with great friends

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.