Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives
Osaka University

RNA Frontier Science Division

MEMBERS

Director Tetsuro Hirose
Department: FBS
Title: Professor

Research Keywords: noncoding RNA・phase separation・RNP・gene regulation
HP :https://hirose-lab.com/


Senior Adviser Kazuhiko Nakatani
Department: SANKEN
Title: Professor

Research Keywords: small molecule・RNA-target・drug discovery
HP : https://www.sanken.osaka-u.ac.jp/labs/rbc/english/index_e.html


Senior Adviser Eiichi Morii
Department: Medicine
Title: Professor

Research Keywords: pathological tissue・tumor・cell differentiation
HP : http://www.molpath.med.osaka-u.ac.jp/


Keiji Itaka
Department: CiDER
Title: Professor

Research Keywords: mRNA drug Discovery・DDS・Biomaterial・regenerative medicine
HP : https://www.tmd.ac.jp/i-mde/www/biofunctions/biofunctions-e.html


Daichi Inoue
Department: Medicine・FBS
Title: Professor

Research Keywords: cancer・Post-transcriptional regulation・monor introns
HP :https://www.fbri-kobe.org/laboratory/research5/


Masaharu Iwasaki
Department: RIMD
Title: Specially Appointed Associate Professor

Research Keywords: RNA Virus・3-UTR・Translational regulation・RNA drug Discovery
HP : https://iwasaki-lab.biken.osaka-u.ac.jp/


Satoshi Obika
Department: Pharm Science
Title: Professor

Research Keywords: oligonucleotide therapeutics・artificial nucleic acid・splicing regulation・gene regulation
HP : https://www.phs.osaka-u.ac.jp/homepage/b007/en/index.html


Chikashi Obuse
Department: Science
Title: Professor

Research Keywords: noncoding RNA・chromatin・gene regulation
HP : https://www.bio.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp/bio_web/lab_page/obuse/


Toshie Kai
Department: FBS
Title: Professor

Research Keywords: small RNA・germ cell・membraneless organelle・phase separation
HP : https://www.fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp/labs/kai/en/


Yasuhiko Kato
Department: Engineering
Title: Associate Professor

Research Keywords: noncoding RNA・5’UTR・RNP・translational regulation
HP : https://www-bio.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp/ez/en/index.html


Yukio Kawahara
Department: Medicine
Title: Professor

Research Keywords: RNA biology・RNA editing・RNA informatics・neurodegenerative diseases
HP : https://www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp/pub/rna/index-e.html


Ai Kotani
Department: RIMD
Title: Professor

Research Keywords: RNA-target drug discovery・noncoding RNA・infectious cancer・hematopoietic
HP :http://www.biken.osaka-u.ac.jp/laboratories/detail/65


Takeshi Kobayashi
Department: RIMD
Title: Professor

Research Keywords: RNA virus・RNA genome packaging・RNA genome replication・translational regulation
HP : https://virology.biken.osaka-u.ac.jp/


Masayuki Nakamori
Department: Medicine
Title: Specially Appointed Associate Professor

Research Keywords: RNA-targeted therapeutics・incurable neuromuscular disease・RNA splicing
HP : https://www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp/pub/neurol/myweb6/group04.html