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Special Research Units
The Special Research Unit program, created in March 2008, focuses on the swift and effective implementation of research directed at meeting the needs of society in a timely fashion. Special Research Units work independently of other laboratories and research groups.
Special Research Units concentrate on strategic research topics under the guidance of a unit leader and are restricted to 5-year terms. Core laboratory members are fixed-term researchers, and the lab budget is funded by external funds.
Special Research Units list
Functional Elemento-Organic Chemistry Unit
- Unit Leader
- Kohei Tamao
Our methodology, based on functional elemento-organic chemistry, provides exciting opportunities for future electronic and optoelectronic applications.
Viral Infectious Diseases Unit
- Unit Leader
- Yoko Aida
The main subject of our unit is to understand the molecular mechanisms of AIDS induced by HIV-I and leukemogenesis induced by human and bovine leukemia viruses (HTLV and BLV), and in addition, to develop new methods for prevention of their viral replication and pathogenesis.
Molecular & Informative Life Science Unit
- Unit Leader
- Yoshihito Osada
Our research aims to obtain soft-nanobiomachines made of synthetic as well as biological polymer gels.
Cellular & Molecular Biology Unit
- Unit Leader
- Takehiko Shibata
A major goal of our research on recombination is to understand the molecular mechanisms and principles governing homologous recombination in genetic inheritance and evolution.
Optical Green Technology Research Unit
- Unit Leader
- Satoshi Wada
We develop remote-sensing system to measure poisonous gas, lidar as an atmospheric monitor to acquire atmospheric information necessary for the high energy cosmic rays observation and solar-pumped laser for advanced energy source.