Member

A01 Yamaguchi group

  • Yoshifumi Yamaguchi

    Professor, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University

  • Masatomo Watanabe

    Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University

A01 Sakurai group

  • Takeshi Sakurai

    Professor, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba

  • Genshiro A. Sunagawa

    Team Leader, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research

A01 Okamatsu group

  • Yuko Okamatsu

    Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University

  • Akari Yamauchi

    Assistant Professor, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University

A02 Kon group

  • Naohiro Kon

    Designated Lecturer, Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University

  • Ryosuke Enoki

    Associate Professor, Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems/National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institutes of Natural Sciences

  • Makoto Tominaga

    Professor, Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems/National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institutes of Natural Sciences

A02 Tanaka group

  • Kazumasa Tanaka

    Associate Professor, Memory Research Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

  • Arisa Hirano

    Assistant Professor, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba

A03 Kiyonari group

  • Hiroshi Kiyonari

    Team Leader, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research

  • Kazunari Miyamichi

    Team Leader, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research

 

A03 Kuroda group

  • Shinya Kuroda

    Professor, School of Science, The University of Tokyo

  • Tomoyoshi Soga

    Professor, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University

Publicly Offered Research

A01: Mechanisms supporting hibernation and torpor

  • Deciphering the neural circuits that regulate torpor


    Hiroshi Yamaguchi

    National Institute for Physiological Sciences

  • Epigenetic regulation of thermogenesis in the muscle and its role in hibernation and torpor


    Shinjiro Hino

    Kumamoto University

  • Glia-neuron interaction inducing a hypometabolic state


    Tsuyoshi Matsuda

    Kansai Medical University

  • Explore for factors in hibernation induction/arousal in Syrian hamster using supersulfide omics analysis


    Shingo Kasamatsu 

    Osaka Metropolitan University

  • Elucidation of the Mechanism of Gene Expression Regulation in the Liver of Chipmunks for Hibernation Adaptation


    Tsukamoto Daisuke 

    Kitasato University

  • Elucidation of circadian clock-regulated torpor


    Daisuke Ono 

    Nagoya University

  • Molecular mechanisms of hibernation revealing by elucidating the molecular basis of low temperature tolerance in ectothermic animals


    Tomoya Nakayama

    Nagoya University

  • Neuronal principles of hibernation conserved across species


    Hiroaki Norimoto

    Nagoya University

A02: Biological responses triggered by hibernation and torpor

  • Effects of hibernation on neurogenesis


    Kazunobu Sawamoto 

    Nagoya City University

  • Disruption and Maintenance of Homeostasis Through Mechanisms of Cold Tolerance Using Non-Hibernating Amphibians


    Eiko Iwakoshi

    Hiroshima University

  • Identification of heterotherm-specific mechanisms for the intracellular temperature control


    Murakami Akira 

    University of Shizuoka

  • Elucidating the Neural Basis and EEG Dynamics Integrating Sleep-Wake Cycles and Hibernation


    Naoki Furutani 

    Kanazawa University

  • Mitochondrial Molecules Functioning in the Nucleus Contribute to Cold Tolerance in Small Model Animals


    Atsushi Kuhara

    Konan University

  • Maintenance Of Skeletal Muscle Homeostasis In Hibernating Mammals


    Mitsunori Miyazaki 

    Hiroshima University

A03: Methodologies facilitating hibernation research

  • A method for elucidating a subset genes that enable hibernation-like hypometabolic states


    Yuichi Takeuchi

    Kindai University

  • Mathematical and Data-driven Approaches toward Understanding the Shared Mechanisms in Diverse Hibernators


    Gen Kurosawa 

    Institute of Physical and Chemical Research