Updated Information --- Life Science and Technology News | Department of Life Science and Technology, School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/ We provide the latest news from the Department of Life Science and Technology at Tokyo Institute of Technology School of Life Science and Technology. en © Dept. of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:09:00 +0900 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Professor Yoshitaka Ishii elected “ISMAR Fellow for 2026” by the International Society of Magnetic Resonance (ISMAR) https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_10/070140.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_10/070140.html Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:09:00 +0900 Uncovering the assembly mechanism of the extensible R-bodies https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_10/070128.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_10/070128.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0900 Chor Kleines joined by Yale’s Whiffenpoofs on Ookayama Campus for joint singing session https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_09/070084.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_09/070084.html Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0900 Elucidating the underlying mechanism of Atg2-mediated lipid transfer in autophagy https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_09/070068.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_09/070068.html Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:17:00 +0900 Metabolic networks provide clues about the earliest stages of enzyme evolution https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_09/070053.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_09/070053.html Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:00:43 +0900 How changing environments can preserve an ancient microbial survival strategy https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_09/070049.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_09/070049.html Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0900 How plants selectively silence jumping genes while protecting essential genes https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_08/070026.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_08/070026.html Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:06:55 +0900 The dynamic duo: “weaving” hierarchical DNA materials with two classes of biomolecular nanomachines https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_08/070027.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_08/070027.html Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:16:00 +0900 Mr. Soichiro Kimura of the Yamayoshi Laboratory Receives the Kawahara Award at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Nucleic Acids Therapeutic Society of Japan https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_08/069990.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_08/069990.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0900 【Labs spotlight】Sawada Laboratory https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_08/069928.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_08/069928.html Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:03:00 +0900 From fruits to feathers: how a fruit-rich diet shaped the evolution of manakins https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_08/069975.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_08/069975.html Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:00:08 +0900 Dr. Beni Lestari—Alumni Ambassador message https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_07/069955.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_07/069955.html Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:15:00 +0900 【Labs spotlight】Saito Laboratory https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_07/069909.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_07/069909.html Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:24:00 +0900 Assistant Professor Kyohei Muguruma receives "Award for Young Investigator" for 2026 https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_07/069884.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_07/069884.html Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0900 2026 ASUNARO Grant awarded to six researchers https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_07/069868.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_07/069868.html Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:12:17 +0900 Science Tokyo participates in GCIEM Global Summit 2026 https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_06/069745.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_06/069745.html Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:30:55 +0900 Rowers claim eighth straight men’s eight at Five Universities’ Regatta, win five other categories https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_06/069651.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_06/069651.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0900 Genetic engineering of cyanobacteria for the production of sulfated polysaccharide https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_06/069657.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_06/069657.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:30:00 +0900 Smartphone app "SciBaby" helps soothe crying Infants and put them to sleep https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_05/069552.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_05/069552.html Wed, 13 May 2026 10:25:00 +0900 Science Tokyo signs strategic partnership agreement with Imperial College London https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_04/069532.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_04/069532.html Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:01:11 +0900 A new strategy for synthesizing polyfunctionalized biaryls without transition-metal catalysts https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_04/069522.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_04/069522.html Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:30:00 +0900 Towards smarter agriculture: Durable nanofilm electrodes for monitoring leaf health https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_04/069371.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_04/069371.html Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0900 23 Students Receive the 2025 Institute of Science Tokyo Excellent Student Award https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_04/069400.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_04/069400.html Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:55:15 +0900 Researchers use NMR, mathematical modelling and simulations to reveal how a tryptophan-rich allosteric communication network helps activate a major drug target receptor https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_03/069266.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_03/069266.html Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0900 Understanding how extracellular vesicles from cancer cells end up in urine https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_03/069168.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_03/069168.html Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:30:00 +0900 Boron agents termed GluBs reach previously untreatable tumors https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_03/069125.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_03/069125.html Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:49:31 +0900 2025 Yoshinori Ohsumi Award for Fundamental Research Awarded to Three Researchers https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_03/069098.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_03/069098.html Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:30:10 +0900 How early cell membranes may have shaped the origins of life https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_03/069077.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_03/069077.html Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:05:00 +0900 Joint workshop on biomedical engineering and AI with Thailand’s NSTDA https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_02/069054.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_02/069054.html Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:03:25 +0900 AI-guided protein design for enhanced intracellular antibodies https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_02/069019.html https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2026_02/069019.html Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:33:00 +0900