News & Topics

Dr. Nagai's work has been published in Aging Cell. Synaptic Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress Contributes to Individual Variability in Age-Related Cognitive Inflexibility in Mice. Link to paper

Dr. Yamazaki has been awarded the 24th JMU Symposium Outstanding Presentation Award.

Ms. Qiu and Dr. Nagai's work has been published in International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. Chronic social defeat stress induces a hypoglycemic shift and depression-related behaviors, both prevented by antidiabetic drugs. Link to paper

Our collaborative work has been published in Clinical and Experimental Nephrology. Morphological subtypes and clinicopathological features of podocyte infolding glomerulopathy: retrospective nationwide Japanese cohort study of 93 cases. Link to paper

Our collaborative work has been published in Molecular Therapy. Long-term functional synaptic integration of genome-edited retinal organoids in a primate model of macular degeneration. Link to paper

Our collaborative work has been published in iScience. Presynaptic SNAP25 supports maturation of hippocampal mossy fiber-CA3 synapses. Link to paper

Our collaborative work has been published in Pathology International. Role of Upregulated Mucin 21 in Detached Lung Cancer Cells. Link to paper

Our collaborative work has been published in Stem Cell Reports. Cytoarchitecture of neurogenic niche and neuroblast clusters in the postnatal microminipig brain. 論文はこちら

Our collaborative work has been published in EMBO Mol Med.Distinct pathophysiological mechanisms of CEP152 variants in microcephaly and brain abnormalities. 論文はこちら

Dr. Ohno published a review in J Physiol Sci. Toward the promotion of One Health - Part II: Interdisciplinary research cooperation between digital transformation and exposome. 論文はこちら

Our collaborative work has been published in Proc Natl Acad Sci.Neuronal TDP-43 regulates myelin formation via neurexin 1 mRNA stabilization. Link to paper

Our collaborative work has been published in Scientific Reports.Altered ciliary morphology reduces mechanosensation in a cystic kidney model as indicated by a mathematical model. Link to paper

Our collaborative work has been published in Communications Biology.Bone mineral loss damages renal tubules in mice. Link to paper

Dr. Yamazaki’s paper has been published in Cell Death & Disease.Type I collagen secreted in white matter lesions inhibits remyelination and functional recovery.Link to paper

Dr. Hirotaka Nagai, Dr. Midori Nagai, and Ms. Wenran Qiu have joined the Ohno Lab. We look forward to working with you!

PhD graduate students Mr. Battulga and Ms. Sasikarn have received their degrees! Dr. Battulga will work in our department as a postdoc, and Dr. Sasikarn will join the National Institute for Physiological Sciences as a researcher.

Dr. Yamazaki received the Encouragement Award from the Japanese Association of Anatomists. Congratulations!

Graduate student Mr. Battulga published a paper in GLIA.Axonal Selectivity of Myelination by Single Oligodendrocytes Established During Development in Mouse Cerebellar White Matter.

Dr. Yamazaki received the Best Presentation Award at the Kanto Branch Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Association of Anatomists. Congratulations!

Dr. Yamazaki received the Young Investigator Award from the Japan Society of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry. Congratulations!

Dr. Osanai published a paper in Molecular Therapy - Methods and Clinical Development.5′ Transgenes drive leaky expression of 3′ transgenes in Cre-inducible bi-cistronic vectors.

Dr. Yamazaki published a review in Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica.Neutral Red Labeling: A Novel Vital Staining Method for Investigating Central and Peripheral Nervous System Lesions.

Dr. Yamazaki published a review in the Journal of Neurochemistry.Myosin superfamily members during myelin formation and regeneration.

Dr. Osanai received the 13th New Chemical Technology Research Encouragement Award. Congratulations!

Dr. Makoto Abe (MD, PhD) from Dokkyo Medical University has joined the Ohno Lab as a visiting researcher.

Ms. Yuri Yanagawa, a PhD student at Jichi Medical University, has joined the Ohno Lab. She will mainly conduct electron microscopy–related research at the National Institute for Physiological Sciences.

Ms. Ueno has newly joined the Ohno Lab as a technical support staff member.

A review by Drs. Yamazaki and Ohno has been published in Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica.The Mouse Model of Internal Capsule Demyelination: A Novel Tool for Investigating Motor Functional Changes Caused by Demyelination and for Evaluating Drugs That Promote Remyelination.

Drs. Osanai and Yamazaki received the Best Presentation Award at the 8th Myelin Research Meeting. Congratulations!

Graduate student Ms. Sasikarn received the Best Poster Award at the 66th Annual Meeting of the Microscopy Society of Japan.

Dr. Yamazaki received the IDDI Outstanding Basic and Applied Neuroscience Talent Award (IDDI Obata Prize).

Graduate student Mr. Battulga received the Graduate Student Best Presentation Award at the 111th Kanto Branch Scientific Meeting.

Histology Workshop 2023 @ Jichi Medical University concluded with great success! We sincerely thank all the instructors and participants.

Dr. Yamazaki’s paper has been published in Neurochemistry International.Pharmacological treatment promoting remyelination enhances motor function after internal capsule demyelination in mice.

A paper by graduate student Mr. Battsuruga has been published in Scientific Reports.Correlative light and electron microscopic observation of calcium phosphate particles in a mouse kidney formed under a high-phosphate diet.

An article featuring Dr. Yamazaki at the Daiwa Securities Health Foundation grant award ceremony was published in Shimotsuke Shimbun.

A review on oligodendrocyte morphology by Drs. Osanai, Yamazaki, Shinohara (now at University of Yamanashi), and Ohno has been published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology.

A study conducted by Dr. Osanai in our laboratory has been published in Neurochemical Research. It reveals that dark rearing during the juvenile period induces myelin abnormalities in the optic nerve and optic chiasm.

Dr. Yamazaki received the 2022 Japanese Society for Neurochemistry Young Investigator Award. Congratulations!

Dr. Osanai’s research in Australia has been posted on bioRxiv.5′ transgenes drive leaky expression of 3′ transgenes in inducible bicistronic vectors.

International student Ms. Sasikarn Looprasertkul from Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) joined our laboratory as a graduate student.

Dr. Shinohara has been appointed Professor at the University of Yamanashi. Congratulations!

A kickoff symposium will be held for the Transformative Research Area (A) “Construction and Transition Biomechanisms of Adaptive Functions Based on Neural Circuit Census,” in which Dr. Ohno is participating.

A paper for which Dr. Yamazaki is the first and corresponding author has been published in Scientific Reports.

Collaborative work by Dr. Ohno with a research group led by Dr. Hirohide Takebayashi (Niigata University) has been published in GLIA.

Collaborative work by Dr. Ohno and graduate student Battulga with a research group led by Dr. Makoto Kuro-o (Division of Anti-Aging Medicine) has been published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Collaborative work by Dr. Tatsuhide Tanaka (Nara Medical University), Dr. Ohno, and Dr. Osanai has been published in GLIA. The study analyzes the morphology of corpus callosum oligodendrocytes in detail using 3D electron microscopy.

International student Batpurev Battulga from Mongolia joined our laboratory as a PhD graduate student.

Dr. Yamazaki’s research conducted during his time abroad has been published in the Journal of Neurochemistry.