Research Divisions & Centers
Soft matter physics that deals with soft and largely deformable materials is a necessary tool for mechanical understanding of motion, deformation and growth of biological systems such as cells, tissues and organisms. Based on these ideas, we are investigating characteristic and functional behaviors of various biological systems, by inventing unique experimental setup. We focus on unicellular organisms of amoebae and ciliates, and observe how they behave in complicated conditions and propose a mathematical model in terms of soft matter physics. Based on the model simulation and analysis, we seek algorithms of how they process information and behavioral smartness.
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Mathematical and Physical Ethology(Nakagaki Lab)
Research Themes： Physical ethology
Research Keywords： ethology / mathematical modeling for complex phenomena in biology / nonlinear science / cytology
Graduate School： Graduate School of Life Science
Major： Division of Soft Matter
Phone： 011-706-9429
Room： 02-107 , Northern Campus Building No.5
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Research Themes： Mechanisms of the behavior of unicellular microorganisms
Research Keywords： Protistology / Cell biology / Cellular ethology
Graduate School： Graduate School of Life Science
Major： Division of Soft Matter
Phone： 011-706-9443
Room： 02-108 , Northern Campus Building No.5
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Research Themes： Mechanical systems under lifestyles of microorganisms
Research Keywords： Microbiophysics / Microfluidics / Live-cell imaging / Softmatter
Graduate School： Graduate School of Life Science
Major： Division of Soft Matter
Phone： 011-706-9438
Room： 02-107 , Northern Campus Building No.5
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Research Themes： Exploring behaviour in unicellular organism, Stentor
Research Keywords： protists / ethology / exploration
Graduate School： -
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Phone： 011-706-9439
Room： 02-107 , Northern Campus Building No.5
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