In this laboratory、With the expansion of the promotion and research of predecessor、Newly started the recruitment of assistant professors 1-2 people。In response to this until the experience、Depending on the qualification, we considereitherIt expects to。Payroll will be determined according to the University rules。

Depending on the changes in the neural activity and the environment、It is selectively enhanced to attenuation particular synapse、Or they are newly formed and removed。This process not only is the basis processes of memory and learning、It has become apparent in recent years is the basis of the change in the connect mix in a variety of psychiatric disorders and developmental disorders。Our laboratory is、Such molecular basis of functional and morphological synaptic plasticity、We aim to elucidate the molecular biology, electrophysiology and behavioral biological。

There is interest in these areas、If it is aimed at the future of the step-up、I'd love to、１）CV、 2) Research proposal、3) Two references (name and contact information)Writing、Kawasaki grapefruit research(name and contact information)Please apply to。For further questions, please contact them, too.。The recruitment will be closed as soon as personnel are found。It was closed。Thank you for a lot of applicants。

Paquet D, Kwart D, Chen A, Sproul A, Jacob S, Teo S, Olsen KM, Gregg A, Noggle S, Tessier-Lavigne M.
Efficient introduction of specific homozygous and heterozygous mutations using CRISPR/Cas9
Nature 2016 Apr 27. doi:10.1038/nature17664. [Epub ahead of print]It was not very interesting, but ...。

Keiko Matsuda lecturer and Tim Budisantoso kun is first author of the paper4Online version of Neuron of the month 28 days.。

Kainate receptors of the glutamate receptor、There was particularly high in specific synapses of the hippocampus, an important brain region in memory and learning、The transmission rate that is slow not to other receptors、And the essential role in the integration of hippocampal neural network activity。However、Whether incorporated only to certain synaptic kainate receptors what mechanism、The mechanism was not well understood。In this paper, the、By neurons secrete proteins called the C1ql2 and C1ql3、I found that coming to collect the kainate receptors directly。Also、In the hippocampus of mice lacking the C1ql2 and C1ql3、Kainate receptors is not incorporated into the synapse、Be less likely to occur epileptic seizures was found be given a stimulus to induce epileptic artificially。

C1ql2、C1ql3 is also present in various brain regions、Are considered each by controlling the built-in and function of kainate receptor synaptic neural make up the appropriate neural network activity。The results of this research、It is expected to be of use in the therapy method development and cause elucidation of epilepsy and autism。

This paper、As this month's attention paper of Neuron magazinePreview “Synaptic Menage a Trois”Was introduced as (ThreesomesPlease check out our own meaning of。）

Koda, Associate Prof. promotion as St. Marianna University School of Medicine Department of Physiology professor from April 1。1996St. Jude (but was back in the temporary Tokyo University psychiatry in the middle) Children's Research yuzu Saki Institute at the hospital since joined as the first post-doc at the time of the birth is the beginnings of the oldest founding life member in year。I wish more and more of your success future。

4It belated celebration meeting a month 15 days (farewell party) at the Art Complex。As Koda teacher himself Violin player、Miura (Violin)、Nozawa Jun (Viola)、Great string quartet by Takeo's (Cello) have been made。Photos here→

Papers about the synapse control by the Notch of Takeo Assistant Professor (Adjunct)Scientific Reports.。It is what the work in Tomita Research finally settled。Congratulations!。

Dr. Christophe Mulle (CNRS, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France) gave a talk entitled “Synaptic dysfunction in a memory circuit in models of Alzheimer’s disease” at the 108th Brain Club on March 28th.

This year two teams from yuzu Saki Institute as the first attemptTamagawa Riverside EkidenI participated in。Cbln1 a team and C1qL1 team。Cheers for good work Did!

3month15It gave a farewell Mukaekai of 2016 on the day。This time, the welcome of Nozawa-kun of graduate students (MSc) and conference-kun (PhD)、It is Narumi-kun of the pick-up that who have supported for many years laboratory。Narumi-kun of the favorite food (such as fried) was conducted in the lab a wide variety。Photos here。

ToshibaOnline magazine "has Wereki"Interview article for the general public of Yuzusaki was published in the。

Prof. Ryohei Yasuda (Scientific Director, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience) gave a talk entitled “Illuminating signal transduction in single dendritic spines” at the 107th Brain Club.

A review of Kakegawa, Mazda Yuzusaki "Complement C1q family molecules and the formation and maintenance of synapses" isAnnual Review神経2016.。

Prof. Takao Hensch (Children’s Hosp, Harvard Univ) gave a talk entitled “Balancing plasticity/stability across brain development” at the 106th Brain Club.