"Lifelikeness" is created by the high-level and elaborate interaction of biomolecules such as DNA and proteins. As it is unlikely that primitive organisms originally possessed such a mechanism, it is speculated that physical phenomena may have greatly influenced the determination of primitive cell behavior.

Based on micro engineering, our laboratory utilizes knowledge in nonequilibrium physics and synthetic biology to investigate physical phenomena hidden deep in life phenomena, and explore physically possible scenarios where "lifelikeness" is generated from non-living things with the aim of constructing a physical model of cells. In addition to above, we also develop the technology platform required by advanced life science research.

Research Topics

Collective dynamics of
chemical oscillators

Deformation of
giant unilamellar vesicles

Protein synthesis from
a single copy of DNA

Volume dependence of
protein synthesis

Droplet & Microchannel
(Paper in progress)

Impact sensor
(Ring!Ring!Project)