Members

Staff

  • Professor

    Shinsuke Ishigaki

    shinsuke@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp

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    The goal of our lab is to elucidate the pathogenesis of neurological diseases and develop therapeutics and diagnostic biomarkers for them. Our current interests include FTLD, tauopathies, and Alzheimer’s disease as well as RNA metabolism, neural circuits, and behavior alteration.
  • Associate Professor

    Daijiro Yanagisawa

    daijiroy@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp

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  • Assistant Professor

    Yusuke Fujioka

    yusukyf@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp

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  • Designated Assistant Professor

    Yuri Kim

    yuki936@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp

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  • Designated Assistant Professor

    Moniruzzaman Mohammad

    mmonir@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp

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    Comment
    RNA binding protein Fused in sarcoma (FUS) undergoes liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), resembling oil in vinegar. Evidence suggested that phase separation of FUS is crucially involved in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) pathogenesis and RNA regulates its droplet formation, suggesting that antisense oligos (ASOs) modulating FUS LLPS could be a promising drug candidate against ALS/FTLD. My efforts are designed to develop oligonucleotide drugs targeting phase separation for ALS/FTLD using a combination of biochemical and cellular technologies including iPSC-derived motor neurons and animal models.

Technical Assistant

Student

  • Graduate Students

    Asraa Faris Abdulridha Aldoghachi

    asraa@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp

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    Asraa Faris is a second year PhD student at the Molecular Neuroscience Reseach Center. Her research project focuses on targeting thioredoxin interacting protein for the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
  • Undergraduate

    Risa Chichiishi

    ds112043@g.shiga-med.ac.jp

  • Visiting Researcher

    Guo Xiaokai

    gxkjj@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp

    Comment
    Participated in medical activities on the snow track for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics.