Research summary
「To understand, visualize, and cure glycans」
Our laboratory conducts biological studies on glycans (sugar chains).
Virtually all cells in our bodies are covered with a lot of glycans, but their roles remain largely unclear.
We try to
・understand how glycans are synthesized in cells and what roles they play.
・visualize where glycans exist in cells and organs.
・cure glycan-related diseases by modulating glycan functions.
These three are our key concepts. Please check research page in more detail.
Our laboratory belongs to both iGCORE (Institute for Glyco-core Research) and Department of Applied Bioscience and Chemistry (former Course of Molecular Life Science) in Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences in Gifu University. We are partially supported by JST FOREST program, and we are also engaged in a national research project called Human Glycome Atlas Project (HGA) funded by MEXT.
We closely cooperate with Systems Glycobiology Lab (Morihisa Fujita lab) ,
Cell biophysics lab (Kenichi Suzuki lab) , Hiromune Ando Lab , Glycoanalytical Chemistry lab (Kazuki Nakajima lab) in iGCORE.
TopicsArchives
- 2026.3.25
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Ms. Osuka received President Award in Gifu University.
Mr. Ito received Dean’s Award of Graduate School. - 2026.3.16
- Mr. Tomita received Dean’s Award of Graduate School.
- 2026.3.3
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A research paper (1st author: Tokoro) was published in J. Biol. Chem.
A press release from Gifu University - 2026.1.29
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A research paper (1st author: Tomida) was published in J. Biol. Chem.
A press release from Gifu University, ❐EurekAlert! - 2026.1.26
- Mr. Tomita received Poster Award from The Japanese Society of Carbohydrate Research.
- 2026.1.13
- A research paper (1st author: Tokoro) was published in J. Biol. Chem.