Research by Masashi Kakae was published in Science Advances. Protective roles of astrocytic TRPA1 against vascular cognitive impairment.

Four undergraduate students joined our laboratory. Welcome aboard, Moeka, Haruya, Kosei, and Harune!

Research proposal of Assitant Professor Nagayasu has been selected for JST FOREST. The research theme is “Creative destruction of serotonin hypothesis of depression.”

Professor Shuji Kaneko retired at mandatory retirement age.

Professor Kaneko received the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award 2023. Assistant Professor Nagayasu received the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award for Young Scientists 2023.

Research by Yuma Nagai and Yuri Kisaka was published in Cell Reports. Preferential activation of positive-memory associated neuronal ensembles by the dorsal raphe serotonin neurons and its role in str…

Final lecture by Professor Shuji Kaneko was held.  

Research by Hiroyuki Kawai was published in Nature Communications. Median raphe to interpeduncular nucleus projection bidirectionally control preference and aversion.

Research by Koki Nagaoka was published in JCI Insight. New treatment for D2 antagonist-induced dyskinesia based on clinical big data analysis and rodent model.

Research by Miyuki Sakai was published in Scientific Reports. Graph convolutional neural networks for quantitative prediction of pharmacological activity.