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RNA and Biofunctions
※ Affiliations and titles are as of the end of the research activity.
Strategic Objective
Establishment of technology to utilize RNA molecules (RNA technology) that contributes to medical applications
Research Supervisor
Akio Nomoto（Chairman of Board of Directors, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, Director, Institute of Microbial Chemistry (Biology)）
Overview
RNA and biofunctions” area seeks to discover the various functions of RNA molecules to better understand the basic principles of RNA’s ‘life-support’ mechanism, and also to develop innovative technological seeds based on creative ideas of each researchers for medical and other applications of RNA molecules
Research Area Advisors
| Hideo Iba |
| Mutsuhito Ohno |
| Tetsuro OKUNO |
| Toshiaki KATADA |
| Hiroshi SAKAMOTO |
| Haruhiko Siomi |
| Asako Sugimoto |
| Kyosuke Nagata |
| Yasuhiro Furuichi |
| Senya Matsufuji |
| Kiyohisa Mizumoto |
