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Our Laboratory has been open since July 2025 as a part of Department of Life Science, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University.
Our mission is to elucidate the pathogenesis of various diseases with a particular attention on neurodegenerative diseases, focusing on organelle contact sites, represented by the mitochondria-associated membranes.
We are recruiting graduate students (master's or doctoral students).
The students belong to Department of Life Science, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University (Professor Dr. Miyu Matsuzaki).
Please contact 
for more details.
Please also refer to the following links on the graduate school application process.
N e w s Our Recent Activities
- 2025/7/28 NEW MEETING Dr. Watanabe gave a poster presentation in the 48th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society (Niigata, Jul 24-27).
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Dr. Watanabe is in front of the poster.
- 2025/7/28 NEW GRANT Dr. Watanabe was accepted for JST Fusion Oriented Research for disruptive Science and Technology (FOREST) program (Panel organized by Dr. Arita).
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In this research project, we examine the molecular basis of neurodegenerative diseases, focusing on ER-mitochondria dyscommunication.
- 2025/7/1 NEW Dr. Watanabe has moved from Nagoya Univ and opened this laboratory.
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Group photo in Shimane with the members of Department of Life Science (Biology).
Dr. Reiko Ishihara (JSPS RPD), Dr. Miyamoto (Assist Prof), Dr. Takaya Ishihara (Assoc Prof), Dr. Watanabe, Dr. Yoshikawa (Assist Prof), and Mr. Fujitani from the left.
Farewell party in Nagoya. Dr. Watanabe (left) and Professor Dr. Koji Yamanaka (Nagoya University) (right).
Please refer to the publications of Dr. Watanabe in the PUBLICATION page.