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Dept of Life Sci (Chemistry), Fac of Med, Shimane Univ Dept of Life Sci (Chemistry), Fac of Med, Shimane Univ

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 E-mail address for more details.
Please also refer to the following links on the graduate school application process.

N e w s Our Recent Activities

We're recruiting a new technical assistant. The detail is available here (Sorry, but in Japanese only).

2025/3/6 NEW GRANT Dr. Watanabe was accepted for The 37th Research Grant in Kato Memorial Bioscience Foundation.
2025/3/6 NEW RESEARCH Collaborative work with Nagoya University (Department of Neuroscience and Pathobilogy, RIEM) is now open in Scientific Reports :

We found alterations of Brain lipid metabolism in Alzheimer's disease model mice.

Open Access
Kawade N, Komine O, Sobue A, Kakimi C, Tanaka M, Suganami T, Shimada M, Ogi T, Ikeda K, Horiuchi M, Watanabe S, Saito Y and Yamanaka K
Brain lipid profiles and oligodendrocyte gene expression show discordant responses to high-fat diet in Alzheimer’s disease mice
Scientific Reports 16: 7224, 2026.
2025/10/31 NEW Dr. Watanabe gave a presentation in an undergraduate course (Introduction to Environmental Studies) at Nagoya University.
2025/7/28 MEETING Dr. Watanabe gave a poster presentation in the 48th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society (Niigata, Jul 24-27).

Dr. Watanabe is in front of the poster.

2025/7/28 GRANT Dr. Watanabe was accepted for JST Fusion Oriented Research for disruptive Science and Technology (FOREST) program (Panel organized by Dr. Arita).

In this research project, we examine the molecular basis of neurodegenerative diseases, focusing on ER-mitochondria dyscommunication.

2025/7/1 Dr. Watanabe has moved from Nagoya Univ and opened this laboratory.

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.