Fujiwara, Kei
フジワラ ケイ
Fujiwara, Kei
Faculty of Science and Technology Department of Biosciences and Informatics/Associate ProfessorBasic Information
Specialty
Artificial Cell Engineering, Synthetic Biology, Molecular Biology, Biophysics
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Paper Review Qualification
Thesis Guide Qualification in the Graduate School of Science and Technology : Master/Doctor
Biography
Researcher profile
Disrupted cells won't go back into its living states. We are trying to clarify why this process is irreversible and developing a method to reconstruct living cells from biomolecules mixtures using artificial cells engineering.
Research experience
The university of Tokyo Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, Department of Medical Genome Sciences JSPS research associate
Kyoto university Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences Research Associate
Tohoku University Department of Bioengineering and Robotics JSPS research associate
Research
Reseach overview
To understand living cells as a system, conventional top-down approaches such as molecular biology and biophysics should be compensated by bottom-up approaches that construct higher-order systems by using defined elements. By using artificial cells and reconstituted biochemical systems as bottom-up materials, we are challenging to elucidate the blueprint of life and create yet another material that transcends living systems.
Research Interests
- Synthetic Biology
- Artificial-Cell engineering
- Cell-free Life Sciences
- Bacteriology
Research areas
System genome science
Molecular biology
Biophysics