2023 was a year of great achievements, with 5 awards, 1 master’s degree recipient, hosting 1 research student, sending 1 intern abroad, welcoming 2 international interns, publishing 5 papers, presenting at 6 conferences, engaging in 4 collaborative research projects, receiving media coverage twice, editing 5 papers, reviewing 6 papers, and delivering 120 hours of lectures.…
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On September 9, 2023, Takahashi Lab presented a study titled “Microfluidic culture of highly barrier-functional endothelial cells: mimicking in vivo vascular environment for organ chip applications” at the Biomedical Engineering Symposium 2023 in Kumamoto Jo Hall. Vascular endothelial cells (ECs) line the interior of blood vessels and are essential for transporting oxygen and nutrients to…
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Maxence Maire, a computer science student at the Sorbonne University in France, has completed a fluid dynamics simulation project for organ chips. Max’s research focused on the design of microfluidic channels in organ chips to better replicate the functions of organs. At the Takahashi Lab, he used computer fluid dynamics simulations to study the speed…
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In May 2023, Takahashi Lab welcomed Thanasin Chalermchat, a research internship student from Mahidol University in Thailand. Thanasin, a second-year medical student, utilized a diverse range of knowledge and skills in fields such as 3D CAD and cell biology to design and 3D print microfluidic chips. Building upon this, Thanasin successfully cultured vascular endothelial cells…
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The 100th Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan was held at the Kyoto International Conference Center from March 14th to 16th. As a highlight of the conference, there was a dialogue between two Nobel laureates, Dr. Svante Pääbo and Dr. Shinya Yamanaka. At the conference, the Takahashi lab presented the following posters related…
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2022 was a year in which Takahashi greatly achieved the goal set at the beginning of the year: “to take a step to starting business activities to provide organ / disease models, which utilize organ-on-a-chip technology.” Takahashi made a big decision to enter Okayama Innovation School, where he learned the basics of business for eight…
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In September 2022, Yin Liang from Takahashi lab achieved a remarkable milestone by graduating from Okayama University’s doctoral program in an accelerated timeframe. She gave a speech on behalf of all Okayama University graduates at the Autumn 2022 Okayama University Degree Conferment Ceremony. During Yin’s academic journey, she conducted research on the gravity sensing mechanism…
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Promoting the development of disruptive innovation “organ-on-a-chip” technology that contributes to the development of drugs that are effective in humans without sacrificing experimental animals Dr. Ken Takahashi, research associate professor of Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, was selected for Okayama University’s Innovation Management Core Venture Support…
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Awards recognize organ-on-a-chip business plan and presenter’s potential as an entrepreneur Research Associate Professor Ken Takahashi has won New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) Award and Chugoku Bank Award at Okayama University Pitch Contest 2022 for his organ-on-a-chip business plan and his potential as an entrepreneur. Okayama University Innovation Management Core Venture Support…
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On March 18, 2022, Yin Liang from Takahashi Lab presented “Functional analysis of a kidney-on-a-chip using human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cells” at the 99th Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan, which was held in the online mode. The kidney is an important organ that controls the…
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