Yoshiyuki Kubota, Ph.D.

Research Overview

This unit houses a state-of-the-art electron microscope and associated equipment and tools to support research in RIKEN on neural microcircuits in the brain and organelle structure. The staff of our unit has specialized technical knowledge and expertise on electron microscopy and related techniques and, based on the information provided and through discussion, advises RIKEN research teams on experimental protocols and other technical aspects of respective research projects. We conduct maintenance of the shared research equipment in our unit, and provide training and educational seminars for the latest EM technologies.

Main Research Fields

Complex Systems

Related Research Fields

Biology / Medicine, Dentistry & Pharmacy / Nerve anatomy / Neuropathology / Neurophysiology / General neuroscience

Keywords

• ultrastructure
• Neural micro circuit
• Neural connection
• connectome
• Electron microscope

Research Resources Division(RRD)

• Support Unit for Animal Resources Development (Kimie Niimi, D.V.M, Ph.D.)
• Support Unit for Bio-Material Analysis (Nobuhiko Miyasaka, Ph.D.)
• Support Unit for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Tomohisa Okada, M.D., Ph.D.)
• Support Unit for Electron Microscopy Techniques (Yoshiyuki Kubota, Ph.D.)