九州大学薬学部分子病態解析学

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The graduation ceremony was held.

As a short-term exchange student, Ting-Jyuan (Janet) Chen from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan visited Japan from 19 January to 6 February 2026.

As a Special Project Faculty Member, Associate Professor Visarut Buranasudja from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, visited Japan from 6 January to 6 February 2026.

A New Year’s calligraphy event was held.

Prof. Ken-ichi Yamada (Chief Professor) received the 2025 Electronic Spin Science Society Award. The award ceremony and his lecture were held at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Society in Gunma.

Recruit

We are looking for graduate students.

If you would like to know more about the research contents of the laboratory, please contact the following email address. We also accept consultations and questions regarding laboratory visits at any time.

Research

 In our laboratory, we strive daily for drug discovery research and biomarker discovery for unmet medical needs.
 Therefore, we are paying attention to lipid oxidation. Recently, it has been reported that these lipid peroxides and their metabolites act as causative molecules of various diseases and inflammations. For example, peroxide is involved in new cell death ferrocytosis, and the complex of lipid-derived aldehydes and proteins is involved in the development of angiogenesis and age-related macular degeneration.
 Therefore, we first worked on the development of detection technology for these lipid oxides and screening technology for their target molecules. Recently, based on these technologies, we are conducting research into the efficacy of seed candidate compounds for disease model animals, elucidation of disease mechanism, and search for biomarkers.
 We are looking forward to those who are interested in such new research fields and those who have a strong spirit of challenge.