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WATANABE CHIHO
Associate Professor
Affiliation Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life
Discipline Life and Environmental Sciences/Basic Biology
Academic Degrees Universite Paris Diderot Paris 7 PhD
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Master of Engineering
Research Fields Mathematical and physical sciences; Physics; Biological physics / Chemical physics / Soft matter physics
Research Keywords Soft matter / Liposome / Droplet / Lipid membrane / Polymer / Fluorescent microscopy
Comments I am working on wet experiments using artificial cell models like lipid bilayers (liposomes, vesicles) and polymer microdroplets. I am aiming to understand life from a physicochemical viewpoint. Currently, I am interested in lipid diversity, liquid-liquid phase separation(LLPS), and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.
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Topic Chemistry
Living Organism/Plants and Animals
Physics/Physical Property
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Educational Programs [Bachelor Degree Program] School of Integrated Arts and Sciences : Department of Integrated Global Studies : Integrated Global Studies
[Master's Program] Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life : Division of Integrated Sciences for Life : Program of Life and Environmental Sciences
[Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life : Division of Integrated Sciences for Life : Program of Life and Environmental Sciences
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