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Faculty Information Details
All data is as of November 10, 2025.
- 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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| Past media appearances | |
| 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 [Master's Program] Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life : Division of Integrated Sciences for Life : Program of Biomedical Science [Doctoral 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 Biomedical Science |
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