Academic Staff and Fellows

FUKUSHIMA Nobuyuki
Professor Doctor of Philosophy
Department/Life Science  Graduate school/Science

How is the complex neural circuitry of the brain created, what affects the actions of animals, and what mechanisms do nerves and cancer share? The mysteries behind these questions are delved into using research drawing on molecular biology.

Extracellular lipid metabolism and cell responses

Research Area Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Lipid Biology
Research Interests Role of lipid mediators in the nervous system
Role of lipid mediators in cancer cell growth
Role of lipid mediators in evolution
Mechanisms of DNA damage and repair in neuron
Selected Publications (1) The Japanese lamprey (Lethenteron camtschaticum) expresses functional lysophosphatidic acid receptors. BBRC 568, 1-7. (2021)

(2) Cytosine arabinoside induces phosphorylation of histone H2AX in hippocampal neurons via a noncanonical pathway. Neurochem. Int. 142, 104933. (2021)

(3) Exposure to bisphenol A affects GABAergic neuron differentiation in neurosphere cultures. Neuroreport  29, 712-717. (2018)
Research and Achievements
Education
(Undergraduate Course)
Kyoto University

Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory

E-mail nfukushima(at)life.kindai.ac.jp
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Academic Staff and Fellows