Academic Staff and Fellows
- Masayoshi Nishiyama
- Associate Professor Ph.D
- Department/Science Graduate school/Science
Biomolecules are nanometer-sized molecular machines working in living cells. Our research goal is to elucidate the operating principle how biological molecular machines work efficiently in collaboration with water molecules.
High-pressure microscope
| Research Area | Biophysics, Bioimaging |
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| Selected Publications |
(1) Chemomechanical coupling of the forward and backward steps of single kinesin molecules, Nature Cell Biology 4, 790-797 (2002). (2) Microscopic analysis of bacterial motility at high pressure, Biophysical Journal 102, 1872-1880 (2012). (3) Reversible morphological control of tubulin-encapsulating giant liposomes by hydrostatic pressure, Langmuir 32, 3794-3802 (2016). |
| Affiliated Academic Societies | Biophysical Society (USA),The Biophysical Society of Japan, The Japan Society for Applied Physics |
| Education (Undergraduate Course) |
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Osaka City University |
| Education (Master's/Doctral Course) |
Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University |
| Title of Thesis, Institute, Date | Nanometry of the single motor-molecules with high temporal resolution, Osaka University, March 2001 |
| Awards | The Young Scientists’ Prize, The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
Laboratory for Dynamic Living Systems
mnishiyama（at）phys.kindai.ac.jp
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