Chemical Biology - Uesugi Laboratory, Kyoto University

Chemical biology is an interdisciplinary field of study that is often defined as "chemistry-initiated biology." As biological processes all stem from chemical events, it should be possible to understand or manipulate biological events by using chemistry. Our laboratory has been discovering or designing unique organic molecules that modulate fundamental processes in human cells. Such synthetic organic molecules often serve as tools for basic cell biology. Discovery or design of small molecules with unique biological activity permits small-molecule initiated exploration of complex cellular events. Our mission is to create new world of bioactive synthetic molecules: their new way to use, their new shapes, and their new sizes. We hope to open new avenues for small-molecule applications in a range of fields, including future concepts in drug discovery and use of small molecules for cell therapy.

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Highly qualified international students and postdocs are wanted! If you are interested in joining our research group, please email Dr. Uesugi. English or Japanese communication skills are needed. The official language in our laboratory and institute (iCeMS) is English. Japanese language skills are not required.

E-mail : uesugiscl.kyoto-u.ac.jp

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