Akiyama Lab

05/27/2026

Tak presented research seminars at Tokyo Metropolitan University (5/25) and the University of Tokyo (5/26). It was really fun to discuss science and expand my knowledge.
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05/01/2026

End of Academic Year Lab Party. Thank you very much for your hard work throughout the year!

03/26/2026

Dr. Yoichiro Tamori (University of Louisiana at Lafayette) visited and gave a research seminar, "Inevitabilities in the Early Development of Cancer." Thank you very much, Yoichiro, for coming! We had a great time with you!

03/22/2026

We attended the 141st Annual Indiana Academy Meeting. Great job, everyone:)

10/10/2025

Our latest collaboration article, "In vivo analysis of Drosophila chondroitin sulfate biosynthetic genes," is online now. Please check it out.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021925825026353

07/31/2025

Summer Undergraduate Research
Jaxon, Nevena, and Connor participated in the 10-week Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE), while Krista worked on her Honors Thesis Project. Great job, everyone!

05/09/2025

Please check out our latest article, "Chondroitin sulfate regulates the proliferation of Drosophila intestinal stem cells," published in PLOS Genetics!

Author summary The control of stem cells is important to many areas of developmental and cell biology, including cancer, stem cell therapies, and tissue regeneration following injury. The Drosophila midgut, closely homologous to the human small intestine, is a model that allows for detailed investig...

04/27/2025

Farewell party for Cassidy, Daniel, and Abhi. Without your support, I could not survive here. Thank you very much for being wonderful team members! We will miss you tons...

04/04/2025

Food feast! Thank you very much, Woasif and Devyani, for organizing this event.

03/28/2025

Dr. Hiroshi Nakato, my postdoc mentor, visited us from the University of Minnesota and gave a fascinating talk. We had a wonderful time with you. Thank you very much, Hiroshi! I hope to see you soon!