RESEARCH INTERESTS

We are working to elucidate the pathophysiology of the cerebellum, primarily focusing on an incurable disease, spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA). Major research subjects are as follows

EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES


Electrophysiology
Patch clamp recording using slice or dissociated neuronal culture preparations

Calcium imaging

Production of high titer lentiviral and AAV vectors

Stem cell culture

Molecular biology

Protein chemistry

Immunohistochemistry / Immunocytochemistry

Behavioral experiment
Rotarod, beam test etc.

Generation of gene-modified mice

Confocal microscopy

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