Program-Specific Professor / PI

Fuyuhiko Tamanoi Fuyuhiko Tamanoi

Research Interest

Nanoparticles and Cancer Therapy

What I like about my science

Cancer research spans from basic science studies to translational approaches. We try to understand mechanism of tumor formation. We also test new therapies inhibiting tumor growth by making use of nanoparticles. We have developed novel types of nanoparticles that release anticancer drugs in response to external cues such as light and magnetic field. Exciting new therapies are being developed recently that will likely change the way cancer treatment is carried out.

Researcher Q & A

Where are you from?

My family comes from Yanai city in Yamaguchi prefecture but I was born in Sendai and grew up in Tokyo.

Why did you become a researcher?

I was fascinated by a book on molecular biology that I read when I was in high school. We focus on molecular biology of cancer and nanoparticle based therapies.

What is your favorite experiment, theory, device, reagent, lab equipment? Why do you like it?

We are interested in investigating molecular mechanisms of tumor formation. This will provide new insight to devise ways to inhibit tumor growth. Two types of animal models are used in our research. One is the chicken egg tumor model that is established by transplanting human cancer cells to the membrane surrounding chicken embryo in a fertilized egg. The other is a mouse xenograft model.

What is your hobby?

A book that impressed me recently is “The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer” by Siddhartha Mukherjee (Scribner).
My favorite sport is basketball. It's a thrilling game that is decided in the last few seconds.

Nanotechnology discussion at a restaurant in Los Angeles
Nanoparticles that respond to external cues

Members

Fuyuhiko Tamanoi 　Program-Specific Professor / PI
Kotaro Matsumoto 　Program-Specific Assistant Professor
Yuya Higashi 　Program-Specific Researcher
Aoi Komatsu 　Program-Specific Researcher

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Activities

iCeMS Researchers talk at the KU’s On-site Lab Symposium held in San Diego
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2022 Internship Announcement
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iCeMS Research Animated – Complex Science Simply Explained
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[New article available] First Author Interview: Dr Yuya Higashi
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iCeMS International Laboratories Website goes live!
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[Call for applications] Summer research program for undergraduates (KU Amgen Scholars Program 2022)
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UCLA – Kyoto University online Seminar series #1: New Developments in Cancer Research
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Kyoto University and UCLA Celebrate Signing of MoU
Research

Quantum physics helps destroy cancer cells
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A book on flavin-dependent enzymes, edited by Prof. Fuyuhiko Tamanoi, has been published
Research

Towards safer, more effective cancer radiation therapy using X-rays and nanoparticles
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iCeMS to establish two on-site laboratories with UCLA and Taiwan
Research

A major step towards individualized cancer therapy

Interview

Precision Tumor Targeting Using Nanoparticles

Eradication of tumor growth is my research motivation. Cancer has been a major health problem for...

Program-Specific Professor

Fuyuhiko Tamanoi

Releasing Electrons from Nanoparticles to Fight Cancer

Yuya Higashi is working on the development of new radiotherapy methods with the iCeMS Tamanoi lab...

Program-Specific Researcher (Tamanoi Lab)

Yuya Higashi
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