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SAKURAI Masayuki  Associate Professor
Tokyo University of Science, Organization for Research Advancement, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Research Division
Profile | Topics | Laboratories | Assigned Courses(28)
Refereed Papers(23) | Refereed Proceedings(1) | Publications(17) | Presentations(40)
Address 2641 Yamazaki, Noda-shi, Chiba-ken 278-8510, Japan
TEL : +81-4-7124-1501  ext : 6092
E-mail Address
Homepage https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Masayuki_Sakurai (English)
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Information about TUS https://www.tus.ac.jp/academics/teacher/lightbox/7023.html
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Under-Graduate School
  • 2001, The University of Tokyo Faculty of Engineering Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology 
Graduate School
  • 2006, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Frontier Sciences Department of Integrated Biosciences Doctoral Degree
Postgraduate Qualification
  • The University of Tokyo Ph.D. (Life Science)
Research History
  • 2001-2003 Identification and functional analysis of modified nucleoside in mitochondrial tRNA.
    2006-2010 Transcriptome-wide identification of A-to-I RNA editing with a new biochemical method.
    2010-2014 Interaction between RNAi and RNA Editing Mechanisms.
    2014-2018 Identification of Stress Response Function of ADAR1p110 Isoform.
    2018- Mammalian endogenous genome & RNA editing relating to diseases.
Employment History
  • 200604-201003 Japan Biological Informatics Consortium (JBIC), Functional RNA project, Research Fellow
    201004-201103 The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Nishikura Lab, Gene Expression & Regulation Program, Posdoc
    201004-201203 The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Nishikura Lab, Gene Expression & Regulation Program, Reserch fellow of JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
    201104-201512 The Wistar Institute, USA, Nishikura Lab, Gene Expression & Regulation Program, Staff Scientist
    201601-201709 The Wistar Institute, USA, Nishikura Lab, Gene Expression & Regulation Program, Senior Staff Scientist
    201710-201803 The Wistar Institute, USA, Nishikura Lab, Gene Expression & Regulation Program, Research Assistant Professor
    201804-202003 Tokyo University of Science, Sakurai Lab, Division of Molecular Pathology, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Junior Associate Professor (Principal Investigator)
    201804-202103 Tokyo University of Science, Center for Animal Disease Models, Research Institute for Science & Technology, Junior Associate Professor
    201904-202203 Tokyo University of Science, Junior Associate Professor
    202004-202203
    202004-202203 Tokyo University of Science, Sakurai Lab, Division of Cell-Fate Regulation, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Junior Associate Professor (Principal Investigator)
    202204-
    202204-
    202204- Tokyo University of Science, Sakurai Lab, Division of Cell-Fate Regulation, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Associate Professor (Principal Investigator)
    202204- Tokyo University of Science, Associate Professor
Research Keyword Genome&RNA Editing Pathology, Division of Cell-fate regulation
Research Area
  • Biomolecular chemistry (Nucleic acids chemistry, Functional structures of RNA&DNA)
  • Chemical biology (Methodology for detection, purification, quantification of DNA&RNA base modifications)
  • Genome biology (Cell-fate regulation by DNA&RNA base & structure editing)
  • Medical genome science
  • System genome science (Functional RNA/RNA dependent DNA regulation/Genomic homeostasis)
  • Molecular biology (RNA biology, RNA&DNA editing, RNA dependent DNA regulation)
  • Cell biology (DNA editing/DNA damage/DNA repair/Cell cycle)
  • Pathological medical chemistry (Molecular Pathology/ Carcinogenesis / IFN response / Single Genetic Disease)
  • Virology (Anti-virus mechanism by RNA editing/ Viral genome dysfunction by RNA editing)
Research Theme
Academic Awards Received
  • 2017.2.10

    METHODS OF THE YEAR 2016, Nature Methods volume 14, pages 23–31 (2017)

Academic Society Affiliations
  • 2023.5.1 - 2023.8.1

    The RNA Society of Japan

  • 2022.6.1 - 2022.8.1

    The RNA Society of Japan

  • 2021.6.1 - 2021.8.1

    The RNA Society of Japan

  • 2019.6.1 - 2019.8.1

    The RNA Society of Japan

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