KOJIMA, Daisuke
From People - School of Science, The University of Tokyo
小島 大輔 (こじま だいすけ)
KOJIMA, Daisuke
| Title | Lecturer |
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| Affiliation | Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science |
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| Room | 214, Faculty of Science Bldg.3, 2F |
| TEL | +81-3-5841-4382 24382 (ext.) |
Research Field
Photobiology, Biochemistry
Research Subject
Molecular mechanism of visual and non-visual photoreception in vertebrates
Current Research
Vertebrates perceive ambient light information with their visual and non-visual photoreceptor systems. The goal of my current research is to understand the molecular mechanisms of 1) dark and light adaptation of retinal rod photoreceptors, 2) difference in photoresponse between the retinal rods and cones photoreceptors, and 3) non-visual photoreception by non-rod non-cone photoreceptors present in the retina and in the brain.
Keywords
opsin, photoreceptor proteins, phototransduction, G-protein, retina, pineal, deep brain, circadian photoreception, behavior, transgenic technology, zebrafish