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Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast

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The Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast offers updates of the latest news and research at the WPI-NanoLSI Kanazawa University. The Nano Life Science Institute (NanoLSI) at Kanazawa University was established in 2017 as part of the World Premier International (WPI) Research Center Initiative of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Researchers at the NanoLSI are combining their cutting-edge expertise in scanning probe microscopy to establish ‘nano-endoscopic techniques’ to directly image, analyze, and manipulate biomolecules for insights into mechanisms governing life phenomena such as diseases. Further information WPI-NanoLSI Kanazawa University websitehttps://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/

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Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Researchers observe what ubiquitination hinges on

April 26, 2024 00:00 - 6 minutes - 4.47 MB

Researchers observe what ubiquitination hinges on  Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Hiroki Konno and Holger Flechsig at Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University. The research described in this podcast was published in Nano Letters in December 2023 Kanazawa University NanoLSI website https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/ Researchers observe what ubiquitination hinges on Resear...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Chromatin Accessibility: A new avenue for gene editing

April 12, 2024 01:00 - 4 minutes - 3.38 MB

Chromatin Accessibility: A new avenue for gene editing Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by researchers from Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, led by Yusuke Miyanari. The research described in this podcast was published in Nature Genetics in February 2024 Kanazawa University NanoLSI website https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/ Chromatin Accessibility: A new avenue for gen...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Researchers predict protein placement on AFM substrates

March 22, 2024 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.7 MB

Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Romain Amyot, Noriyuki Kodera, and Holger Flechsig at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI. The research described in this podcast was published in Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences  in November 2023 Kanazawa University NanoLSI website https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/ Researchers predict protein placement on AFM substrates Researchers at Kanazawa University report ...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Sodium channel investigation

March 08, 2024 00:00 - 6 minutes - 4.18 MB

Sodium channel investigation Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Ayumi Sumino and Takashi Sumikama at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI. The research described in this podcast was published in Nature Communications in December 2023 Kanazawa University NanoLSI website https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/ Sodium channel investigation Researchers at Kanazawa University report in Nature Communications a h...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Researchers fix the chirality of helical proteins

February 22, 2024 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.85 MB

Researchers fix the chirality of helical proteins Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Naoki Ousaka, Mark J. MacLachlan and Shigehisa Akine at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI. The research described in this podcast was published in Nature Communications in October 2023  Kanazawa University NanoLSI website https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/ Researchers fix the chirality of helical proteins Researche...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Genetic switches in tumor development

February 09, 2024 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.46 MB

Genetic switches in tumor development Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Masanobu Oshima at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI. The research described in this podcast was published in Cancer Research in November 2023 Kanazawa University NanoLSI website https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/ Genetic switches in tumor development Researchers at Kanazawa University report in Cancer Research how Kras and p5...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Researchers tune the speed of chirality switching

January 26, 2024 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.84 MB

Researchers tune the speed of chirality switching Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Shigehisa Akine at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI. The research described in this podcast was published in Science Advances in November 2023 Kanazawa University NanoLSI website https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/ Researchers tune the speed of chirality switching Researchers at Kanazawa University report in Scienc...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Researchers identify the dynamic behavior of a key SARS-CoV-2 accessory protein

January 12, 2024 00:00 - 6 minutes - 4.23 MB

Researchers identify the dynamic behavior of a key SARS-CoV-2 accessory protein  Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Richard Wong at Kanazawa University alongside Noritaka Nishida at Chiba University. The research described in this podcast was published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters in September 2023   Kanazawa University NanoLSI website https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/ Researcher...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Researchers define a nanopipette fabrication protocol for high resolution cell imaging

December 22, 2023 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.1 MB

Researchers define a nanopipette fabrication protocol for high resolution cell imaging Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Yasufumi Takahashi at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI. The research described in this podcast was published in Analytical Chemistry in August 2023   Kanazawa University NanoLSI website https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/ Researchers define a nanopipette fabrication protocol for...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Hydration matters:The interaction patterns of water and oxide crystals revealed

December 08, 2023 01:00 - 4 minutes - 3.16 MB

Hydration matters: The interaction patterns of water and oxide crystals revealed Transcript of this podcast Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Keisuke Miyazawa at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI. The research described in this podcast was published in Nanoscale in July 2023   Kanazawa University NanoLSI website https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/ Hydration matters: The interaction patterns of wat...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast:Ion channel block unraveled

November 24, 2023 01:00 - 5 minutes - 3.77 MB

Ion channel block unraveled   Transcript of this podcast Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Takashi Sumikama at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI in collaboration with Katsumasa Irie from Wakayama Medical University and colleagues. The research described in this podcast was published in Nature Communications in July 2023   Kanazawa University NanoLSI website https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/ Ion...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Brain cancer linked to nuclear pore alterations

November 10, 2023 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.48 MB

Brain cancer linked to nuclear pore alterations    Transcript of this podcast Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Masaharu Hazawa and Richard Wong at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI, alongside Mitsutoshi Nakada and colleagues at Kanazawa University. The research described in this podcast was published in Cell Reports in August 2023   Kanazawa University NanoLSI website https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Researchers define a protocol for narrow nanoneedle fabrication and high-resolution imaging of living cells using AFM

October 27, 2023 01:00 - 5 minutes - 3.65 MB

Researchers define a protocol for narrow nanoneedle fabrication and high-resolution imaging of living cells using AFM   Transcript of this podcast Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Takehiko Ichikawa and Takeshi Fukuma at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI. The research described in this podcast was published in STAR Protocols in September 2023   Kanazawa University NanoLSI website https://nanolsi.kan...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: High-speed atomic force microscopy takes on intrinsically disordered proteins

October 13, 2023 01:00 - 5 minutes - 3.85 MB

High-speed atomic force microscopy takes on intrinsically disordered proteins   Transcript of this podcast Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Toshio Ando at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI, alongside Sonia Longhi at Aix-Marseille University and CNRS in France. The research described in this podcast was published in Nature Nanotechnology in November 2020   Kanazawa University NanoLSI website https:...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast:Heat and manipulate, one cell at a time

September 22, 2023 01:00 - 5 minutes - 3.61 MB

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast:Heat and manipulate, one cell at a time  Transcript of this podcast Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Satoshi Arai at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI. The research described in this podcast was published in ACS Nano in June 2022 Kanazawa University NanoLSI website https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/ Heat and manipulate, one cell at a time Researchers at Kanaza...

Xiabing Lyu: Exosomes to regulate the human immune system

September 08, 2023 01:00 - 13 minutes - 9.43 MB

Xiabing Lyu: Exosomes to regulate the human immune system  (Kanazawa/ Recorded in June 2023)    Xiabing Lyu is an Assistant Professor at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University.  Here, she describes her research on engineering exosomes that regulate anti-viral and anti-tumor immune system responses.    Details here:  https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/about/members/life-science/   The Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast offers updates of the latest news a...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast:Endoscopy of a Living Cell on the Nanoscale

August 25, 2023 01:00 - 5 minutes - 4.01 MB

Endoscopy of a living cell on the nanoscale  Transcript of this podcast  Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Takeshi Fukuma at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI.  The research described in this podcast was published in Science Advances in December 2021  Kanazawa University NanoLSI website https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/ Endoscopy of a living cell on the nanoscale Researchers at Kanazawa Universi...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast:Enhancing carbon dioxide reduction

July 28, 2023 01:00 - 5 minutes - 3.74 MB

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Enhancing carbon dioxide reduction Transcript of this podcast Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Yasafumi Takahashi at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI and Yoshikazu Ito and Yuta Hori at the University of Tsukuba. The research described in this podcast was published in ACS Nano in June 2023 Kanazawa University NanoLSI website https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/ ...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Experiments provide insights into the molecular mechanism for memory and learning

July 14, 2023 01:00 - 6 minutes - 4.23 MB

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Experiments provide insights into the molecular mechanism for memory and learning Transcript of this podcast Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Mikihiro Shibata at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI alongside Hideji Murakoshi at The Graduate University for Advanced Studies and the National Institute for Physiological Sciences, and their colleagues. The research descr...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast:Zooming in on neurotoxic aggregates

June 23, 2023 01:00 - 5 minutes - 3.7 MB

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast:Zooming in on neurotoxic aggregates Transcript of this podcast  Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research led by Kenjiro Ono  at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI.  The research described in this podcast was published in Nano Letters in May 2023  Kanazawa University NanoLSI website https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/  Zooming in on neurotoxic aggregates Researchers at Kana...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast:Scanning probe simultaneously captures structural and ion concentration changes

June 08, 2023 01:00 - 5 minutes - 4.02 MB

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast:Scanning probe simultaneously captures structural and ion concentration changes Transcript of this podcast  Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research led by Yasufumi Takahashi and Takeshi Fukuma at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI.  The research described in this podcast was published in the Journal of the American Chemistry Society Au in February 2023  Kanazawa University Na...

Kanazawa Univesity NanoLSI Podcast:Dynamic 3D structure extraction from HS-AFM images

June 08, 2023 01:00 - 3 minutes - 2.6 MB

Kanazawa Univesity NanoLSI Podcast:Dynamic 3D structure extraction from HS-AFM images Transcript of this podcast  Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by  Holger Flechsig and Toshio Ando at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI.  The research described in this podcast was published in the journal Current Opinion in Structural Biology in April 2023  Kanazawa University NanoLSI website   https://nanolsi.kanazawa-...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast:Experiments reveal chilli-sensitive molecular structure fluctuation changes in TRPV1

June 08, 2023 01:00 - 5 minutes - 3.89 MB

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast:Experiments reveal chilli-sensitive molecular structure fluctuation changes in TRPV1 Transcript of this podcast  Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Ayumi Sumino at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI alongside Motoyuki Hattori at Fudan University in China, and their colleagues.  The research described in this podcast was published in the journal Proceedings of the Natio...

Kien Xuan NGO: Interdisciplinary research to address important problems in modern biology

March 09, 2023 02:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MB

Kien Xuan NGO: Interdisciplinary research to address important problems in modern biology Assistant Professor Kien Xuan Ngo is member of Toshio Ando’s Nanometrology group at the Kanazawa NanoLSI. In this podcast is describes his research on structural biology for clarifying the functions of cytoskeletal proteins—such as actin and microtubules—and so-called ‘ABC transporters’. He is combining his expertise in biochemistry, biophysics, and mathematical simulations to address important problem...

Holger Flechsig: Computational biophysics to visualize the dynamics of proteins

March 08, 2023 09:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MB

Holger Flechsig: Computational biophysics to visualize the dynamics of proteins   Assistant Professor Holger Flechsig is a member of the Computational Molecular Physics group at the NanoLSI WPI Kanazawa University.    Here he describes his research on answering the questions, “How do proteins work.” Specially, on molecular machines and motors, protein allostery, proteins interactions and cellular scale phenomena using multi-scale molecular dynamics simulations that enable us to produce mo...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: The offshoot of cells visualized in real time

February 02, 2023 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.24 MB

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: The offshoot of cells visualized in real time Transcript of this podcast Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Richard Wong and colleagues at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI.  The research described in this podcast was published in the Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, in November 2022  Kanazawa University NanoLSI website  https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/ The ...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: The offshoot of cells visualized in real time Transcript of this podcast

February 02, 2023 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.24 MB

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: The offshoot of cells visualized in real time Transcript of this podcast Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Richard Wong and colleagues at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI.  The research described in this podcast was published in the Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, in November 2022  Kanazawa University NanoLSI website  https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/ The ...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Biological lasso: Enhanced drug delivery to the brain

January 04, 2023 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.67 MB

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Biological lasso: Enhanced drug delivery to the brain Transcript of this podcast Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Kunio Matsumoto and colleagues at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI.  The research described in this podcast was published in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering in November 2022  Kanazawa University NanoLSI website  https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.a...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Chemists uncover cracks in the amour of cellulose nanocrystals

January 04, 2023 00:00 - 3 minutes - 2.4 MB

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Chemists uncover cracks in the amour of cellulose nanocrystals Transcript of this podcast Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Takeshi Fukuma and colleagues at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI.  The research described in this podcast was published in the journal Science Advances in October 2022 Kanazawa University NanoLSI website  https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Simulating 3D-AFM images for systems not in equilibrium

December 03, 2022 02:00 - 4 minutes - 3.47 MB

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Simulating 3D-AFM images for systems not in equilibrium Transcript of this podcast Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Takeshi Fukuma and his co-researchers at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI.  The research described in this podcast was published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters in June 2022 Learn more about their research at the WPI Kanazawa Nano Life ...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Elucidating the structure of nanomaterials found in crustaceans

December 03, 2022 02:00 - 4 minutes - 3.1 MB

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Elucidating the structure of nanomaterials found in crustaceans Transcript of this podcast Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Ayhan Yurtsever and Takeshi Fukuma at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI.  The research described in this podcast was published in the journal Small Methods in June 2022 Kanazawa University NanoLSI website  https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en...

Hanae Sato: Research on molecular biology and “making sense of nonsense” (Kanazawa/ Recorded in October 2022)

November 01, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutes - 9.7 MB

  Hanae Sato is an Associate Professor at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University.  Here, she describes her research on molecular biology and clarifying cellular quality control mechanisms of nonsense-mediated messenger RNA decay and potential therapeutic applications. Details here:  https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/research/researchers/hanae-sato/ The Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast offers updates of the latest news and research at the WPI-NanoLSI Kana...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Chemical fixation causes aggregation artefact

November 01, 2022 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.6 MB

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Chemical fixation causes aggregation artefact Transcript of this podcast Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Takehiko Ichikawa and his co-researchers at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI.  The research described in this podcast was published in the journal Communications Biology, in May 2022. Learn more about their research here: WPI Kanazawa Nano Life Science Instit...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Heat and manipulate, one cell at a time

November 01, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutes - 3.61 MB

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Heat and manipulate, one cell at a time Transcript of this podcast Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Satoshi Arai and his co-researchers at the Kanazawa University NanoLSI.  The research described in this podcast was published in the journal ACS Nano, in June 2022 Learn more about their research here: WPI Kanazawa Nano Life Science Institute https://nanolsi.kana...

Hanae Sato: Research on molecular biology and “making sense of nonsense” (Kanazawa/ Recorded in October 2022)

November 01, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutes - 9.7 MB

  Hanae Sato is an Associate Professor at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University.  Here, she describes her research on molecular biology and clarifying cellular quality control mechanisms of nonsense-mediated messenger RNA decay and potential therapeutic applications. Details here:  https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/research/researchers/hanae-sato/ The Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast offers updates of the latest news and research at the WPI-NanoLSI Kana...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Promising anticancer molecule identified

October 02, 2022 08:00 - 5 minutes - 3.56 MB

Transcript of this podcast  Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Madhu Biyani from the Kanazawa University NanoLSI and her colleagues.  The research described in this podcast was published in the ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, in April 2022. Learn more about their research here: WPI Kanazawa Nano Life Science Institute https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/research/researchers/ Original article  M...

Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast: Biomolecular insights into protein-insolubility-related disease

October 02, 2022 08:00 - 5 minutes - 3.64 MB

Transcript of this podcast Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast. Thank you for joining us today. In this episode we feature the latest research by Rikinari Hanayama from the Kanazawa University NanoLSI and colleagues.  The research described in this podcast was published in the Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences in March 2022. Learn more about their research here: WPI Kanazawa Nano Life Science Institute https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/research/researchers/ Reference Hiroki Yam...

Kanazawa NanoLSI Research Podcast: Revealing atomistic structures behind AFM imaging

August 24, 2022 01:00 - 3 minutes - 2.8 MB

  Revealing atomistic structures behind AFM imaging https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/achievements/revealing-atomistic-structures-behind-afm-imaging/ Atomic force microscopy (AFM) enables the visualization of the dynamics of single biomolecules during their functional activity. However, all observations are restricted to regions that are accessible by a fairly big probing tip during scanning. Hence, the AFM only records images of biomolecular surfaces with limited spatial resolution, th...

Kanazawa NanoLSI Research Podcast: Changing the handedness of molecules

August 24, 2022 01:00 - 4 minutes - 2.86 MB

24 August 2022   Changing the handedness of molecules   Researchers at Kanazawa University report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences a responsive molecular system that, inverses its chirality before becoming racemic through chemical reactions. Learn more about their research here: WPI Kanazawa Nano Life Science Institute https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/research/researchers/ Transcript of this podcast Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast.  In this episode we wil...

Kanazawa NanoLSI Research Podcast: Changing the handedness of molecules

August 24, 2022 01:00 - 4 minutes - 2.86 MB

24 August 2022   Changing the handedness of molecules   Researchers at Kanazawa University report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences a responsive molecular system that, inverses its chirality before becoming racemic through chemical reactions. Learn more about their research here: WPI Kanazawa Nano Life Science Institute https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/research/researchers/ Transcript of this podcast Hello and welcome to the NanoLSI podcast.  In this episode we wil...

Kanazawa NanoLSI Research Podcast: Small but mighty: Identifying nanosized molecules using atomic force microscopy

May 26, 2022 06:00 - 6 minutes - 4.52 MB

Kanazawa NanoLSI Research Podcast  26 May 2022  Small but mighty: Identifying nanosized molecules using atomic force microscopy  In a recent study Mikihiro Shibata and Leonardo Puppulin at the WPI Nano Life Science Institute Kanazawa University (NanoLSI) used advanced atomic force microscopy to accurately recognize tiny cellular biomolecules.  Learn more about their research here: WPI Kanazawa Nano Life Science Institute https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/research/researchers/ Origina...

Kanazawa NanoLSI Research Podcast: Small but mighty: Identifying nanosized molecules using atomic force microscopy

May 26, 2022 06:00 - 6 minutes - 4.52 MB

Kanazawa NanoLSI Research Podcast  26 May 2022  Small but mighty: Identifying nanosized molecules using atomic force microscopy  In a recent study Mikihiro Shibata and Leonardo Puppulin at the WPI Nano Life Science Institute Kanazawa University (NanoLSI) used advanced atomic force microscopy to accurately recognize tiny cellular biomolecules.  Learn more about their research here: WPI Kanazawa Nano Life Science Institute https://nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/research/researchers/ Origina...

Professor Toshio Ando: Publication of an insightful reference book on high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) for in situ biological applications

May 07, 2022 07:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MB

Kanazawa University research: Publication of an insightful reference book on high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) for in situ biological applications  Pioneering biophysicist Professor Toshio Ando of the NanoLSI publishes his new book on high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) for directly monitoring the dynamics of biomolecules. The book offers easy to understand descriptions of the basic technology and in situ biological applications of liquid HS-AFM. The book is ideal for stu...

Professor Toshio Ando: Publication of an insightful reference book on high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) for in situ biological applications

May 07, 2022 07:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MB

Kanazawa University research: Publication of an insightful reference book on high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) for in situ biological applications  Pioneering biophysicist Professor Toshio Ando of the NanoLSI publishes his new book on high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) for directly monitoring the dynamics of biomolecules. The book offers easy to understand descriptions of the basic technology and in situ biological applications of liquid HS-AFM. The book is ideal for stu...

Carsten Beta: Research on biological physics on the scale of individual cells based on nanomicroscopic manipulation and pattern formation in nonlinear systems (Potsdam/ Recorded on 18 March 2022)

May 03, 2022 02:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB

Professor Carsten Beta is an overseas-based principal investigator at the NanoLSI WPI Kanazawa University and faculty at the Universität Potsdam Institute of Physics and Astronomy, University of Potsdam, Germany.  Here, he describes his research on biological physics on the scale of individual cells based on microscopic observations and manipulation and modelling using pattern formation in nonlinear systems. The Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast offers updates of the latest news and rese...

Shigehisa Akine and Mark J. MacLachlan: Nanomolecular cages for biomolecular sensing and AFM tips for chemically probing living cells. (Recorded 15 March 2022, JST)

May 03, 2022 02:00 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MB

Professor Shigehisa Akine is a principal investigator at the NanoLSI WPI Kanazawa University. Professor Mark MacLachlan is an overseas principal investigator at the NanoLSI WPI Kanazawa University and faculty at the University of British Columbia.  In this episode of the NanoLSI Podcast they describe recent developments in their research on nanomolecular cages for biomolecular sensing and biocompatible AFM tips for chemically probing living cells, respectively. The Kanazawa University Nano...

Carsten Beta: Research on biological physics on the scale of individual cells based on nanomicroscopic manipulation and pattern formation in nonlinear systems (Potsdam/ Recorded on 18 March 2022)

May 03, 2022 02:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB

Professor Carsten Beta is an overseas-based principal investigator at the NanoLSI WPI Kanazawa University and faculty at the Universität Potsdam Institute of Physics and Astronomy, University of Potsdam, Germany.  Here, he describes his research on biological physics on the scale of individual cells based on microscopic observations and manipulation and modelling using pattern formation in nonlinear systems. The Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast offers updates of the latest news and rese...

Shigehisa Akine and Mark J. MacLachlan: Nanomolecular cages for biomolecular sensing and AFM tips for chemically probing living cells. (Recorded 15 March 2022, JST)

May 03, 2022 02:00 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MB

Professor Shigehisa Akine is a principal investigator at the NanoLSI WPI Kanazawa University. Professor Mark MacLachlan is an overseas principal investigator at the NanoLSI WPI Kanazawa University and faculty at the University of British Columbia.  In this episode of the NanoLSI Podcast they describe recent developments in their research on nanomolecular cages for biomolecular sensing and biocompatible AFM tips for chemically probing living cells, respectively. The Kanazawa University Nano...

Alexander S. Mikhailov: Simple computational models for exploring complex bio-dynamic phenomena (Kanazawa/Recorded 19 February 2021)

February 26, 2021 06:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB

Professor Alexander S. Mikhailov is an overseas Computational Science group of the WPI NanoLSI and a professor at the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Fritz Haber Institute, Berlin. Here, he describes his research on computational molecular biophysics as a powerful approach for simulating the dynamics of complex biological structures ranging from single molecules to the cell.  The Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast offers updates of the latest news and research at the WPI-NanoLSI Ka...

Yuri Korchev: Innovative nanopipette nanoprobe-based scanning ion conductance microscopy for imaging of living cells. (London, UK/Recorded 5 February 2021).

February 21, 2021 01:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MB

Professor Yuri Korchev is an overseas PI of the Nanometrology group of the WPI NanoLSI and a professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London. Here, he describes his research on cutting-edge scanning ion conductance microscopy for the life sciences in particular the development of innovative non-invasive nanopipette nanoprobes for simultaneous acquisition of 3D topography and biochemical imaging of living cells.  The Kanazawa University NanoLSI Podcast offers updates of the lat...