Research Overview
Our laboratory focuses on hematopoietic development and the maintenance of hematopoietic homeostasis. In particular, we study thyroid hormones and hematopoietic cytokines, aiming to understand how these hormones regulate hematopoietic cells and organs during development and in homeostatic states. We primarily use Xenopus tropicalis as a model organism, adopting a comparative biological perspective to tackle challenges that are difficult to resolve with conventional models. Through a comprehensive understanding of hormone-regulated hematopoietic systems, we strive to contribute to both zoology and medicine.
News
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Yu Shoji (D1) has been selected for the SPRING-GX Program of the University of Tokyo. Congratulations!
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Yu Shoji (D1) and Yu Yilin (Research Student) have joined our lab.
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Tanizaki gave talks at the 96th Annual Meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan, Nagoya, in the symposia “Imaging-based exploration of life and environmental interactions” and “Amphibians are Wonderland 8.”
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A video introducing our laboratory and research environment has been released.
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We hosted the 225th Life and Environmental Sciences Seminar, inviting Dr. Yusuke Yoshioka (Tokyo Medical University), who gave a lecture titled “Extracellular vesicles: a new frontier in life sciences and medical applications.”
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We hosted the 224th Life and Environmental Sciences Seminar, inviting Dr. Yun-Bo Shi (NIH) and Prof. Daniel R. Buchholz (University of Cincinnati), who gave talks on “Organ-specific roles of TR in controlling larval tissue resorption, adult organ development, and regeneration capacity in Xenopus tropicalis tadpoles” and “Corticosteroids in the regulation of development.”
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Our review article on the distinct functions of thyroid hormone receptors TRα and TRβ, co-authored with Dr. Yun-Bo Shi (NIH), has been published in Frontiers in Endocrinology.
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Tanizaki organized and chaired the symposium “Signaling processes in development and disease” at the North American Society for Comparative Endocrinology (Québec, Canada), and gave a talk on TRα and TRβ functions in the small intestine.
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Ms. Kano Koike (M1) has joined our lab.
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Our collaborative study with NIH on distinct functions of TRα and TRβ in intestinal remodeling of Xenopus has been accepted in General and Comparative Endocrinology.
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Tanizaki has been selected as an Excellent Young Researcher of the University of Tokyo (FY2024).
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Tanizaki gave a lecture at the 67th Annual Meeting of the Japan Thyroid Association and International Molecular Thyroid Symposium.
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A review article on the Encouragement Award of the Japan Society for Comparative Endocrinology, authored by Tanizaki, was published in “Comparative Endocrinology” Vol.50, No.178.
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Tanizaki contributed an essay on work-life balance in the College Bulletin No.655 of the University of Tokyo.
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Tanizaki gave a lecture on animal hematology at the Komaba Science Club.
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The Laboratory of Molecular Physiology and Morphogenesis was established.
