Avatar Symbiotic Society Project
Ishiguro Hiroshi (Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University）
About Project
The "Human Organoids" project of the Takebe Laboratory is conducting the following three major research goal using miniature organs, aka "organoids," from human stem cells such as induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells): (1) Understanding the mechanism of organogenesis, (2) Developing models that reflect real organs, and (3) Translating technologies into biomedical application. Herein, at Miraikan's unique environment, we will introduce a citizen science approach in organoid research. Our hope is to harness community wisdom to think through differently and bring different perspectives into cutting-edge stem cell and organoid science.
Research Director
Takanori Takebe
Osaka University & Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Takanori Takebe is a Director of Commercial Innovation in Center for Stem Cell & Organoid Medicine (CuSTOM), and Associate Professor at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. He is also Professor at Institute of Research at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), and the founding director, Communication Design Center, Yokohama City University and Principal Investigator at the Takeda-CiRA joint program. He is also elected a member of American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI), and the boards of Stem Cell Reports, Cell Reports Medicine, Cell Stem Cell and Hepatology. His major awards include the 2015 Baelz Prize of the Boehringer Ingelheim, the 2016 Robertson Investigator Award from the New-York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF), the 2017 Presidential Award of Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development and the 2020 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award from NIH-NIDDK.
Message from Research Director
Fun part of science is repeating cycle of ideation and invention. These processes are fully open for anybody who has curiosity to learn and change. Throughout Miraikan's program, we love to share our thoughts, and interact with citizens and conduct the simplest experiment that may be the most critical. Looking forward to working with poeple under extremely diverse backgrounds !
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