Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA)

From Dormancy to Healing: An iPSC Blueprint to Generate Mature Heart Organoids for Epicardial Reactivation

Your lungs in chip form

Revealing how senescent cells shape aging at the single-cell level

Steering brain cells with magnets to rebuild lost connections

Integrating ON-OFF switches for targeted mRNA therapeutics

Laying the foundation for future jawbone research

Destabilizing microtubules to boost platelet production from iPS cell-derived megakaryocytes

Splitting up for precise cell type-specific gene regulation

Unleashing potassium for better mitochondrial health and platelet biogenesis

Constructing "exclusive selector" genetic circuits using SARS-CoV-2 Nsp1-resistant modified RNAs

Simultaneously visualizing electrical and calcium dynamics in patient iPSC-derived heart muscle cells

Transforming engineered heart tissues for precise drug testing

Global Engagement

Kyoto University co-hosts UCLA-Kyoto University-Academia Sinica Pan Pacific Meeting: New Developments in Biomedical Sciences

Combining stem cell engineering and drug therapy to suppress abnormal bone formation

Recreating the respiratory tract in a dish: Modeling viral infections and testing treatments

Pioneering a cure for Parkinson's disease: First allogeneic iPS cell-based therapy demonstrates safety and efficacy