Prof. MIKI

• Professor
  • Takanori MIKI, M.D., Ph.D.
• Associate Professor
  • Shingo SUZUKI , Ph.D.
• Assistant Professor
  • Ken-ichi OHTA, Ph.D.
  • Hikari OTABI,Ph.D.

1.Molecular biological and behavioral studies on the effects of maternal separation stress on brain development and functions.
2.Research on BDNF signalings in synaptogenesis and development of tools for evaluating neural functions.
3.Synthetic biology research on the creation of artificial transcription factors and artificial signal transduction systems
4.Studies on nest building behavior in the psychosocial stress model of mouse and the development of animal behavior analysis system.

• An enriched environment ameliorates the reduction of parvalbumin-positive interneurons in the medial prefrontal cortex caused by maternal separation early in life. Front Neurosci 17:1308368 (2024)
• Maternal separation early in life induces excessive activity of the central amygdala related to abnormal aggression. J Neurochem 167(6) 778-79 (2023).
• Brain-derived neurotrophic factor knock-out mice develop non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. J Pathol 261(4) 465-476 (2023)

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