- Home >
- Research
Research
![自己組織化メカニズム](https://organoid.riken.jp/wp-content/themes/organoid/img/research_icon01.png)
Core Project 1
Self-organization mechanism
Develop and apply technologies to analyze self-organization of organogenesis and elucidate the principles governing this process. Research on single-cell level analysis, 3D morphogenesis, mathematical modeling, etc. of stem cells and organoids.
3D self-organization mechanism of tracheal cartilage organoid
Elucidation of self-organization mechanism of kidney organoids through quantitative analysis of tissue and cell dynamics
Co researcher
![Minoru Takasato](https://organoid.riken.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/高里先生2.jpg)
![デザインドオルガノイド](https://organoid.riken.jp/wp-content/themes/organoid/img/research_icon02.png)
Core Project 2
Engineering and designing organoids
Aim to improve in vitro tissue morphogenesis through research related to generating organ systems from stem cells, establishing multi-organ networks, developing organ-on-a-chip technology and designing tissues.
Microfluidic Platform for Organoid Research
Co researcher
![Minoru Takasato](https://organoid.riken.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/高里先生2.jpg)
![Mitsuru Morimoto](https://organoid.riken.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/森本2.jpg)
![Toshiro Sato](https://organoid.riken.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/佐藤先生-2.jpg)
In vitro experimental platform to control spatio-temporal culture environments during organ formation
Co researcher
![Mitsuru Morimoto](https://organoid.riken.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/森本2.jpg)
![長期培養・成熟化](https://organoid.riken.jp/wp-content/themes/organoid/img/research_icon03.png)
Core Project 3
Long-term culture and maturation
Develop a vascularization technology for 3D tissues, in vitro organ culture technology and artificial blood to realize long-term culture and maturation of organoids.
Rebuilding vasculatures within a kidney organoid for in vitro maturation
Co researcher
![Ryuji Yokokawa](https://organoid.riken.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/横川先生2.jpg)
Development of microfluidic platforms for vascularization of kidney organoids
Co researcher
![Minoru Takasato](https://organoid.riken.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/高里先生2.jpg)
![Mitsuru Morimoto](https://organoid.riken.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/森本2.jpg)
![疾患モデル開発](https://organoid.riken.jp/wp-content/themes/organoid/img/research_icon04.png)
Core Project 4
Development of disease models
Establish a platform for modeling diseases using genome-editing technologies or patients-derived iPS cells for understanding the mechanism of pathogenesis and for screening candidate drugs.
Prophylactic drug screening with pulmonary fibrosis organoid model
Development of human iPS-derived retinal tissues for the treatment of retinal diseases
Co researcher
![Minoru Takasato](https://organoid.riken.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/高里先生2.jpg)
![⾃動化](https://organoid.riken.jp/wp-content/themes/organoid/img/research_icon05.png)
Core Project 5
Automation
Aim to standardize and increase efficiency of organoid generation through automation, such as robotization of experiments, analyses of photo images using AI.