A brief note on these positions: They were created through a 5-year extension of our institute’s WPI grant, part of a key Japanese government initiative. Although titled “Specially Appointed Assistant Professor,” they are closer to postdoc positions overseas. The salary is competitive for postdocs at regional Japanese universities, though exchange rates may make this hard to judge. The initial term is 3 years, with possible extension depending on circumstances, and many PIs hope excellent members will stay long term. Japan’s life and research culture differ from abroad, but NanoLSI is international and welcoming, with over 30% of researchers from overseas. Kanazawa is known as a “Little Kyoto,” rich in traditional culture, surrounded by mountains and sea, and famous for its food. It is also a lively city of 450,000 with good access to Tokyo and Osaka, and has many devoted fans. NanoLSI’s PIs are approachable. Although the institute may not yet be widely known globally, its PIs have strong achievements and exciting research programs. Please feel free to contact us if interested.

【拡散希望】ナノ研では、特任助教18名を募集しています！奥田研でも1名を募集しています！！！ 多細胞メカニクスに関連する研究に興味をお持ちの方は、ぜひご応募・ご相談ください！！ nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/wp/…

Excited to share our new preprint, "Computational Design for Engineering Layered Tissue Architectures via Cell-Cell Interfacial Tension Modulation." Led by Chayanit, this proposes a recursive design strategy for engineering multilayered tissues. biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…

Excited to share our new preprint: "Divergent mechanics of inner ear morphogenesis are coupled to developmental tempo over vertebrate evolution". Led by Dr. Kuroda & Dr. Horiguchi, revealing mophogenetic processes and mechanics yielding conserved organ. doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.27.…

ポスドクを募集しています！！ 発生・進化・がんに関わる多細胞の力学、特に形態形成や機能発現の原理を、実験・計測・数理のいずれかor複数のアプローチで解明したい方、3DVモデルやAFM等の技術を習得・開発したい方、期間中にPD等へ積極的に応募いただける方を歓迎します！jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJo…

今年度、堀口さんがさきがけ、詩丘さんと寺西さんが学振DC2、さらに来年度から加わる小暮さん（堀田研）が学振PDに採択されました！

We’re excited to host the international symposium “Physical Biology of Multicellular Dynamics” in Kanazawa, March 12–13, 2026.  Join us and be part of the discussion! Registration deadline: January 31, 2026 mechgen.jp/sympo2026

2026年3月に金沢にて多細胞の物理に関する国際シンポジウム「Physical Biology of Multicellular Dynamics」を開催します！ぜひご参加ください！ 日時：2026年3月12–13日 会場：金沢大学 未来知実証センター 登録締切：2026年1月31日 mechgen.jp/sympo2026

学術変革A生体秩序の領域会議にて、深町崇耶が「ポスター発表賞」をいただきました！Shuya Fukamachi received the "Poster Presentation Award" at the TFRA conference! Congratulations!!

Excited to share our new preprint: "An antiparallel cell circulation driven by self-alignment induces phase separation." Led by Ryunosuke Karimata. We report a novel mechanism of cell sorting driven by collective cell movement. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…

Satoru Okuda received the "JSDB Frontiers Prize"! 奥田覚が「JSDB Frontiers Prize」を受賞しました！jsdb.jp/about_awards.html

@aki_teranishi received the "Best Presentation Award for Young Scientists" at Joint Meeting of JSCB 77th & JSDB 58th! 寺西亜生が日本細胞生物学会・日本発生生物学会合同大会にて「Best Presentation Award for Young Scientists」を受賞しました！

お花見ツアー🌸 Tour of cherry blossoms, library visit, Kenrokuen Garden stroll, and drinks in Kanazawa City!

New paper, "Strain softening and hysteresis arising from 3D multicellular dynamics during long-term large deformation," is now published in "J Mech Behav Biomed Mater." Fantastic collaboration with K Tsubota, S Horikoshi, @HiraiwaTetsuya. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

金沢近辺の方へ、セミナーのお知らせ！ 2月18日(火) 14:00-15:30、清木誠 先生(山口大)をお招きし、セミナーを開催します！ 演題: YAP maintains tissue mechanical properties enabling vertebrate 3D body morphogenesis 会場: ナノ研4F 会議室1&2 事前登録: 不要 皆様のご参加をお待ちしてます！

Congratulations to @aki_teranishi for receiving the "Poster Honorable Mention" at the Annual Meeting of @PhysicalTaiwan!

Excited to share our new preprint: "Epithelium Stratifies via Nucleation and Growth Induced by Foam-Geometric Instability". Led by Fukamachi (@Neginegi_sf), we combine 3D vertex modeling, imaging, and AFM to uncover epithelial layer formation mechanics. biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor…

寺西亜生(M2)の論文を@NatureCommsに発表しました！プレス記事「細胞が作り出す留め金の仕組みを解明」も公開しています！ nanolsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/hig…

A new paper, 'An actin bracket-induced elastoplastic transition determines epithelial folding irreversibility,' has been published in @NatureComms. Led by @aki_teranishi, the team includes Satoshi Toda (Osaka Univ) and Go Shioi (RIKEN). Reposting after accidentally deleting the original tweet... nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

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