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Hayashi Research Group
Telomere, aging, tumorigenesis
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テロメア・老化・がん化研究
Makoto T Hayashi, Ph.D. (Program-specific Associate Professor, Kyoto University)
Makoto received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from Osaka University, where he studied the mechanisms of DNA replication in fission yeast under the supervision of Dr. Hisao Masukata. In 2009, he joined Dr. Jan Karlseder’s laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies as a postdoctoral fellow, where he began working on telomere biology using human cell culture models. In 2015, he returned to Japan as a Hakubi Program-Specific Assistant Professor at Kyoto University, where he pursued his own research projects while hosted by Dr. Fuyuki Ishikawa’s laboratory. In 2020, he established his own laboratory as a Group Leader at the IFOM-KU International Joint Research Laboratory. Since October 2026, Makoto has led his group as a Program-Specific Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University.
What is the truth...?
Makiko Nishimura (Secretary)
Lab manegement
Once a week...
Andrew N Osahor, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Researcher, Kyoto University)
Expansion of FuVis system
Andrew obtained his B.S. in Molecular Biosciences from Arizona State University in 2007. He then worked as a research assistant at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University under the supervision of Dr. Hugh Mason, developing virus-like particles as cervical cancer vaccine candidates. He earned his M.S. in Biotechnology from the Malaysia University of Science and Technology in 2012 and his Ph.D. from Monash University in 2019, both under the supervision of Dr. Kumaran Narayanan. During his graduate studies, Andrew investigated the mechanisms of hybrid non-viral gene delivery into human cells. After visiting Dr. Fuyuki Ishikawa’s laboratory for a science symposium in 2018, he joined the IFOM-KU International Joint Research Laboratory as a postdoctoral researcher under the supervision of Dr. Makoto Hayashi in 2021. In October 2026, Andrew became a postdoctoral researcher at the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, where he continues his work in Dr. Hayashi’s laboratory.
I love Jujitsu.
Rodrigo Mohallem Ferreira, Ph.D. (JSPS Postdoctral fellow)
Omics analysis of the FuVis2 cells
Rodrigo obtained his BSc from Purdue University, majoring in Biochemistry; Cellular, Molecular & Developmental Biology; and Genetics, with a minor in Chemistry. After graduating, Rodrigo joined the Aryal Lab at Purdue University, where he obtained his Ph.D. In the Aryal Lab, Rodrigo used Mass Spectrometry-based proteomics and phosphoproteomics to study aging and age-related diseases in both cell and animal models. Rodrigo joined the Hayashi Lab as a JSPS Postdoctoral fellow, where will investigate the FuVis2 system using multi-omics approaches.
During my free time, I enjoy reading books, hiking and exploring new places.
Herve Dushimyineza (Ph.D. candidate, Kyoto University)
Innate immune response against self-DNA
I like basketball, drinking, and afro-music.
Placide Niyonshuti (Ph.D. candidate, Kyoto University)
The molecular mechanism of mitotic telomere deprotection
I like traveling, drinking, and studying history.
Syunya Kosaka (Ph. D. candidate, SPRING Program Fellow, Kyoto University)
The molecular mechanism of mitotic telomere deprotection
My hobbies are soccer, drinking, and watching movies.
Si Mengqing (Ph.D. candidate, Kyoto University)
The molecular mechanism of mitotic telomere deprotection
I enjoy reading, photography, and perceiving the rhythms of the four seasons in my spare time.
Yumi Hayashi (Research Assistant)
Molecular cloning, cell culture
Until lunch...
Alumni (next affiliation)
2020.04 – 2020.10
Shoma Ishikawa, Ph.D.
University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
2020.04 – 2022.03
Naoya Koshizuka, M.S
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2021.04 – 2024.03
Yuki Sato, Ph.D.
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2023.04 – 2024.09
Pamela Orrego, M.S.
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2020.04 – 2024.09
Diana Romero-Zamora, Ph.D.
OIST, Okinawa, Japan
2025.04 - 2025.12
Jiawei Cai, M.S (Special Research Student: Technical University of Munich)
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AMGEN Sholars (affiliation at the time)
2022 AMGEN Scholar
Keely Likosky
Villanova University, U.S.A.
2023 AMGEN Scholar
Muhammad "Kevin" Irsyad Ramadhan
Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia
2024 AMGEN Scholar
Darina Mukhamejanova
Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
2025 AMGEN Scholar
Myat "Maggie" Shwe Sin
PSB Academy, Singapore
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