NEWS

In late May, as the fresh greenery brightened under the sun and the first hints of summer appeared, our lab held a two-day research retreat for our new B4 undergraduate students. The camp took place at a nature retreat in Chiba, surrounded by lush, green mountains, where the students presented their research topics and we all engaged in lively discussions.

The research topics chosen by this year's B4 students were wide-ranging, from tissue clearing, drug penetration in the nasal cavity, and bacterial inactivation to the design of optical systems. Through discussions with professors and senior lab members during the retreat, the students were able to solidify their research directions, methodologies, and overall plans for their upcoming research activities. All of the B4 students gave excellent presentations, and they gained a great deal from the advice provided by other lab members.

 We also deepened our lab's bonds with a recreation on the first night and enjoyed delicious grilled meat together on the afternoon of the second day. Welcome to the lab, B4 students! Keep up the great work!

We made six presentations at Optics and Photonics Japan 2024 held at University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo.

List of Presentations (in Japanese)

• 小切山圭，伊藤輝将，三沢和彦
  テラヘルツパルス光照射によるアミロイド繊維の伸長状態の変化

• 金江陽希，伊藤輝将，塚越かおり，大山泰司，岩野直哉，富澤美月，カウスタフ ダス，稲葉真太朗，池袋一典，三沢和彦
  ラマン分光法を用いたDNA メチル化によるグアニン四重鎖構造のトポロジー変化の検出

• 江口航平，伊藤輝将，三沢和彦
  アテローム性動脈硬化の早期診断に向けた泡沫化マクロファージのラマンスペクトルの解析

• 斉藤伸阿，伊藤輝将
  時間分解誘導ラマン散乱顕微鏡における非共鳴背景光の抑制

• 小塚朱莉，阿部英樹，伊藤輝将，三沢和彦
  UVC パルス照射による細菌不活化効果とチミン二量体形成量の関係

• 加藤銀一，伊藤輝将
  液滴濃縮ラマン分光法を用いた血清モデル中の薬剤濃度推定

Our students made a presentation at Optica Biophotonics Congress 2024 held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (United States). Great work!

• Paper TW3B.6
  Shuri Kozuka, Shundai Yamamoto, Terumasa Ito and Kazuhiko Misawa,
  "Peak Power Dependence in Bacterial Inactivation Using UV-C Pulsed Light Irradiation"

• Paper OW1D.4
  Haruki Kanae, Terumasa Ito, Kaori Tsukakoshi, Shintaro Inaba, Mizuki Tomizawa, Kaustav Das, Kazunori Ikebukuro, and Kazuhiko Misawa
  "Detection of Structural Changes in DNA Due to Methylation Using Raman Spectroscopy"
  (a collaborative research work with Prof. Ikebukuro's Lab at Dept. Biotech. & Life Science, TUAT)