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03/03/2020 |
 Our GTP research was broadcasted in English over 180 countries from NHK World on March 3rd! We thank the program director and members for their interest in our research. Also We are very thankful for cooperation of our fantastic colleagues in UC and Keio, as well as UC-Tomorrow and UJA. |
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02/08/2020 |
 We have received JSPS Bridge Award! The reception was taken place at San Francisco! Photo with Dr. Hirata, Director of JSPS Washington (left) and Dr. Tamiya, Director of JSPS San Francisco. Meeting and talking with very motivated and warm hearted peoples were very precious moments too. Many, many thanks for everything. |
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12/04/2019 |
 GTP workshop entitled "Comprehensive understanding of biological functions by guanine nucleotides"
The organizer are Satoshi Kofuji (Hiroshima University), Ayaka Harada (KEK)! Surprisingly, the room was full of audience and there were standing peoples. Many exciting GTP talks!
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11/08/2019 |
 We have had an interview from Rike-Lab for our work! |
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10/02/2019 |
 The final seminar in this Japan tour was at the Juntendo University! Thank you Dr. Masaaki Komatsu for inviting and the blast happy time after the seminar discussion science from many angles with great lab members and friends! |
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10/01/2019 |
 Seminar at the Kanazawa University! Thank you Dr. Atsushi Hirao for inviting and the big dinner after!! |
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09/28/2019 |
 Social hours after the session at the at the 78th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Cancer Association! Talked, ate, and smiled & laughed a lot! |
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The Sasaki Lab places emphasis on Happy GTP Research Life with the following philosophy:
- Keep high GTP energy!
- Respect for self and others.
- Respect for self and others.
- Help people, cheer up people
- Happy mind—what you get is a wonderful stroke of luck.
- Stretch!
- Positive words!: such as Love, Lucky, Happy, Exciting, Thank you, etc...
Atsuo T. Sasaki, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Project Professor
Institute of Advanced Biosciences, Keio University
Visiting Professor: Hiroshima University
Associate Professor
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Project Professor
Institute of Advanced Biosciences, Keio University
Visiting Professor: Hiroshima University
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Tel: | 513-558-2160 | |
Fax: | 513-558-6703 |
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Email: | atsuo.sasaki@uc.edu / sasaki29@ttck.keio.ac.jp | |||
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Address: | Vontz Center 1328 (office) / 1234 (lab) 3125 Eden Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45267-0508 |
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Welcome to the Sasaki Lab’s WebsiteThe Sasaki Lab represents a team of scientists dedicated to helping save lives through research on links between GTP metabolism and cancer.
In 2016, we discovered the existence of a GTP energy sensing kinase, which has the effect of propelling tumor growth, as published in Molecular Cell (related articles: 1, 2, 3, 4).
Recently, we discovered that malignant brain tumors hyjack and reprogram GTP metabolism for nucleolar transcription for their malignant, highly anabolic growth, and published in Nature Cell Biology (related articles: 1, 2, 3, 4*, 5*. *Japanese). A special TV program for our GTP research is filed by NHK WORLD (video).
We continue to investigate the GTP-metabolism—its regulation and roles of GTP-energy sensor—by taking the "GTP" way!
Sasaki Lab’s "GTP" Way:
Geek: We investigate GTP, GTP and GTP!
Together: Be happy and synergistic!
Passion: Abosolute requirement for success!
Curiosity and Collaboration Are Key Drivers of Innovation Atsuo Sasaki: When I was in second-grade, I wondered if the varying root lengths of plants near the beach had anything to do with soil conditions. I walked around the neighborhood with a shovel in my hand until I had enough samples to compare. The effort earned me my first junior science award from the city of Kure, Hiroshima.
The following year, I decided to find the fastest way to ignite a piece of paper using a magnifying glass. I learned silver paper would never burn. In third grade, I experimented with materials for a tin-can telephone so I could talk with my friend from 100 yards away.
Both of these projects landed me Hiroshima’s special science awards and taught me being inquisitive and tenacious pays off.
It’s the same curiosity that drives me today as I and my research team explore the field of GTP metabolism, a new frontier in cancer research that we developed. At Sasaki Lab, we place the highest priority on discussions. Innovation happens when people share their “CRAZY” ideas, realize the significance of those ideas and begin working together to make them a reality.
I have a two-hour lab session every week in which all team members challenge each other to reach for the creativity that they have inside of them.
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