Prof. Dr. Naoki Sugimoto

Director of FIBER & Professor of Chemical Biology · Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER) · Konan University (Okamoto Campus)

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Academic focus & active research

Prof. Dr. Naoki Sugimoto is an internationally celebrated biophysicist directing FIBER, renowned for pioneering research on non-canonical DNA/RNA structures (G-quadruplexes, i-motifs) under cellular molecular crowding conditions.

Non-Canonical Nucleic Acid Structures Molecular Crowding Biophysics DNA Nanotechnology

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Institution: Konan University (Okamoto Campus)
Department / Faculty: Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER)
Primary Field: Non-Canonical Nucleic Acid Structures
Campus Location: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

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