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Prof. Dr. Tatsuya Niimi

Professor of Supramolecular Biochemistry and RNA Therapeutics · Laboratory of Structural Biology · Yokohama City University - Tsurumi Campus

Academic focus & active research

Prof. Dr. Tatsuya Niimi leads structural studies into eukaryotic spliceosomes and non-coding RNA complexes, utilizing high-resolution cryo-EM to unravel molecular targets for genetic disorders.

RNA-Protein Interactions Cryo-EM of Spliceosome Complexes Antisense Oligonucleotide Design Ribosome Assembly

Supervision & prospective applicants

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Department / Faculty
Laboratory of Structural Biology
Primary Field
RNA-Protein Interactions
Campus Location
Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

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