Who We Are

The Knock-in Atlas project began as the PhD research (2020-2025) of Dr. Yuma Hanai in the RNA Molecular Medicine laboratory (PI: Dr. Katsutomo Okamura) at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology, and has grown with contributions from the colleagues listed below. We gratefully acknowledge funding support from the organizations shown at the bottom of this page.

Lead Researcher

Dr. Yuma Hanai photo
Yuma Hanai
RNA Molecular Medicine

RNA Molecular Medicine Group

Affiliation #1
Patrick Louis Lagman Hilario (photo placeholder)
Patrick Louis Lagman Hilario
RNA Molecular Medicine
Yuriko Shiraishi (photo placeholder)
Yuriko Shiraishi
RNA Molecular Medicine
Nobuyasu Yoshida (photo placeholder)
Nobuyasu Yoshida
RNA Molecular Medicine
Suzuna Murakami photo
Suzuna Murakami
RNA Molecular Medicine
Yuji Shimizu photo
Yuji Shimizu
RNA Molecular Medicine
Katsutomo Okamura photo
Katsutomo Okamura
PI, RNA Molecular Medicine

Molecular Immunology Group

Affiliation #2
Norisuke Kano photo
Norisuke Kano
Molecular Immunology
Minami Kojima photo
Minami Kojima
Molecular Immunology
Kokoro Murai photo
Kokoro Murai
Molecular Immunology
Taro Kawai photo
Taro Kawai
PI, Molecular Immunology

Other contributors

Plasmid construction and/or cell line production
  • • Yae Toda (Technical Assistant)
  • • Junko Iida (Technical Assistant)
  • • Sojiro Ukeda (Masters Student)
  • • Masayoshi Shiina (Masters Student)
  • • Riku Nakao (NAIST Long-term Internship)
  • • Yuto Shimoda (NAIST Long-term Internship)

Funding

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