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Department of Organelle Signaling
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Kyoto University
Welcome!
Mitochondria are essential organelles of the cell.
They are equipped with several strategies to maintain their functionality.
We are exploring tiny, but sophisticated molecular machineries within mitochondria
that support our lives.
We are pursuing "curiosity-driven research"!!
Latest News
 Kyo Organelle 2026Dr. Andrey Parkhitko (Aging Institute, Univ. of Pittsburgh) visited our lab and gave a seminar! 2026 Sep 7. |  2026 New Lab MembersNew lab members joined Sekine Lab! 2026 April 7. |  Sekine Lab@KyotoSekine Lab has joined Kyoto University in Japan! 2026 April 1. |
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 Cross appointmentShiori started cross appointment with Kyoto Univesity! 2025 October 1. |  Gordon Research ConferenceShiori gave a talk at GRC Red cell conference! 2025 June 9. |  Cell SymposiaShiori gave a short-talk at Cell Symposia featuring Metabolites and Organelles! 2025 May 12. |
 UTAH-OSAKA MITO 2025Shiori gave a talk at UTAH-OSAKA MITO 2025! 2025 April 23. |  PreviewSekine S and Sekine Y wrote Preview in Mol. Cell.! 2025 Apr 13. |  FASEB conferenceShiori gave a talk at Trace Elements in Biology and Medicine at Florida! 2024 June 11. |
 1st PittCell conferenceShiori gave a talk at 1st PittCell conference! 2024 May 2. |  SpotlightSekine S and Sekine Y wrote a commentary in J. Cell Biol.! 2024 Apr 15. |  Lab Report実験医学にアメリカでのラボ立ち上げについて体験談を載せていただきました. 2024 March. |
News LetterShiori talked about her research journey in Aging Institute News Letter. 2024 Feb 22. |  Seminar at University of MiamiShiori gave a seminar at University of Miami! 2024 Jan 25. |  New Lab MembersTwo undergrads, Jahnavi and Aileen joined our team! Welcome! 2024 Jan 16. |
 Talk at the 46th MBSJShiori organized a symposium オルガネラ小分子 at the 46th MBSJ at Kobe in Japan! 2023 Dec 6. |  Talk at Yamagata UniversityShiori Sekine gave a talk at iron meeting at Yamagata University in Japan! 2023 Nov 27. |  Talk at TRiMAD-X conferenceShiori Sekine presented our recent study at TRiMAD-X conference! 2023 Nov 17 |
 Summer StudentsTwo students from TDX-Hilman Academy program learned cell bio research in our lab! 2023 Aug 4 | News LetterBrief summary of our recent work is now available in Aging Institute News Letter! 2023 Jul 27 |  New PublicationOur new work was published in Molecular Cell! 2023 June 15. |
 New GrantShiori Sekine received R01 from NIH, NIDDK! 2023 May 1. |  New PublicationOur collaboration work was now available on line in Cell Reports! 2023 Apr 30. |  Seminar at Virginia TechShiori gave a seminar at Virginia Tech! 2022 Nov 9. |
 New PreprintOur new work is now available in bioRxiv! 2022 Apr 14. | News LetterBrief summary of our recent work is now available in News Letter of Aging Institute! 2021 Dec 9. |  New PublicationOur first own work was published in Mol Biol Cell. Congrats, Ryan! 2021 Sep 8. |
 New PublicationOur collaboration work was published in J Am Soc Mass Spectrum! 2021 Apr 28. |  New PreprintOur first own work is now available in bioRxiv! 2021 Apr 9. |  Interviewed in J. Cell. Biol.Shiori Sekine was interviewed as new PI about starting lab during COVID-19 pandemic! 2021 Feb1. |
 New PublicationOur collaboration work was published in PLoS Biol! 2020 Nov 30. |  New PublicationOur collaboration work was published in Hum. Mol. Genet! 2020 Jun 3. | New PublicationOur collaboration work was published in J. Biol. Chem! 2020 Apr 24. |
New Review ArticleShiori Sekine wrote review about PINK1 import! 2020 Mar 1. |  Welcome Ryan!Ryan Houston joined our lab! 2019 May 1. | New PublicationShiori Sekine published research article in Mol. Cell! 2019 Mar 7. |
 S. Sekine Lab started!Shiori Sekine started her own lab in Aging Institute, Univ. of Pittsburgh! 2019 Jan 10. |
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