Kazuaki MORI 　B.A. in Political Science

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Academic Background

2020-04 – Present Five-year Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University
2016-04 – 2020-03 B.A. in Political Science, School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
2009-04 – 2015-03 Osaka Seiko Gakuin Junior & Senior High School

Group

Applied Biology Group

Research Theme

Research Keywords

Membership

Scholarships/Grants

2023-01 – 2023-04 JSPS Overseas Challenge Program for Young Researchers
2022-04 – 2025-03 JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientist DC1

Academic Presentation

8. Kazuaki Mori, Toru Asahi, and Kosuke Kataoka. Cannabinoid receptor type 1-regulated cell death depending on its subcellular localization in human neuroblastoma cell. The 35th CINP World Congress of Neuropsychopharmacology, Selected Oral Presentation, Tokyo (Japan), 2024

7. Kazuaki Mori, Asahi Toru, and Kosuke Kataoka. The differential effects of CB1 receptor modulation on mitochondrial function and cell death in human neuroblastoma cells. The 46th Annual Meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan (MBSJ), Selected Oral Presentation, Hyogo (Japan), 2023.

6. Kazuaki Mori, Asahi Toru, and Kosuke Kataoka. Subcellular-localization dependent role of cannabinoid CB1 receptor in mitochondrial function and cell death. 42nd Annual Meeting of Japanese Narcotics Research Conference (JNRC), Selected Poster Presentation, Tokyo (Japan), 2023.

5. Kazuaki Mori, Asahi Toru, and Kosuke Kataoka, “Subcellular-localization dependent role of cannabinoid CB1 receptor in mitochondria,” The 46th Annual Meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan (MBSJ), Selected Poster Presentation, Chiba (Japan), 2022.

4. Kazuaki Mori, Asahi Toru, and Kosuke Kataoka. Subcellular localization-dependent function of cannabinoid CB1 receptor in mitochondria. The 8th Japanese Clinical Association of Cannabinoid (JCAC) Conference, Selected Poster Presentation, Tokyo (Japan), 2022.

3. Kazuaki Mori, Kosuke Kataoka, Yoshikatsu Akiyama, and Toru Aasahi. Application of Collagen-immobilized PDMS Substrate for Cell Stretching. 32nd Annual Conference of European Society of Biomaterials (ESB), Selected Poster Presentation, Bordeaux (France), 2022.

2. Kazuaki Mori, Asahi Toru, and Kosuke Kataoka, “The role of cannabinoid CB1 receptor in mitochondrial dynamics”, The 64th Annual Meeting of the JSN, Selected Oral Presentation, On-line (Japan), 2021

1. Kazuaki Mori, Kosuke Kataoka, Yoshikatsu Akiyama, and Toru Asahi. Application and Evaluation of PDMS Surface Stabilized with Extracellular Matrix for Cyclically Stretching Cell Culture. 70th SPSJ Annual Meeting, Poster Presentation, On-line (Japan), 2021.

Awards

Studying abroad

2023-01 – 2023-04 Program “Research Visits of JSPS Research Fellows to ERC-supported European Teams,” Team Endocannabinoids and Neuroadaptation (Principal Investigator: Giovanni Marsicano, V.D., Ph.D.), Neurocentre Magendie, INSERM U 1215, Bordeaux (France).

Papers

1. Kazuaki Mori, Chihiro Nozaki, Toru Asahi, and Kosuke Kataoka. Inhibition of Mitochondrial Cannabinoid Receptor CB1 Induces Cell Death in Vitro. Under Review.

2. Kazuaki Mori, Kosuke Kataoka, Yoshikatsu Akiyama, and Toru Asahi. Covalent Immobilization of Collagen Type I to Polydimethylsiloxane Surface for Preventing Cell Detachment by Retaining Collagen Molecules Under Uniaxial Cyclic Mechanical Stretching Stress. Biomacromolecules 2023;24;11;5035–5045. doi:10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00669

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