ABOUT US

Yonehara lab is located in two sites: the National Institute of Genetics in Japan, and the DANDRITE, Nordic EMBL, Aarhus University in Denmark. Our goal is to understand the structural principles of the mammalian visual nervous system at multiple levels, from genes to behavior. To this end, we combine a wide range of techniques including genetics, molecular biology, two-photon imaging, electrophysiology, omics analysis, viral vectors, behavioral analysis, and machine learning. Through such research, our goal is to elucidate the basic principles of sensory neural circuit function, development, and environmental adaptation, as well as to pave the way for the treatment of visual diseases.

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2025/05/13Awards

Congratulations to Hiroki! He received Takaaki Kajita Award from his graduated university, Saitama University, and his interview has been published on the website.

2025/04/25Awards

The associate professor from Aarhus University and DANDRITE, Dr. Chao Sun, visited Yonehara Lab at NIG and had a biological symposium, “The Synapse Machinery for Protein Renewal”.

2025/04/24Lecture

The research director from IINS, CNRS-Université de Bordeaux, Dr. Eric Hosy, visited Yonehara Lab at NIG and had a seminar, “Super-resolution microscopy to resolve the intimate organization and function of the synapse”

2025/04/15Publication

Congratulations to Akihiro! His GABA imaging paper, “Functionally distinct GABAergic amacrine cell types regulate spatiotemporal encoding in the mouse retina”, has been published in Nature Neuroscience.

2025/03/03Lecture

 The director from Institute de la Vision, Dr. Serge Picaud, visited Yonehara Lab at NIG and had a biological symposium, “Novel brain-machine interfaces: Prostheses, optogenetic and sonogenetic therapies for visual restoration”.

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Yonehara Lab is looking for graduate students and postdocs.

Graduate students

For domestic students, we offer a 5-year Master-PhD integrated program and a 3-year PhD program. For international students, we offer NIG-GS program.
For details, refer to NIG website.

Postdocs

You can work in our laboratory through one of two programs:
1. National Institute of Genetics Postdoctoral Fellowship. The application deadline is usually in July.
2. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowship (PD, RPD).

We are financially supported by:

  • JSPS 2021-2024
  • International Leading Research “Multidimensional Analysis of Memory Mechanisms”
  • National Institute of Genetics
  • Transformative Research Area (A) FY2024 – 2028