Introduction

　Amphibian newts have a remarkable capacity of regeneration.In addition to the limbs, tail and jaw, they can regenerate thier ocular tissues (cornea, retina, lens), intestine, spinal cord, and even the brain and heart. On the other hand, the regenerative capacity of human and mice is extremely limited. Why do these big differences occur even though they are the same vertebrate animals?
　We investigate the mechanism of organ regeneration using Iberian ribbed newts an experimental model. we aim to clarify the principals of Organ regeneration.
　Our lab is also working on the development and maintenance of bioresource for the Iberian ribbed newt in order to provide them to domestic and foreign researchers.

Graduate Student

Mitsuki Kyakuno

Hiromi Ikuta

Yuta Nakao

Undergraduate Student

Tamayo Okamura

Mai Takehara

Daiki Watanabe