Siomi Lab

Welcome to the Siomi Lab web site. Our laboratory is investigating RNA silencing pathways, in which cognate RNA targets are inactivated by small RNA–Argonaute complexes. Key steps in the RNA silencing pathway are shared by a diverse set of gene regulatory mechanisms. These include mechanisms that silence endogenous genes, particularly genes involved in development and stem cell maintenance, and mechanisms that restrain the expression of transposable elements (TEs) or viruses and direct transcriptional gene silencing. Our research focuses on the biogenesis of small guide RNAs, the RNA induced silencing complex (RISC), RISC assembly, and their role in cellular gene expression and TE silencing.

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Postdoctoral fellow positions are available in our laboratory. Candidates with strong backgrounds in biochemistry, proteomics, RNA biology, mouse genetics or bioinformatics are preferred. Please send CV to Haruhiko Siomi: awa403{at mark}keio.jp.

We also have positions open for graduate students.  Research projects include explorations into the molecular pathways leading to the production of small silencing RNAs and the mechanisms that restrain the expression of transposable elements in animal germline cells.

Tokyo RNA Club – a regularly held meeting on RNA topic –

The RNA Society of Japan

WPI Research Center Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (Bio2Q)