9 Dec 2021 Masato Hasegawa (Dementia Research Project) collaborated with Benjamin Ryskeldi-Falcon, Group Leader of MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology to publish an article ”Structure of pathological TDP-43 filaments from ALS with FTLD” in Nature.

6 Dec 2021 Iino Kyoka and Kazuya Toriumi (Schizophrenia Research Project) to publish an article ”AKR1A1 Variant Associated With Schizophrenia Causes Exon Skipping, Leading to Loss of Enzymatic Activity.” in Frontiers in Genetics.

11 Nov 2021 Shinobu Hirai and Hideki Miwa (Sleep Disorders Project) to publish an article ”Role of pyruvate in maintaining cell viability and energy production under high-glucose conditions” in Science Advances.

1 Nov 2021 Naoko Yoshizawa-Sugata and Hisao Masai (Research Center for Genome & Medical Sciences) to publish an article ”Loss of full-length DNA replication regulator Rif1 in two-cell embryos is associated with zygotic transcriptional activation” in Journal of Biological Chemistry.

23 Sep 2021 Hideji Yako (Diabetic Neuropathy Project) and colleagues published an article, ”Role of pyruvate in maintaining cell viability and energy production under high-glucose conditions” in Scientific Reports.

13 Sep 2021 Masato Hosokawa (Dementia Project) et al. published an article entitled ”Development of a novel tau propagation mouse model endogenously expressing 3 and 4 repeat tau isoforms” in Brain.

13 Sep 2021 Daisuke Yamane (Viral Infection Control Project) et al. published an article entitled ”FADS2-dependent fatty acid desaturation dictates cellular sensitivity to ferroptosis and permissiveness for hepatitis C virus replication” in Cell Chemical Biology.

20 Aug 2021 Dr. Chihiro Hisatsune (Synaptic plasticity Project) et al. published an article entitled “TSC inactivation increases neuronal network activity by enhancing Ca²⁺ influx via L-type Ca²⁺ channels” in Journal of Neuroscience.

12 Aug 2021 Mitsuhiro Miyashita (Schizophrenia Research Project) et al. published an article entitled Fingertip advanced glycation end products and psychotic symptoms among adolescents” in NPJ Schizophr.

15 July 2021 Kosuke Tanegashima (Stem Cell Project) et al. published an article entitled “Identification of Functional Domains of CXCL14 Involved in High-Affinity Binding and Intracellular Transport of CpG DNA” in Journal of Immunology.

3 July 2021 Dr. Yukiko Yoshida (Ubiquitin Project) et al. published an article entitled “Loss of peptide:N-glycanase causes proteasome dysfunction mediated by a sugar-recognizing ubiquitin ligase” in PNAS.

24 Jun 2021 Kazuya Toriumi (Schizophrenia Research Project) et al. published an article entitled “Combined glyoxalase 1 dysfunction and vitamin B6 deficiency in a schizophrenia model system causes mitochondrial dysfunction in the prefrontal cortex” in Redox Biology.

3 Jun 2021 Dr. Masanari Itokawa, et al. published an article entitled "Brain capillary structures of schizophrenia cases and controls show a correlation with their neuron structures" in Scientific Reports.

21 May 2021 Koutarou Nakamura (Stroke Renaissance Project), et al. published an article entitled "Extracellular DJ-1 induces sterile inflammation in the ischemic brain" in PLOS Biology.

11 May 2021 Miharu Nakanishi (Research Center for Social Science & Medicine Sciences) et al. published an article entitled “On-site dining in Tokyo during the COVID-19 pandemic: a time-series analysis using mobile phone location data.” in JMIR mHealth and uHealth

11 May 2021 Makoto Saito (Viral Infection Control Project) et al. published an article entitled "VTargeted macrocycles hamper hemagglutinin adsorption and fusion, and have antiviral effects in murine and macaque models of influenza" in Nature Communications.

3 May 2021 Kazuya Toriumi (Schizophrenia Research Project) et al. published an article entitled "Vitamin B6 deficiency enhances the noradrenergic system, leading to behavioral deficits" in Translational Psychiatry.

21 April 2021 Hiroya NISHIDA, MD and Hiroshi SAKUMA, MD (Child Brain Project) et al. published an article entitled ”Evaluation of the diagnostic criteria for anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis in Japanese children” in Neurology.

1 March 2021 Yuichiro Miyaoka, PhD, Project Leader of Regenerative Medicine Project is awarded the Outstanding Team Presentation Award at the Interstellar Initiative Workshops

26 January 2021 Waka Kojima (Ubiquitin Project) et al. published an article entitled "Mammalian BCAS3 and C16orf70 associate with the phagophore assembly site in response to selective and non-selective autophagy" in Autophagy.

15 January 2021 Dr. Masanari Itokawa published a paper entitled ”Structural diverseness of neurons between brain areas and between cases” in Translational Psychiatry.