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Mayu Inaba, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Academic Office Location:
Cell Biology
UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030
Phone: 860-679-3049
Email: inaba@uchc.edu
Website(s):

Inaba Lab Page

Cell Biology Graduate Program

Genetics and Developmental Biology Graduate Program

Curriculum Vitae:
Education
DegreeInstitutionMajor
M.D.Ehime University School of MedicineMedicine
Ph.D.Graduate School of Kyushu UniversityPathological Medicine

Post-Graduate Training
TrainingInstitutionSpecialty
PostdoctoralUniversity of TokyoJSPS postdoctoral research fellow
PostdoctoralUniversity of MichiganHHMI Research Specialist I

Awards
Name of Award/HonorAwarding Organization
R35 Outstanding Investigator Award, The National Institute of General Medical SciencesNIH, NIGMS
DeLill Nasser Travel Award for Professional Development in GeneticsGenetics Society of America
Travel Award for 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell BiologyAmerican Society for Cell Biology
Research Fellowship 2003 - 2006Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for Young Scientists

  • MEDS-6449-Foundations of Biomedical Science II (Cell cycle)

  • MEDS-6497-Graduate Seminar: Cell Biology Journal Club

  • MEDS-5418-Stem Cells and Regenerative Biology-SECF40-1208

  • MEDS-5369-Advanced Genetics and Molecular Biology-SECF40-1223

  • MEDS-5309-Molecular Basis of Disease

Name & DescriptionCategoryRoleTypeScopeStart YearEnd Year
Graduate school admission committeeEducation CommitteeMemberUConn HealthUniversity2021
Cell Biology Website CommitteeResearch CommitteeMemberUConn HealthUniversity2018

Our lab uses Drosophila male and female germline as a model to elucidate the mechanisms underlying tissue maintenance, cell differentiation and implications in disease development when dysregulated. Leveraging the advantageous characteristics of Drosophila, including its compact size, straightforward anatomy, and genetic manipulability, we challenge to address important but unanswered questions in biology and medicine. Join the lab to explore with us!


  • Characterization of potential extrachromosomal circle DNAs induced in fly germline tumor

  • RNAi/mutant screening of genes regulating experimentally induced tissue regeneration

  • Characterization of the structure and roles of ER-associating mobius strips

  • Examine the formation of RNA condensate and roles of transposable elements in the fly spermatocytes

Journal Articles

Book Chapters

Editorials

  • Editorial.
    Inaba, Mayu*; Terasaki, Mark* Seminars in cell & developmental biology 2022 Sep;12961-62

Other

Reviews

Title or AbstractTypeSponsor/EventDate/YearLocation
Characterization of stage-specific expression and localization of a non-LTR retrotransposon, Juan, in Drosophila spermatocytes (Poster: Emma Kristine Beard: UConn undergraduate student)PosterAmerican Society for Cell Biology meeting2023Boston
Long-term live imaging to monitor dedifferentiation in the Drosophila testicular niche (Poster: Muhanmmed Burak Bener: PhD student)PosterAmerican Society for Cell Biology meeting2023Boston
Roles of Insulin receptor (InR) and an adaptor protein Lnk indedifferentiation of Drosophila male germline stem cells (Poster: Autumn Twillie: UConn undergraduate student)PosterASCB 2023 Annual Meeting2023Boston
The Role of Diffusible Niche Ligand in Fine-Tuning Expression of bag of marbles in the Drosophila Testis (Poster: Samaneh Poursaeid: Post-doc)PosterASCB2023Boston
Mobius strips in cells (Poster: Rakshan Chadha: UConn Undergraduate student, and Mayu Inaba)PosterASCB2023Boston
NIH/NICHD Seminar (Talk: Mayu Inaba)TalkNIH/NICHD2023Bethesda, Maryland
Frontiers in Biology, Stanford University (Talk: Mayu Inaba)TalkStanford University2023Palo Alto, San Francisco
Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biology Seminar Series (Talk: Mayu Inaba)TalkJHU2022Online
ISSCR 2022 Annual Meeting (Poster: Matthew Antel)PosterISSCR2022San Francisco
63rd Annual Drosophila Research ConferencePoster (Muhammed Burak Bener)PosterGSA2022San Diego
FASEB 2022, The TGF-ß Superfamily Conference: Signaling in Development and Disease (Talk: Mayu Inaba)TalkFASEB2022Malahide, Ireland
63rd Annual Drosophila Research Conference (Poster: Matthew Antel)PosterGSA2022San Diego
Developmental Biology Seminar Series, Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge (Talk: Mayu Inaba)TalkGurdon Institute, University of Cambridge2021Online
ASCB-EMBO 2020 Meeting (Poster: Muhanmmed Burak Bener) Mad dephosphorylation at the nuclear pore is essential for asymmetric stem cell divisionPosterASCB2020Online
Queens College Biology Colloquium, Queens College, CUNY (Talk: Mayu Inaba)Talk Queens College, CUNY, NY2019NY, United States
The Fifth International Oocyte Meeting (Talk: Mayu Inaba)TalkThe Fifth International Oocyte Meeting2019Nice, France
2019 Gordon Research Conference on Fertilization and Activation of Development (Talk: Mayu Inaba)TalkGordon Research Conference2019NH, United States
Cold Spring Harbor Meeting, Germ Cells, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (Talk: Mayu Inaba)TalkCold Spring Harbor Laboratory2018NY, United States
The 15th Stem Cell Research Symposium (Talk: Mayu Inaba)Talk2017Tokyo, Japan
Keio University, Department of Microbiology and Immunology (Talk: Mayu Inaba)Talk2017Tokyo, Japan
Northeast Society for Developmental Biology Regional Meeting at MBL (Talk: Mayu Inaba)TalkNortheast Society for Developmental Biology2017MA, United States
International Society for Stem Cell Research, Annual Meeting (Talk: Mayu Inaba)TalkISSCR2016San Francisco, CA, United States
56th Annual Drosophila Research Conference, “Cell Biology & Signal Transduction” (Talk: Mayu Inaba)TalkGSA2015Chicago, IL, United States
Annual Meeting, The American Society for Cell Biology, “Positioning the Microtubule Organizing Center: A Matter of Life or Death?” (Talk: Mayu Inaba)TalkASCB2014Philadelphia, PA, United States
52nd Annual Meeting, The American Society for Cell Biology, Mini symposium, Cell Polarity (Talk: Mayu Inaba)TalkASCB2012San Francisco, CA, United States