Welcome to the Yamada lab!
Our laboratory is interested in how animal cells interact with each other. Using biophysical and cell biological approaches, we are trying to tease out the mechanisms involved in the regulation of cell adhesion. Since abnormal cell adhesion is common in diseases like cancer, understanding of cellular interaction should lead to novel treatments. If you are interested in our interdisciplinary research and would like to help, contact us for available positions.

Lab Highlights
May 2009 Thuc Nguyen is a recipient of UC Davis Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology Fellowship Award. She will be supported by Training Grant in Biomolecular Technology. designated emphasis biotechnology
Apr 2009 Soichiro Yamada receives Beckman Young Investigator Award. The proposal focuses on the analysis of traction forces exerted by cancer cells from different origin. beckman award
Apr 2009 Diane Richmond presents her undergraduate research at 20th Annual UC Davis Undergraduate Conference. Her work demonstrates that cancer cell specific N-cadherin complex alone can mediate cell movement in a three-dimensional matrix. diane ucdavis talk
Jan 2009 Wenting Shih and Thuc Nguyen successfully pass Ph.D. Qualifying exam. phd qualifying exam
Oct 2008 Thuc Nguyen receives Achievement Reward for College Scientists (ARCS) award. The ARCS Foundation provides scholarships to academically outstanding United States citizens studying to complete their degrees in science, medicine and engineering. arcs foundation
Aug 2008 Soichiro Yamada receives Hellman Family Foundation Award! The awards are given to young promising researchers who are chosen by UC Davis Academic Senate. The news was also highlighted in Dataline UC Davis. hellman family foundation
July 2008 Our proposal on the gene expression analysis of invasive cancer cells was selected for Genome Center Core Facility Pilot Project. This new project will compliment our biohysical analysis of cancer cell invasion. genome center core facility
June 2008 Diane Richmond, an undergraduate student in our program, joins our lab. She will design a new experimental system to analyze cadherin-mediated cell migration and sorting in a three-dimensional matrix. diane richmond
June 2008 Thuc Nguyen becomes a UC Davis Intergrating Medicine into Basic Science (IMBS) Scholar. This HHMI funded training program will introduce Thuc into a world of clinical medicine. howard hughes medical institute scholar
June 2008 Adrienne Cheung graduates with BS in Biomedical Engineering from UC Davis. For senior project, she and her classmates designed an innovative endoscopic biopsy device, which was chosen for the Best Senior Design Project Award. senior design award
May 2008 We present our data in style! Our movies are now in iPod Touch, which will replace a laptop during poster presentations. Come see our posters at BMES and ASCB meetings! ipod touch and wenting
May 2008 No need to work at the bench to become a member of the Yamada lab. You can join the Yamada Lab Group in Facebook! yamada lab in facebook
April 2008 Our movies are now featured in Youtube.com! We will frequently update our YamadaLab channel. Stay tune for more exciting movies.
yamadalab in youtube.com
April 2008 Adrienne Cheung presents her undegraduate research at 19th Annual UC Davis Undergraduate Conference. Short clips of her presentation can be found here. adrienne ucdavis talk


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