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.
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.
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.
Jan 2009
Wenting Shih and Thuc Nguyen successfully pass Ph.D. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
April 2008
Our movies are now featured in Youtube.com! We will frequently update our YamadaLab channel. Stay tune for more exciting movies.
