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Takeshi Sakamoto is an Associate Professor in Physics and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Physiology at Wayne State University's School of Medicine. He leads a biophysics laboratory focusing on molecular motors, single molecule imaging, and cellular mechanics. His work spans cancer research, solution kinetics, and the development of experimental techniques at the micro- and nanoscale.
Education: Ph.D. in Physics (details unspecified). Awards include the NIH Pathway to Independence Award (2009–2012) and NSF Career Development Award (2015–2019). Courses taught include Physics for the Life Sciences II and Research Methods in Biomedical Physics.
Research interests include molecular motor mechanisms, actin-based cell motility, and the biophysics of cancer cell migration. His team also develops optical trap techniques and single-molecule imaging tools. Recent work explores TRIOBP proteins' roles in cancer cell motility and stereocilia rigidity.
Grants and funding support his NIH and NSF projects. Advising includes students like Ali Jizziny (solution kinetics) and Brooke Turkaji (Barber Research Scholar). The Light Microscopy Summer (LMS) program, supported by NSF, trains high school students in microscopy and light/lens principles.
