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a.Syeda Rubaiya NASRIN博士研究員
(楯グループ)
At SKCM2 I’m investigating how topology and alignment govern stress propagation and failure in cytoskeletal assemblies using liquid crystals.
Affiliations
広島大学 WPI-SKCM²
rubaiya_at_hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Bio
Dr. Syeda Rubaiya Nasrin’s research focuses on understanding how mechanical deformation of microtubules, the most rigid cytoskeletal filament, contributes to cellular resilience and adaptability.
At WPI-SKCM2, she investigates microtubules as biological chiral matter, with a particular emphasis on local defect formation, stress response, and emergent collective properties. Her research explores how topology and alignment govern stress propagation and failure in cytoskeletal assemblies using liquid crystal frameworks.
Dr. Nasrin earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences and Engineering from Hokkaido University, Japan, as a MEXT scholar. She subsequently conducted postdoctoral research as a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow at Kyoto University before joining WPI-SKCM2 in September 2025. She is currently a Principal Investigator of a KAKENHI Early-Career Grant, leading independent research on the physics of cytoskeletal systems.
研究のここが好き！
I enjoy working at the boundary between disciplines. As my professor once said, interdisciplinary researchers are like interpreters, we translate biology for physicists and physics for biologists. I like how my science involves understanding how tiny structures inside cells behave, and how I often describe them using concepts from physics.
Mentor ：楯 真一
Co-Mentor ：Shang-Te Danny Hsu
Co-Mentor ：安田 恭大
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At WPI-SKCM2, she investigates microtubules as biological chiral matter, with a particular emphasis on local defect formation, stress response, and emergent collective properties. Her research explores how topology and alignment govern stress propagation and failure in cytoskeletal assemblies using liquid crystal frameworks.
Dr. Nasrin earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences and Engineering from Hokkaido University, Japan, as a MEXT scholar. She subsequently conducted postdoctoral research as a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow at Kyoto University before joining WPI-SKCM2 in September 2025. She is currently a Principal Investigator of a KAKENHI Early-Career Grant, leading independent research on the physics of cytoskeletal systems.
研究のここが好き！
I enjoy working at the boundary between disciplines. As my professor once said, interdisciplinary researchers are like interpreters, we translate biology for physicists and physics for biologists. I like how my science involves understanding how tiny structures inside cells behave, and how I often describe them using concepts from physics.
Mentor ：楯 真一
Co-Mentor ：Shang-Te Danny Hsu
Co-Mentor ：安田 恭大
Orcid Research Map Linkedin