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Yusuke received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering and then conducted postdoctoral studies at the department of biomedical engineering and at medical school. He has been working on developing novel medical devices by leveraging engineering techniques including micro-engineering and tissue engineering approaches. His current research focuses on development of `organ-on-a-chip` microsystems which produce levels of tissue and organ functionality by recapitulating cellular microenvironments. If each organ-on-a-chip system could mimic complex organ-level functions and various types of organ chips could be integrated into a single device, it might be possible to replicate functions of the human body. In the Hakubi project, he will develop a bone marrow-on-a-chip microsystem to recapitulate functions of human bone marrow. These organ-on-a-chip microsystems could predict human responses inside the body and could provide an alternative to animal testing.