再生医療の研究拠点（Research Center for Regenerative Medicine）

東京理科大学は臓器再生など再生医療の研究拠点を野田キャンパス（千葉県野田市）内に新設した。総工費は１億6000万円。臓器培養などの研究スペースを広げたほか、キャンパス各地に分散していた設備を１カ所に集約して研究を効率化する。同大は歯や髪の再生の研究を進めており、早期の実用化につなげる。
新設した研究拠点は鉄筋コンクリート造りの地上２階建てで延べ床面積は665平方メートル。１階を研究スペースに充てている。遺伝子組み換えや臓器の培養機器、実験用の動物の保管庫などを設けた。　
動物用のＸ線や磁気共鳴画像装置（ＭＲＩ）も設置し再生した臓器の分析を進める。臓器移植後の動物の状態をより詳しく観察できるという。それぞれの設備は二重扉にして動物が逃げ出さないよう安全性にも配慮した。今まではキャンパスの各地に設備が分散しており、培養した動物の臓器を別の建物に持ち運んで解析するなど手間がかかっていた。
２階は学生の授業や情報交換の場とした。再生医療を専門とする東京理科大の辻教授は「研究がより円滑になるほか、産学連携の拠点にもなる」と期待する。
東京理科大はマウスの胎児から細胞を集めて培養し歯を作製。別のマウスに移植してかみ合わせができるまで歯を再生させた。髪の毛もマウスの毛を培養、増殖させて別のマウスへの移植にも成功している。辻教授はいずれの手法も人への応用が可能とみており、早期の臨床実験を目指す。
分散して様々な障害が生じていた現状が解決され円滑に研究が進みそうですね。

Tokyo University of Science was established in (Noda City, Chiba Prefecture) Noda campus of regenerative medicine research centers, such as organ regeneration. The total cost is 160 million yen. In addition to expanded research space, such as organ culture, to streamline the research to consolidate in one place the equipment had been distributed around the campus. The university has been conducting research on regeneration of teeth and hair, leading to early commercialization.

The newly established research center has a total floor area of ​​665 square meters and two floors of reinforced concrete ground. The floor space devoted to research that one. Provided, such as the vault of genetically modified animal and organ culture equipment, for experimental work.

Further analysis of the organ was also installed to play (MRI) and magnetic resonance imaging device for X-ray of the animal. That can be observed in more detail the state of the animals after organ transplantation. Each facility was also considered safety for animals does not run away and then double-entry doors. Until now, equipment is dispersed throughout the campus, was time-consuming to analyze, such as another building to lift the animal organs were cultured.

Second floor was the place of student teaching and information exchange. "Expected to become smoother other research, will also base of industry-academia collaboration," Professor Tsuji of Tokyo University of Science and Regenerative Medicine, which specializes in.

TUS is a tooth prepared and cultured cells were collected from fetuses of the mouse. Was allowed to play the tooth until you have another engagement then transplanted into mice. Culture of mouse hair, has also succeeded in porting to another mouse also grown hair. Professor Tsuji has seen and can be applied to humans Either technique, aiming to early clinical trials.

It is the research go so smoothly current situation has caused a variety of distributed fault is resolved.