RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDB)

The Center’s research is focused on gaining insights into how the body forms in order to contribute to the advancement of regenerative medicine and the understanding of disease.

The formation of multicellular systems through developmental processes is a fundamental question in the life sciences. The newly reorganized Center for Developmental Biology will continue to focus on basic scientific studies following molecular and cell biology approaches to development and regeneration, by research teams in four complementary programs focused on cellular environment and response, organogenesis, stem cells and organ regeneration, and mathematical developmental biology.