大阪大学 · 医学
福井教授の研究室では、細胞内シグナル伝達の分子メカニズムに焦点を当て、特に小胞体接着や膜動態に関与するGタンパク質（Rac1）のダイナミクスを、光操作技術を用いてリアルタイムで解明しています。また、インスリン応答におけるGABA受容体の膜発現制御や、インスティトールリン酸代謝の酵素機構についても、細胞生物学的・生化学的アプローチを用いて研究を進めています。さらに、慢性炎症疾患（IBD）におけるサイトコイントランスダクションの役割や、臓器脂肪蓄積と疾患リスクの関連についても、分子・細胞レベルでのメカニズム解明を目指しています。
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