Mitsuharu Ooga

PhD student

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Profile

Hometown
Shizuoka
Hobbies
Horse riding and Breakin

E-mail

ooga.mitsuharu.68sst.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Education ・ Appointments

Mar 2022
B.S., Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University
(Prof. Hiroshi Sugiyama)
Mar 2024
M.S., Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University

Awards

2025
The Sasakawa Scientific Research Grant
(Apr 2025 – Feb 2026)

Publications ・ Achievements

"A dual DNA-binding conjugate that selectively recognizes G-quadruplex structures"
M. Ooga, V. J. Sahayasheela, Y. Hirose, D. Sasaki, K. Hashiya, T. Bando, H. Sugiyama
Chem. Commun. (Camb.), 60, 8744–8747. (2024)
"Chb-M′, an Inhibitor of the RUNX Family Binding to DNA, Induces Apoptosis in p53-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Inhibits Tumor Growth and Repopulation In Vivo"
Y. Hirose, S. Sato, K. Hashiya, M. Ooga, T. Bando, H. Sugiyama
J. Med. Chem. 67, 9165–9172. (2024)
"Z-DNA at the crossroads: untangling its role in genome dynamics"
V. J. Sahayasheela, M. Ooga, K. Tomotaka, H. Sugiyama
Trends Biochem. Sci. 50, 267-279 (2025)
"Insights into G-quadruplexes and i-motifs in MYD88"
M. Ooga, H. Sugiyama
Trends in Chemistry, 7, 740-741 (2025)