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To the homepage of part management Since its establishment in August of 2001, the Department of Protein Engineering has been dedicated to developing important proteinous biopharmaceuticals and nanoscale biomaterials through the use of our proprietary technology, MolCraft. MolCraft is a novel type of in vitro protein evolution system, in which we first encrypt the desired functions or structures into a designer microgene as peptide motifs, and then construct a protein library by polymerization of the microgene. With MolCraft as the core competency, we are coordinating the following projects. (1) Enhancement of the biocompatibility of titanous materials using artificial proteins. (2) Development of carbon nanohorn-based drug delivery system. (3) Rewiring signal networks using artificial signal proteins. (4) Genetic control of mineralization. (5) Understanding the relationships between the structure and function of proteins. Chief Kiyotaka Shiba Postdoctoral Scientist Sachiko Matsumura, Shohei Kaneda, Katsutoshi Kokubun Visiting Ph.D. Student Kazuhiko Hashimoto Visiting Scientist Daisuke Kase, Mizue Saze Staff Technician Tamiko Minamisawa Technician Kanako Suga Management Assistant Kumiko Winterberg