Biomedical engineering, biochemistry, molecular biology, pathology, oncology, immunology, pharmacology, internal medicine, regenerative medicine, microbiology, genomic medicine, and bioinformatics

Serendipitous medicine through the development of innovative biotechnologies

The Japan Society for Medical and Biological Engineering, 
The Japan Society of Applied Physics, 
The Chemical Society of Japan, 
The Society for Quantum Life Science, 
The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry, 
The Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), 
The American Chemical Society (ACS), 
The International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE), 
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 
The Asian Society of Digital Pathology (ASDP)

The mission of the Goda Lab is to put into practice “Serendipity Engineering” (the deliberate creation of serendipity), embodying Louis Pasteur’s famous quote, “Chance (serendipity) favors the prepared mind,” and to translate its outcomes into medicine. By integrating biochemistry, photonics, nanotechnology, microfluidics, robotics, and data science, we aim to create innovative biotechnologies and use them to discover previously unknown biological phenomena, elucidate their functions, and open up new medical applications. We advance our research through a triad of theory, experiment, and computation, continually tackling important and unsolved problems in biology and medicine. Another key mission is to cultivate global leaders who will drive science, industry, and medicine in the 21st century. We foster an international, interdisciplinary, and diverse research environment with a flat and open culture, welcoming highly motivated students and researchers regardless of their field or background. We also actively promote startup creation, pursuing a seamless pipeline from fundamental research to applied research and, ultimately, to real-world implementation (innovation).

References:

1. N. Nitta, Y. Sugiyama, .., and K. Goda, "Clinical-grade autonomous cytopathology through whole-slide edge tomography," Nature (2026)
2.  T. Ding, K. Lee, .., and K. Goda, "Image-activated cell sorting," Nature Reviews Bioengineering (2025)
3. Y. Zhou, A. Nakagawa, .., and K. Goda, "Emergent photonics for cardiovascular health," Nature Photonics (2025)
4. K. Hirose, S. Kodera, .., and K. Goda, "Direct evaluation of antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease by comprehensive image-based profiling of circulating platelets," Nature Communications (2025)
5. N. Nitta, T. Sugimura, .., and K. Goda, "Intelligent image-activated cell sorting," Cell (2018)

https://www.serendipity.sirius.tohoku.ac.jp/jp/