Regular biography
NOGUCHI Hiroshi is a Faculty member at The University of Tokyo, Department of PHY. His research focuses on soft-matter and biophysics, utilizing theory and simulation to investigate dynamics of biomembranes across nano to micro meter scales. His work includes the deformation of red blood cells in microvessels, fusion and fission of biomembranes, and the development of hydrodynamic methods and coarse-grained molecular models. His research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Chemical Physics.
Scholar-generated biography
Hiroshi Noguchi is a researcher at the Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, specializing in soft matter, biomembranes, and coarse-grained simulations. His work explores the dynamics of fluid vesicles and red blood cells in various flow conditions, including capillary and shear flows. He investigates the morphological changes and self-assembly processes of vesicles, as well as the role of membrane viscosity and thermal fluctuations. Noguchi also develops mesoscale hydrodynamic techniques and meshless membrane models to simulate complex biological systems, such as the behavior of amphiphiles and the adhesion of nanoparticles to vesicles. His research contributes to understanding blood rheology and the structural integrity of retinal photoreceptor cells.