Arabidopsis hypocotyl epidermis, GFP-ER, looping animated gif at 50x normal speed. Central cell focused at the plasma membrane. Note illumination of nuclear envelope, reticulated ER, and bright myristoyl ER bodies.
© R.W.Ridge

Professor of Cell Biology
Life Science Department
International Christian University
3-10-2 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8585, Japan
Tel: +81-422-33-3484; Fax: +81-422-33-1449
email: rwr(at)icu.ac.jp

This new site up since June 18th 2007
Most recent update 8th August 2012
Please also visit "Working as a Scientist in Japan" at the old website

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Welcome to my web site!

Here you can find information related to my research, teaching, and some personal stuff.

In recent years my research has moved to aspects of the plant cell related to the cytoskeleton, mostly using Arabidopsis hypocotyl (GFP-TU and GFP-ER). But I still maintain interest in the root hair, currently using clover and GFP-fusions of Lotus japonicus (GFP-TU and GFP-ER).

Please visit my publications page where some of our recent papers can be downloaded as pdfs.

Japanese maple, near Science Hall