Message from Project Leader

My name is Michio Suzuki from the University of Tokyo, and I serve as the Principal Investigator of this research area. Although biomineralization—the formation of calcium carbonate by living organisms—plays a crucial role in Earth’s carbon cycle, its fundamental mechanisms remain elusive due to the so-called “carbonate paradox.” By bringing together researchers whose expertise spans atoms and molecules, cells and whole organisms, and even their environmental contexts, we aim to foster lively discussion and collaborative research that will generate discoveries capable of reshaping the world’s understanding of this phenomenon.