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Biochemistry Lab
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The lab works with animals, plants, and microorganisms, studying everything from the regulation of gene function to floral pigments.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring animals, plants, and microorganisms through biochemistry
The Biochemistry Lab uses animals, plants, and microorganisms as experimental subjects across a broad range of work.
Professor Kodama studies the mechanisms that suppress gene function at the post-transcriptional stage, as well as the effects of fermentation products made by thermophilic bacteria.
Lecturer Miyahara studies how plant pigments, the source of color in flowers and other plant parts, are produced, from the perspective of genes and enzymes.
The lab is located in Natural Science Research Building 2 on Nishi-Chiba Campus, not on Matsudo Campus, where the Faculty of Horticulture is based.
Key terms
- RNA silencing
- A phenomenon in which gene function is suppressed, for example when the RNA transcribed from a gene is degraded
- Thermophile
- Bacteria that grow well at high temperatures in which ordinary organisms cannot survive
- Anthocyanin
- Plant pigments responsible for the red, purple, and blue colors of flowers and fruits
NewsLab news
A paper examining the movement of insecticidal proteins in grafted plants has been published in BioTech
A student's paper has been accepted by Insects
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies the regulation of gene function and the effects of substances produced by living organisms, working with animals, plants, and microorganisms. Professor Kodama and Lecturer Miyahara each pursue their own research themes.
*Illustrative imageMechanisms That Suppress Gene Function
The lab investigates RNA silencing, in which the function of genes introduced into plants is suppressed. The research covers not only RNA degradation but also suppression at the stages of RNA processing and translation.
*Illustrative imageEffects of Fermentation Products from Thermophilic Bacteria
As research to clarify the mechanisms of organic farming at the molecular level, the lab analyzes the effects of fermentation products made by thermophilic bacteria. The work spans microorganisms, plants, and animals.
*Illustrative imagePlant Pigments That Create Flower Color
The lab identifies the genes for enzymes involved in the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway and examines their function. Working mainly with delphinium, it aims to use this information to create new color varieties.
MembersFaculty
The Biochemistry Lab's members consist of faculty and master's and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorHiroaki Kodama
- LecturerTaira Miyahara
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Test tubes in biochemistry lab” Kateryna Kot / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Mechanisms That Suppress Gene Function: “Rnai phenotype petunia crop” Marjori A. Matzke, Antonius J. M. Matzke; credit Jan Kooter for the left and middle images, and Natalie Doetsch and Rich Jorgensen for the right images / CC BY 2.5 (cropped)
- Effects of Fermentation Products from Thermophilic Bacteria: “Thermophilic bacteria” Amateria1121 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Plant Pigments That Create Flower Color: “Blue Delphinium Flower” Erick Gustafson / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Molecular Biofunction Lab (Hanaoka Group)): “Clorofila 3” Wilfredor / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Biomolecular Chemistry Lab): “Molecule display ( )” allispossible.org.uk / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Molecular Biofunction Lab): “Plant Cells, Being Plasmolyzed” Ouotro / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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