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Resource Entomology Lab
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The lab studies the relationship between insects and viruses at the molecular and cellular levels.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring insect life functions to use insects as biological resources.
The Resource Entomology Lab studies the structure and replication mechanisms of insect-specific viruses at the molecular and cellular levels.
Using the gene functions of both viruses and insects, the lab seeks to clarify how the insect species and body tissues that viruses prefer are determined, and how insects evade viral attack.
Through this research, the lab aims to contribute to the development of technologies for producing useful substances and controlling insect pests.
Key terms
- Nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV)
- A type of virus that infects insects. This lab uses cultured insect cells to study how the infection works.
- Host range
- The range of insect species that a virus can infect. The lab studies what determines which insects a virus prefers.
- Antiviral response
- The reaction that insect cells show against a virus after being infected by it.
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To clarify the mechanisms of the interplay between insects and viruses, the lab searches for viral and insect genes and works to determine their functions and roles. Through this research, the lab aims to develop the distinctive biological functions of insects and viruses and to contribute to technologies for producing useful substances and controlling insect pests.
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MembersFaculty
The members of the Resource Entomology Lab consist of faculty, master's students, and undergraduate students.As of 2025
- ProfessorMotoko Ikeda
- Assistant ProfessorRina Hamajima
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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: “Siarhei Besarab (Сергей Бесараб) virology session Belarusian State University 2008” Henadz Besarab / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Analysis of NPV infection using insect cells: “Line of culture flask ( )” Jean-Etienne Minh-Duy Poirrier from USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
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