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Haruki Tatsuta, Professor
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The Ecological Science Lab conducts research grounded in evolutionary ecology, without being limited to particular study organisms. Ecology is a field that seeks to explain the evolution and diversity of life by examining adaptive strategies and interactions arising at different levels, such as individuals, populations, and communities, as well as changes in the distribution and abundance of organisms. While advancing basic research under keywords such as evolution, behavior, morphology, and phylogeny, the lab also tackles societal issues such as the conservation of rare species and the management of pests. Student research topics mainly deal with arthropods such as spiders and stink bugs.
Natsuko Hamamura, Professor
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The Environmental Microbial Ecology Lab studies, at the ecosystem level, how microorganisms in the environment are involved in the purification and behavior of hazardous substances. To comprehensively understand and solve environmental problems, the lab aims to clarify the functions and responses of microbial communities that interact with chemical changes in the environment. In addition to environmental microbiology and geochemistry, the lab incorporates metagenomic analysis, aiming to reveal the whole picture of the interactions between the natural environment and biological activity. The symbiotic microbiomes of wild animals are also a subject of research.
Akiko Satake, Professor
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The Mathematical Biology Lab studies the mysteries of life phenomena using mathematical models and data analysis. Its interests range widely, from mutation, cell-cell interactions, shape, and the adaptive evolution of organisms to changes in human society and the global environment. Research proceeds from directions such as seasonal adaptation and biological rhythms, the genomic mechanisms that produce individual differences, and the evolution of biological form.
Kosuke Teshima, Professor
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The Evolutionary Genetics Lab studies how organisms have evolved, from the perspectives of population genetics, population genomics, and human evolution. To infer past evolution from present-day genome data, the lab works on both data analysis and theoretical research. In addition to examining population history and signatures of adaptive evolution from genomic diversity data, the lab works to elucidate the evolution of human mental functions.
Naoki Matsuo, Professor
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The Behavioral Neuroscience Lab (Matsuo Lab) studies the mechanisms of memory and learning, by which animals record experienced information in the brain and retrieve it when needed. Mainly using genetically modified mice, the lab combines behavioral analysis, molecular and cell biology, optogenetics and chemogenetics, and in vivo brain activity imaging. By "visualizing" and "manipulating" the neuronal populations, synapses, and circuits that carry memory information, the lab explores where in the brain and by what principles memories are represented and read out. The ultimate goal is to explain the mechanisms of the cognitive functions that underlie animal behavior and consciousness in the language of synapses, cells, and circuits.
Seiji Arakaki, Associate Professor
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The Marine Biology Lab conducts research on biological communities, focused on coastal areas, at the Amakusa Marine Biological Laboratory. Targeting fishes, benthos, and corals, the lab investigates how biodiversity differs from place to place. Its research themes also include how biological communities form and how species coexist in intertidal zones and coral reefs. Associate Professor Seiji Arakaki also leads the marine field training courses.
Takeshi Ishihara, Professor
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The Molecular Genetics Lab studies how information is processed in the neural circuits of the nematode C. elegans, mainly using genetic approaches. C. elegans is a model organism with a relatively simple nervous system, which makes it well suited to analyzing the nervous system by linking molecules, neural circuits, and behavior. Using mutants, the lab links genes to behavior and homeostasis, and aims to discover new systems through detailed analyses of neural activity, metabolism, and more.
Shigehiro Yoshimura, Professor
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The Biopolymer Function Lab studies the order that proteins create inside cells by gathering together and dispersing, and the functions that this order serves. It focuses on proteins that lack a fixed structure and change their behavior depending on the situation, and on the phenomenon in which they form molecular assemblies that behave like liquids. Another key research theme is how evolution has selected whether a given protein has or lacks a defined structure. Using cutting-edge experimental techniques, simulations, and other approaches, the lab aims for a quantitative understanding of dynamic living systems and the creation of new therapeutic strategies.
Daisuke Saito, Professor
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The Animal Developmental Biology Lab studies two questions: what germ cells are, and how the forms of living things are determined during the embryonic stage. The Germ Cell Group combines developmental biology, cell biology, genome science, and mechanobiology to approach the essence of germ cells. The Morphology Group uses avian embryos and cultured cells as experimental models, aiming to clarify part of the universal principles of morphogenesis. The Saito Group looks for a desire to know, rather than brilliance, in students who are considering joining the group.
Jutaro Negi, Professor
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The Plant Physiology Lab works closely with the Plant Diversity Genomics Lab to study the functions of plant cell organelles and the mechanisms of environmental adaptation using genetic engineering methods. Using model plants such as Arabidopsis thaliana and rice, the lab searches for key factors involved in environmental factors such as CO2, temperature, humidity, and nitrogen nutrition, as well as in stress such as pathogen infection. The lab also analyzes the functions of chloroplasts and the mechanisms of their formation. Many aspects of the core functions of plant cells remain unexplained, and the lab aims to make discoveries that open the way to new research.
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