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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.
Eiji Nitasaka, Associate Professor
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The Plant Diversity Genomics Lab studies genes using the Japanese morning glory, a horticultural plant unique to Japan that is also used as an experimental plant. Using mutants that have been preserved since the Edo period, the lab investigates genes involved in morphogenesis and the transposons that cause mutations. As the core institution of the National BioResource Project of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the lab also collects, preserves, and distributes morning glory strains. The lab's website introduces it as the "Plant Diversity Genomics Lab, Morning Glory Group."
Nobushige Nakajo, Lecturer
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The Cell Function Lab is a research group in the Department of Biology of the Faculty of Science and the Biological Science Division of the Graduate School of Science at Kyushu University, in which each faculty member conducts research on an independent theme. The materials and methods vary widely, including frog eggs, praying mantises, cultured animal cells, nematodes, and mathematical models. Faculty members collaborate so that each line of research can develop. The lab aims to train undergraduate and graduate students with broad perspectives and a wide range of research skills.
Tatsuro Takahashi, Professor
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The Chromosome Function Lab studies the mechanisms by which genetic information is accurately inherited, focusing on chromosome replication, repair, and the response to DNA damage. For organisms to replicate themselves, they must replicate DNA, the carrier of genetic information, repair the damage that arises, and distribute it to daughter cells. Using Xenopus egg extracts and purified proteins, the lab reproduces reactions such as chromosome replication and repair in vitro and investigates them. The lab also offers "Nishikaze Juku," a research experience course for second-year undergraduate students.
Kana Aoki, Associate Professor
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The Cell Biology Lab studies how tissues, formed by the assembly of cells, maintain their order. The lab focuses on cell competition, a phenomenon in which, when an abnormal cell that does not fit in with its surroundings appears within a tissue, neighboring normal cells detect it and eliminate it. The lab investigates how neighboring cells sense an abnormal cell, focusing on the physical properties between cells. Associate Professor Kana Aoki joined the lab in July 2026.
Lin Weng, Professor
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The Algebraic Geometry Lab studies the shapes formed by the common zeros of polynomials. It is a research field that untangles the complexity of shapes from multiple viewpoints, including algebra and topological analysis, and discovers their mysterious forms. The field is also deeply connected to commutative algebra, the theory of complex manifolds, and arithmetic geometry. Faculty research includes rationally connected varieties, the Oka principle, and algebraic K-theory.
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