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Yohei Koide, Professor
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The Plant Breeding Lab uses genetics and mathematical models to explore new directions in crop improvement (breeding). In particular, it aims to use mathematical models to understand the unusual traits of rice genetic resources that have not yet been put to use, and to develop ways of using them through molecular genetics. Research involves growing a wide variety of rice, including Asian wild rice and African rice, in paddy fields and greenhouses. Students can learn mathematical modeling from the basics, and many students also work on genetics research that does not use models.
Tomohiko Kubo, Professor
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The Gene Regulation Lab uses sugar beet and spinach to study plant reproduction and the structure, expression, and evolution of the genome. Its main theme is how plant traits, especially those related to reproduction, are regulated. The lab uncovers these mechanisms using methods from genetics, molecular biology, and biochemistry, and considers their biological significance by adding data on diversity and evolution.
Shinichiro Asano, Professor
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The Applied Molecular Entomology Lab studies, at the molecular level, how viruses and bacteria cause disease in insects. The lab works on developing technologies that make use of the way viruses take over insect cells, and on clarifying how insecticidal proteins produced by bacteria work. From June to October is the silkworm rearing season, and during this period students sometimes also work on the farm. The lab holds a weekly lab seminar for introducing papers, as well as a research progress meeting.
Hitoshi Onochi, Professor
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The Molecular Biology Lab uses Arabidopsis to study how gene activity is regulated in plants. It focuses in particular on regulation at the stage of translation, in which proteins are made from the information in genes. The lab's approach is to take interesting phenomena found in physiological studies and explain them through biochemistry and genetics.
Masayuki Okuyama, Professor
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The Molecular Enzymology Lab studies the relationship between function and structure in enzymes, the biological catalysts. In particular, targeting enzymes that break down or synthesize carbohydrates, it uses kinetic analysis to quantify enzyme properties. By combining analysis of mutant enzymes made through protein engineering with three-dimensional structure analysis, the lab aims for an understanding that can also lead to drug development and the production of functional carbohydrates. Faculty members also have their desks in the same room as the students, so research proceeds in an environment where it is easy to report and consult at any time.
Makoto Hashimoto, Professor
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The Ecological Chemical Biology Lab studies how natural substances obtained from crops and other sources act on living organisms. Using natural substances and related compounds made by organic synthesis, the lab investigates how they act on biological molecules such as proteins. Its subjects include compounds that act on taste receptors, plant pigments in crops, and useful substances produced by microorganisms. After students are assigned to the lab, it puts strong emphasis on building a solid foundation in organic synthetic chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology.
Taichi Takasuka, Associate Professor
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The Genome Biochemistry Lab studies how to use microbes and enzymes to break down plant and other biomass and produce biofuels, with the aim of advancing and developing biofuel production technology. Based on genome information, the lab investigates the functions of microbes and enzymes, for example by searching for new biomass-degrading microbes among those living in symbiosis with insects that feed on forest trees. The lab also works on reassembling the chromatin structure of chromosomes in test tubes. The lab collaborates with researchers overseas, including at the University of Wisconsin, and encourages students to develop strong English communication skills.
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