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Kazunori Yoshizawa, Professor
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The Systematic Entomology Lab studies how the diverse forms, lifestyles, and behaviors of insects have evolved. Covering all insects (including some terrestrial arthropods), the lab conducts research and education in taxonomy, phylogenetics, morphology, and evolutionary biology. Founded in 1896, it is a lab with a tradition of over 100 years, and is characterized by research that makes use of its large preserved specimen collection. Working also with the Hokkaido University Museum, the lab takes a multifaceted approach, from field surveys to preparing specimens of tiny insects, rearing experiments, and DNA work.
Akira Kanazawa, Professor
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The Plant Genetic Resources Lab conducts research aimed at understanding the diversity of traits that plants have and expanding the possibilities for their use. Targeting a variety of plants, including major crops, flowers, and model plants for experiments, the lab investigates the mechanisms that generate genetic diversity. The lab has carried out research using its large collection of wild and cultivated soybean lines. It also works on developing technologies to alter specific traits through genome editing and genetic modification.
Masumi Yamagishi, Associate Professor
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The Cell Engineering Lab studies how the various characteristics (traits) of plants emerge, using food crops and horticultural crops as research materials. From a molecular biology perspective, the lab deepens understanding of life phenomena in plants and plant pathogens, and develops applied technologies based on that knowledge. Focusing on flower patterns and resistance to viruses and filamentous fungi, the lab conducts education and research that contribute to cultivation management and cultivar development.
Kenji Nakahara, Lecturer
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The Plant Pathology Lab studies the ability of plant viruses to cause disease and the defense mechanisms plants use against them. Crop health and growth are strongly influenced by complex, invisible interactions among viruses, microorganisms, insects, and plants. The lab also works on developing virus-resistant crops and diagnostic methods for detecting viral diseases early. A wide range of crops, including tomato, potato, soybean, garlic, and strawberry, are used as research materials.
Maria Stefanie Dwiyanti, Assistant Professor
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The Plant Genome Science Lab uses genetics and genomics to investigate the genetic diversity of crop genetic resources and their wild relatives, and applies it to plant breeding. Current projects include genetic analysis of vitamin E content in soybean and wild soybean, and genomic selection analysis to increase the yield of Miscanthus (Japanese silvergrass).
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.
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