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Mio Kasai, Professor
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The Watershed Erosion Control Lab conducts research to conserve land and to prevent and reduce sediment-related disasters. The lab clarifies how water and sediment move, predicts where and when sediment-related disasters will occur, and links this to effective disaster prevention measures. Hokkaido has many active volcanoes and faults and widespread fragile geology, which offers numerous research fields. The lab continues field observations in rivers, mountain slopes, and landslide areas in the Tokachi region.
Yasushi Shoji, Professor
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The Forest Policy Lab studies social and economic phenomena that arise between forests and human society, and examines how policies on the use and conservation of forests should be designed. Its subjects range from forest and forestry governance and the production of timber and mushrooms to recreation, biodiversity conservation, and wildlife management. Although located within the Faculty of Agriculture, the lab conducts research that is closer to the humanities and social sciences, drawing on economics, sociology, education, and law. The lab values students finding their own research themes, and many students visit the field or interview stakeholders.
Yuzo Sano, Professor
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The Tree Biology Lab conducts basic research to support the effective use of trees, a key forest resource. It investigates what structures and functions tree tissues have and how they are formed. How trees adapt to harsh environments such as cold is another major pillar of the research. The lab's methods range from observation with light and electron microscopes to techniques from physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology.
Takanobu Sasaki, Professor
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The Wood Engineering Lab studies ways to make effective use of wood, a gift of the forest. Wood is a renewable, environmentally harmonious material used in timber buildings, civil engineering structures such as bridges, furniture, and musical instruments. Covering everything from living trees to timber buildings and civil engineering structures, the lab conducts research mainly from the perspective of the strength of materials and structures. It works on supplying wood of excellent quality, evaluating the performance of wood products and developing technologies for using them, and improving the earthquake resistance of timber buildings.
Yasumitsu Uraki, Professor
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The Wood Chemistry Lab studies the phenomena that the components of woody biomass undergo from the time they are formed until they are broken down. Using methods from organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, and analytical chemistry, the lab follows these phenomena at the molecular level. The lab builds models that mimic wood's components and how they are assembled, aiming to understand the mechanisms underlying these phenomena. Toward a circular society, the lab also conducts research and education on using woody biomass efficiently.
Masashi Takahashi, Professor
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The Genetics and Reproduction Lab studies mammalian ontogeny from the cellular level. The lab works to clarify how early embryos of livestock develop and differentiate, and how pregnancy is recognized between the embryo and the mother. The lab is also developing techniques for efficient embryo production and cryopreservation to raise conception rates.
Satoshi Koike, Professor
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The Animal Functional Nutrition Lab studies how feed is digested and absorbed, with the aim of drawing out the full natural potential of livestock. Working mainly with herbivorous livestock such as cattle and sheep, the lab examines which symbiotic microorganisms are involved in digesting feed, and how the digestive tract develops and maintains its function. Because students raise sheep and mice themselves and handle everything from sampling to analysis, they encounter biological phenomena at a wide range of levels: whole animal, cell, and molecule. A strength of the lab is that feed, digestive tract function, and symbiotic microorganisms can all be studied together in one lab.
Junichi Wakamatsu, Professor
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The Cell and Tissue Biology Lab studies how meat and milk, the main livestock products, are produced in the bodies of livestock. Focusing on muscle cells and milk-producing cells, the lab pursues ways to improve productivity using the methods of cell biology. Using biochemical methods, the lab also studies changes in skeletal muscle from before to after the death of livestock, with the aim of improving the quality of meat and meat products. At the cell and tissue level, the lab also examines how bioactive substances in livestock products affect the regulation of body temperature after eating and skin homeostasis.
Haruto Kumura, Professor
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The Applied Food Science Lab studies foods obtained from animals, mainly milk and meat. The lab investigates these foods from multiple angles, from the molecular level up to larger scales, covering the elucidation of functionality, technological innovation, and ensuring safety. The lab works on research that uses the properties of edible molds to raise the value of dairy products, and on developing technology to dissolve meat proteins, which are poorly soluble, in water. The lab was established in April 2016 through the merger and reorganization of the former Meat Science Lab and the former Dairy Food Science Lab of the Department of Animal Science.
Takashi Hirano, Professor
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The Ecological Environmental Physics Lab studies the weather and ecological environments of farmland, forests, rivers, lakes, and wetlands through field observation. The lab works on evaluating the environmental functions of terrestrial ecosystems, crop responses to climate change, and phenomena related to agricultural meteorology. Lecturer Yamada's team uses robotic technologies such as cameras, sensors, and UAVs to develop systems that automatically monitor animal populations from a distance.
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