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Yoshio Yamauchi, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences3 student voices
The Food Biochemistry Lab focuses on lifestyle-related diseases and studies them from the perspective of regulating lipid metabolism. Using biochemical methods to investigate life phenomena inside the body, the lab aims to show how the functions of food can be put to use. Its work ranges from basic research on molecular mechanisms to applied research using human iPS cells and other models. Through weekly experiment reports and discussion, faculty and students advance research together as one team.
Ryo Kohsaka, Professor
Civil Engineering, Architecture & Urban3 student voices
The Forest Landscape Planning Lab studies the spatial relationship between nature and people and the landscapes that emerge from it. The lab treats as "environment" not only natural environments such as forests, but also the residential environments and communities where people live. Within this framework, it examines the roles that "greenery" and "nature" have played, from the perspective of landscapes and places for recreation. Drawing on psychology, sociology, geography, history, and legal and institutional studies, the lab conducts research from the standpoint of spatial planning theory, covering scales from the region down to the individual site.
Shigeru Okada, Professor
Chemistry & Catalysis2 student voices
The Aquatic Natural Products Chemistry Lab conducts research to make effective use of the low-molecular-weight compounds produced by organisms living in water. Compounds found only in certain organisms are called secondary metabolites, and many of them, such as penicillin, are used as pharmaceuticals. The lab works on searching for useful compounds from marine organisms, and on using hydrocarbon-producing algae as an energy source. Using chemistry as its means, the lab aims to uncover the unique biological phenomena of aquatic organisms.
Hirofumi Hara, Project Professor
Environment & Sustainability2 student voices
The Microbial Ecotechnology Social Cooperation Lab studies the development of technologies and materials that use the activity of microorganisms in the environment to reduce environmental impact. The lab was launched in collaboration with Daikin Industries, Ltd., and aims to develop technologies that contribute to the "bioeconomy," meaning economic activity that does not burden the environment. Its focus is on reducing environmental impact across the whole chain, from materials development to the recycling of waste and scarce resources. Its purpose is to turn research results from the university into technologies that industry can use directly.
Shuichi Yanagisawa, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences2 student voices
The Plant Functional Engineering Lab studies, at the molecular level, how plants' ability to produce organic compounds from inorganic substances is regulated. Through photosynthesis, plants make sugars from carbon dioxide, and through nitrogen assimilation, they make amino acids and proteins from nitrogen in the soil. The lab also investigates the genes involved in these processes, with the aim of developing highly productive crops. Using the model plants Arabidopsis thaliana and rice, the lab combines molecular biology and molecular genetics experiments with computational analysis.
Jun-Ichi Maruyama, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences2 student voices
The Microbiology Lab studies filamentous fungi (molds) such as Aspergillus oryzae, aiming to understand their properties and to put them to advanced use. Aspergillus oryzae is a microorganism that has long been used to make sake, soy sauce, miso, and more, and it underpins traditional Japanese brewing. The lab conducts basic research at the level of genes, genomes, and cells to uncover the mechanisms in Aspergillus oryzae that remain unexplained. Through the use of genome editing and attempts at sexual reproduction, the lab also aims to create new functions useful for fermentation and the production of substances.
Koji Nagata, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences2 student voices
The Food Biostructure Lab "visualizes" the shapes and motions of biomolecules to study how molecules sustain life. The lab aims to clarify, at the atomic level, how components in food work inside the body. Using X-ray crystallography and NMR, the lab investigates the three-dimensional structures of proteins and how they bind to other molecules. The lab is also developing methods that use NMR to analyze the components of food all at once.
Kazushige Touhara, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences2 student voices
The Biochemistry Lab studies how the "chemical senses" work, including smell, pheromone detection, and taste. Many organisms rely on information from odors and pheromones to tell food apart and to recognize others of their species. Combining the concepts and techniques of molecular biology, neuroscience, and biochemistry, the lab investigates the pathway from receptors to the brain at the molecular, cellular, and whole-organism levels. The lab aims to understand how organisms receive external signals, and how those signals drive behavior and instinct.
Yasuyuki Yamaji, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences2 student voices
The Plant Pathology Lab studies, at the molecular level, how plants become diseased. Plants are infected by fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes, and other pathogens, which cause disease. The lab investigates why plants get sick, why certain pathogens infect only specific plants, and how resistant plants defend themselves. The lab also aims to establish technologies to control pathogen infection, parasitism, and symbiosis, and to develop new technologies that strengthen resistance to disease.
Hiroshi Ikeda, Professor
Environment & Sustainability2 student voices
The Forest Zoology Lab studies the ecology and evolution of animals living in forests and in forest-related environments. The lab works with insects and soil fauna, using field surveys and experiments as well as laboratory experiments and analyses. Its scope is broad, covering evolution and adaptation, interactions among organisms, communities, and links to ecosystems and human activities. In graduate school, students choose their own research topics, make plans, and carry out their research.
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