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Wataru Yamori, Associate Professor
Food & Agriculture0 student voices
The Yamori Lab studies how crops respond to environmental change, using both physiological ecology and molecular physiology. It focuses in particular on photosynthesis, aiming to strengthen the ability of crops to produce substances. Building on this understanding of how crops respond to their environment, the lab also develops cultivation technologies for growing crops efficiently in plant factories. The lab is located at the Institute for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Services, a facility attached to the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, in Nishitokyo City.
Daisuke Tsugama, Associate Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Plant Resource Genomics Lab studies the characteristics of various plants, especially stress tolerance and the genes involved in it. The lab aims to use plants wisely for sustainable production that requires little labor or resources. Using pearl millet, asparagus, Arabidopsis thaliana, and other plants as materials, the lab investigates genes with genomics and molecular biology methods, and also grows the plants in fields to evaluate their traits. The lab belongs to the Asian Natural Environmental Science Center and is located within the Institute for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Services in Nishitokyo City.
Akihiko Kamoshita, Professor
Food & Agriculture0 student voices
The Regional Resource Assessment Lab studies crop cultivation, focusing on crop roots and the microbes in the soil. The lab investigates the relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and crops, and the relationship between deep roots and drought tolerance. In Asian paddy fields, the lab also uses rural surveys and interviews with farmers to study what farmers look at when choosing their techniques. For undergraduate theses and graduate research, students can choose from overseas and domestic project research to specialized topics in crop science.
Yasuyuki Yamaji, Professor (Concurrent)
Food & Agriculture0 student voices
The Plant Medical Science Lab studies “clinical” techniques for protecting plants from disease. Just like hospitals for people and pets, the lab aims to open “Plant Hospitals®” that diagnose, treat, and prevent plant diseases, and to expand a network of them across Japan. The lab also trains “plant doctors®,” specialists who examine plant diseases, and provides retraining for specialists who are already working in the field. The lab is established as an endowed chair in the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology.
Susumu Katsuma, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Insect Genetics Lab uses the silkworm as a model to study the mechanisms of lepidopteran insects at the molecular level. Through gene searches, functional analysis, and genome comparisons, the lab tackles questions such as how sex is determined, why silkworms enter diapause as eggs, and why they feed only on mulberry. The lab also investigates how Wolbachia, a symbiotic bacterium, manipulates host sex, and how baculoviruses manipulate their host insects. Building on knowledge gained from basic research, the lab aims to breed silkworms that can contribute to the development of the sericulture industry.
Shin-Ichi Arimura, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Plant Molecular Genetics Lab conducts research that deepens our understanding of plants through analysis at the microscopic level of genes. Among plant organelles such as chloroplasts and mitochondria, the lab studies how mitochondria are maintained through fission and fusion. The lab also focuses on genome editing research that targets and rewrites the unique genomes carried by organelles. The lab is also studying the genes that determine agriculturally important traits in sorghum, a cereal crop.
Kazuhiko W. Nakamura, Lecturer
Environment & Sustainability0 student voices
Nakamura Lab studies ways to connect natural environments such as forests with human societies such as cities. Through fieldwork, digital technology, and the arts, the lab explores how people perceive nature. The lab leads a project called "Cyber Forest," which places cameras and microphones in forests to continuously record changes in the landscape. The lab also develops programs for environmental education and workshops.
Maki Suzuki, Associate Professor
Environment & Sustainability0 student voices
The Suzuki Lab conducts research to clarify how forest ecosystems function and to protect them. The lab investigates how forests have changed as wild sika deer populations have grown, and explores ways to restore ecosystem functions. It also studies small forests left behind in cities, as well as the diverse ways in which trees live. The main study sites include the University of Tokyo Chiba Forest, the Boso Peninsula, and Hokkaido University's Tomakomai Research Forest.
Mariko Norisada, Associate Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Tree Environmental Physiology Lab studies how trees respond to and tolerate environmental stresses such as high temperature, flooding, and harmful substances in the soil. Many of the degraded lands that are a problem in the tropics of Asia are areas of "problem soils," where plants have difficulty growing. The lab searches for stress-tolerant trees and clarifies the mechanisms behind their tolerance, linking this work to "environmental afforestation" techniques for establishing forests on degraded land. The lab also conducts research in tropical lowland wetlands in southern Thailand.
Chunlan Lian, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Forest Symbiosis Biology Lab studies the diversity of the plants and fungi living in forests, and the mechanisms by which they live together. Fungi called mycorrhizal fungi live in symbiosis with tree roots and play an essential role in tree growth. Using genomic information, the lab investigates the evolution and reproductive characteristics of trees and mycorrhizal fungi, as well as the mechanisms by which symbiosis is established. The lab aims to apply its findings to vegetation restoration on degraded land and to techniques for increasing the yield and cultivation of edible mushrooms in satoyama (managed woodland near villages).
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