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Yutaka Saito, Visiting Associate Professor
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Saito Lab studies life by analyzing large-scale data with methods from information science, such as machine learning and bioinformatics. The lab aims to apply the resulting insights to the design and control of biomolecules such as proteins. Recently, the lab has also been working on automating biological experiments using laboratory robots. The lab spans Kitasato University, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), and the University of Tokyo.
Mugino Kubo, Associate Professor
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Kubo Lab studies the relationship between body form (morphology) and way of life (ecology), using vertebrate bones as its main material. The lab moves between ecology, morphology, anthropology, zooarchaeology, and paleontology, conducting research that cuts across these fields. Its work centers on examining specimens at natural history museums in Japan and abroad and analyzing them in the lab, and members also join fieldwork to obtain new specimens. Graduate students each work on their own separate topics, making this a lab with a high degree of independence.
Takashi Kitagawa, Professor
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The Kitagawa Lab studies the behavior and living environments of fishes that migrate widely across the ocean, such as tunas and salmon. Using biologging, which measures fish behavior directly by attaching data loggers to the fish, and otolith analysis, the lab investigates why they move the way they do and also predicts their future distribution. While developing new technologies, the lab studies how internal functions such as metabolism and body temperature respond to environmental changes as the fish swim. The lab is also engaged in research that contributes to regional revitalization, as well as outreach activities.
Susumu Yoshizawa, Associate Professor
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The Yoshizawa Lab studies how marine microbes live and what roles they play in ecosystems. In particular, it focuses on how microbes use sunlight, exploring the relationship between life and light in the setting of the ocean. The lab combines bioinformatics and molecular biology methods that analyze large volumes of genetic data with field surveys and research cruises. Using DNA drifting in seawater (environmental DNA), the lab also conducts research that investigates organisms from microbes to large animals all at once.
Toru Tamura, Visiting Professor
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The Earth Surface Geoenvironmental Science Lab studies how the surface environments of the Earth, where people live, have changed in the past and how they will change in the future. Environments from mountains through river basins to coasts have changed under the influence of climate variability and human activity. Combining geology, paleontology, remote sensing, geomorphology, and other fields, the lab investigates changes in Earth surface environments in Japan and abroad. The lab conducts research and education as a collaborative chair at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Tsukuba.
Naomi Shimpo, Associate Professor
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The Shimpo Lab conducts research that addresses social issues through community development centered on greenery and agriculture. It draws on spatial information science, such as GIS and participatory mapping by citizens. It focuses in particular on social inclusion and the reduction of inequality, as ways to strengthen connections between people and improve well-being. The lab takes planning-based and practical approaches, working at scales ranging from individual sites to entire cities.
Katsuro Anazawa, Associate Professor
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The Anazawa Lab uses the methods of analytical chemistry and geochemistry to study chemical reactions that take place in the environment. Volcanic gas disasters, acid mine drainage, the acidification of rivers, and geothermal power generation are all events in which nature and people interact through chemical reactions. The lab carefully observes the wide variety of chemical reactions in the environment and works to address these environmental problems.
Hiroshi Yamamoto, Visiting Professor
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The Natural Environment Circulation Lab studies how chemicals affect the environment and living organisms, and how to manage them. Our daily lives benefit from many chemicals, but their harmful effects on humans and wildlife cannot be overlooked. The lab believes chemicals should be managed with the whole life cycle in view, from production through use to disposal. The lab conducts research and education as a collaborative chair at the National Institute for Environmental Studies in Tsukuba.
Shinzou Fujio, Associate Professor
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Fujio Lab (Ocean Variability Dynamics) studies the fluctuating flows inside the ocean. Flows generated by meanders of ocean currents, mesoscale eddies, convection driven by winter cooling, and changes in winds over the sea surface play a major role in transporting and mixing materials in the ocean. Through ocean observations and numerical experiments, the lab aims to clarify the actual state and mechanisms of these variations, which have not been sufficiently studied until now.
Swadhin BEHERA, Visiting Professor
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The Behera Lab conducts research on climate prediction and on how to put those predictions to use. Many regions of Japan and Asia are affected by climate modes such as El Niño and the Indian Ocean Dipole. Using observational data and coupled atmosphere-ocean models, the lab studies climate variability on timescales from several months to several decades. Another aim of the research is to understand the effects of climate variability on society and on specific ocean regions.
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