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Takahiro Shintani, Professor
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The Eukaryotic Microbial Functions Lab studies molds (especially Aspergillus oryzae) and yeast, which play important roles in the fermentation industry, focusing on how the genes and proteins involved in producing useful substances function. Based on genetic resources and genome information, the lab systematically clarifies gene expression regulation and protein functions, and aims to improve productivity by understanding and modifying cell functions. The lab also explores the functions of unknown and unused genes, and conducts research on developing technologies to solve environmental problems and on industrial applications.
Minoru Ishikawa, Professor
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The Bioactive Molecular Dynamics Lab researches and proposes organic chemistry approaches to creating pharmaceuticals. Through chemical biology research, the lab aims to extend healthy life expectancy. Combining medicinal chemistry, synthetic organic chemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, and computational chemistry, the lab carries out all of molecular design, organic synthesis, and activity evaluation. Lab visits are welcome at any time; please contact the lab in advance.
Yukihiro Ito, Professor
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The Plant Engineering for Environmental Adaptation Lab conducts genetic engineering research on rice genes (DNA). Main themes include production of useful proteins, improving the saccharification of rice straw, food production through cell culture, and cytoplasmic male sterility, in which pollen dies. The lab's mascot is "Okome-chan," a character whose body is a grain of rice.
Hayato Yokoi, Professor
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The Marine Life Genetic Information Lab conducts research aimed at making effective use of fish genetic resources. Unlike mineral resources, genetic resources can be used almost indefinitely if they are properly managed. The lab studies the mechanisms of development, growth, and metamorphosis in aquatic organisms at the molecular level. It also works on genetic breeding, the conservation of genetic resources in wild populations, and the development of computational methods for comparing nucleotide sequences. In addition, the lab develops experimental methods, such as genome editing, for studying gene function in non-model organisms, including Japanese flounder.
Mari Yamashita, Professor
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The Natural Products Chemistry and Biology Lab studies natural organic compounds with high physiological activity. The lab searches for and isolates these compounds, determines their structures, and investigates the organisms they originate from, as well as their biosynthesis, metabolism, and mechanisms of action. It focuses in particular on marine toxins that cause food poisoning, including pufferfish toxin and paralytic shellfish toxins. The lab also identifies the target proteins on which these compounds act and studies their structures and functions.
Hirokazu Arimoto, Professor
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The Molecular Information Chemistry Lab focuses on analyzing the physiological functions of small organic molecules and advancing medicinal chemistry. The lab provides education in organic chemistry and conducts chemical biology research as its extension. The lab invented AUTAC, a new technology that uses autophagy to remove proteins and organelles inside cells that cause disease. It is also working to improve vancomycin, an antibiotic regarded as a last resort for treating hospital-acquired infections.
Masahiko Harata, Professor
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The Molecular Biochemistry Lab conducts research aimed at elucidating epigenetic functions and applying them. The structure of chromatin, which is made of DNA and histones, and the interactions between chromatin and the cell nucleus play an important role in regulating how the genome functions. This regulation of genome function by chromatin and the cell nucleus is called epigenetics, and it is closely linked to biological phenomena such as development, differentiation, aging, and disease. In addition to the molecular biology of chromatin and the cell nucleus, the faculty's areas of expertise include X-ray microscopy and biophysics.
Toshihiko Hayakawa, Professor
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The Plant Cell Biochemistry Lab studies how plants take up nitrogen and use it inside their bodies. Plants absorb nitrogen from the soil through their roots, convert it into amino acids, and synthesize many nitrogen-containing compounds, including proteins, nucleic acids, and chlorophyll. Animals depend for their survival on the nitrogen compounds and other compounds that plants synthesize. The lab also studies the recycling mechanisms that plants have developed internally to make efficient use of limited nitrogen.
Koki Homma, Professor
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The Crop Science Lab studies crops that serve as human food and industrial raw materials, aiming to increase yields and improve production techniques. Its subjects are crops grown over wide areas of land that support people's food supply and livelihoods. Amid changes such as global warming, soil degradation, and rural depopulation and aging, the lab aims to contribute to sustaining and advancing agricultural production. The lab actively conducts surveys and research not only within the university and Japan but also overseas.
Mizuhiko Nishida, Professor
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The lab conducts research aimed at developing sustainable crop production technologies that are in harmony with the environment. Based on research in fields inside and outside the center, it explores the environment, especially the relationship between soil and plants. Agriculture is not free of environmental impact either, and it is required to enhance soil productivity and the sustainability of crop production while reducing environmental impact. The lab is located at the Field Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, in Naruko Onsen, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
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