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Minoru Ikeda, Professor
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The Coastal Field Bioproduction Lab is advancing a new research area called seascape genetics or genomics, which combines population genetics of marine organisms with elements of environmental ecology. The lab is based at the Education and Research Center for Composite Ecological Fields (commonly known as the Onagawa Field Center) in Onagawa Town, Oshika District. In the surrounding Sanriku coastal region, the meeting of the Oyashio and Kuroshio currents creates a highly productive ecosystem, making it one of the world's leading fishing grounds. The lab aims to clarify the evolution and population structure of coastal species and to contribute to resource conservation and sustainable use.
Tomohisa Ogawa, Professor
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The Enzyme Chemistry Lab studies the structure, function, and molecular evolution of enzymes and proteins involved in special biological functions and diseases. The lab conducts venomics research on proteins in the venom of habu snakes and spiders, aiming to develop Alzheimer's disease therapeutics and biopesticides derived from venomous animals. In its Alzheimer's disease research, the lab investigates how γ-secretase, which produces amyloid-β, is regulated, as well as drug candidates derived from venomous animals. In its pearl oyster research, the lab uses methods such as three-dimensional structure analysis to study how proteins are involved in pearl formation and luster.
Keietsu Abe, Professor
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The Fermentation Microbiology Lab studies the mechanisms behind microbial metabolism and substance-producing capacity, centered on Aspergillus oryzae, one of the most important microorganisms in Japan's fermentation and brewing industries. Aspergillus oryzae is used to make sake, miso, and soy sauce, and is also called Japan's "national fungus." Focusing on Aspergillus oryzae and its close relatives among filamentous fungi, the lab examines how genes work to produce useful substances, and also explores the functions of genes that are not yet known. The lab is an endowed chair established in September 2019 with funding from the Noda Institute for Scientific Research, a public interest incorporated foundation, and lab visits are welcome.
Kentaro Kato, Professor
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The Animal Environmental Management lab aims to solve problems brought about by microorganisms, such as disease in animals and abnormalities in environmental hygiene, from the perspectives of veterinary medicine and microbiology. Focusing on infectious diseases such as malaria and toxoplasmosis, the lab investigates how pathogenic microorganisms infect host cells and multiply in them. The lab also takes up resource recycling through composting and methanation, and wastewater treatment using microbial fuel cells, as research topics. The lab is based mainly at the Kawatabi Field Science Center.
Yoshinori Kanayama, Professor
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The Horticultural Science lab studies horticultural crops such as vegetables, fruits, and cut flowers, which are familiar in people's lives and important to industry. It aims to develop techniques that improve the taste, appearance, and functionality of harvested produce, as well as techniques that enable production at times of year when harvesting was previously not possible. Stress-tolerant horticultural crops that can cope with global warming, and environmentally friendly cultivation methods that keep production costs low, are also subjects of study. The lab analyzes enzymes and genes involved in crop growth and functionality, as well as the environmental conditions suited to cultivation.
Yoshinobu Uemoto, Professor
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The Animal Breeding and Genetics lab clarifies the genetic mechanisms of animals useful to humans, such as cattle and pigs, and researches how breeding improvement can supply inexpensive, delicious, and safe livestock products. It is one of the few labs in Japan that studies quantitative genetics using statistics. The lab emphasizes accurately predicting the genetic ability of individual animals and producing offspring with high ability. It also conducts research that contributes to sustainable livestock production, in order to mitigate and adapt to climate change such as global warming.
Masatoshi Hori, Professor
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The Applied Entomology Lab studies how insects choose the plants they feed on, and pest control technologies that use light. The lab investigates which plant chemicals are involved in host plant selection, the process by which insects search for food plants, feed on them, and lay eggs. The other pillar of its work is research on controlling pest behavior with blue LED light, aiming at pest control technologies that can replace insecticides.
Kiyotaka Nakagawa, Professor
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The J-Oil Mills Fats and Oils Innovation Lab studies what happens when edible fats and oils oxidize. Complex oxidation reactions take place in fats and oils, but these reactions are difficult to grasp and are not yet fully understood. The lab develops new analytical techniques to examine lipid peroxides and secondary oxidation products formed by oxidation, and explores new ways to use fats and oils. The lab is introduced as one of the Graduate School of Agriculture's endowed, collaborative, and joint research chairs.
Keiichi Ishii, Professor
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The Environmental Economics Lab covers a wide range of areas, including the natural environment, the food environment, and risk environments, and uses socioeconomic methods to conduct research aimed at solving everyday problems. Its main methods are social surveys and data analysis. By revealing people's unrevealed preferences, the lab explores ways to make better institutions and consensus building possible. The lab also works on international comparisons of the promotion of organic farming, and on research that evaluates in monetary terms the benefits that humans and society receive from the natural environment.
Makoto Sasaki, Professor
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The Structural Chemistry of Life Lab uses chemical synthesis (total synthesis) to produce marine natural products that have complex structures and show important biological activities. Building on total synthesis, the lab studies the structures and biological functions of natural products, with the aim of contributing to life science research and drug discovery science. Most marine natural products can be obtained from nature only in extremely small amounts, so supplying material by chemical synthesis plays an important role in analyzing their mechanisms of action. On the lab's website, it is introduced under the name "Makoto Sasaki Lab."
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