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Yukie Sato, Associate Professor
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The Behavioral Ecology and Evolutionary Ecology Lab studies the diversity and evolution of behavior and ecology in arthropods, mainly mites. Using the two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) and Stigmaeopsis spider mites, among others, the lab investigates behaviors such as male reproductive tactics and how mites excrete inside their nests. The lab also conducts research on the processes by which new species arise, including reproductive isolation, in which closely related populations become unable to interbreed. On the lab's website, it is presented under the name "Sato Lab."
Tomoyuki Yokoi, Associate Professor
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The Conservation Ecology Lab studies insects living in satoyama (traditional managed village landscapes), especially bees, covering everything from basic ecology to agricultural applications. Satoyama is an environment that people have maintained by managing it for their own livelihoods, and a wide variety of organisms live there in complex relationships with one another. Pollination of crops by flower-visiting insects is one example of the role insects play in ecosystems, and it is also essential for the reproduction of many wild plants. Undergraduate and graduate students each pursue their own themes, and they also work on a variety of insects other than bees.
Takuya Suzaki, Professor
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The lab studies root nodule symbiosis, which forms between legumes and nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Nitrogen is a nutrient essential to living things, and plants have various mechanisms for obtaining it that suit the environment where they grow. The research rests on two pillars: how root nodule symbiosis is regulated in response to environmental change, and what molecular evolution gave rise to it. Projects that apply findings from basic research are also underway.
Chiaki Matsukura, Professor
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The Crop Science Lab studies how stress in the cultivation environment affects crop quality, focusing mainly on tomato. Tomato flavor is determined by three components: sugars, organic acids, and amino acids. The lab analyzes genes involved in regulating the metabolism of these components in the fruit. Research topics include sugar accumulation in fruit, tolerance to salt stress, the timing of flowering, and the transport of assimilates in the stem. The lab's website is titled "Crop Science Research Field, Matsukura Lab" and introduces the research of Prof. Matsukura's group.
Yosuke Yoshioka, Associate Professor
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The Plant Breeding Lab studies theories and techniques for crop improvement and the development of breeding materials, focusing on melon, cucumber, squash, and amaranth. Centered on fieldwork such as cultivation in the field, observation, and trait evaluation, the lab also conducts molecular biology experiments and computational analysis of genome data. The lab aims to return its research results to society quickly as practical breeding techniques and breeding materials. The lab is recruiting undergraduate and graduate students, and lab tours are accepted at any time.
Hiroshi Shiba, Professor
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The Plant Genetic Information Analysis Lab studies how gene activity is regulated through the plant epigenome. The lab investigates epigenome regulation of traits important in agriculture and of pollination and fertilization, aiming to develop new breeding technologies that use the epigenome. Using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, the lab studies heterosis (hybrid vigor), in which a hybrid made by crossing two lines grows better than both parents. The lab is one of the research groups in the Gene Research Division of the Tsukuba Plant Innovation Research Center.
Li Wanyi, Project Assistant Professor
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The Foraging Ecology Lab studies the gut microbiota of non-human primates and its fermentation capacity. In the faculty list of the College of Biological Sciences at the University of Tsukuba, Project Assistant Professor Li Wanyi is listed under the field of Systematics, Taxonomy and Evolution.
Hiroaki Nakano, Associate Professor
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The Nakano Lab (Evolutionary Zoology) mainly uses placozoans, Xenoturbella, and acoels as research materials, and studies the diversity of marine animals and the evolution of metazoans and deuterostomes. The lab is located at the Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba. Sagami Bay and Suruga Bay are rich in animal diversity even by world standards, and many animal species can be collected near the center. The lab is planning research that takes advantage of this characteristic.
Kensuke Yahata, Lecturer
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The Yahata Lab focuses mainly on arthropods, and aims to understand their diversity and evolutionary history through approaches such as comparing morphology. In the faculty introduction of the College of Biological Sciences at the University of Tsukuba, the specialty is given as animal systematics and the research content as comparative morphology of myriapods, a group of arthropods. The lab's website lists research that clarifies the structure of the ovary and the process of egg formation, as well as the structure involved in autotomy.
Yosuke Degawa, Associate Professor
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The Sugadaira Mycology Lab studies the natural history of fungi, including molds and mushrooms (true fungi), and of pseudofungi, covering their systematics, ecology, and geographic distribution. Fungi are a group of organisms with a great deal still unknown: the known species represent only a fraction of the species estimated to actually exist. They are thought to have diversified through their interactions with other animals and plants, and with other fungi. The lab aims to clarify the classification and life histories of fungi in line with their ecology in the natural environment, and to uncover the processes behind their diversification.
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