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Yuki Yuki, Associate Professor
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The Neuroethology and Evolutionary Biology Lab studies the neural mechanisms of behavioral evolution and ecological diversification. Associate Professor Yuki Yuki is listed under the field of Animal Development and Physiology in the College of Biological Sciences faculty list. The lab's news page features an oral presentation on how flower-visiting Drosophila search for nectar sources.
Yasunori Sasakura, Professor
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Sasakura Lab studies the mechanisms of development, metamorphosis, and evolution in chordates, using ascidians as its main research material. Ascidians are the invertebrates most closely related to vertebrates, and they retain the basic body plan of chordates within a simple genome and body organization. With transgenic ascidians and genome editing, the lab can visualize ascidian cells and tissues in living animals and observe individuals in which gene function has been lost. Research is carried out at a marine biological station with abundant access to seawater, where many strains are maintained.
Shunsuke Yaguchi, Professor
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Yaguchi Lab (Developmental Biology) uses sea urchins to uncover the mysteries of the mechanisms that underlie biological phenomena and how they are built. As the egg divides and each cell follows its own fate, the lab examines which factors act at which timing in early sea urchin embryos. The lab focuses on how the anterior-posterior and dorsal-ventral body axes are established, how neurons are generated, and how sea urchin larvae respond to light. The lab is located at the Shimoda Marine Research Center in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Daichi Suzuki, Assistant Professor
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The Evolutionary Neuroethology Lab studies the evolution of vertebrate morphology (especially the brain and cranial peripheral nerves), neural circuits, neural function including behavior, and the mind. Its main study subjects are the jawless cyclostomes: hagfish and lampreys. The lab investigates these animals using methods such as neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, molecular biology, and bioinformatics. There are also research projects that the professor pursues individually, such as analyzing the concept of homology.
Kenji Miura, Professor
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The Plant Molecular Biology Lab draws on knowledge from plant science to conduct research aimed at applications in plant biotechnology. Using technology that makes plants produce large amounts of protein, the lab works on producing useful substances such as allergens. It also conducts research on creating new plant varieties through genome editing, and on how plants respond to environmental stresses such as cold and drought. On the lab's website, it is introduced under the name "Plant Molecular and Cell Biology Lab."
Osamu Numata, Specially Appointed Professor
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The Organelle Cell Biology Lab aims to understand, from the perspective of molecular cell biology, the mechanisms by which genetic information, cell structures, and organelles are maintained and inherited. The lab also studies how cellular functions emerge and how the assembly of cell structures is regulated. The lab's website introduces the ciliate Tetrahymena and the fission yeast. Tetrahymena shows high motility through ciliary movement and active phagocytosis, and fission yeast is regarded as a model organism that allows precise analysis.
Tomoki Chiba, Professor
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The Chiba Lab studies the mechanism by which proteins in the body are selected and degraded (selective protein degradation) and its physiological roles. Its central questions are how selective protein degradation is regulated and how it controls biological functions. Abnormalities in selective protein degradation cause diseases such as cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and lifestyle-related diseases. Basic research of this kind is expected to help elucidate disease mechanisms and develop therapeutic drugs.
Yutaro Hama, Project Assistant Professor (Early Career Support)
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The lab of Project Assistant Professor Yutaro Hama (Research Encouragement) studies the molecular mechanisms and structural evolution of intracellular degradation. Its fields of specialty are molecular cell biology and structural biology. In the faculty list of the College of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, the lab is listed under molecular cell biology.
Kazuo Inaba, Professor
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The Inaba Lab uses marine organisms to study the structure and motility mechanisms of cilia and flagella, as well as their evolution. Cilia, sometimes called the "hairs of the cell," move cells and generate water flow through wave-like beating. The lab is located inside the Shimoda Marine Research Center, which faces the sea, and works with diverse organisms such as ascidians, sea urchins, ctenophores (comb jellies), and fishes. The lab also investigates at the molecular level how sperm move and fertilize eggs.
Kazutoshi Tani, Professor
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The Tani Lab studies photosynthetic complexes, membrane proteins, and microbial environmental response systems through structural biology. The lab aims to understand the design principles and network-formation principles of the molecular systems that life has acquired over the course of evolution. It takes on the question: "Why is life so diverse, yet built on shared principles?" By understanding the design principles common to living systems, the lab hopes to contribute to new developments in life science.
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