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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.
Naoya Fukuda, Professor
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The Vegetable and Floriculture Lab studies the analysis of floral scent compounds, the mass propagation of wild orchids, and the development of new vegetable and flower varieties through genome editing. The lab is currently running a project to develop new varieties of heat-tolerant tomato and disease-resistant chili pepper. The lab's website introduces the team of Associate Professor Kang, "Kang Lab, Floriculture Biotechnology."
Sumiko Sugaya, Professor
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The Fruit Tree Production and Utilization Lab studies fruit tree growth and fruit development in terms of the cultivation environment and the functions inside the plant. Targeting deciduous and tropical fruit trees, the lab uses biochemical and molecular biological methods to investigate the mechanisms of various physiological phenomena. The lab also pursues research on specific fruits, such as joint training of Japanese pear and the aroma of grapes. In the faculty lists of the college and the graduate school, the lab is introduced as the research field "Fruit Tree Production and Utilization."
Atsushi Asano, Associate Professor
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The Animal Resource Production Lab works to elucidate the molecular basis that controls reproductive mechanisms in animals, aiming to develop new livestock production and reproductive medicine technologies. The lab studies how sperm acquire the ability to fertilize while altering their plasma membrane, and how sperm mature in the epididymis. It also works on elucidating the mechanism of reprogramming, in which iPS cells are generated from somatic cells. On the lab's website, it is introduced under the name "Asano Lab."
Takashi Kamijo, Professor
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The Forest Ecology and Environment / Regional Resource Conservation Lab focuses on the relationships between organisms and their environment. Through fieldwork, students learn about the ecology of various organisms, think about why organisms exist in a given place, and develop the ability to understand nature. The research fields are forests, grasslands, and deserts, and research is conducted in Japan and abroad. On the lab's website, it is introduced under the name "Forest Ecology and Environment Lab."
Izumi Okane, Associate Professor
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The Plant Parasitic Mycology Lab studies the diversity, taxonomy, ecology, and physiology of fungi and bacteria that live in close association with plants. The subjects include a wide range of microorganisms: plant pathogens such as rust fungi, symbionts such as mycorrhizal fungi, and decomposers of litter and wood. Using methods ranging from fieldwork to molecular biological analysis, the lab clarifies the basic biological characteristics of fungi and bacteria. The lab hopes this work will eventually contribute to the integrated control of plant pathogenic microorganisms and to environmental conservation.
Seiichi Furukawa, Associate Professor
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The Applied Entomology and Zoology Lab studies the mechanisms of insect immunity and the ecology of parasitoid wasps and flies. Insects survive in environments containing pathogenic bacteria and under attack from parasitoid insects. Using molecular biological methods, rearing experiments, and field surveys, the lab investigates these defense mechanisms and the strategies of the parasitoids. Undergraduates join from the College of Biological Sciences or the College of Agro-Biological Resource Sciences in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences, and graduate students join through the Agro-Bioresource Sciences or Agricultural Sciences degree programs.
Hiroko Isoda, Professor
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The Food Resource Utilization Science Lab focuses on international research on the functional analysis and effective use of food resources. The lab also studies how to turn food components into seeds for functional foods and cosmetics, maps the distribution of functional properties in dryland vegetation and builds a database of them, and develops methods for evaluating the safety of foods and the environment. Using bioassays based on animal cell engineering, the lab searches for new bioactive functions and clarifies their mechanisms, and it also conducts field surveys in drylands. The lab's website introduces it under the name "Isoda Lab."
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