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Toshiyuki Tanaka, Professor
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The Structural Biology Lab specializes in structural biology and studies the functional and structural analysis of proteins and its applications. In the faculty list of the College of Biological Sciences at the University of Tsukuba, Professor Toshiyuki Tanaka is listed as a faculty member in applied biochemistry.
Takeo Usui, Professor
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The lab conducts chemical biology research that uses natural compounds acting on animal cells to identify their target molecules and analyze their mechanisms of action. It focuses on compounds that show intriguing bioactivity in cells but whose target molecules are unknown, and investigates even how they bind to their targets, with the aim of laying the groundwork for developing new drugs. The lab is recruiting members who are interested in research using animal cells or yeast.
Keiji Tanimoto, Professor
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The lab studies how genes work in mammals and the mechanisms that regulate them. Its research targets include how genes respond to hypertensive stimuli, the control of transcription from distant sites, and a phenomenon called genomic imprinting. The lab creates its own transgenic and knockout mice and analyzes them using methods such as biochemistry, molecular biology, and developmental engineering. The lab accepts lab visits from undergraduate and graduate students at any time by email.
Izumi Okane, Associate Professor
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The Plant Parasitic Mycology lab (Associate Professor Izumi Okane) studies endophytic fungi and rust fungi. The lab's research covers the taxonomy of these fungi, as well as ecological studies of them. On the faculty list of the College of Biological Sciences, the lab is classified under agriculture and forestry. In the lab introductions, it is listed under "Applied Biology", a field category used in high school textbooks.
Kazumu Kuramitsu, Assistant Professor
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The Applied Zoology and Entomology lab studies the life-history strategies of parasitoid insects, including parasitoid wasps, and their interactions with host organisms. The lab discovered that even when a wasp lays eggs in an insect that is not its host, parasitism can succeed if a wasp of a different species lays eggs at the same time, and named this mode of parasitism "pirate parasitism". It has been reported that plant fungicides, which protect crops from disease, cause parasitism failure in parasitoid wasps, and the lab is also working to clarify the actual situation and the mechanism behind it. The lab also conducts surveys to clarify the insect fauna of regions across Japan.
Wood Matthew Christopher, Assistant Professor
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The Marine Biology and Science Communication (Matthew Christopher Wood) lab studies science communication, that is, how to convey scientific content to people. Among the papers listed in the researcher directory are ones that deal with how figures are read and how that relates to the context and emotions surrounding the figures. There is also a paper that considers, using examples from Japan, the possibility of using anthropomorphism in communicating science. The lab has also published books and papers on how to develop communication skills in students who study science.
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."
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