Integrative Life Sciences
Multicellular organisms are the life forms wherein the basic unit comprises many cells derived from an egg to form and fulfill the function of a single individual. Each of the cells undergoes differentiation and diversification to fulfill independent roles during the process of ontogeny, and the mutual interaction of these cells (network formation) is the foundation of integrated function as an individual. We aim to clarify the mechanisms by which cell populations (e.g., neural networks) control life phenomena (e.g., brain functions), implementing research and education, making full use of cutting-edge technologies.
Laboratories
Brain and Nervous System
| Neuroethology | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor TANIMOTO Hiromu Associate Professor KOGANEZAWA Masayuki Assistant Professor HUANG Tzu Ting Assistant Professor THOMA Vladimiros |
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Undergrad education |
Science / Biology | ||
| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | The neural foundation of sensory processing and memory and learning, behavioral analysis, neuroanatomy | ||
| Molecular Ethology | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor TAKEUCHI Hideaki Assistant Professor KAJIYAMA TOWAKO |
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| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | Social recognition, individual recognition, Face recognition, Genome editing, Social brain | ||
| Brain Development | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor ABE Kentaro Assistant Professor AOKI Sho |
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Undergrad education |
Science / Biology | ||
| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | Experience dependent gene regulation, Postnatal skill development, Live imaging, Social interaction, Communication, Song learning, Disease model animals. | ||
| Systems Neuroscience | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor TSUTSUI Ken-ichiro Associate Professor OHARA Shinya Specially Appointed Associate Professor NAKAMURA Shinya Specially Appointed Senior Assistant Professor WATANABE Hidenori Assistant Professor KIMURA Kei (C) |
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Undergrad education |
Science / Biology | ||
| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | Higher order brain functions, systems neuroscience | ||
Cellular Network
| Membrane Trafficking Mechanisms | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor FUKUDA Mitsunori Assistant Professor KASAHARA Atsuko |
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Undergrad education |
Science / Biology | ||
| Campus | Aobayama | ||
| Keywords | Intracellular vesicle transport, melanosome transport, autophagy, secretion,neurotransmitter release, small GTPase Rab | ||
| Developmental Dynamics | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor SUGIMOTO Asako Specially Appointed Senior Assistant Professor TABARA Hiroaki Lecturer (Cross Appointment) OHTA Midori Assistant Professor HARUTA Nami |
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Undergrad education |
Science / Biology | ||
| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | Developmental Biology, Cell Biology, Live Imaging | ||
| Organelle Pathophysiology | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor TAGUCHI Tomohiko Specially Appointed Associate Professor KISHIMOTO Takuma Assistant Professor KUCHITSU Yoshihiko |
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Undergrad education |
Science / Biology | ||
| Campus | Aobayama | ||
| Keywords | Proteome analysis of organelle membrane proteins,Biological reactions that proceed on the cytosolic face of organelles,Organelle cooperation underlying the innate immunity response and inflammation,Development of specific probes for membrane phospholipids | ||
| Super-Network Brain Physiology | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor MATSUI Ko Assistant Professor IKOMA Yoko |
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Undergrad education |
Medicine | ||
| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | Optogenetics, Electrophysiology, Fluorescent live imaging, Acute brain slice, Rodent in vivo optical cell activity manipulation and measurements, Synaptic transmission, Glial cell, Astrocyte, Neuron-glia interactions | ||
Developmental Regulation Network
| Cancer Biology | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor CHIBA Natsuko Assistant Professor YOSHINO Yuki Assistant Professor FANG Zhenzhou |
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| Campus | Seiryo | ||
| Keywords | Tumor suppressor, centrosome, DNA damage response, genome integrity | ||
Cooperative faculties
| Developmental Neuroscience | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor OSUMI Noriko |
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Undergrad education |
Medicine | ||
| Campus | Seiryo | ||
| Keywords | Brain Development, Transgenerational epigenetis | ||
| Neuroanatomy | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor OWADA Yuji |
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| Campus | Seiryo | ||
| Keywords | Mechanisms linking lipid nutrition and immune response, Mechanisms linking developmental nutritional stress and mental disorders | ||
| Systems Neurophysiology | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor TAKAHASHI Mayu |
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| Campus | Seiryo | ||
| Keywords | Neural circuit of eye movement control Frontal eye field, parietal lobe Superior colliculus Cerebellum and motor control Neural mechanisms of attention | ||
| Molecular Oncology | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor TANAKA Kozo |
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Undergrad education |
Medicine | ||
| Campus | Seiryo | ||
| Keywords | Cell division, Cancer, Aging | ||
| Immunobiology | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor OGASAWARA Koetsu |
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| Campus | Seiryo | ||
| Keywords | Allergy, Autoimmune diseases, Tumor immunity, Trogocytosis, NK cell, NKG2D, T cell receptor | ||
| Neuronal Cell Biology | |||
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| Faculty |
Associate Professor NIWA Shinsuke |
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| Campus | Aobayama | ||
| Keywords | axonal transport, kinesin, microtubules | ||
Ecological Developmental Adaptability Life Sciences
The aim of this major is to clarify the generation and mode of life of organisms, the evolution mechanisms that have created these organisms, the role of biological interactions, and the effect of human activity on ecosystems by researching the environmental response of the organisms and the background adaptation mechanisms, through the layers of life phenomena from genes to individuals, groups, and ecosystems. We also aim to educate and foster graduates who fully utilize the cross-sectoral knowledge and understanding obtained through this study.
Laboratories
Biological Dynamics
| Organ Morphogenesis | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor TAMURA Koji Professor (Cross Appointment) KURANAGA Erina Assistant Professor UESAKA Masahiro |
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Undergrad education |
Science / Biology | ||
| Campus | Aobayama | ||
| Keywords | Morphogenesis, organ regeneration | ||
| Plant Cell Dynamics | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor UEDA Minako Assistant Professor KIMATA Yusuke Assistant Professor MATSUMOTO Hikari Assistant Professor SUZUKI Hidemasa |
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Undergrad education |
Science / Biology | ||
| Campus | Aobayama | ||
| Keywords | Plant embryogenesis, fertilization, cell polarity, pattern formation, intracellular dynamics, live imaging, transcriptional regulation | ||
| Plant Sensory and Developmental Biology | |||
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| Faculty |
Associate Professor FUJII Nobuharu |
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| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | gravimorphogenesis, gravitropism, hydrotropism, circumnutation, sex expression of flowers in cucurbits | ||
Ecological Dynamics
| Functional Ecology | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor HIKOSAKA Kouki Assistant Professor TOMIMATSU Hajime |
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Undergrad education |
Science / Biology | ||
| Campus | Aobayama | ||
| Keywords | Plant ecophysiology, Plant ecology, Photosynthesis, Environmental adaptation | ||
| Ecological Integration | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor KONDOH Michio Professor FUJITA Kaori (C) Assistant Professor TANABE Akifumi Assistant Professor DANSU EMMANUEL JESUYON Assistant Professor SIOUD Imane Specially Appointed Assistant Professor KOBAYASHI Chisato Specially Appointed Assistant Professor KATO Mitsuho |
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Undergrad education |
Science / Biology | ||
| Campus | Aobayama | ||
| Keywords | Structure and dynamics of ecological systems, Plant Evolutionary Ecology, data-driven ecology | ||
| Symbiosis Genomics | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor SATO Shusei Associate Professor MITSUI Hisayuki Assistant Professor HASHIMOTO Shun Assistant Professor MUSTAMIN Yusdar Assistant Professor HANANO Shigeru Assistant Professor ABDELA Argen Adem |
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| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | Analysis of plant-microbe interaction based on genomics approach, Population genomics on environmental interactions | ||
| Macroecology | |||
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| Faculty |
Associate Professor KASS Jamie M. Assistant Professor Everton Miranda Assistant Professor TAKESHIGE Shiori |
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| Campus | Aobayama | ||
| Keywords | biogeography, biodiversity modeling, community dynamics, ecological software, global change, species distribution modeling | ||
| Watershed Ecology | |||
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| Faculty |
Associate Professor UNO Hiromi Assistant Professor MAKINO Wataru Assistant Professor FAULKS Leanne |
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Undergrad education |
Science / Biology | ||
| Campus | Aobayama | ||
| Keywords | Ecosystem processes, Interactions of biota and environment, Fieldwork | ||
| Plant Reproductive Strategy | |||
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| Faculty |
Associate Professor SAKAI Satoki |
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Undergrad education |
Science / Biology | ||
| Campus | Aobayama | ||
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Biodiversity Dynamics
| Plant Diversity and Evolution | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor MAKI Masayuki Assistant Professor OHYAMA Motonari Assistant Professor ITO Takuro |
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Undergrad education |
Science / Biology | ||
| Campus | Kawauchi | ||
| Keywords | Plant diversity, plant evolution, species preservation | ||
| Conservation Biology | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor CHIBA Satoshi Assistant Professor KIMURA Kazutaka |
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Undergrad education |
Science / Biology | ||
| Campus | Kawauchi | ||
| Keywords | Biodiversity preservation, evolutionary ecology, biogeography | ||
| Marine Biodiversity | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor KUMANO Gaku Professor KONDO Michio (C) Associate Professor MINOKAWA Takuya Assistant Professor IWASAKI Aiko Assistant Professor MORITA Shumpei Assistant Professor FUKUMORI Hiroaki |
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Undergrad education |
Science / Biology | ||
| Campus | Asamushi | ||
| Keywords | Embryogenesis; Evolution; Morphogenesis; Ascidian; Sea urchin; Phoronid; Jellyfish; Flatworm; Sea snail; Crab; Tissue shaping; Germline development; Micromere; Gene regulatory network; Intertidal biology; Marine ecology; Symbiosis; Population ecology | ||
Eco-Socio Dynamics
| Ecosystem Functions | |||
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| Faculty |
Visiting Professor TAYASU Ichiro Visiting Associate Professor ISHII Reichiro |
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| Campus | Humanity and Nature | ||
| Keywords | Environmental change, Biodiversity, Ecosystem servises | ||
Specially-appointed Faculties
| Soil Microbiology | |||
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Specially Appointed Professor MINAMISAWA Kiwamu Specially Appointed Assistant Professor ITAKURA Manabu Specially Appointed Assistant Professor OHKUBO Satoshi Specially Appointed Assistant Professor KATO Hiromi |
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| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | Soil microorganisms, Rhizobia, Endophytes, Rhizosphere microorganisms, Evolutionary genomics | ||
| Plant Development | |||
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Specially Appointed Professor KYOZUKA Junko Specially Appointed Assistant Professor HATA Yuki Specially Appointed Assistant Professor KOMATSU Aino Specially Appointed Assistant Professor HSIANG-Ting Lee |
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Undergrad education |
Science / Biology | ||
| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | Plant Architecture, Meristem, growth program | ||
Cooperative faculties
| Systems Bioinformatics | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor KINOSHITA Kengo |
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Undergrad education |
Engineering | ||
| Campus | Aobayama | ||
| Keywords | Genome, Protein, Personalized medicine | ||
| Human Evolution | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor SANO Katsuhiro |
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| Campus | Kawauchi | ||
| Keywords | Palaeolithic archaeology, experimental archaeology, hunting technology, Homo sapiens, Neanderthals, Denisovans, Homo erectus | ||
Molecular and Chemical Life Science
The aim of this major is to approach essential understanding of life phenomena by clarifying the mechanisms at work in living bodies ranging from low-molecular-weight compounds to highly polymerized compounds such as nucleic acids and proteins. This major proactively incorporates an interdisciplinary approach combining chemistry and biology. We conduct research and impart education aiming to develop a methodology to enable healthy control of life phenomena, using fundamental knowledge obtained at the molecular level.
Laboratories
Chemical Biology
| Analytical Bioorganic Chemistry | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor ARIMOTO Hirokazu Assistant Professor TAKAHASHI Daiki |
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Undergrad education |
Agriculture | ||
| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | chemical biology, autophagy, synthetic organic chemistry | ||
| Biostructural Chemistry | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor SASAKI Makoto Assistant Professor UMEHARA Atsushi |
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Undergrad education |
Agriculture | ||
| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | Natural product synthesis, synthetic organic chemistry, structure-activity relationships, function analysis | ||
| Bioactive Molecules | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor ISHIKAWA Minoru Associate Professor SATO Shinichi (C) Assistant Professor TOMOSHIGE Shusuke |
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Undergrad education |
Agriculture | ||
| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | Medicinal chemistry, chemical biology | ||
| Molecular and Cellular Biology | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor OHASHI Kazumasa Associate Professor YASUMOTO Ken-ichi Assistant Professor CHIBA Shuhei |
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Undergrad education |
Science / Chemistry | ||
| Campus | Aobayama | ||
| Keywords | Mechanobiology, Signal transduction, Cytoskeleton, Stress Response, Imaging | ||
| Applied Biological Molecular Science | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor TANAKA Yoshikazu Assistant Professor YOKOYAMA Takeshi |
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Undergrad education |
Agriculture | ||
| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | protein, structure analysis, virulence factor, toxin, protein complex, food protein, biomineralization, natural organic compound synthesis enzyme | ||
Molecular and Network Genomics
| Microbial Genetics and Evolution | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor NAGATA Yuji Associate Professor OTSUBO Yoshiyuki Assistant Professor STARI Leonardo Assistant Professor KISHIDA Kouhei |
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| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | Environmental microbiology, genome microbiology, bioremediation of chemical pollutants | ||
| Plant Reproductive System | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor WATANABE Masao Associate Professor (Cross Appointment) ITO-INABA Yasuko Assistant Professor HAYASHI Maki |
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| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | Self-incompatibility in Brassicaceae, pollination reaction, hydration, selfing and outcrossing, evolution of reproductive system | ||
| Molecular Genetics and Physiology | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor HIGASHITANI Atsushi Specially Appointed Assistant Professor HIGASHITANI Nahoko |
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| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | Aging, C. elegans, Mitochondria, Neuromuscular disease, Sarcopenia, Stress response | ||
| Evolutionary Genomics | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor MAKINO Takashi Associate Professor ICHINOSE Toshiharu (C) Associate Professor (Cross Appointment) SATO Atsuko Lecturer YOKOYAMA Ryusuke Assistant Professor BESSHO-UEHARA Kanako Assistant Professor IWASAKI Watal Assistant Professor BESSHO-UEHARA Manabu (C) |
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Undergrad education |
Science / Biology | ||
| Campus | Aobayama | ||
| Keywords | Evolutionary genomics, Evolution of duplicated genes, Comparative genomics, Bioinformatics | ||
| Plant Molecular and Physiological Adaptation | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor HIGASHITANI Atsushi (C) Assistant Professor TERANISHI Mika |
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| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | Plant, UV- and photo-biology, Environmental Adaptation Mechanisms | ||
Multilevel Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
| Molecular Analysis of Biological Functions | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor TAKAHASHI Satoshi Associate Professor OKUMURA Masaki (C) Assistant Professor ITOH Yuji |
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| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | Protein dynamics, single molecule biology | ||
| Biofunctional Chemistry and Nanobiotechnology | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor MIZUKAMI Shin Associate Professor KOWADA Toshiyuki Assistant Professor IRA Novianti |
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| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | Chemical biology, Bioimaging, Photofunctional molecules | ||
| Structural Mechanism Research and Development | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor (Cross Appointment) YONEKURA Koji Associate Professor HAMAGUCHI Tasuku |
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| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | High-resolution cryo-EM, Electron 3D crystallography (3D ED / microED), AI data collection, Tomography | ||
| Dynamic structural biology | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor NANGO Eriko Assistant Professor FUJIWARA Takaaki Assistant Professor TAGUCHI Masahiko |
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| Campus | Katahira | ||
| Keywords | |||
Genome Informatics
| Omics and Imformatics | |||
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| Faculty |
Visiting Professor IKEDA Kazutaka Visiting Associate Professor YAMAKAWA Hisashi |
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| Campus | Kazusa DNA | ||
| Keywords | Metabolome analysis, metabolomics, biotechnology, metagenome, gene function analysis, comparative genome analysis, all genome array determination, next-generation sequencer, bioinformatics | ||
Cooperative faculties
| Chemical biology of Natural Product | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor UEDA Minoru |
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Undergrad education |
Science / Chemistry | ||
| Campus | Aobayama | ||
| Keywords | Natural products chemistry, Chemical biology | ||
| Redox Biology | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor MOTOHASHI Hozumi |
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Undergrad education |
Medicine | ||
| Campus | Seiryo | ||
| Keywords | KEAP1-NRF2 system, transcriptional regulation, oxidative stress, mitochondria, sulfur metabolism, aging, inflammation, macrophage | ||
| Bioorganic Medicinal Chemistry | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor DOI Takayuki |
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Undergrad education |
Pharmaceutical | ||
| Campus | Aobayama | ||
| Keywords | natural product synthesis, design and synthesis of bioactive molecules, molecular probe synthesis | ||
| RNA Physiology | |||
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| Faculty |
Professor WEI Fan Yan |
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| Campus | Seiryo | ||
| Keywords | RNA modification, nucleic acids metabolism, mitochondria, mass spectrometry | ||