Department of Biology
Basic Biology Course
Name | Title | Research Field | Research Subject | Link |
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Masaki KURO-O | Professor | Molecular Cytogenetics | Analysis of genetic diversity based on nucleotide sequences and/or chromosome in vertebrates | |
Kazuya KOBAYASHI | Professor | Developmental & Reproductive Biology | Mechanisms underlying regulation of reproductive switching between asexual and sexual reproduction in planarians | |
Atsuo NISHINO | Professor | Animal Physiology & Molecular Evolution | Molecular evolutionary studies on muscle and nerve cell functions | |
Hiroshi OHKAWA | Associate Professor | Plant Molecular Physiology | Fundamental and applied studies on molecular physiology in photosynthetic organisms | |
Michiko SASABE | Associate Professor | Plant Cell Biology | Molecular mechanisms regulating cell division and cell differentiation in plants | |
Wataru YOSHIDA | Assistant Professor | Molecular Developmental Biology | Research on the morphogenetic mechanism and regulation of gene expression in sea cucumber Holothurian | |
Sho Fujii | Assistant Professor | Plant physiology | Physiological studies on chloroplast biogenesis in plants |
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Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology Course
Name | Title | Research Field | Research Subject | Link |
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Nobuyuki AZUMA | Professor | Animal Ecology | (1) Ecology of fishes and birds (2) Conservation and restoration of ecosystem | |
Kiyoshi ISHIDA | Professor | Forest Ecology | Ecological studies on plant adaptive and evolutionary mechanisms | |
Hiroshi IKEDA | Associate Professor | Evolutionary Ecology | Studies of evolution and biodiversity using invertebrates such as insects and earthworms | |
Atsushi SOGABE | Associate Professor | Animal Ecology | Studies on the ecology and evolution of animal behavior, particularly in fish and other aquatic animals | |
Akira YAMAWO | Associate Professor | Forest Ecology | Ecological studies on plant adaptive and evolutionary mechanisms |
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Basic Life Science Course
Name | Title | Research Field | Research Subject | Link |
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Hyouta HIMENO | Professor | Biochemistry, Molecular Biology | Molecular mechanism of translation, Ribosome maturation pathway, Novel stress response pathway involved in ribosome | |
Chisato USHIDA | Professor | Molecular Biology | Structure and function of intermediate-size non-protein-coding RNAs (is-ncRNAs), Functional RNomics | |
Noboru TAKADA | Associate Professor | Natural Products Chemistry | Chemical studies on bioactive natural products | |
Eiji MORITA | Associate Professor | Cell Biology, Virology | Studies of virus and host cell interactions that regulate viral pathogenesis. | |
Hitoshi YOKOYAMA | Associate Professor | Developmental Biology Regenerative Biology |
Organ-level regeneration such as limb regeneration and skin regeneration mainly using an amphibian model system, Xenopus. | |
Daisuke KURITA | Associate Professor | Biochemistry | Structure and mechanism in protein synthesis, Molecular mimicry in translation. | |
Koki HATAKEYAMA | Assistant Professor | Immunobiology | Study on metastasis of cancer, The establishment of murine tumor cell line, Image analysis of the cell movement. |
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Applied Life Science Course
Name | Title | Research Field | Research Subject | Link |
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Masaru HASHIMOTO | Professor | Bioorganic Chemistry | Isolation and Structural determination of biologically active metabolites, Organic syntheses, and their Applications | |
Takashi YOSHIDA | Professor | Enzymology | Structure, function, and application of carbohydrate-degrading enzymes. | |
Akio TONOUCHI | Professor | Environmental Microbiology | Research on environmental microorganisms | |
Kimitoshi SAKAMOTO | Associate Professor | Biological Chemistry | Mechanisms of oxygen independent mitochondrial electron transfer | |
Tomonori SONOKI | Associate Professor | Applied Microbiology | Characterization and application of microbial function for sustainable production of chemicals and fuels | |
Shigeki HAMADA | Associate Professor | Plant Biochemistry, Enzymology | Analytical and applied studies on metabolic production mechanisms in plant and microbe | |
Yudai HIGUCHI | Assistant professor | Microbial Chemistry | Research on metabolism, enzymes, and genes of microorganisms involved in the degradation of lignocellulosic biomass. |
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Department of Applied Biology and Food Sciences
Biotechnology Course
Name | Title | Research Field | Research Subject | Link |
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Ryuji ISHIKAWA | Professor | Plant Breeding | Rice genomics and genetics,Development of Genetic resources | |
Mineo SENDA | Professor | Plant Genomics | Seed Pigmentation Phenomena in Yellow Soybean | |
Akiko KASHIWAGI | Professor | Microbial Genetics | Molecular genetics of bacteria | |
Katsunori TANAKA | Assistant Professor | Plant Breeding | Genetics in rice and melon, Utilization of Genetic Resources |
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Food Science Course
Name | Title | Research Field | Research Subject | Link |
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Kunihisa IWAI | Professor | Food Functional Science | Nutrition and biological function of regional food. Pharmacokinetics and analyses of functional ingredients. |
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Akira NAKAJIMA | Professor | Food Toxicology | Pharmacology and toxicology of chemicals in food | |
Yukinori SATO | Professor | Food Science | Food Materials Science and Technology | |
Norihito KIMIZUKA | Associate Professor | Food Preservation | Phase Transitions in Foods. Food Processing and Storage. | |
Harutoshi TSUDA | Associate Professor | Animal Food Technology | Suppression of contaminated bacteria in fermented dairy products | |
Makoto NISHIZUKA | Associate Professor | Food Science, Molecular biology | Molecular mechanisms of adipocyte differentiation and cancer metastasis | |
Tomoyuki HIGUCHI | Associate Professor | Food Science | Effects on components and nutritional function of food by processing. Studies on utilization of local food resources. |
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Hayato MAEDA | Associate Professor | Food Chemistry | Nutrition and biological function of food resources. | |
Ryoko YAMAMOTO | Assistant Professor | Food science, Nutrition | Research on food ingredients for prevention and amelioration of lifestyle diseases |
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Plant Protection and Environment Course
Name | Title | Research Field | Research Subject | Link |
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Kazuaki TANAKA | Professor | Plant Pathology | Taxonomy and phylogeny of microfungi (Ascomycota) | |
Nobuhiko MATSUYAMA | Professor | Soil Science | Soil production, cultivation system | |
Yu KANEKO | Associate Professor | Insect Physiology | Insect Endocrinology, Developmental Biology | |
Ryohei SUGAHARA | Assistant Professor | Insect Science | 1) Locust phase polyphenism 2) Edible insect |
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Department of International Agriculture and Horticulture
Agriculture and Horticulture Course
Name | Title | Research Field | Research Subject | Link |
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ZHANG Shu-huai | Professor | Agricultural Engineering | 1)Non-destructive measurements for agricultural product’s quality 2)Applications of image processing and sensing technology for agriculture |
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Tomoo MAEDA | Professor | Vegetable science | Studies on relationship between cultural condition and contents of phytochemicals in vegetables | |
Masatoshi MATSUZAKI | Professor | Animal Feeding | We are doing research aiming at 1)Improvement of animal performance by nutritional manipulation in early life 2)Better utilization of unused biomass materials in animal feeding |
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Fuminori KAWABATA | Associate Professor | Physiology of Domestic Animals | Analysis of taste systems in domestic animals such as chickens, cows, pigs, and sheep. | |
Hiroki KOBAYAKAWA | Associate Professor | Crop Science | (1) Studies on the responses of staple crop such as rice, wheat and soybean to global environmental changes (2) Studies on the efficient utilization of unused plant resources and local specialty crops |
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Kazushige HONDA | Associate Professor | Floriculture ( Ornamental Horticulture ) | Hybridization breeding and using tissue culture technique to raise hybrid of ornamental plant. Studying on plant reproduction to utilize and conserve the native wild plant species. |
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YE Xujun | Associate Professor | Agricultural Machinery | 1)Application of remote sensing technology in Agriculture 2)Development of quality evaluation technologies for agricultural products using optical sensing |
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Norimitsu TANAKA | Associate Professor | Pomology | We are studying gene function involved in flower bud formation and parthenocarpy in apple. |
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Agricultural Economics Course
Name | Title | Research Field | Research Subject | Link |
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Masami IZUMIYA | Professor | Agricultural Marketing | Economic analysis of waste biomass recycling | |
Satoshi ISHITSUKA | Professor | Food Economics | Expansion of marketing strategic in food industry | |
Takumi NARITA | Associate Professor | International Food Marketing | Studies on functions of agricultural products distribution structure | |
Takahiro SATO | Associate Professor | International Agriculture and Rural Development | Studies on the relationships between rural livelihoods and dynamics of environment, technologies and institutions. | |
YOU Gyunghee | Associate Professor | International Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives | Studies on the Effect of International Economics on Japanese Agriculture Economy | |
Suguru MASAKI | Assistant Professor | Agricultural economics/Regional agriculture | Research on challenges, opportunities and solutions in rural communities, as well as the utilization of support system in rural areas. | |
Satoshi YOSHINAKA | Assistant Professor | Farm Management | Studies on the condition of business analysis of a farmer or the agricultural organization and method of the support of the regional core farmers. | |
Ryo TAKANO | Assistant Professor | Rural sociology | Studies on the rural life and agricultural land and forest management. |
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Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering
Agricultural Civil Engineering Course / Rural Environment Studies Course
Name | Title | Research Field | Research Subject | Link |
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Choichi SASAKI | Professor | Agricultural Land Engineering | Studies on percolation pattern of paddy fields and its influence as multi-functionality of paddies | |
Hiroyuki FUJISAKI | Professor | Rural Planning | Studies on sustainable rural development, especially for farm land consolidation, rural tourism, and so on | |
Atsushi MARUI | Professor | Irrigation, Drainage Water Use Engineering | Research of the required water quantity and quality for crop production in multiple field using hydrological approach, irritation and drainage system design | |
Hiroshi MORI | Professor | Agricultural Facilities Engineering | Study on evaluation of a static-dynamic stability and a performance based design for agricultural hydraulic structures with soil foundations | |
Akira ENDO | Associate Professor | Agricultural Land Physics | To develop the soil environment management technique in agricultural land, I’m studying in order to obvious for behavior of the inorganic nitrogen in the agricultural land soil that can be recommended from both the environmental aspects of soil and groundwater and the growth of the crop. | |
Ko KATO | Associate Professor | Agricultural Information Engineering | Studies on utilization of agricultural land information and management of irrigation and drainage structures facilities | |
Shigeoki MORITANI | Associate Professor | Rural Energy Engineering | Research of the winter growing methods in greenhouse with the groundwater utilization | |
Chihiro KATO | Associate Professor | Agricultural Land Conservation | Studies on land conservation and prediction of soil physical environment such as soil water, heat and gas condition in agricultural fields | |
TSOU, Ching-Ying | Assistant Professor | Environment Planning on Mountainous Area | Studying earth surface processes and geological phenomena for sediment-related hazard reduction and environment conservation. | |
Kenichi YATAYA | Assistant Professor | Irrigation, Drainage and Hydraulic Engineering | Studies on fish passages in rivers using hydraulic approach |
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Teaching and Research Center for Bio-coexistence
Fujisaki Farm, Teaching and Research Center for Bio-coexistence
Name | Title | Research Field | Research Subject | Link |
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Daiyu ITO | Professor | Pomology and Agricultural Meteorology Research Subject | New apple cultivation technology, Carbon/water budget in apple orchard | |
Taishi HAYASHIDA | Assistant Professor | Pomology | New apple cultivation technology, Labor-saving cultivation of Japanese pear |
Kanagi Farm, Teaching and Research Center for Bio-coexistence
Name | Title | Research Field | Research Subject | Link |
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Kang, Dong-Jin | Associate Professor | Crop Science and Stress Physiology | Physiological study on the abiotic stresses in crops | |
FANG JIACHEN | Assistant Professor | Animal Production | Utilization of unused organic materials for animal feed |
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The Shirakami Research Center for Environmental Sciences
Name | Title | Research Field | Research Subject | Link |
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Takeyuki NAKAMURA | Professor | Living organisms diversity/classification Form/structure | Taxonomy of Mecoptera and Diptera with special interests in insects living in cool / frigid zones. | |
Hiroki YAMAGISHI | Associate Professor | Ecology/environment | Plant Ecology, Plant taxonomy. Studies on the ecology and evolution of wild plants. |
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