Department of Applied Biological Science

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Introduction

The Department of Applied Biological Science explores the basic laws of life science, ranging from microorganisms to human beings, and fosters human resources who possess the ability to plan and execute thorough experimental strategies for resolving issues in science, agriculture, medicine and pharmaceutical science, and environmental engineering.

List of Research Areas and Faculty Members

Course	Faculty in Charge		Research Institute Area
Environmental Information Biology	Professor	Kazuyuki Kuchitsu	Molecular Mechanisms of Environmental Responses and Signal Transduction
Molecular Pathology	Professor	Osamu Koiwai	Mechanisms of Onset of Inherited Metabolic Disorders
Biochemistry	Professor	Takao Arai	Biochemical/Cell Biological Studies of Cytoskeletal Functions in Neurons
Applied Microbiology	Professor	Takao Arai
Applied Microbiology	Professor	Shigeru Mineki	Environmental Microbiology, Environmental Conservation
Microbial Ecology	Associate Professor	Tomonori Suzuki	Ecology and Phylogeny of Microorganisms
Biomaterial Chemistry	Professor	Mashiko Ikekita	Structure and Function of Complex Sugar Chains
Enzymology	Professor	Hayao Taguchi	Enzyme Engineering, Biomacromolecular Chemistry
Biophysics	Professor	Hayao Taguchi	Enzyme Engineering, Biomacromolecular Chemistry
Biophysics	Professor	Takashi Kunisawa	Genome Phylogeny and Evolution
Bioorganic Chemistry	Professor	Fumio Sugawara	Bioorganic Chemistry
Microbiology	Professor	Fumio Sugawara	Bioorganic Chemistry
Microbiology	Professor	Takashi Kamakura	Signal Transduction and Functional Differentiation of Microorganisms
Neuroscience	Professor	Teiichi Huruichi	Neurobiology of brain development
Molecular and Cellular Bioscience	Professor	Reiko Kuroda	Biochemistry, Biophysics
	Associate Professor	Sachihiro Matsunaga	Live cell imaging, cell division, development and morphogenesis
Developmental biology	Associate Professor	Naoyuki Wada	Tissue morphogenesis and regeneration
(Visiting Faculty Members and Research Fields Based on the Joint Graduate School System)
Bioinformation Chemistry	Visiting Professor	Toru Imamura	Mechanisms of Action of Cell Growth Factors
Bioinformation Chemistry	Professor*	Masahiko Ikekita	Mechanisms of Action of Cell Growth Factors
Molecular Biochemistry	Visiting Professor	Hiroyuki Sorimachi	Regulation for Cell Functions by Proteolysis
Molecular Biochemistry	Professor*	Hayao Taguchi	Regulation for Cell Functions by Proteolysis
Molecular Biology	Visiting Professor	Hisao Masai	Chromosomal DNA Replication and Cell Cycle Regulation
Molecular Biology	Professor*	Osamu Koiwai	Chromosomal DNA Replication and Cell Cycle Regulation
Molecular Genetics	Visiting Professor	Futoshi Shibasaki	Molecular Pathology for Hereditary Diseases and Development for Treatment
Molecular Genetics	Professor*	Masahiko Ikekita
Computational Glycomics	Visiting Professor	Kazuhiko Fukui	Glycoscience, Computational Science
Computational Glycomics	Professor*	Masahiko Ikekita	Glycoscience, Computational Science
Food Biochemistry	Visiting Professor	Kumiko Yabe	Aspects of Secondary Metabolites
Food Biochemistry	Professor*	Takao Arai	Aspects of Secondary Metabolites
Virus Life Sience	Visiting Associate Professor	Kouichi Watashi	Mechanistic analysis of the replication and development of therapeutics for tumor viruses such as hepatitis Band C virus
Virus Life Sience	Professor	Fumio Sugawara
(Note) * indicates deputy advisors.

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Department of Applied Biological Science

Introduction

List of Research Areas and Faculty Members

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