The objective of the Department of Biological Science and Technology is to clarify life phenomena from the perspective of fundamental biology such as biochemistry, molecular biology and cellular biology, and furthermore, to carry out research and education from the perspective of engineering with new biotechnology used in various fields related to bioengineering, which demonstrates significant developments, to cultivate human resources who posses creativity and fundamental capabilities to contribute to resolving the various issues that human beings are faced with, and to contribute broadly to society.
List of Research Areas and Faculty Members
Major | Name | Title | Research Area |
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Microbial Engineering | SHIMIZU Kiminori | Professor | Molecular Genetics, Applied Micobiology |
Developmental and Regenerative Engineering | MIYAGAWA Shinichi | Associate Professor | Developmental Biolgy, Endocrinology, Environmental Science |
SEGI-NISHIDA Eri | Associate Professor | Neuroscience, Pharmacology | |
Plant Biotechnology | SHIMADA Hiroaki | Professor | Plant Molecular Biology, Molecular Breeding |
ARIMURA Gen-ichiro | Professor | Genetic engineering, Ecology, Physiology | |
Genome Engineering | MURAKAMI Yasufumi | Professor | Genome Engineering, Genome Biology |
TOSHIMA Jiro | Professor | Molecular Genetics, Cell Biology | |
Biomacromolecule Engineering | SHIROISHI Mitsunori | Associate Professor | Protein Engineering, Structural Biology, Biophisics |
NISHINO Tatsuya | Associate Professor | Protein Engineering, Structural Biology | |
Biomolecular Chemistry | TAMURA Koji | Professor | Functional Biomolecular Chemistry |
HORITO Shigeomi | Professor | Carbohydrate Chemistry | |
Immunoengineering | NISHIYAMA Chiharu | Professor | Molecular and Cellular Immunology, Allergy |
(Visiting Faculty Members and Research Fields Based on the Joint Graduate School System) | |||
Environment Engineering | YOSHIHARA Toshihiro | Visiting Professor | Environment Plant Science, Plant Dietetics (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry) |
SHIMADA Hiroaki | Professor* | ||
Virus Engineering | SUZUKI Ryosuke | Visiting Professor | Molecular Virology |
TAMURA Koji | Professor* | ||
Molecular Oncology | YOSHIOKA Ken-ichi | Visiting Associate Professor | Cell Biology and Biochemistry |
MURAKAMI Yasufumi | Professor* | ||
SHIROISHI Mitsunori | Associate Professor* | ||
Cancer Prevention | MUTOH Michihiro | Visiting Professor | Molecular and Cellular Biology, Molecular Genetics |
TOSHIMA Jiro | Professor* | ||
(Note) * indicates deputy advisors. |