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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microbial Engineering | SHIMIZU Kiminori | Professor | Molecular Genetics, Applied Micobiology |
| Developmental and Regenerative Engineering | SEGI-NISHIDA Eri | Professor | Neuroscience, Pharmacology |
| MIYAGAWA Shinichi | Professor | Developmental Biolgy, Endocrinology, Environmental Science | |
| Plant Biotechnology | ARIMURA Gen-ichiro | Professor | Genetic engineering, Ecology, Physiology |
| TAKAHASHI Fuminori | Associate Professor | Plant Molecular Biology | |
| Genome Engineering | TOSHIMA Jiro | Professor | Molecular Genetics, Cell Biology |
| KONDO Shu | Associate Professor | Genome Engineering | |
| Biomacromolecule Engineering | NISHINO Tatsuya | Professor | Protein Engineering, Structural Biology |
| SHIROISHI Mitsunori | Professor | Protein Engineering, Structural Biology, Biophisics | |
| Biomolecular Chemistry | TAMURA Koji | Professor | Functional Biomolecular Chemistry |
| YOSHIDA Suguru | AssociateProfessor | Organic chemistry , Chemical biology | |
| Immunoengineering | NISHIYAMA Chiharu | Professor | Molecular and Cellular Immunology, Allergy |
| (Visiting Faculty Members and Research Fields Based on the Joint Graduate School System) | |||
| Virus Engineering | SUZUKI Ryosuke | Visiting Professor | Molecular Virology |
| TAMURA Koji | Professor* | ||
| AINAI Akira | Visiting Associate Professor | Vaccinology | |
| TAMURA Koji | Professor* | ||
| Molecular Oncology | YOSHIOKA Ken-ichi | Visiting Professor | Cell Biology and Biochemistry |
| TOSHIMA Jiro | Professor* | ||
| SHIROISHI Mitsunri | Professor* | Virus Control Science | NAGANO Makoto | Visiting Associate Professor | Cell Engineering・Molecular Genetics |
| TOSHIMA Jiro | Professor* | ||
| (Note) * indicates deputy advisors. | |||
