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
Major | Name | Title | Research Area |
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Environmental Information Biology | KUCHITSU Kazuyuki | Professor | Molecular Mechanisms of Environmental Responses and Signal Transduction |
NAKAJIMA Masahiro | Associate Professor | Enzyme Engineering, Biomacromolecular Chemistry and Structural Biology | |
Enzymology Biophysics |
TAGUCHI Hayao | Professor | Enzyme Engineering, Biomacromolecular Chemistry |
Molecular Biology | KAMAKURA Takashi | Professor | Molecular biology, Applied microbiology (Molecular biology of fungi and bacteria) |
Neuroscience | FURUICHI Teiichi | Professor | Neurobiology of brain development |
Developmental Biology | WADA Naoyuki | Professor | Tissue morphogenesis and regeneration |
Microbial Ecology | SUZUKI Tomonori | Professor | Ecology and Phylogeny of Microorganisms |
Bioorganic Chemistry | KURAMOCHI Kouji | Professor | Chemical Biology, Organic Synthesis |
Biochemistry Biophysics |
MASAIKE Tomoko | Associate Professor | Single-molecule Biology,Mechanisms Of Proteins |
Applied Biochemistry | FURUYA Toshiki | Junior Associate Professor | Microbial metabolism and enzyme catalysis |
Cancer Cell Biology | SADAIE Mahito | Associate Professor | Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology |
Cell Biology, Biochemistry | NAKAMURA Yoshikazu | Associate Professor | Lipid biology, Dermatology |
(Visiting Faculty Members and Research Fields Based on the Joint Graduate School System) | |||
Molecular Biology | MASAI Hisao | Visiting Professor | Chromosomal DNA Replication and Cell Cycle Regulation |
MAEZAWA So | Associate Professor* | ||
Molecular Genetics | SHIBASAKI Futoshi | Visiting Professor | Molecular Pathology for Hereditary Diseases and Development for Treatment |
WADA Naoyuki | Professor* | ||
Food Biochemistry | MACHIDA Sachiko | Visiting Professor | Membrane chemistry (Membrane protein), Biomolecular engineering |
TAGUCHI Hayao | Professor* | ||
Virus Life Science | WATASHI Koichi | Visiting Professor | Mechanistic analysis of the replication and development of therapeutics for tumor viruses such as hepatitis Band C virus |
KURAMOCHI Kouji | Associate Professor* | ||
Medical Science | HIROTA Tohru | Visiting Professor | Cell cycle, Cell division, Chromosome dynamics |
SADAIE Mahito | Associate Professor* | ||
Biological Clock | OISHI Katsutaka | Visiting Associate Professor | Biological clock research |
WADA Naoyuki | Professor* | ||
Plant Stress Physiology | IMAI Ryozo | Visiting Professor | Molecular responses of plants to environmental stresses, Genome editing and plant biotechnology |
KUCHITSU Kazuyuki | Professor* | ||
Plant Molecular Biology | MORI Masaki | Visiting Professor | Plant Immunity, Molecular Breeding of Crops |
KAMAKURA Takashi | Professor* | ||
(Note) * indicates deputy advisors. |