Department of
Biological Sciences

The Department of Biological Sciences is the only department in the Graduate School of Biological Sciences. In this department, high-level, specialized education with a particular focus on basic medicine, immunology, neuroscience, cancer biology, etc., which are systemic life sciences, is carried out using the facilities of the Research Institute for Biomedical Science, centering on themes that are currently gaining attention, such as molecular biology, immunobiology, bioinformatics, molecular pathology, chronobiology and cancer biology, with the major research areas of the Research Institute as the foundation. Here, the objective is to foster human resources who can carry out research activities from diversified perspectives and to communicate research results to the world as a “knowledge” base for life sciences, rather than being caught up in individualized fields of specialization as in the past. In addition to graduates of our University, which is a comprehensive science university, there are expectations for students who have learned the basics of science in various fields to gather from around the world. By ensuring that these students cultivate abundant creativity as well as advanced, specialized knowledge, while working hard with faculty members who are researchers active at the forefront of life sciences, we anticipate that they will succeed as bearers of the next generation who pioneer life sciences.