Faculty Members: Academic Areas and Research Topics
Frontier Bioscience Field
Tomoyuki Kaneko
Professor
Biophysics, cell biology
Research on cellular communication, grouping effect and constructive buildup of artificial cells using synthetic lipid membrane vesicles
Ikuro Kawagishi
Professor
Molecular biology, biophysics
Elucidating bacilli’s environmental response sensor mechanisms for detecting stimuli and information transmission mechanisms of supramolecular systems, including sensors, at the molecular level
Takahide Kon
Professor
Biophysics, cell biology
Analysis of the molecular mechanism controlling cellular motion; unravel the secrets of the power-generating mechanism of bio-protein molecular motors
Tsutomu Sato
Professor
Molecular biology
Analyzing and researching cell division processes that occur in response to changes in prokaryotes’ environments at the molecular level, with the intention of elucidating an overall picture of genetic networks in cell differentiation
Antonio Tsuneshige
Professor
Biophysical chemistry, protein science, biomolecular spectroscopy
Thermodynamics of protein-protein interaction and protein-low molecule interaction, the structures of biopolymers and interrelated functions in macromolecule crowding environments, effects of hydration and solvents on proteins
Ayae Honda
Professor
Molecular virology
Correlation between influenza virus RNA polymerase’s structure and functions, biochemical and cell biological analyses of cells infected or uninfected by influenza viruses
Kaneyoshi Yamamoto
Professor
Molecular biology, genome biology
Research to comprehensively analyze bacteria’s diverse adaptation capability mechanisms in conjunction with environmental changes, primarily genome function expression networks
Naoki Mizusawa
Professor
Phototrophic biology
Research on the structure and functions of oxygen-generating type phototrophic device, the study of molecular level mechanisms related to the stabilization and assembly of phototrophic devices
Clinical Plant Science Field
Seiju Ishikawa
Professor
Plant clinical science
Develop diagnostic techniques for plant diseases and explore the development of eco-friendly original preventive and therapeutic techniques by collecting and evaluating useful microorganisms
Kenro Oshima
Professor
Medical science on plant genomes
Investigate the infectious mechanisms of pathogens by utilizing latest techniques including genome analysis and transcriptome analysis; construct a new molecular basis for protecting plants from diseases
Fujio Kadono
Professor
Botanical medicine, applied entomology, plant acarology
Devising new clinical botanical medicine systems by classifying the varieties of insects and mites that cause plant diseases, elucidating their ecologies, establishing control methods, and developing diagnostic technologies
Toshiyuki Nagata
Professor
Plant physiology
Elucidating cell proliferation mechanisms to better understand botanical medicine, and employing molecular cell biology to elucidate how such mechanisms relate to the formation of their morphologies and what kinds of effects environmental factors have
Takeshi Nishio
Professor
Botanical medicine
Developing diagnostic technologies for the filamentous fungi, bacilli, and viruses that cause plant diseases; developing measures to prevent the proliferation of pathogens as well as treatment technologies; research into the relationships between food production and the environment
Hiroshi Hamamoto
Professor
Plant pathology, botanical medicine
Devising basic plant pathogen diagnostic, treatment, and prevention technologies and developing advanced technologies; employing biotechnology to selectively breed resistance to plant pathogens
Toshio Sano
Associate professor
Plant nutrition and physiology
Research into the molecular mechanisms of metabolism and the way plants absorb mineral nutrients to develop diagnostic and preventive technologies for plant physiological disorders and useful crops in terms of functional food
Satoshi Kagiwada
Lecturer
Ecology of plant pathogens
Develop diagnostic techniques for plant diseases, establish an identifying method for microorganisms that carry pathogens of plant diseases; elucidate the molecular-level mechanism of microorganisms when they cause diseases in plants