Members(undergraduate school)

Department of Life Sciences
Department of Agricultural and Forest Sciences   
Department of Environmental and Sustainability Sciences   
Education and Research Center for Biological Resources

Department of Life Sciences

Academic Advisor Main Research Projects
Prof. AKAMA Kazuhito Studies on regulatory mechanism of tRNA gene expression and physiological function of γ aminobutyric acid (GABA) in plants
Prof. KODAMA Yuuki Elucidation of the mechanism that establishes endosymbiosis between the ciliate Paramecium bursaria and Chlorella spp.
Prof. NISHIKAWA Akio Mechanism of myogenesis and interdigital cell death in amphibian
Prof. MATSUZAKI Takashi Control mechanisms of hair formation and hair cycle
Assoc.Prof. ISHIDA Hideki Cell motility mechanisms of protists
Assis.Prof. AKIHIRO Takashi Isolation and characterization of the novel membrane transport protein from the plant

Assis.Prof.YAMAGUCHI Yoko

Comparative physiology and endocrinology of body fluid regulation in vertebrates
Prof. ARANISHI Futoshi Molecular evolutionary, ecological and conservative genetics of aquatic organisms
Prof. HIROHASHI Noritaka Reproductive physiology of marine invertebrates
Assoc.Prof. TAKAHARA Teruhiko Studies on the distribution, physiological ecology, and interactions of animals and/or plants using environmental biomolecules (eDNA, eRNA, eProteins) and info-chemicals
Assoc.Prof. MOUGI Akihiko Theoretical study on maintenance mechanism of biodiversity
Assis.Prof. SUGAI Kyoko Ecological genetics of woody plants on islands

Prof. ISHIKAWA Takahiro

Physiology and metabolism of ascorbic acid in plants and microalgae

Prof. SHIOTSUKI Takahiro

Chemical biology and molecular mechanisms in regulation of insect development and their application
Prof. MARUTA Takanori Redox control and stress response in plants

Prof. YAMAMOTO Tatsuyuki

Biomedical applications of Raman spectroscopy

Assoc.Prof. IKEDA Izumi

Design and synthesis of bioactive molecules

Assoc.Prof. OGAWA Takahisa

Metabolism and regulatory mechanism of cofactors in plants

Assoc.Prof. YOSHIKIYO Keisuke

Molecular recognition engineering using cyclodextrins
Assis.Prof.H.Noothalapati Biomolecular Spectroscopy, Raman Microspectroscopy, Bioanalytical Chemistry

Prof. KAWAMUKAI Makoto

Molecular genetics and application of yeast
Assoc.Prof. H. ShimizuProf. SHIMIZU Hidetoshi Study on the relationship between food-derived intestinal bacterial metabolites or cyanobacteria-derived toxins, and pathogenesis of diseases

Prof. MUROTA Kaeko

Elucidation of the bioavailability of lipophilic functional food factors

Assoc.Prof. KAINO Tomohiro

Elucidation of biosynthesis, regulatory mechanism and function of coenzyme Q (ubiquinone)

Assoc.Prof. JISAKA Mitsuo

Structure and function of enzymes involved in lipid peroxidation and following reactions

Assoc.Prof. NISHIMURA Kohji

Membrane trafficking machinery of proteins in plant cells

Assoc.Prof. MATSUO Yasuhiro

Cell signaling and cell cycle control in fission yeast

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Department of Agricultural and Forest Sciences

Academic Advisor Main Research Projects
Prof. ICHINOHE Toshiyoshi Feeding regimen of ruminant animal
Assoc.Prof.UJIIE Kazuhiro Crop physiology, Development of cultivation techniques
Assoc.Prof. KADOWAKI Masayuki Photosynthesis, Dry matter production
Assoc.Prof. KOBAYASI Kazuhiro Functional morphology and abiotic stress in crop science
Assis.Prof. ADACHI Fumihiko Relationship between growing condition and crop production
Assis.Prof. SHIRO Sokichi Utilization of useful microbes in crop production
Assis.Prof. SONG Sanghoun Physiological control of tissue development in animal body
Prof. ASAO Toshiki Hydroponics, Autotoxicity
Prof. ESUMI Tomoya Reproductive physiology in fruit and ornamental trees
Prof. OHTA Katsumi Morphogenesis and its control in horticultural plants
Prof. KOBAYASHI Nobuo Evaluation of plant genetic resources and its application
Prof. MATSUMOTO Toshikazu Fruit cultivation, Postharvest
Assoc.Prof. IKEURA Hiromi Analysis of the scent of vegetables, fruits and flowers
Assoc.Prof. TANAKA Hideyuki Effective propagation in horticultural plants
Assoc.Prof. NAKATSUKA Akira Gene analysis and  DNA marker selection of agricultural traits  in ornamental plant.
Molecular approach of ripening and post-harvest physiology in fruit.
Assoc.Prof. MORI Yoshiko Financial activity of agriculture management entities and agricultural financing in the rural economy
Assoc.Prof. YASUNAGA Nobuyoshi Analysis on the relationship between community characteristics and economic development in rural areas and social elements of regional management
Assis.Prof. NAKAMA Yukiko Historical analysis of agricultural policies
Assoc.Prof. N. YasunagaAssis.Prof. SELEKY Rosalia Natalia Research on international agricultural economics related to the farm business management, Agri-bio business, and agricultural sustainability in rural development
Prof. YOSHIMURA Tetsuhiko Forest engineering
Assoc.Prof. TAKAHASHI Erina Forest resources management
Assoc.Prof. YONE Yasumichi Forest remote sensing

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Department of Environmental and Sustainability Sciences

Academic Advisor Main Research Projects
Prof. UENO Makoto Studies on the expression of resistance in plant-microbe interaction
Prof. Kita Ichir Analysis of water use systems with mathematical programming and effective utilization of rainwater as water resource
Prof. KIHARA Junichi Photomorphogenesis in phytopathogenic fungi
Prof. KUWABARA Tomoyuki Research on conservation of water environment, and purification of wastewater and environmental water.
Prof. TAKEDA Ikuo Water quality and hydrology in catchment area
Prof. MASUNAGA Tsugiyuki Enhancement and Control of soil ecosystem functions of plant production and environmental purification, Nutritional ecology in soil-water- plant ecosystems
Prof. MIYANAGA Ryoichi Bee biology
Prof. YANO Akira Plant environment photonics
Prof. YAMAGUCHI Keiko Aquatic environment analysis with benthic organisms and its application to renovating water environment
Prof. ISHII Masayuki Performance based design and performance evaluation of irrigation facilities in multifunctional aspects
Assoc.Prof. IZUMI Yohei Physiological and biochemical study on seasonal adaptation of insect
Assoc.prof. KUBO Masako Dynamics of riparian forest, Management of semi-natural grassland
Assoc. Prof. KURATA Kengo Ecology for Estuarine Ecosystems and Coastal Lagoon Environments
Assoc.Prof. SATO Kuniaki Development of technology for environmental restoration and resource recycling by soil ecological engineering
Assoc.Prof. SUYAMA Kousuke Evaluation of pesticide side effects on microbial ecosystem, Development of teaching materials about pesticide
Assoc.Prof. NAGANAWA Takahiko Spatial variation and diversity in soil ecology
Assoc.Prof. HASHIMOTO Tetu Estimation and evaluation of water source forest effects on water supply using simple hydrological models
Assoc.Prof. KIHARA Yasutaka Development of catchment-scale hydrologic model using GIS
Assis.Prof. UENO Kazuhiro Study on maintenance methods and disaster prevention and mitigation methods for irrigation and drainage facilities
Assis.Prof. SATO Hirokazu River engineering (locality of flood control, flood fighting, sediment transport system, cultural property of rivers)
Assis.Prof. SATO Mari Maintenance of the overaged earth structures
Assis.Prof. SHIMIZU Kaya Ecology of arthropod community in tropical rain forest of South East Asia, Interactions among ants, the other arthropods and plants
Assis.Prof. NAGATO Edward Gou The formation and environmental dynamics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon congeners
Assis.Prof. HAYASHI Shohei Quorum sensing of nodule-forming bacteria, Control of odorous compounds-producing cyanobacteria and actinomycetes in aquatic ecosystems, Physiological characteristics and useful substances production of Antarctic bacteria, Genetic features of herbicide 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T-degrading bacteria
Assis.Prof. FUKADA Kotaro Studies on dynamics of air in soil by acoustic measurement method
Assis.Prof. FUJIMAKI Reiji Nutrient cycling, stream water quality & soil ecology in forest ecosystems
Assis.Prof. LI Zhi Development of environment control system for agricultural cultivation facilities using photovoltaic and electrical engineering technologies

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Education and Research Center for Biological Resources

Academic Advisor Main Research Projects
Forest Science
Assoc.Prof. YAMASHITA Tamon
Nutrient dynamics in forest soils, Soil environment below tropical rain forest of Southeast Asia
Agricultural Science
Prof. MATSUMOTO Shingo Soil Science and Plant  Nutrition
Assessment of the risk of heavy metal uptake by paddy rice due to global warming and countermeasures
Elucidation of the absorption and elimination functions of toxic heavy metals by crops
Marine Biological Science
Assoc.Prof. YOSHIDA Masaaki Evolutionary genomics targeting non-model organisms in oceans
Assis.Prof. Z. LiAssis.Prof. ONO Hiroki The main theme of my research is elucidating developmental changes which contribute to morphological evolution in animals. I am currently focusing on the cardiovascular formation in coleoid cephalopods and the genetic changes contributing to species-specific phenotype in amphioxus as well as developmental researches in other marine organisms.