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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Physiology and metabolism of ascorbic acid in plants and microalgae | |
| Chemical biology and molecular mechanisms in regulation of insect development and their application | |
| Prof. MARUTA Takanori | Redox control and stress response in plants |
| Biomedical applications of Raman spectroscopy | |
| Design and synthesis of bioactive molecules | |
| Metabolism and regulatory mechanism of cofactors in plants | |
| Molecular recognition engineering using cyclodextrins | |
| Assis.Prof.H.Noothalapati | Biomolecular Spectroscopy, Raman Microspectroscopy, Bioanalytical Chemistry |
| Prof. SHIMIZU Hidetoshi | Study on the relationship between food-derived intestinal bacterial metabolites or cyanobacteria-derived toxins, and pathogenesis of diseases |
| Elucidation of the bioavailability of lipophilic functional food factors | |
| Elucidation of biosynthesis, regulatory mechanism and function of coenzyme Q (ubiquinone) | |
| Structure and function of enzymes involved in lipid peroxidation and following reactions | |
| Membrane trafficking machinery of proteins in plant cells | |
| Cell signaling and cell cycle control in fission yeast |
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. ESUMI Tomoya | Reproductive physiology in fruit and ornamental trees |
| 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 |
| Assis.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 |
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. 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. 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. HASHIMOTO Tetu | Estimation and evaluation of water source forest effects on water supply using simple hydrological models |
| Assoc.Prof. UENO Kazuhiro | Study on maintenance methods and disaster prevention and mitigation methods for irrigation and drainage facilities |
| Assoc.Prof. SATO Hirokazu | River engineering (locality of flood control, flood fighting, sediment transport system, cultural property of rivers) |
| Assoc.Prof. KIHARA Yasutaka | Development of catchment-scale hydrologic model using GIS |
| 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 |
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
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| 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. 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. |