Department of Life Science

Current research in our department spans a wide range of fields in life science.

Specific areas of focus in the department are "basic research of life sciences", "drug discovery and disease research", and "biological and ecological engineering".

Basic Research of Life Sciences

Prof. Hidenori Kiyosawa (Genomic Science, Molecular Genetics, Epigenetics)

Assistant Prof. Takaaki Narita (Biochemistry, Microbiology, Molecular Cell Biology)

Associate Prof. Naoki Nemoto (Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Evolution)

Drug Discovery and Disease Research

Prof. Gota Kawai (Structural Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry)

Prof. Naoko Kurosaki (Virology, Genetic Engineering)

Prof. Taiichi Sakamoto (RNA Engineering, Structural Biology, Evolutionary Molecular Engineering)

Associate Prof. Kahoko Hashimoto (Immunology, Pathology, Genetic Engineering)

Biological and Ecological Engineering Research

Prof. Michio Gomyo (Applied Ecology, Social Ecology, Ecosystem Education)

Assistant Prof. Koyuki Kondo (Physiology of environmental stress responses, Molecular biology, Genetic engineering)

Prof. Kazuhito Murakami (Microbial Ecology, Ecological Engineering, Molecular Ecology)

Prof. Ugai Watanabe (Plant Physiology, Wood Science)