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. Teppei Ikeya

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

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

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

Drug Discovery and Disease Research

Prof. Naoko Kurosaki (Virology, Genetic Engineering)

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

Assistant Prof. Bo Zhu

Prof. Kenji Yamagishi

Biological and Ecological Engineering Research

Assistant Prof. Makoto Shirakawa (Forest Microbiology, Molecular Ecology, Mycology)

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

Prof. Ugai Watanabe (Plant Physiology, Wood Science)