Biology and Environmental Science
The research and educational aim of the Course of Biology and Environmental Science is an overall understanding of living organisms, earth environments, and the relation between them. The present Course consists of two divisions (sub-course) as follows :
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 Sciences of Biological Functions
Aiming at the comprehensive understanding of biological phenomena, we are trying to analyze a variety of structures and functions of living organisms at the molecular and cellular levels. Researches are focused especially on morphogenesis of plant cells and organs, adaptive responses of plants to environments, early development of animal embryos and evolution of brain morphology in vertebrates.
| Staffs and Research Fields |
| Evolution of the vertebrate brain : comparative and developmental analysis. |
| Yasunori Murakami |
| Cell differentiation, morphogenesis, and environmental responses in higher plants. |
| Yasushi Sato |
| Molecular response of higher plant to water and temperature stress. |
| Yoh Sakuma |
| Morphogenesis and organogenesis of echinoderm embryos during early development. |
| Hiromi Takata |
| Functions of cytoskeletons in plant cells. Mechanisms of plant growth regulation by phytohormones. |
| Tsuyoshi Kaneta |
| Comparative embryological studies of arthropods, with special reference to the insects. |
| Makiko Fukui |
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Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Our faculty members have been working to elucidate the dynamic nature and changes in the biosphere where organisms and environments interact with each other. Our work spans various disciplines and fields : biology and ecology of various organisms in the terrestrial and aquatic realms, and the interand intraspecific interactions therein ; mechanism and history of evolution of microscopic to macroscopic organisms ; material cycle in the aquatic ecosystems ; and, toxicity of chemical pollutants to organisms.
| Staffs and Research Fields |
| Ecotoxicology of wildlife and species-diversity of disruption of cellular signaling pathway by environmental chemicals |
| Hisato Iwata |
| Experimental analysis of relationships between evolutionary processes and ecological interactions using microbial model ecosystems. |
| ※ Toshiyuki Nakajima |
| Analysis of habitat structure and biotic interactions in stream communities. |
| Mikio Inoue |
| Outbreak mechanisms of fish infectious diseases by marine environmental changes |
| Shin-ichi Kitamura |
| Analysis of biological responses to multiple environmental stressors |
| Kei Nakayama |
| Ecology of marine organisms, especially on species interaction and coevolution |
| Hiroki Hata |
| Natural history, evolution, ecology, and paleoecology of terrestrial
organisms and interspecific relationships |
| Yume Imada |
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※Scheduled to retire in March,2023 |
