Division of Bioresource and Life Sciences

Division of Bioresource and Life Sciences

Name of Advisory ProfessorUniv.Special SubjectFields of Instruction and Research
INOUE NaoSAGAFood Function DevelopmentResearch on the disease-ameliorating effects of plant-derived functional ingredients
ORITA RyoBenthologyPhysiological and ecological studies on benthic animals
KAWAGUCHI Shin-ichiChemistry of Natural ResourcesDevelopment cosmetic and medicinal material from natural resources
KAWAZOE YoshinoriBioorganic ChemistryDiscovery of Bioactive molecules and elucidation of their mechanisms of action
KITAGAKI HiroshiHealth microbiologyMicrobial research related to human health
KIMURA KeiAlgal Life ScienceStudies of biological phenomena of algae by molecular cell-biological approach
GOTO MasatoshiApplied MicrobiologyFunctional analysis of filamentous fungi and their application
KOBAYASHI GentaApplied MicrobiologyIsolation of useful microorganisms and utilization of biomass using microorganisms
TSUJITA TadayukiBiochemistry, Applied Health ScienceBiochemical study for the Environmental sensing molecular mechanism in vertebrates and its pharmacolgical utilization.
SOH NobuakiAnalytical Chemistry, Biopolymer ChemistryDevelopment of novel food/bio analysis methods and creation of advanced materials utilizing biopolymers and natural products
NAGAO KojiNutrition BiochemistryRegulation of lipid metabolism and physiological functions
of food
NAGANO YukioBiochemistry and Molecular BiologyBiochemistry and Molecular Biology of higher eukaryotes
NOMA SeijiFood Process EngineeringDevelopment and improvement of food processing technology
HAMA YoichiroBioresource ChemistryStructure and function of glycoconjugates
HORITANI MasakiBio-related Chemistry and BiophysicsAnalysis of the relationship between protein function and structure, and enzyme reaction mechanism
MITSUTAKE SusumuLipid Biochemistry and Food FunctionPhysiological function of lipids on the plasma membrane, and its application on functional food
YOSHIDA KazuhiroAlgal Life ScienceAquatic Photosynthesis Analysis with Biophysics and Molecular
RYUDA MasasukeInsect molecular biology and physiologyElucidation of taste perception mechanism in insects
ISHII TakahiroRYUKYUSBioactive natural product chemistrySearch for useful bioactive natural products from unutilized subtropical bio-resources
INAFUKU MasashiFood Functional ChemistryFunctional analyses and its application of food resources
IWASAKI HironoriCell Biology, Functional Food ChemistryCell metabolic regulation of functional food compounds
UECHI KeikoEnzymology/carbohydrate chemistryElucidation of the synthesis / degradation mechanism of fungal cell wall polysaccharides
KANEKO SatoshiCarbohydrate Chemistry/EnzymologyUtilization of plant cell wall and sea weed polysaccharides
KONISHI TerukoPlant physiology, GlycoscienceStructure, function and the biosynthesis of plant cell wall polysaccharides
SEO MitsunoriPlant Molecular Biology and PhysiologyPlant hormones and environmental responses
TAIRA TokiEnzymologyStructure and function of enzymes from microbes and plants
TAKARA KensakuFunctional Food ChemistryEvaluation and analysis of food functional
TAKAHASHI MakotoApplied food processingFood processing and development of food materials from
useful bio-resources
TACHIBANA ShinjiroApplied Enzymology Utilization of enzymes and bioactive substances of useful microorganisms
TOYAMA HirohideMicrobial BiochemistryMolecular biology of useful microorganisms and development of microbial enzymes
FUKUTA MasakazuMolecular BiologySearch for novel functional genes from subtropical species
MIZUTANI OsamuGenetic Engineering of MicroorganismsGenetic engineering and molecular breeding of microorganisms used for fermentation industry
Yonathan ASIKINFood and flavor chemistryAnalysis of food deliciousness and flavor components
ISHIBASHI MatsujiroKAGOSHIMAApplied MicrobiologyMicrobial production and protein engineering of recombinant proteins
IJIRI DaichiNutritional Biochemistry and Food ScienceMolecular mechanisms of protein degradation, Physiological functions of animal products
OHTSUKA AkiraNutritional Biochemistry and Feed ChemistryMolecular mechanism of the metabolic regulation of body protein and lipids
KAJIYA KatsukoBiomolecular SciencesStructure, function, and bioscientific application of biological regulatory molecules in natural products
KITAHARA KanefumiApplied Carbohydrate ChemistryCarbohydrate Chemistry of Root Crops
SAKAO KozueFood Molecular Functional Chemistry, Organic Chemistry. Analytical Chemistry Functional Analysis, Structural Modification, and Elucidation of Molecular Mechanism of Natural Compounds
SHIMAMOTO SakiAnimal Food FunctionQuality assessment of animal products, Investigation and advanced utilization of bioactive compounds from animal products
SHIMIZU KeiichiHorticultural Science and Plant BiotechnologyPlant breeding, biotechnology and functional genomics
TAKAMINE KazunoriShochu and Fermentation TechnologyAnalyses of function and flavor of fermented food
TSURUMARU HirohitoApplied and Molecular MicrobiologyAnalysis and Applications of Microbial functions
HANASHIRO IsaoApplied Biological ChemistryStarch chemistry
FUJITA KiyotakaApplied Carbohydrate ChemistryFunctional characterization of glycoside hydrolases
FUTAGAMI TaikiApplied microbiologyAnalysis and molecular breeding of microorganisms used for fermentation industry
MIYATA TakeshiMolecular designApplying molecular design for development of vaccines against human and animal diseases by using food materials
MUROYA SusumuMeat Science and ProductionMeat Biochemistry, Animal physiology, Muscle
molecular Biology
Mun'delanji Catherine Mthangeyi VESTERGAARD[Nano]biotechnologiesApplication of biosensor and biomimetic technologies in food, agriculture and other areas
YOSHIZAKI YumikoBiochemistry, Fermentation ScienceAnalyses of flavor in foods and its formation mechanisms
YOSHIDA RiichiroPlant Molecular BiologyFunctional analysis of environmental stress responses in higher plants
KATO SanaeBiochemistry ・ Food BiochemistryBiochemistry of protein from aquatic animal
KUMAGAI MomochikaNatural Product ChemistryExploration of useful natural products from Aquatic bioresources and analysis of functional molecules and aroma components in seafood
KOMATSU MasaharuFunctional Food Safety ScienceFunctional mechanisms of aquatic natural compounds and food components
SHIOZAKI KazuhiroGlycobiologyPhysiological functions of glycoconjugates
TAKUMI ShotaFunctional Food Safety ScienceFunctional mechanisms of aquatic natural compounds and food components