Department of Biotechnology
The Department of Biotechnology has kept a high standard of education and research in a wide range of the biotechnology field. Employing DNA technology, protein engineering and cell/tissue culturing techniques, in combination with the recent advancement of the biomolecular structure determination, genomic information and bioinformatics, the department is revealing basic mechanisms of a variety of biological functions.
In addition, we are making efforts to apply such basic findings to contribute to the prosperity and welfare of human being.
Laboratories
| Biomolecular Research | |
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| Molecular and Cellular Breeding | Analysis and improvement of useful genes in microorganisms |
| Bioinformational Engineering | Computational biology, computational chemistry and bioinformatics |
| Molecular Biotechnology | Structure, function and localization of biological molecules |
| Biofunctional Research | |
| Fermentation and Microbiology | Genetic and protein engineering, bioactive substances |
| Applied Microbiology | Application of diverse microbiological functions |
| Enzymology | Structure-function relationship of enzymes and proteins |
| Microbiology | Protein secretion in bacteria and fungi, neural network information |
| Cellular Genetics | Regulation of macromolecular biosynthesis in microorganisms |
| IFO-Endowed Chair | |
| Microbial Metabolic Potential | Discovery of novel microbial metabolic pathways. |
| Molecular and Cellular Biosciences *1 | |
| Chromosome Dynamics | |
| Molecular and Genetic Information | Information pathways in eukaryotic cells |
| Membrane Proteins (Toyoshima Lab. and Maeda Lab.) |
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| Genome Structure and Function | |
| Biotechnology Research *2 | |
| Environmental Biochemistry | Biotechnology of microorganisms and plant cells |
| Cell Biotechnology | Biosynthetic studies using biochemistry and structural biology |
| Plant Functional Biotechnology | Plant nutrient acquisition, Nodulation, Plant growth improvement |
| Functional Microbial Metabolomics (Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co.,Ltd.) | Post-translational modification and bacterial metabolism |
*1 Cooperative course. The laboratory and its staffs belong to Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
*2 Cooperative course. The laboratory and its staffs belong to Biotechnology Research Center