This course offers education and research in wide-ranging fields, from the basics of clarifying biological phenomena at the levels of the molecule, cell and individual, to applications using biotechnology such as gene recombination and cell culture.
Using these advantages to the maximum, we aim to foster personnel who have broad knowledge and strong problem-solving capabilities and can play an active role in many industries such as food products and chemicals.
| Research Laboratories | Main Subject |
|---|---|
| Bioorganic Chemistry | The research and education about mechanism of biological activity and function of natural resource by employing technique of organic chemistry is offered. |
| Natural Products Organic Chemistry | Education about organic chemistry and chemical biology is offered. We are investigating biological function of natural products by using organic synthesis, structure-activity relationship study, and design of molecular probes. |
| Nutritional Science | We investigate the relations between food composition and health by the animal experiments and then teach basic and applied knowledge of nutritional science. |
| Biochemistry | Education and research on the structures and functions of Eukaryotic cells with biochemical and gene-technological methods, and utilization of microbes for the production of functional foods. |
| Microbiology | Production of useful substances by microorganisms, improvement in fermentation technology, and development and application of microbe resources. |
| Fermentation Chemistry | We are investigating microbial biochemistry and fermentation physiology by the analysis based on genomic information and molecular biological techniques to obtaining basic information that contributes to next-generation fermentation technology. |
| Animal Cell Technology | We are investigating bio-functional substances such as immunostimulating factors and anti-cancer substances by using animal cell technology and molecular biological techniques. |
| Molecular Physiology and Genetics | Grounded on molecular biology and gene technology, we are going to investigate diversity, physiological functions, molecular mechanism and regulation of active transport systems in cells against environmental stress. |
| Molecular and Cellular Functions | Each type of organelle has a distinctive role in the cellular functions. We seek to understand organelle activities, such as biogenesis and metabolisms, at the molecular level. |
| Community Health and Nutrition | We teach epidemiology and human nutrition. Also, we use the approaches of nutritional epidemiology to do research on the association between dietary habits (i.e. food and nutrient intakes, eating behaviors, and eating foods with function claims) and human health. |