【About the laboratory of the Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences Nagoya University】
There is a change in the laboratory described in “3. Academic Department / Laboratory offering master ’s program”
on page 10 of the application guidelines. Please refer to the following for details.

3. Academic Department/Laboratory offering master’s program （Change before）
Department
Forest andEnvironmental
Resources Scieces

Plant Production
Sciences

Animal Sciences

Applied Biosciences

Laboratory
Resources Cycling in Pedosphere，Forest Environment and Resources，
Forest Hydrology and Disaster Mitigation Science，Forest Ecology，Forest Protection，Forest Resources and Society，Plant-Soil Systems，Forest Chemistry，
Biomass Resource Utilization，Wood Physics，Timber Engineering，
System Engineering for Biology
Plant Physiology and Morphology，Plant Genetics and Breeding，Crop Science，Crop Stress Regulation，Horticultural Science，Plant Pathology，Plant Immunology，Information Sciences in Agricultural Lands，Food Economics，Plant Gene Function，Plant Molecular Breeding，Plant Bioresource，Tropical Bioresources，
Genetic Information for Bioresoureces，Practical Studies in Africa，Practical Studies in Asia
Animal Genetics and Breeding，Genome and Epigenome Dynamics，Animal Morphology，Animal Integrative Physiology，Animal Reproduction，Animal Nutrition，Animal Production Science，Avian Bioscience，Fish Biology，Sericulture and Entomoresources，Applied Entomology
Organic Chemistry，Bioactive Molecules，Chemical Biology of Natural Products，Polymer Chemistry，Food and Biodynamics，Applied Enzymology，Molecular Biotechnology，
Molecular and Cellular Regulation，Molecular Bioregulation，Animal Cell Physiology，Nutritional Biochemistry，Soil Biology and Chemistry，Applied Microbiology，Plant Signaling，Biochemistry，Molecular and Functional Genomics，
Photosynthesis Research，Developmental Signaling Biology，Animal Cell Function，Plant Cell Function

3. Academic Department/Laboratory offering master’s program （After change）
Department
Forest andEnvironmental
Resources Scieces

Plant Production
Sciences

Animal Sciences

Applied Biosciences

Laboratory
Resources Cycling in Pedosphere，Forest Environment and Resources，
Forest Hydrology and Disaster Mitigation Science，Forest Ecology，Forest Protection，Forest Resource Management，Forest Resources and Society，Plant-Soil Systems，Forest Chemistry，Biomass Resource Utilization，Wood Physics，Timber Engineering，
System Engineering for Biology
Plant Physiology and Morphology，Plant Genetics and Breeding，Crop Science，Crop Stress Regulation，Horticultural Science，Plant Pathology，Plant Immunology，Information Sciences in Agricultural Lands，Food Economics，Plant Gene Function，Plant Molecular Breeding，Plant Bioresource，Agrigenome，Plant Genomics and Breeding，Bioindustry，Tropical Bioresources，
Genetic Information for Bioresoureces，Practical Studies in Africa，Practical Studies in Asia
Animal Genetics and Breeding，Genome and Epigenome Dynamics，Animal Morphology，Animal Integrative Physiology，Animal Reproduction，Animal Nutrition，Animal Production Science，Avian Bioscience，Fish Biology，Sericulture and Entomoresources，Applied Entomology
Organic Chemistry，Bioactive Molecules，Chemical Biology of Natural Products，Polymer Chemistry，Food and Biodynamics，Applied Enzymology，Molecular Biotechnology，
Molecular and Cellular Regulation，Molecular Bioregulation，Animal Cell Physiology，Nutritional Biochemistry，Soil Biology and Chemistry，Applied Microbiology，Plant Signaling，Biochemistry，Molecular and Functional Genomics，
Photosynthesis Research，Developmental Signaling Biology，Animal Cell Function，Plant Cell Function

For the research contents of each laboratory, please refer to “Laboratories, Areas of Research,and Staff” on the following pages.

Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University

Laboratories, Areas of Research, and Staff

Staff
Department

Laboratory

Area of Research
Professor

1. Forest andEnvioronmental
Resources
Sciences

1.

Resources Cycling in Dynamics of carbon, nitrogen, and trace elements in pedosphere and related environments. Chemistry of humic
Pedosphere
substances.

2.

Forest Environment
and Resources

Effects of environmental changes on forest ecosystems from viewpoints of physiological mechanisms in individual
trees and of assessment of forest resources using a GIS system and a remote sensing technique.

Associate
Professor

We aim to propose future of human-nature interaction, which has multi-layered and -meaning characteristics, fromlocal to global scale, through investigating water cycle dynamics in various land cover including forest andvulnerability to disaster in community.

4. Forest Ecology

Our laboratory covers a wide range of studies related to forest ecology, forest genetics, and forest ecophysiology.
Especially structure, dynamics and functions in forest communities. Also genetic variation, reproduction,
ecophysiology, dry matter production and balance as well as theoretical modeling in tree populations.

TOMARU,
Nobuhiro

NAKAGAWA,
Michiko

5. Forest Protection

Forest entomology focusing on insect-fungus and insect-plant interactions. Forest ecosystem conservation based on
the management of biological communities.

HIJII, Naoki

KAJIMURA,
Hisashi6.

Forest Resource
Management

Research on development of cutting edge measurement technology of forest, construction of theory concerning forest
resource management, development of future planning and evaluation method of forest management.

YAMAMOTO,
Kazukiyo

7.

Forest Resources and Studies on forest management policy for realizing both forest conservation and improvement of local livelihoods,
Society
forest certification, participatory forest management and community forestry
Studies on nutrient dynamics in forest ecosystems. Our specific focus is to evaluate forest health by disentangling
tripartite interactions among plant, soil, and microbes.

9. Forest Chemistry

Studies on biochemistry of lignification, chemistry of wood extractives, chemistry of lignin, preparation of functional
materials from lignin, pulp and paper science, and cellulose chemistry.

10.

Biomass Resource
Utilization

Generation processes of growth stress and wood properities during tree growth, Growth and maturation of tropicalplantation species, Analysis of reaction wood formation by molecular approach , Physical and mechanical properties
of wood materials.

12. Timber Engineering

Mechanical durability in structural use of wood and wood-based materials, Analysis of mechanical behavior in timber
structure, Quality-of-material distribution and the plan for demand and supply of forest resources, Wood utilization in
urban design.

13.

System Engineeringfor Biology

TANAKA,
Takafumi

Studies on measurement system and precise mechanical process for biological resources.

KOTANI, Ayumi

OGAWA,
Kazuharu

TOKI, Wataru

HARADA,
KazuhiroTANIKAWA,Toko
FUKUSHIMA,
Kazuhiko

Isolation and structural elucidation, biosynthesis, distribution and utilization of wood extractives.

11. Wood Physics

Assistant
Professor

WATANABE,
Akira
TAKENAKA,
Chisato(Scheduled toretire in March
2021)

Forest Hydrology
3. and Disaster
Mitigation Science

8. Plant-Soil Systems

Lecturer

MATSUSHITA,
Yasuyuki

AOKI, Dan

IMAI, Takanori
YAMAMOTO,
Hiroyuki

YOSHIDA,
MasatoMATSUO,
MiyukiYAMASAKI,
MarikoTSUCHIKAWA,
SatoruANDO, Kosei
INAGAKI,
Tetsuya(as of June 1. 2019)

Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University

Laboratories, Areas of Research, and Staff

Staff
Department

Laboratory

Area of Research
Professor

Assistant
Professor

Lecturer

14.

Plant Physiology and Studies from both aspects of structure and function on functional differentiation of plant cells and tissues, andMorphology
response to environmental stresses.

TANIGUCHI,
Mitsutaka

OI, Takao

15.

Plant Genetics andBreeding

Genetical and developmental research by biotechnological analyses with respect to evolution, morphogenesis, gene
expression, and functional development of plant cultivated species.

NAKAZONO,
Mikio

TAKAHASHI,
Hirokazu

Physiological, ecological studies on crop production: nutrient acquisition and growth response to environment.

KONDO,
Motohiko

Physiological and molecular mechanism of crop stress tolerance

YAMAUCHI,
Akira

18. Horticultural Science

Physiological, biochemical and molecular biological approarch to the mechanism of flower formation, flower opening
and fruit set, growth of horticultural crops to improve their productivity.

MATSUMOTO,
Shogo

SHIRATAKE,
Katsuhiro

19. Plant Pathology

Physiological, biochemical and molecular-biological researches on defense mechanisms of plants against plant
pathogens, and interactions of plant pathogens and beneficial environmental microorganisms with host plants.
Development of biocontrol measures and understanding of its mechanisms.

KAWAKITA,
Kazuhito(Scheduled toretire in March
2020)

TAKEMOTO,
Daigo
CHIBA, Soutaro

20. Plant Immunology

Studies on the molecgular mechanisms of plant immune response in plant-pathogen interactions.

16. Crop Science17.

21.
2. Plant
Production
Sciences

Associate
Professor

Crop Stress
Regulation

Information Sciences Studies to improve agricultural production by analyzing information from field (crop DNA sequences, morphology,
in Agricultural Lands physiological characteristics, yield, soil, environment, etc.) by means of informatics/ data science22. Food Economics

Socioeconomic studies on food system, regional resource management and multifunctional roles of agriculture.

OTAGAKI,
Shungo

SATO, Ikuo

MURASE, Jun

DOI, Kazuyuki

NISHIUCHI,
Shunsaku

TOKUDA,
Hiromi

TAKESHITA,
Hironobu

MIURA, Satoshi

ASHIKARI,
Motoyuki

24. Agrigenome

Studies on genomic information for develpment of useful traits of rice and creation of novel plant regulators.

MATSUOKA,
Makoto(Scheduled toretire in March
2021)

Developping pioneering breeding research from basic research to feasibility study with the aim of solving various
issues of modern society, i.e. environmental, energy and food problems etc.

SAZUKA,
TakashiPlant Genomics andBreeding

MITSUYA, Shiro

YOSHIOKA,
Hirofumi

23. Plant Gene Function Studies on plant gene function and its application.

25.

SUGIURA,
Daisuke

YANO, Katsuya

26. Bioindustry

Studies on plant grafting and systemic signaling in plants to provide added value to plant resources for futuresustainability.

27. Tropical Bioresources

Screening of tropical plant resources and their utilization for environmentally friendly agriculture responding todiversification of food demand and climate change.

EHARA, Hiroshi
INUKAI,
Yoshiaki

NAGAI, Keisuke

UEGUCHI,MiyakoNOTAGUCHI,
Michitaka
NAKATA, Mana

28.

Genetic Informationfor Bioresoureces

Studies on genetic information for useful traits of bioresoureces to aim utilization and application of regional
resources and sustainable development through environmental conservation.

29.

Practical Studies inAfricaDevelopment of sustainable and appropriate technology for agricultural and forestry production, acclimation anddissemination of new resources and technologies, and social implementation based on research results in Africa

MAKIHARA,
Daigo

30.

Practical Studies in
Asia

Studies on agriculture and rural developmet including natural resources management in Asia for better livelihoods,
poverty reduction and food security.

ITO, Kasumi(as of June 1. 2019)

Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University

Laboratories, Areas of Research, and Staff

Staff
Department

Laboratory

Area of Research

31.

Studies on the genetic basis of qualitative and quantitative traits in mammals and birds; evaluation, conservation andAnimal Genetics andutilization of animal genetic resources; and development of new laboratory animal models for human disease andBreeding
biological functions.

32.

Genome andEpigenetic regulatory systems for transposons and genes in vertebrates. Epigenome regulation during germ cell
Epigenome Dynamics development. Geneme-epiegenome interactions during evolution.

33. Animal Morphology

Morphological studies on nervous and reproductive tissues in mammals and birds.

Professor

Associate
Professor

Lecturer

ISHIKAWA,
Akira

YAMAGATA,
Takahiro

ICHIYANAGIKenji

HONDO, Eiichi

Understanding the regulatory mechanisms of circadian rhythms and photoperiodism in vertebrates. Development of
YOSHIMURA,
transformative bio-molecules that improve animal production and human health. Studies on physiological regulation
Takashiof gene expression and release of growth factors in birds.

OHKAWA,
Taeko

NAKANE,
Yusuke**35. Animal Reproduction

Basic studies on neuroendocrinological mechanism of the reproductive system and its application to animal
production and drug discovery.

UENOYAMA,
Yoshihisa

INOUE, Naoko

36. Animal Nutrition

HORIO,
Analysis of the causative genes and nutritional factors for type II diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Physiological
Fumihikosignificance of vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid). Studies on the transport mechanism of bioactive substances (e.g. IgY) into (Scheduled toavian eggs. Gut immune response by grain feedstuffs.
retire in March
2021)

MURAI, Atsushi

KOBAYASHI,
Misato34.

Animal Integrative
Physiology

3. Animal
Sciences

37.

Animal Production
Science

Studies on regulatory mechanism of physiological functions in ruminants and its utilization for animal production.

TSUKAMURA,
Hiroko

OHKURA,
Satoshi

MATSUYAMA,
Shuichi

38. Avian Bioscience

MATSUDA,
Molecular mechanisms for the limb development and evolution of the vertebrate morphogenesis. Functional genomics- Yoichi
based identification of genes that control avian-specific life phenomenon. Production of avian model animals by(Scheduled togenetic modification and use thereof.
retire in March2020)

SUZUKI,
Takayuki

39. Fish Biology

Morphological, physiological, and behavioral studies of the brain, sensory receptors, motor systems, and peptidergic
neurons in aquatic animals.

YAMAMOTO,
Naoyuki

ABE, Hideki

Sericulture andEntomoresources

Molecular mechanisms of baculovirus infection, baculovirus-host interaction and antiviral responses in insects.

IKEDA, Motoko

41. Applied Entomology

Studies on the development of insect pest management methodology via physiological and molecular approaches.

40.

**Designated Lecturer***Designated Assistant Professor

Assistant
Professor

TSUKADA,Akira

MORITA,
Yasuhiro***

GOTO, Maki
YAMADA,
HayatoMIURA, Ken

MINAKUCHI,
Chieka(as of June 1. 2019)

Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University

Laboratories, Areas of Research, and Staff

Staff
Department

Laboratory

Professor

Associate
Professor

Lecturer

42. Organic Chemistry

Bioorganic studies on naturally occurring organic molecules possessing novel structure and biological activity:
development of new synthetic methodologies, total synthesis of natural products, elucidation and control of the
biofunctions.

NISHIKAWA,
ToshioNAKAZAKI,
Atsuo

ADACHI,
Masaatsu

43. Bioactive Molecules

Studies on identification, action mechanisim, biosynthesis and receptor of bioactive natural products (hormones,
antibiotics, etc.) produced by plants, microorganisms, and marine organisms.

OJIKA, Makoto

NAKAGAWA,Yu

KONDO,
TatsuhikoChemical Biology of
44.
Natural Products

Isolation, structure determination, synthesis, and modes of action of bioactive natural products that regulate
biologically and physiologically intriguing phenomena. Anesthetic substances from venomous mammals, and key
substances for marine symbiotic relationships. Development of new analytical methods for target molecules using
fluorescent probes.

KITA, Masaki

45. Polymer Chemistry

Studies on controlled syntheses and functions of biomaterials and medical polymers including artificial
glycoconjugates, biofunctional polymers and environmentally friendly synthetic polymers.

AOI, Keigo

46.

Food and
Biodynamics

47. Applied Enzymology

NOMURA,
Nobuyoshi

Mechanistic enzymology of pyridoxal and flavin enzymes. Physiological function of amino acids. Microbial andenzymatic production of useful substances. Lipid biosynthesis in Archaea.

YOSHIMURA,
Tohru

NAKANO, Hideo IWASAKI, Yugo

Molecular
Biotechnology

Molecular bioengineering for novel biomolecules, bioprocesses and analytical processes.

49.

Molecular andCellular Regulation

Biochemical and molecular cell biological studies on signal transduction, intra/extracellular traffic, gene expression
regulation in animal cell differentiation, growth and cell death.
Biochemistry and molecular cell biology on the biosynthesis and dynamics of proteins, nucleic acids andglycoconjugates in higher animal and plant bodies, and on the function of proteins and glycoconjugates in immunity,
fetilization, development, and differentiation.

HEMMI, Hisashi ITO, Tomokazu

SHIBATA,
Hideki
MATSUDA,
Tsukasa(Scheduled toretire in March
2021)

KOJIMA,
TakaakiOHSHIMA,
Kenji

NADANO, Daita

Animal Cell
Physiology

Studies on fucntions of extracellular matrix, transporter proteins, and signal transduction.

MATURANA,
Andrés Daniel

NIIMI, Tomoaki

52.

Nutritional
Biochemistry

Nutritional regulation of enzyme and gene expression in mammals. Molecular mechanisms for hepatocyte
differentiation in 3-dimensional culture systems. Physiological significance of liver circadian rhythm. Metabolism andphysiological functions of branched-chain amino acids.

ODA, Hiroaki

KITAURA,Yasuyuki

53.

Soil Biology andChemistry

Studies on the microbial population, and the chemical and biological processes occurring in the paddy field ecosystem.

ASAKAWA,
SusumuWATANABE,
Takeshi

KOBAYASHI,
TetsuoMolecular and chemical genetic studies on signal transduction and gene regulation of agriculturally and industrially(Scheduled to
54. Applied Microbiology
important microorganisms, especially filamentous fungi.
retire in March
2021)

KIMURA,
Makoto55. Plant Signaling

Studies on molecular mechanisms underlying optimization of plant growth and development in response toenvironmental cues with focusing on phytohormone function.

KIBA
Takatoshi

56. Biochemistry

Biochemical, molecular genetic, and microscopic studies on regulatory mechanisms of development of plant organs
such as flowers, pollen grains, and roots.

Molecular andBiochemical, cellular and genetic studies on molecular mechanisms of chlorophyll biosynthesis, nitrogen fixation,
Functional Genomics circadian rhythm and phytochrome signal transduction in cyanobacteria and plants.

SAKAKIBARA,
Hitoshi

ISHIGURO,
Sumie
FUJITA, Yuichi

DAMNJANOVIC,
Jasmina

TAKAHARA,
Terunao

51.

57.

Assistant
Professor

SHIBATA,
Takahiro

Chemical biology of electrophilic ligands, such as lipid peroxidation products and functional food molecules.

48.

Molecular
50.
Bioregulation

4. Applied
Biosciences

Area of Research

YAMASHINO,
Takafumi

TABATA,Ryo**

HASHIMOTO,
Mimi
MAEO,
Kenichiro
YAMAMOTO,
HarukiTANAKA,
Natsuki***

Laboratories, Areas of Research, and Staff

Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University

OMATA, Tatsuo(Scheduled toretire in March
2020)

58.

Photosynthesis
Research

Studies on molecular mechanisims of regulation of photosynthetic carbon and nitrogen assimilation. Based on the
results of these studies, a new strategy is being develped for sustainable biofuel production using cyanobacteria.

59.

Developmental
Signaling Biology

Studies on regulatory mechanisms of biochemical and molecular processes involved in the growth and development of
MORI, Hitoshi
higher plants.

60. Animal Cell Function

61. Plant Cell Function

MAEDA,
Shin-ichi
NAKANISHI,
Yoichi

Studies on roles of cell surface glycan chains in the cell-cell interaction and signal transduction in fertilization, early
development, neural functions and immunological phenomena.

KITAJIMA, Ken SATO, Chihiro

Molecular mechanisms of plant growth and development, and their regulation in response to evironmental signals..

HATTORI,
Tsukaho(Scheduled toretire in March
2021)**Designated Lecturer***Designated Assistant Professor

UEGUCHI,
Chiharu
TAKEDA, Shin(as of June 1. 2019)