2023 年度
Academic Year 2023

名古屋大学大学院生命農学研究科
博士後期課程
学生募集要項
一般入試［英語版］
2023 年 10 月入学
Guidelines for Admission to the Doctoral Program
October 2023 Enrollment
名古屋大学大学院生命農学研究科
Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences
Nagoya University
The Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences is accepting online applications. Please prepare all
items required for the online application, devices such as a computer connected to the internet and aprinter, an email address, a portrait photo, and submit your application after confirming the payment
method, documents to be submitted, etc.
Note that you will need to register for an account before applying, so ensure you have enough time tocomplete the application process. Important information about the examination and other related
issues may be sent by the University to your registered e-mail address. Therefore, please use an email address that you check on a regular basis and has little chance to be changed or deleted.

名古屋大学大学院生命農学研究科のアドミッション・ポリシー（１）入学者受入れの方針
生命農学を探究するために必要な学力を有し，高い専門性を持った指導者や技術者として，知識と能力を社会に役立てようという志をもつ国内外の人材を求めています。
（２）選抜の基本方針「生命農学関連専門科目の知識・理解力と論理的思考力・応用力」を学力検査によって，「英語能力」を外部試験成績によって評価します。また，研究能力を修士論文により評価します。さらに「志望する研究分野に対する明瞭な志向と研究への熱意」，および「その分野に関連する基本的な知識と理解力」を面接・口述試験によって評価し，入学者を選抜します。

個人情報の取り扱いについて出願にあたって提供された住所・氏名・生年月日その他の個人情報は，入学選抜，合格発表，入学手続及びこれらに付随する事項並びに入学後の学務業務における学籍・成績管理を行うためのみに利用します。
また，取得した個人情報は適切に管理し，利用目的以外に使用いたしません。
Treatment of information on individuals (at Nagoya University)
Any information regarding individuals which has been obtained from application documents, shallbe used for the purposes of notifications concerning the application in hand, entrance examinations,announcements of results of entrance examinations, enrollment procedures and any other items
subsidiary to these situations. It will also be used for the administration of the school register and foracademic records connected with student academic affairs after enrollment. Furthermore, any
information obtained concerning individuals with be treated appropriately, and shall never be used forany reason other than its administrative purpose.

< Changes in examination schedule and procedures due to unforeseen circumstances >The examination schedule and selection measures may be modified in the event of an outbreak ofinfectious disease or other unforeseen circumstances. Please check the website regularly for the latest
notices, especially in the days preceding the application and examination periods.
■ Website of Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University(Admission Information)
https://www.agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp/english/admission/index.html■ Contact info:
Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences,
Nagoya University
Tel (052)789-4967, 4299

The following provides information to applicants on admissions to the Doctoral Program, Graduate
School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, beginning in October 2023

1. Requirements for applicantsApplicants must satisfy one of the following requirements by the day prior to the day of enrollment:(1) Applicants who have a master’s degree or a professional degree.
(2) Applicants who have obtained in a foreign country a professional degree equivalent to the master’s
degree of Nagoya University.
(3) Applicants who have obtained a degree equivalent to a master’s degree or a professional degree bytaking correspondence courses offered in Japan by a foreign school.
(4) Applicants who have obtained a degree equivalent to a master’s degree or a professional degree inJapan, by completing one of the relevant courses at an educational institution that is recognized by theauthorities of a foreign country as an institution offering graduate courses and is approved by the Ministryof Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT).
(5) Applicants who have completed a course of study at the United Nations University and have received a
degree equivalent to a Master’s degree at the United Nations University. The United Nations University
refers to the university established by the United Nations General Assembly’s resolution of December 11,
1972. The university is provided for under Paragraph 2 of Article 1 of the Act on Special Measures (Law
No. 72, 1976) concerning the Implementation of the Agreement between the United Nations and Japan
relating to the Headquarters of the United Nations University.
(6) Applicants who have completed the curriculum of a foreign school, educational institution designatedunder criterion (4), or the United Nations University; have passed the equivalent of a basic skills review
for doctoral thesis research; and have been recognized as having scholastic ability equivalent to or higher
than that of persons who have a master's degree.
(7) Applicants approved by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (1994
Ministry Bulletin, Vol. 123).
Applicants must have either graduated from a university or completed a course of 16 years of formal
education, followed by research for at least two years at a university or research institute. The results ofthis research must be recognized by the Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
as the equivalent of a master’s degree.
NOTE: See “Candidates applying under requirement (7)” on page 13.
(8) Applicants who are recognized by this Graduate School to be equivalent in academic level to a graduate
student with a master’s degree or a professional degree.
NOTE: See “Candidates applying under requirement (8)” on page 14.

2. Academic Department/Laboratory offering doctoral programs and maximum
number of enrollment
Department

Laboratory

Number to
be admitted

Resources Cycling in Pedosphere，Plant-Soil Systems,
Forest andForest Hydrology and Disaster Mitigation Science，Forest Ecology，Forest

Environmental

Protection，Forest Resource Management，Resources

Forest Resources and Society，Forest Chemistry，

Sciences ※Biomass Resource Utilization，Wood Physics，
Timber Engineering，System Engineering for Biology

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A SeveralPlant Physiology and Morphology，Plant Genetics and Breeding，Crop Science， Horticultural Science，Plant Pathology，Plant Immunology，Plant Production
Sciences

Information Sciences in Agricultural Lands，Food Economics，Plant Gene Function，Agrigenome，Plant Genomics and Breeding，Tropical Bioresources，Genetic Information for Bioresources，Practical
Studies in Africa，Practical Studies in Asia，Plant Epigenetics
Animal Genetics and Breeding，Genome and Epigenome Dynamics，Animal Morphology，Animal Integrative Physiology，Animal Sciences

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，Applied
Biosciences

Molecular Bioregulation，Glyco-Life Science，Animal Cell Function，Animal
Cell Physiology，Nutritional Biochemistry，
Alimentary Neuroscience, Soil Biology and Chemistry，Applied Microbiology，Plant Signaling，Biochemistry，
Molecular and Functional Genomics，Plant Cell Function，Plant Integrative Physiology, Plant Metabolic System，
Metabolic Balance of Ecosystem

Applicants must ask the Laboratory in which he/she wishes to study for study topics before
application.
NOTE: See the attached “Laboratories, Areas of Research, and Staff.”* Students who have been accepted in the Department of Forest and Environmental resource Sciences
have the opportunity to participate in the Integrated Environmental course. This course was initiated in2009 in collaboration with the Graduate School of Environmental Studies and offers education, guidance
and research opportunities for suitable graduate students. Further information on this program isavailable from the Students Affairs Section in the Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences.

3. Application Periods and Procedures
Online Application Period
June 11 to 15:00 on June 25, 2023
Please register application on Online Application System before submitting documents.
When Submitting Documents by mail
Application Periods: June 27 to June 30, 2023 (documents must be postmarked by June 30)
When submitting application documents by mail, please print out the “Address Sheet” in color via theonline application system, attach it to an envelope, and send it so it arrives by the application deadline(documents must be postmarked by July 1) via registered mail.
Address: Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University

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Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601
When Submitting Documents by hand
Application Periods: June 27 to June 30, 2023
Open from 9:00 a.m. till 11:30 a.m. and from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.
When submitting application documents, please print out the “Address Sheet” in color via the online
application system, attach it to an envelope, and hand in by the application deadline (by 16:00 on June30, 2023).
Address: Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601

4. Required documents for application(1)

Nagoya University Graduate School

The application form and photograph card must be printed

Application form/ Photograph Cardin color on a single-sided sheet of A4 sized paper from theonline application system.
* The applicant must prepare and upload a portrait photo,that is front facing, includes the upper body, no hats orbackgrounds, and has been taken within 3 months of theapplication.

(2)

(3)

Application form (Graduate School of

Download and fill out the prescribed form from the

Bioagricultural Sciences)

Graduate School website.

Academic Transcripts

Original copies of official transcript from the undergraduate
school (including liberal arts) and the graduate school theapplicant has attended.
* If they are not written in Japanese or English, pleaseattach an English translation version.

(4)

Certificate of master’s degree or of* Applicants who have graduated from a university inbeing awarded a master’s degree*

China, should print the certificate issued by the Center forStudent Services and Development (CSSD) and submit italong with the other application documents.
The details of this process can be checked at the CSSD
website (https://xwrz.chsi.com.cn/gateway). The issuanceof certificates may take time, so applicants should start theprocess early.

(5)

TOEFL or TOEIC score sheet

See “7. Examinations”, Item 1 “Submission of score
sheets for foreign language (English) examination” fordetails. Applicants exempted from the written examination
through application qualifications do not need to submit
these.

3(6)A photocopy of Master’s Thesis (orIf the Master’s Thesis (or its equivalent) has not been

its equivalent) and three copies of its

completed, three copies of its summary in around 1,500

summary (Japanese or English)

words English must be submitted at the time of
application.

(7)

(8)
(9)

LetterofapprovalfortakingNeeded only for applicants working at a government/public

examination if applicants have a job,

office or a company. Download and fill out the prescribedusing the prescribed form.

form from the Graduate School website.

Personal History for Foreign

Download and fill out the prescribed form from theApplicants

Graduate School website.

A photocopy of Residence Card (bothNeeded only for applicants without Japanese nationality,sides).

excluding those with official approval of permanent
residency in Japan.

(10) Declaration of applicable specificcategories*

Download and fill out the prescribed form from the
Graduate School website.

*Regarding submission of “(10) Declaration of applicable specific categories”
In November 2021, in accordance with the clarification of the scope of control for “Deemed Exports”
under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (“FEFTA”), some provision of sensitive technology tostudents by universities has become subject to control under the FEFTA.
1) Please submit a “Declaration of applicable specific categories” when applying to our graduate program.
Please also submit the relevant evidence if you fall into one of the Categories 1 to 3.
- employed by a foreign government/corporation: proof of employment- receiving scholarship from a foreign government/corporation: notice of scholarship award or application
form2) Students will also be required to submit a “Letter of confirmation” at the time of their admission.

5. Online Application Flow

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Web Application Flow
The web application flow is as follows.
STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

STEP 4

STEP 5

STEP 6

STEP 7

Preparation

Accessthe Application
Site

Register
MyPageRegister the
Application
Forms

Pay theExamination
Fee

Send
RequiredDocuments
by PostPrint theCompletion Examinee's

Card

Preparation
Prepare a computer and printer connected tointernet (smartphone and tablet are not recommended).

Certificates

Prepare *required documents well in advance before
application since it may take time to obtain them.
*Required documents: ID photo data, certificates etc.
For details, please check the application guidelines for thegraduate schools you wish to enter.

（Photo data）

Access the Application Site
From theapplication site

https://e-apply.jp/ds/nagoya-gs/

MyPage Registration
Follow the instructions on the screen to enter the required information and register for MyPage.
If you have already registered MyPage, please proceed to STEP4.

① If you register MyPage
for the first time,please login fromMy Page registration .

② Register your email addressand click⑤ On the login screen, enter theregistered e-mail address andthe "initial password" youreceived in ④, and click
Login.

⑥ Change from the initial⑦ Enter the required personal
password to new password.
information and click
Next.

Submit a temporary registration e-mail5③ Click

Go to Login.

.

④ The initial password and URL
for main registration will besent to the e-mail address.
* Please check your e-mail settings as wellto ensure that you are able to receive
e-mails from @e-apply.jp domein.

⑧ Confirm the personal
information you entered andclick To register in this content .

⑨ Registration is completed.
Click To My Page .

⑩ When the above is displayed,

MyPage registration is complete.

⑪ During the application period, click Carry out the application procedure
to continue the application procedure.
Outside of specified periods, you cannot proceed any further, so click
Log out to logout.

Register the Application forms
Make sure to confirm to procedures and notes on the screen page, and enter required information.

① Login to MyPage andclick Carry out the application procedure ,then go to the registration
screen.

② Select your graduate
school.

③ Select the entrance
exam to take and readthe important notes.

④ Choose which major toapply for.

ple

sam

⑤ Upload ID photo dataand click To choose phototo select a photo.

⑥ Enter the required
personal information.
Payment is due within 4 days including
the date of application. However, if the
Web application deadline falls earlier
than that, the payment deadline will be
the Web application deadline.

⑧ Application registration is⑦ Confirm application form.
completed.
You can check the
Click Continue to pay toapplication form by clicking
proceed the examination
Application Form (sample) .
fee payment screen.

⑨ How to pay the examinationfee⑩ PDF documents are
required for application (image).

● Convenience stores*● ATMs with Pay easy*● Internet banking*● Credit card
* Only available in Japan⑪ Printing will be available after paymentof the examination fee.
These are required to submit as well as
required documents.

If you choose to pay the examination fee at a convenience store or a bank ATM that supports
Pay-easy, please make sure to write down the necessary payment number displayed after
selecting the payment method, and pay the fee at a convenience store or bank ATM within the
notified payment deadline.
At Seven Eleven
Payment slip
number (13 digits)

At Daily Yamazaki, SeicoMart
Online settlement
number (11 digits)

At Lawson, Mini Stop, FamilyMart, ATMs with Pay-easy
Customernumber (11 digits)
Confirmation
number (6 digits)

receiving institutenumber (5 digits)

5 8 0 2 1 At ATMs with Pay-easy

A confirmation e-mail will be sent to you after you have completed the registration of your application. If you have set
restrictions on receiving e-mails, please allow the sender (@e-apply.jp) .
*Please note that the confirmation email may be sent to your junk folder.

After the examination fee has been paid, you will not be able to correct your application
contents. Please check your application contents before paying the examination fee. If
there are any errors, please register again from Step 3.
*Please note that if you select credit card6 in "⑨How to pay the examination fee”, thepayment will be completed at the same time as resigtration.

5(Only in Japan)(Only in Japan)(Only in Japan)

Multi-copy Machine

Click "Payment/
Charge".

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Send Required Documents by Post
Print the documents downloadable in color after the completing and paid your application andsend them from post office by registered express mail (書留速達郵便）along with other required
documents. If you are from outside Japan, send them by tracked post (EMS etc.) within theapplication period.

Required documents■Documents to be printed from the web applicaton■Documents to be downloaded from the Graduate School WEB siteand prepaed■Certificated issued byyour garaduated universities
Resume etc.

Application
Form

Certificates

One copy is required for each application registration.
Please refer to the application guidelines for the required
documents.

Address sheet for submitting
your application

If the application
guidelbook specify
other submission
methods, please
follow it.

Attach the sheet to acommercially available Kaku 2envelope (24cm x 33.2cm).

The mailing address of your application will be automaticallyprinted on the Address Sheet. When sending from overseas,
do not use this sheet.

*The examination fee and necessary documents that have been received will not
be returned in any way except for those specified it in the application guidelines.

〈 Application Completion 〉
Note forApplication

STEP

7

Your application will be completed only after you complete the

web application, pay the examination fee, and send by post therequired documents by the deadline.
Please make sure to check the deadline in the application guidelines.

Print the Examinee's Registration Card
When the application is accepted and the examinee's

registration

card is able to be printed, you will be notified it through the e-mailaddress you have registered. If you do not receive the e-mail, pleaselogin to the Web application site by the day before the examination,
print the card out on an A4 paper, single-sided in color, andbring this with you on the day of the examination.

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The Examinee's
Registration
Card
Name：○○○○
Examination：×××××6. How to Pay Entrance Examination Fee(1) Entrance Examination Fee: 30,000 JPY
MEXT scholarship recipients, as well as those who are expected to graduate from a master’s
program at Nagoya University are exempt from the application fee.
*In addition to the application fee, a service charge (about 500 JPY) will be required.
(2) Payment Period (Japan Standard Time)
June 11 to 15:00 on June 25, 2023
(3) Payment Method
Please pay the entrance examination fee through one of the following methods. See “5. Online
Application Flow” for details.
- Credit card
- Internet banking- Convenience Store- ATM with Pay-easy(4) Refunding of Entrance Examination Fee
We will not refund the paid entrance examination fee once the application documents have been
received. However, we will refund the paid entrance examination fee if any of the following
circumstances apply. Please note that any transfer fees required for the refund process will be
deducted from the refunded amount.
a) The entrance examination fee has been paid, but no application was made or the application
was not accepted.
b) The entrance examination fee has been paid twice.
*Entrance examination fee refunds will be done through bank transfer. If the refund is sent
to an overseas bank account, the refunded amount will be greatly reduced, and it will takemany days to complete the refund process, so please be careful when paying the entrance
examination fee.
For information on how to request a refund, please check the Nagoya University website(http://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/) - Admissions - Graduate School Entrance Examination/Undergraduate
Transfer Examination etc. - Regarding Entrance Examination Fees (in Japanese).

7. Examinations(1) Submission of score sheets for foreign language (English) examination (Applicants under requirement(7) or (8) must submit it.)
TOEFL or TOEIC scores will be used as the means of assessment for the foreign language (English)
examination. Note: Applicants fulfilling requirements (1),(2),(3),(4),(5) or (6), are exempted.
1. Examination Method
Submit the score sheet for the results of TOEFL, TOEIC or both. There will be no written examination.
The score from either TOEFL or TOEIC will be calculated using the following method, and will be adopted
as your foreign language (English) score.
If the applicant submits both TOEFL and TOEIC scores, these will be converted and the higher score will
be adopted.
■ For TOEFL iBTEnglish score = 50 + (TOEFL-iBT score – 50) × 5/3 (converted scores of 100 points or higher will

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all be treated as 100 points)■ For TOEFL iBT Home Edition
English score = 50 + (TOEFL-iBT Home Edition score – 50) × 5/3 (converted scores of 100 points
or higher will all be treated as 100 points)■ For TOEFL-ITP
English score＝ TOEFL-ITP score × 0.34－108 (converted scores of 100 points or higher will
all be treated as 100 points)■ For TOEIC
English score = TOEIC score/ 10■ For TOEIC-IP
English score＝TOEIC-IP score／10*Any converted score of less than 50 points will count as a failing score. In this case, please be aware thatthe application fee is still non-refundable.
2. Eligible scores
Scores from the following can be submitted: TOEFL-iBT, TOEFL iBT Home Edition, TOEFL-ITP, TOEIC(limited to Listening & Reading Test), or TOEIC-IP (limited to Listening & Reading test). International
applicants who have TOEFL-PBT scores should consult the Student Affairs Section before submitting
documents.
3. Submission of score sheets
Score sheets must be submitted during the application period. (Submissions after the application period
will not be accepted. Note that score sheets may not be changed after submission, without exception.)■ If you submit a score sheet from TOEFL iBT or TOEFL iBT Home Edition.
Please submit both (1) and (2) below.
(1) Official Score: "Institutional Score Report” or “Official Score Report”(2) A copy of the “Test Taker (Examinee) Score Report” that is sent to the examinee.
Please note the following points when submitting the score sheets.
① For the “Institutional Score Report” or the “Official Score Report”, please be sure to complete thedesignated procedures so that the reports can be sent from the ETS to Nagoya University within theapplication period (When making the procedures, please designate the appropriate Nagoya University’s
Institution Code “0312” and the Department Code. If there is no appropriate Department Code, designate“99”.) Note that after the TOEFL examination, it takes about 6 to 8 weeks for the “Institutional Score
Report” or “Official Score Report” to reach the designated recipient. There may be delays in arrival, so
please take the TOEFL examination well ahead of time.
② If you submit the “Institutional Score Report”, use only the “Test Date Scores”. (You may not use My
Best Score.)③ Please submit a copy of the “Test Taker (Examinee) Score Report” with the application documents.
■ If you submit a score sheet from TOEFL-ITP
Please submit an original of the “Test Taker’s Copy of Score Report (light purple card)” with theapplication documents.
■ If you submit a score sheet from TOEIC
Please submit an original of the “Official Score Certificate” with the application documents.
■ If you submit a score sheet from TOEIC-IP
Please submit an original of the “Score Report” with the application documents.

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4. Period of validity of score sheets
Only scores for tests taken within 2 years of the month of the entrance examination (i.e. August 29, 2021
or later) will be accepted.
(2) Oral examination
Date: August 29, 2023

Time: one and half hours during 10:00 to 17:00(or Date: August 30, 2023

Time: one and half hours during 9:00 to 12:00)(Details will be notified on August 29)
Matter of Oral Examination
Fundamental knowledge in the target academic area in which the applicant wishes to study, research plan,master’s thesis, etc., and proficiency of foreign language (English)(3) Place of Examination
Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences,
Nagoya University (School of Agricultural Sciences)
500m eastward from the city bus stop “Nagoyadaigaku” or the subway station “Nagoyadaigaku”,
or 500m southward from the subway station “Higashiyama-koen”

8. Announcement of examination results
Date: around 10:00a.m., September 1, 2023
Place: Graduate School of Bioagricultural Science website: https://www.agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp/
NOTE: Applicants will also be notified by mail.

9. Enrollment Procedures(1) Detailed enrollment procedures will be notified by mail beginning in September 2023.
(2) Registration fee: 282,000 JPY (expected)(3) Tuition: 267,900 JPY per semester (535,800 JPY per year) (expected)
NOTE: In case of any revision in tuition, the new rate will be made effective on and after the dateof revision.
(4) Registration date: September 14 / September 15, 2022 (scheduled)

10. Others(1) The applicant cannot make any changes or ask for a refund after submitting the application form.
(2) Further notifications for the examination will be given on the notice board on the date of examination.
Examinees must be seated in the examination room 20 minutes before the examination starts.
(3) For applicants with disabilities or other special needs
Applicants with disabilities or other special needs that require reasonable accommodations andadjustments for taking the entrance examinations due to their disabilities or other special needs should
submit the following documents to the Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Bioagricultural
Sciences, Nagoya University by June 1, 2023.
1) Application form for reasonable accommodations or adjustments: On A4 size paper in the format ofyour choice, please provide information regarding the condition of your disabilities or other special
needs, which specific accommodations and adjustments are required for you to take the entrance
exam and why they are necessary.

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Applicants must submit Medical Certificates or other alternative documentation that provides detailed
information regarding the limitation on a major life activity caused by the disabilities or other special
needs, and provides sufficient justification for the requested accommodations or adjustments.
(Copies acceptable)
3) Third Party Statements: Applicants must obtain and submit statements from third parties that arefamiliar with the applicant's disabilities or special needs and can attest to the resulting limitation on amajor life activity and required accommodations (Observations and opinions from medical
professionals, relevant faculty from the applicant's school, and other specialists)
4) Other Documents: Applicants may, if desired, submit additional documentation providing additional
information regarding their disabilities or other special needs and the recommended accommodations
or adjustments.
For inquiries regarding reasonable accommodations or adjustments for taking the entrance examinationor while attending Nagoya University, please feel free to contact the Student Affairs Section, Graduate
School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University by the application deadline.

11. For more information on the examinations, ask:
Student Affairs Section,
Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601
TEL: (052) 789-4967(English), 4299(Japanese)
E-mail: kyomu@agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp
https://www.agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp/

12Candidates Applying under Requirement (7)1. Candidates applying under Requirement (7) must meet the following conditions:
By the day prior to the day of enrollment, applicants must have graduated from a university, followed byresearch for at least 2 years at a research institute. Applicants must also have published research papers,
books, made research presentations, or hold patents recognized as the equivalent of a master’s thesis or
above.
2. Application for Certificate of Approval as Eligible Applicant.
Applicants under Requirement (7) must either submit or mail the following documents ①～⑨ by or on
May 26, 2023 to the Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya
University. The set of documents, if mailed, should have “Application for Certificate of Approval as
Eligible Applicant.” written in red ink on the envelope, and be sent by registered mail.
Applicants will be notified of the results by June 23, 2023.
Documents required:① Application Form for the application under Requirement (7)Download and fill out the prescribed form from the Graduate School website.
② Certificate of graduation from a university③ Summary of research results.
It should be made up in paper style by the applicant, with approx. 4,000 characters in Japanese(1,500 words in English). Download and fill out the prescribed form from the Graduate School
website.
④ Bibliography
Download and fill out the prescribed form from the Graduate School website.
⑤ Certificate of academic backgroundDownload and fill out the prescribed form from the Graduate School website. The form should besigned by the applicant’s academic advisor or other proper authority.
⑥ Letter of recommendation written by the head or other proper authority of the belonging
Institution. Download and fill out the prescribed form from the Graduate School website.
⑦ A copy of research papers, books, research presentations, or patents, etc.
⑧ Personal History for Foreign Applicants
Download and fill out the prescribed form from the Graduate School website.
⑨ A return envelope to receive results of the application. Enclose a self-addressed envelope (12×23cm) with a 374 JPY stamp affixed.
(If the applicant resides overseas, please enclose a sufficient International Reply Coupon (IRC) tocover the required return postage.)
3. Application Procedures
The candidates approved as Eligible Applicants can apply for admission to the Doctoral Program bysubmitting the set of documents specified on “4. Required documents for application”.
When submitting application documents by mail, see “3. Application Periods and Procedures”.

13Candidates Applying under Requirement (8)1. Candidates applying under Requirement (8) must meet the following conditions:Applicants under Requirements (8) must be recognized by the Graduate School of Bioagricultural
Sciences, Nagoya University to be equivalent in academic level to a graduate student with a master’s
degree or a professional degree, and must reach 24 years old by the day prior to the day of enrollment.
* Applicants who have graduated from any school in China must ask the Student Affairs Section,
Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences for details.
2. Application for Certificate of Approval as Eligible Applicant.
Applicants under Requirement (8) must either submit or mail the following documents by or on May 26,
2023 to the Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University. The
set of documents, if mailed, should have “Application for Certificate of Approval as Eligible Applicant.”
written in red ink on the envelope, and be sent by registered mail.
Applicants will be notified of the results by June 23, 2023.
Documents required:①

Application Form for the application under Requirement (8)Download and fill out the prescribed form from the Graduate School website.

②

Reference material showing that the applicant is equivalent in academic level to a graduate studentwith a master’s degree or a professional degree;*Submit one or more relevant materials listed below. For example: 1) or3)
1) Applicants who have graduated or will be graduating from a junior college, technical college, special
school or other school:- Diploma or certificate of graduation/ expected graduation- Official transcript (academic record)- Syllabus
2) Applicants who have technical/ professional career:- Certificate of employment, specifying its period and matter of tasks, and report of his/her careerachievements prepared by the applicant (form not specified).
3) Applicants with academic work:- Certificate of academic backgroundDownload and fill out the prescribed form from the Graduate School website. The form should besigned by the applicant’s academic advisor or other proper authority.
- Bibliography
Download and fill out the prescribed form from the Graduate School website.
-Summary of research results
It should be made up in paper style by the applicant, with approx. 4,000 characters in Japanese(1,500 words in English). Download and fill out the prescribed form from the Graduate School
website.
4) Applicants with published research papers or books, research presentations, patents, etc.:- Any reference material showing each

③ Others- Any material for examination purposes (e.g.: Letter of recommendation)④ Personal History for Foreign Applicants

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Download and fill out the prescribed form from the Graduate School website.
⑤ A return envelope to receive results of the application. Enclose a self-addressed envelope(12cm×23cm) with a 374 JPY stamp affixed.
(If the applicant resides overseas, please enclose a sufficient International Reply Coupon (IRC) tocover the required return postage.)
3. Application Procedures
The candidates approved as Eligible Applicants can apply for admission to the Doctoral Program bysubmitting the set of documents specified on “4. Required documents for application”.
When submitting application documents by mail, see “3. Application Periods and Procedures”.

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Laboratories, Areas of Research, and Staff
Staff

Department

1.

Laboratory

Area of Research

Resources Cycling in
Pedosphere

Cycles of carbon, nitrogen, and trace elements in pedosphere and related environments. Chemical structure, function, and dynamics ofsoil organic matter, in particular humic substances.

2. Plant-Soil Systems
Forest Hydrology and3. Disaster Mitigation
Science
4. Forest Ecology

5. Forest Protection
1. Forest andEnvioronmental
Resources
Sciences

Research Key Words

Professor

Associate
Professor

Soil organic matter, humic substances, black
carbon, greenhouse gas, dissolved organic
WATANABE, Akira
matterbiogeochemistry, coastal forests, forest soil
science, Ground penetrating radar,plantation forestshydrological processes in watersheds,
Research for elucidating hudrological cycle, sediment dynamics, and disaster volnearbility of local comunity in regional and watershedbiosphere-atmosphere interaction,
scales. Research and its social implementation for sustainable resources management is included.
human-nature interaction,
disaster resilience and sediment dynamics
Our laboratory covers a wide range of studies related to forest ecology, forest genetics, and forest ecophysiology. Especially structure,
Forest tree, Reproductive ecology,
dynamics and functions in forest communities. Also genetic diversity, reproduction, ecophysiology, dry matter production and balance as Population genomics, Molecular ecology,
well as theoretical modeling in tree populations.
Conservation, Tropocial forest
Studies on nutrient dynamics in forest ecosystems. Our specific focus is to evaluate forest health by disentangling tripartite interactions
among plant, soil, and microbes.

TANIKAWA, Toko

GOMI, Takashi

TANAKA, Takafumi

TOMARU, Nobuhiro

NAKAGAWA,
MichikoForest insects, Interactions among
Forest entomology focusing on insect-fungus and insect-plant interactions. Forest ecosystem conservation based on the management oforganisms, Forest pests, Arthropod
biological communities.
communities, Forest microbes, Symbiosis

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.

Remote Sensing, GIS, Forest planning, Forest YAMAMOTO,
measurement, LiDAR
Kazukiyo

7.

Forest Resources andSociety

Studies on forest management policy for realizing both forest conservation and improvement of local livelihoods, forest certification,
participatory forest management, community forestry and timber procurement strategies of enterprise

Forest policy, National park, Community
forestry, Ecotourism, Forest resource use

HARADA,
Kazuhiro

IWANAGA, Seiji

Organic chemical, biochemical, and analytical chemical studies on the formation process, structure, and advanced utilization of woody
biomass.

woody biomass, plant cell wall, lignin,chemistry

FUKUSHIMA,
Kazuhiko

AOKI, Dan

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

Wood extractives, Isolation and structural
elucidation, Biosynthesis, Visualization,
Chemicalanalysis

10. Wood Physics

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

Cell wall, cellulose, secondary growth,
growth stress, plantation resources

YAMAMOTO,
Hiroyuki

11. Timber Engineering

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

Timber engineering, Strength, Failure andfatigue, Woodutilization, Woodurbanism

YAMASAKI, MarikoStudies on nondestructive measurement system and data science for biological resources.

Nondestructive measurement,
Spectroscopy, Imaging analysis, Data
science, Machine learning, Mechanicalengineering

TSUCHIKAWA,
Satoru9.

12.

Biomass Resource
Utilization

System Engineering for
Biology

KOTANI, Ayumi
OGAWA, Kazuharu(Scheduled to retirein March 2024)

KAJIMURA, Hisashi TOKI, Wataru

6.

8. Forest Chemistry

Assistant
Professor

Lecturer

IMAI, Takanori

YOSHIDA, Masato

ANDO, Kosei

INAGAKI,
Tetsuya(as of April 1, 2023)*** Designated Assistant Professor

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Laboratories, Areas of Research, and Staff
Staff

Department

Laboratory

Research Key Words

Professor

13.

Plant Physiology andMorphology

C4 plant, Chloroplast, Electron microscope,Studies from both aspects of structure and function on functional differentiation of plant cells and tissues, and response and tolerance toEnvironmental stress, Rice, Salinity, Stressenvironmental stresses.
tolerance, Ultrastructure

14.

Plant Genetics andBreeding

Crop plants (rice, maize, wheat andBreeding, molecular genetical, molecular biological, and physiological researches related to the evolution, morphogenesis, development, soybean), Abiotic stress tolerance, Flooding, NAKAZONO,
and environmental stress tolerance of cultivated plant species.
Root, Panicle, Molecular genetics, Molecular Mikio
bleeding,

TANIGUCHI,
Mitsutaka

Associate
Professor

Assistant
Professor
OI, Takao

TAKAHASHI,
Hirokazu

AGATA, Ayumi

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

Crop productivity, Environmental stress,
Nutrient acquisition, Sink-source
relationship, Symbiosis

16. Horticultural Science

Physiological, biochemical, and molecular biological approaches to clarify the characteristics and growth of horticultural crops, i.e.
flowers, vegetables, and fruit trees, to improve their quality and productivity.

Horticultural crops, Molecular breeding,
Genome editing, Multi-omics, Metabolomics
and metabolic engineering

17. Plant Pathology

Physiological, biochemical and molecular-biological researches on defense mechanisms of plants against plant pathogens, andPlant disease resistance, Elicitor, Plantinteractions of plant pathogens and beneficial environmental microorganisms with host plants. Development of biocontrol measures and associated microbes, Plant and Fungal
understanding of its mechanisms.
viruses, Biological control

TAKEMOTO, Daigo
CHIBA, Sotaro

18. Plant Immunology

Studies on the molecgular mechanisms of plant immune response in plant-pathogen interactions. Development of a plant vaccine based NADPH oxidase, ROS burst, MAP kinase,on the mechanisms.
Plant immunity, Plant pathology

YOSHIOKA,
Hirofumi

KONDO, Motohiko

Lecturer

MITSUYA, Shiro

15. Crop Science

YANO, Katsuya

SUGIURA,
Daisuke

SHIRATAKE,
Katsuhiro

SATO, Ikuo

Studies to improve agricultural production by analyzing information from field (crop DNA sequences, morphology, physiologicalcharacteristics, yield, soil, environment, etc.) by means of informatics/ data science

Agricultural informatics, Soil and rhizospheremicrobiome, Genetic diversity, Breeding,
MURASE, Jun
Field informatics

DOI, Kazuyuki

NISHIUCHI, Shunsaku
SAWADA, Kozue***

20. Food Economics

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

Agricultural Economics, Farm Management,
TOKUDA, Hiromi
Rural Resource Management, Food System

TAKESHITA,
Hironobu

MIURA, Satoshi

21. Plant Gene Function

Studies on plant gene function and its application.

Rice, Stem elongation, Water tolerance,
Molecular breeding

ASHIKARI,
Motoyuki
TSUJI, Hiroyuki

19.

2. Plant
Production
Sciences

Area of ResearchInformation Sciences inAgricultural Lands

22.

Developmental andSystems Plant Biology

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

Rice, QTL, GWAS, GA,Structural biology

23.

Plant Genomics andBreeding

Study on plant genomics and breeding to solve various problems of modern society, i.e. environment, energy, food problems, etc.

sorghum, energy crop, QTL, GWAS, heterosis SAZUKA, Takashi

Studies on plant grafting and systemic signaling in plants to improve plant resources for future sustainability.

Grafting, long distance signaling in plants,
micro devices for plant science、GA,
Structural biology

Screening of tropical plant resources and their utilization for environmentally friendly agriculture responding to diversification of fooddemand and climate change.

Crops (Sago palm, Rice, Cowpea), Cultivation
EHARA, Hiroshi
technique, Environmental stress,

Genetic Information for
Bioresoureces

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

Genetics, Breeding, Rice, Abiotic stress,
Stress avoidance

27. Practical Studies in Africa

Development of sustainable and appropriate technology for agricultural and forestry production, acclimation and dissemination of new
resources and technologies, and social implementation based on research results in Africa

Africa, Crop, Cultivation management,
Practical study, Rice

28. Practical Studies in Asia

International Cooperation Official
Studies on agriculture and rural developmet including natural resources management in Asia for better livelihoods, poverty reduction andDevelopment Assistance Agricultural andfood security.
rural development

29. Plant Epigenetics

Epigenetic analysis of abiotic stress tolerance in rice

24. Bioindustry*No applications

25. Tropical Bioresources

26.

Rice, epigenetics, abiotic stress, histone
modification**Designated Lecturer*** Designated Assistant Professor

NAGAI, Keisuke
YAMAUCHI, Takaki
OKADA, Satoshi

NOTAGUCHI,
Michitaka

KUROTANI,
Kenichi**

NAKATA, Mana

INUKAI, Yoshiaki
MAKIHARA, Daigo

ITO, Kasumi
CARTAGENA, Joyce
Abad(as of April 1, 2023)

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Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University

Laboratories, Areas of Research, and Staff
Staff

Department

Laboratory

Area of Research

30.

Animal Genetics andBreeding

Studies on the genetic basis of qualitative and quantitative traits in mammals and birds; evolutionary genetics research of animals using
genetic engineering such as genome editing; evaluation, conservation and utilization of animal genetic resources; and development of
new laboratory animal models for human disease and biological functions.

qualitative (Mendelian) traits, quantitative
traits, evolutionary genetics, developmental
SUMIYAMA, Kenta
animal genetic engineering, livestock
resources, poultry, laboratory animal models

31.

Genome andEpigenome Dynamics

Epigenetic regulatory systems for transposons and genes in vertebrates. Epigenome regulation during germ cell development. Genomeepigenome interactions during evolution. Mechanism of cancer cell growth inhibition by activation of transposons.

Epigenetics, Germ Cells, iPS cells,
Transposable elements, Trangenerational
Inheritance, Diabetes, Cancer

ICHIYANAGI Kenji

OHTANI, Hitoshi

32. Animal Morphology

Formation and deformation of the traits in vertebrates. Viral endogenization and the roles of the viral-derived element in vertebrates.
Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance (TEI).

morphology, molecular genetics,
reproductive system, Vertebrates

HONDO, Eiichi

IIDA, Atsuo

Animal Integrative
Physiology

Understanding the regulatory mechanisms of circadian and seasonal rhythms in vertebrates. Development of transformative biomolecules that improve animal production and human health. Studies on physiological regulation of gene expression and release of
growth factors in birds.

Seasonal Rhythm, Circadian Rhythm, Growth
YOSHIMURA,
Hormone, Comparative Biology, Chemical
Takashi
Biology33.

Research Key Words

Professor

34. Animal Reproduction

Basic studies on the neuroendocrinological mechanism regulating animal reproduction and its application to animal production and drug Gonadotropins, GnRH, Kisspeptin, Gonads,
discovery.
Brain, Neuroendocrinology

35. Animal Nutrition

Analysis of the nutritional factors and environmental factors for metabolic diseases (dyslipidemia and fatty liver etc.) in mammalian andavian species. Analysis of the uptake mechanism of biomolecules into avian eggs and its application to production of valuable protein.

Nutritional factors, Animal disease model,
Metabolic diseases, Fatty liver, Egg
production

MURAI, Atsushi

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

Reproduction, GnRH, Uterine function,
Ovarian activity, Heat stress

OHKURA, Satoshi

37. Avian Bioscience

Functional genomics-based identification of genes that control useful phenotypes of birds. Production of genetically mannipulated birds
for model animals and industrial use.

Animal model, Genetic resource,
Biophrmaceutical production

NISHIJIMA, Ken-ichi

38. Fish Biology

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

fish, nervous system, sensorimotor circuit,peptidergic neurons, behavior

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

Insect pathology, Baculovirus infection,
IKEDA, Motoko
Antiviral response, Host range determination

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

Insect hormone and pest management

3. Animal
Sciences36.

39.

Animal Production
Science

Sericulture andEntomoresources

40. Applied Entomology* Designated Associate Professor** Designated Lecturer*** Designated Assistant Professor

TSUKAMURA,
HirokoAssociate
Professor

Lecturer

YAMAGATA,
Takahiro

ISHIKAWA, Akira

OHKAWA, Taeko

Assistant
Professor

KON, Naohiro**

TSUKADA, Akira
NAKAYAMA,
Tomoya***CHEN, Junfeng***

UENOYAMA,
Yoshihisa
INOUE, Naoko

MATSUYAMA,
Shuichi
NAKAMURA, Sho*OKUZAKI, Yuya

ABE, Hideki

GOTO, Maki HAGIO,
Hanako***HAMAJIMA, Rina

MINAKUCHI, Chieka(as of April 1, 2023)

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Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University

Laboratories, Areas of Research, and Staff
Staff

Department

Laboratory

Area of Research

Research Key Words

Professor

Associate
Professor

41. 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.

42. Bioactive Molecules

Studies on identification, action mechanisim, and application of bioactive molecules produced by plants and microorganisms. Mechanistic natural products, antibiotics, carbohydrates,
analysis and application of carbohydrate-binding small molecules.
peptidesNAKAGAWA,
Yu

Chemical Biology of
Natural Products

Isolation, structure determination, synthesis, biosynthesis, and modes of action of bioactive natural products that regulate biologicallyand 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.

natural products, chemical biology, chemical
KITA, Masakiprobe, mode of action, toxins, symbiosis

TSUNEMATSU, Yuta

44. Polymer Chemistry

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

Biomaterials, Biopolymers, Functional
Polymers, Polymer Synthesis, Organic
Synthesis

AOI, Keigo

NOMURA,
Nobuyoshi

45. Food and Biodynamics

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

Oxidative stress, Covalent modification ofproteins, Functional foods, Lifestyle-relateddiseases, Extracellular vesicles

SHIBATA, Takahiro

46. Applied Enzymology

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

enzyme, isoprenoid, archaea, D-amino acid,
HEMMI, Hisashi
pyridoxal phosphate

43.

organic synthesis, natural products, chemical
NISHIKAWA, Toshio
biology, molecular design

Bioinformatics, Enzyme engineering, Protein
Molecular bioengineering for novel biomolecules, bioprocesses and analytical processes. Currently, novel monoclonal antibody screening, Engineering, Antibody Engineering, Next
NAKANO, Hideo
single molecule technology for protein engineering, and the mechanism of translation-enhancing peptide are major research topics.
Generation Sequencing, High-throughput
Screening
Ca2+-binding proteins, Cell death, Cell
Molecular and Cellular Biochemical and molecular cell biological studies on signal transduction, intracellular traffic, gene expression regulation in animal cell48.
growth, Membrane traffic,
Regulationdifferentiation, growth and cell death.
Molecular interactions
Biochemistry and molecular cell biology on the biosynthesis and dynamics of proteins, nucleic acids and their complexes in mammals, andon the functions and regulations of these molecules in living organisms, including cell proliferation and tissue differentiation. Specifically, Mammary gland, Milk, Ribosome, Epithelial
49. Molecular Bioregulation
we are studying mammary gland development and milk synthesis, translational control including ribosomes, and the epithelial responses cellto bioactive factors.

Assistant
Professor
MIYASAKA,
Tadachika

KONDO, Tatsuhiko

NAKASHIMA, Fumie

ITO, Tomokazu

DAMNJANOVIC,
Jasmina

47. Molecular Biotechnology

4. Applied
Biosciences

Lecturer

SHIBATA, Hideki

KATO, Teruyo

TAKAHARA,
Terunao
OHSHIMA,
Kenji

NADANO, Daita

50. Glyco-Life Science

Interdisciplinary studies between bioagricultural, medicinal, and pharmaceutical sciences on regulatory mechanisms for glycans-involved Glycocalyx, glycans, glycosyltransferase,
SATO, Chihiro
phenomena to attain better health, environment, and foodglycosidase, immune system, neural system

HANE, Masaya

51. Animal Cell Function

Glycobiology, Sialic acid metabolism,
Studies on impacts of metabolic changes of glycans in proteins and lipids at the organism level, using medaka models and their integrated
Membrane microdomain, Reverse genetics
omics including glycomics.
of Medaka, Glycomics, Glycoproteomics

WU, Di

52. Animal Cell Physiology

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

Nutritional regulation of enzyme and gene expression in mammals. Molecular mechanisms for hepatocyte differentiation in 353. Nutritional Biochemistry dimensional culture systems. Physiological significance of liver circadian rhythm. Metabolism and physiological functions of branchedchain amino acids.

KITAJIMA, Ken

Bone, Heart, Molecular Biology,
Electrophysiology, Imaging

MATURANA,
Andrés Daniel

NIIMI, Tomoaki

Gene expression, Liver clock, Branchedchainamino acids (BCAA), Muscle

ODA, Hiroaki

KITAURA, Yasuyuki

Omnivorous animals including human evaluate and select specific foods among several candidates before consumption. Our goal is theidentification of the neural mechanism for food choice.

Brain, Gustatory, Food preference, Appetite

NAKAJIMA,
Ken-ichiro

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

Agricultural land, Biogeochemical cycles,
Microbial ecology, Microbial physiology,
Microbial taxonomy

ASAKAWA, Susumu

56. Applied Microbiology

Molecular and chemical genetic studies on gene regulation of agriculturally and industrially important microorganisms, especiallyfilamentous fungi.

Filamentous fungi, Food microiology,
Polysaccaride-degrading enzymes,
Transcriptional regulation, Secondary
metabolites

KIMURA, Makoto

57. Plant Signaling

Studies on molecular mechanisms underlying optimization of plant growth and development in response to environmental cues withfocusing on phytohormone function.

Nutritional response, Plant hormones,
Growth regulation, Nitrogen, Iron

SAKAKIBARA,
Hitoshi

54. Alimentary Neuroscience

55.

Soil Biology andChemistry

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RATTANAJEARAKUL,
Nawarat***
WATANABE,
Takeshi

MAEDA, Kazuyuki

KIBA
Takatoshi

TABATA, Ryo**
HASHIMOTOSUGIMOTO, Mimi

BELLEGARDE,
Fanny***

Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University

Laboratories, Areas of Research, and Staff
Staff

Department

Laboratory

58. Biochemistry

Area of Research

Research Key Words

Professor

Flower development and anthesis, Pollen
Biochemical, molecular genetic, and microscopic studies on regulatory mechanisms of development of plant organs such as flowers,
morphology, Meristem organization,pollen grains, and roots. Studies on molecular functions and regulation of membrane proteins that support photosynthesis and inorganic
Jasmonic acid, Transcription factors,
nutrient assimilation in plants and cyanobacteria.
Membrane transporter

59.

Molecular andFunctional Genomics

Biochemical, cellular and genetic studies on molecular mechanisms of chlorophyll biosynthesis, nitrogen fixation, circadian rhythm andphytochrome signal transduction in cyanobacteria and plants.

Cyanobacteria, Chlorophyll biosynthesis,
Nitrogen fixation, Plants, Circadian clock,
Plant hormones

60.

Developmental Signaling
Studies on regulatory mechanisms of biochemical and molecular processes involved in the growth and development of higher plants.
Biology

ethylene biosynthesis, apical dominance,parthenocapy, protein mass spectrometry

FUJITA, Yuichi

61. Plant Cell Function

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

meristem, endosperm, stress, seed
dormancy, jasmonic acid,membraneless organelles

Plant Integrative
Physiology

Understanding plant circadian rhythms and seasonal behaviors with multi-omics approaches. Improvement of plant biomass andproductivity by controlling key genes for circadian and seasonal behaviors.

Plant circadian clock, Transcriptional
network, Bioactive small molecules.

NAKAMICHI,
Norihito

Studies on biological functions and regulatory mechanism of plant metabolism.

amino acids, environmental stress,
mathematical modelling, metabolome,
specialized metabolites

HIRAI, Masami

Methodology development of analysis of metabolic balance of ecosytem and its application to applied sciences.

homeostasis, environmental analysis,complexity, NMR, data science, machinelearning

KIKUCHI, Jun

62.

63. Plant Metabolic System

64.

Metabolic Balance of
Ecosystem**Designated Lecturer***Designated Assistant Professor

Associate
Professor

Lecturer

Assistant
Professor

ISHIGURO, Sumie

MAEO, Kenichiro
MAEDA, Shin-ichi
NAKANISHI, Yoichi

YAMASHINO,
Takafumi

YAMAMOTO, Haruki

UEGUCHI, Chiharu
TAKEDA, Shin
MURANAKA,
Tomoaki(as of April 1, 2023)

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Admission Data for the Doctoral Program of Academic Year 2022 (Aug. 2022)

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攻Department

合格者数

入学定員

志願者数

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Applicants

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森林・環境資源科学専攻
Forest and Environmental
Resources Sciences
植物生産科学専攻
Plant Production Sciences
動物科学専攻Animal Sciences
応用生命科学
Applied Biosciences
計
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］：students holding a job（）: international students

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