Application Guidelines for Admission Examination to
the Master’s Program
Starting in October 2024 and April 2025

Special Selection for Foreign Students

2024
Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University

11. Number of students to be enrolled
Major

CourseNumberofstudents

Laboratories
Plant Molecular Genetics and Breeding, Crop Science，Horticultural

Agrobiology

Crop Physiology, Animal Production，Grassland and Animal Feed
Production, Phytopathology, Insect Ecology,
Forest Conservation Ecology, Forest Mycology, Soil Science andSustainable

Forest Resources andResource

Environmental

Sciences

Science

Plant Nutrition, Forest environmental science, Forest Planning for the

Torrent and Hillside Conservation Technology,

Environment,
ForestEngineering,

Wood

Science

Chemistry and Technology ,andTechnology,

A Few

Wood

Nature and Coexistence*

Sustainable Resource Economics, Farm Management and RuralInternational Regional
Sociology, Economic System of Bioresources, Global Plant Resource
Resource Science
Science, Global Resource Utilization Science
Atmosphere and Climate Dynamics, Meteorological Analysis andSustainable Earth
Prediction, Ocean Climate, Ocean and Climate Change, Future Earth,and Environmental
Earth System Evolution, Water Environment and Natural Disasters,
Sciences
Applied Environmental Studies
Environmental

Environment Oriented

Environmental Information and Technology, Productive Environment

Science andInformation and

System, Environmental Control in Biology, Energy Utilization

Technology

System Engineering

A
A Few

Engineering, Agricultural and Food Systems

Rural Planning , Soil Resources Engineering, Water Resource
Irrigation, Drainage
and Rural Engineering

Engineering, Terrestrial Land and Water Engineering,

Facilities

Engineering, International Environment Conservation, Soil Physics
and Hydrology, Vadose Zone Hydrology
Molecular

andBiofunctional

CellularChemistry,

Biology,
Medicinal

Molecular

Bioinformatics,

Chemistry,

Bioorganic

Biochemistry andChemistry, Regulatory Biochemistry, Bioinformation and Food
Biotechnology
Engineering,Food

Chemistry,

AppliedMicrobial

Genetics,

Nutritional Chemistry, Fermentation Biology, Food Function*
Marine Biochemistry, Utilization of Aquatic Bioresources, MolecularMarine Life Science
Chemistry and Aquatic Materials, Biophysical Science, Muscle

Aand MolecularLife Sciences

Biology, Marine Microbiology, Quality in Marine Products, Marine
Chemistry
Food Chemistry
Biological Oceanography, Fish Physiology, Phycology, Shallow Sea
Aquaculture, Fish Diseases, Fish Stock Enhancement, Marine
Ecology, Biology of Aquatic Bioresources, Molecular Ecology ofMarine Biology
Aquatic Animals, Fish Population Dynamics, Fisheries Ethology,
AppliedMarineInformatics,

Developmental

andMetabolism

Biology**Cooperative Research Institutes
Note) Before making an application, please make sure to contact your planned supervising teacher or asupervising teacher of the field of education and research you are applying for in advance.

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A Few

2. Schedule for the admission examination【Starting in October2024】
Application Period

Examination Date

July 8 (Mon.), 2024 toJuly 12 (Fri.), 2024

August 21 (Wed.),2024

Schedule(It should be reached no later
than July 12 by the postal mail)(Occasional date:August 22 (Thu.), 2024)

Result Announcement Date

September 13 (Fri.), 2024

The
examinees
numbersofsuccessful examinees will be posted
in the entrance hall of the Graduate
School of Bioresources around
10:00 a.m., and those who havepassed will also be notified via mail.

Notes

Acceptance Hours:
On the day of the entrance
After results are announced, the9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
examination, make sure to bringexaminees numbers of successful(Applications via mail must your Ticket for Exam and enter
examinees will be posted on thearrive within the above period) the examination venue.
website of Graduate School of
Bioresources (http://www.bio.mieu.ac.jp/).
We will not respond to any inquiries
via phone, etc. concerning theresults.

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【Starting in April2025】

First
Recruitment

Application Period

Examination Date

July 8 (Mon.), 2024to
July 12 (Fri.), 2024

August 21 (Wed.), 2024

(It should be reached no later
than July 12 by the postal mail)
December 9 (Mon.), 2024to
December 13 (Fri.), 2024

(Occasional date:August 22 (Thu.),2024)(It should be reached no later
than December 13 by the postal
mail)

September 13 (Fri.), 2024

January 21 (Tue.), 2025

SecondRecruitment

Result Announcement Date

(Occasional date:
January 22 (Wed.),2025)

February 14 (Fri.), 2025

The
examinees
numbersofsuccessful examinees will be posted
in the entrance hall of the Graduate
School of Bioresources around
10:00 a.m., and those who havepassed will also be notified via mail.

Notes

Acceptance Hours:
On the day of the entrance
After results are announced, the9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
examination, make sure to bringexaminees numbers of successful(Applications via mail must your Ticket for Exam and enter
examinees will be posted on thearrive within the above period) the examination venue.
website of Graduate School of
Bioresources (http://www.bio.mieu.ac.jp/).
We will not respond to any inquiries
via phone, etc. concerning theresults.

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3. Selection Method
Students are selected for admission based on the comprehensive examination of academic achievement tests,
application materials, and interview-based assessment.
Special Selection for Foreign Students
Subjects
Foreign Language(Japanese or English)

Hours

Remarks
Students may bring one (1) language dictionary.

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Interview(Electronic dictionaries are not permitted.)
For more details, please refer to "7. Notes" on page 13.

Starts at 1:00 p.m.

Students will be interviewed about their academic
achievements, research performance, etc.

4. Applicant Eligibility【Starting in October2024】[Special selection for Foreign Students]
Non-Japanese nationals who possess the Japanese-language ability that is required for taking courses may apply,
providing that one of the following requirements is met:
(1) Applicant has graduated or expects to graduate by September 30, 2024 from a university, as stipulated in Article
83 of the School Education Act (Act No. 26 of 1947).
(2) Applicant has been or expects to be awarded by September 30, 2024 a bachelor’s degree, as stipulated in Article
104, paragraph 7 of the School Education Act.
Applicant has been or expects to be awarded a degree from the National Institution for Academic Degrees
and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education.
(3) Applicant has completed or expects to complete by September 30, 2024 a 16-year school education program in aforeign country.
(4) Applicant has completed or expects to complete by September 30, 2024 a 16-year school education program inJapan through a foreign school’s distance-learning course.
(5) Applicant has completed or expects to complete by September 30, 2024 a foreign university program in Japanthat has been specified by Japan’s minister of education, culture, sports, science, and technology. The program
must have been offered by an educational facility that is operated as part of the foreign country in question’s
educational system (subject to the condition that students who are completing such a program are considered tohave finished a 16-year school education program in the foreign country in question).
(6) Applicant has been awarded or expects to be awarded by September 30, 2024 a degree that is equivalent to abachelor’s degree upon completion of a program that consists of at least 3 years of study at an overseas
university or other overseas school. (This criterion is limited to those whose comprehensive situation withrespect to educational and research activities has either received evaluation from a person who was authorized
by that country’s government or its related institutions or which has been separately designated as being
equivalent to such by Japan’s minister of education, culture, sports, science, and technology. This includes
applicants who have completed distance learning programs at said overseas schools while living in Japan andthose who have completed programs at educational institutions that are located in Japan, follow the same5

education system as overseas schools, and have been specifically designated by the minister of education,
culture, sports, science, and technology.)(7) Applicant has completed or expects to complete by September 30, 2024 a specialized program at an advanced
vocational school on or after the date specified by Japan’s minister of education, culture, sports, science, andtechnology. The program must also have been specified by the minister (and is subject to the following condition:
the program must require at least 4 years to complete and must also satisfy other criteria as specified by theminister).
(8) Other persons deemed eligible by Japan’s minister of education, culture, sports, science, and technology may
apply (see 1953 Notification No. 5, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture), providing they possess
academic ability that is equivalent to that of a university graduate’s, as described below:
Applicant has completed/graduated from a long-term course of study at one of the following, as set forth in
the former Universities Act: the former Higher Normal School, upper secondary school, advanced
course, Higher Normal School, Women’s Higher Normal School, National Defense Academy ofJapan, National Defense Medical College, National Fisheries University, Japan Coast Guard
Academy, Meteorological College, or Polytechnic University.
(9) Applicant has been admitted to the graduate school under the provisions of Article 102, paragraph 2 of the School
Education Act and has been deemed to possess academic ability that is well-suited to receiving graduate-level
education at this school.
Applicant has been admitted to the graduate school by transfer from another graduate school at adifferent university and has been deemed to possess academic ability that is well-suited to receiving
graduate-level education at this school.
(10) Applicant has been enrolled at the university for at least three years as of September 30, 2024 and has completed
a 15-year course of study in a country other than Japan. This criterion includes applicants who have undertakensuch study through a distance education program that was offered by a university that is located outside of Japanor at an educational facility in Japan that is run by a foreign school and is recognized by Japan’s minister ofeducation, culture, sports, science, and technology. The course of study must have been completed after theoffering school was recognized by the minister, and the applicant must be recognized by this graduate school as
having an outstanding academic record.
(11) Applicants must be aged 22 or older by September 30, 2024 and must be recognized, through this school’s
admissions eligibility screening, as possessing academic ability that is at least equal to that of a university
graduates’.

Note 1) Applicants whose qualifications reflect (9), (10), or (11) must undergo application eligibility certification.

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【Starting in April 2025】[Special Selection for Foreign Students]
Non-Japanese nationals who possess the Japanese-language ability that is required for taking courses may apply,
providing that one of the following requirements is met:
(1) Applicant has graduated or expects to graduate by March 31, 2025 from a university, as stipulated in Article 83 of
the School Education Act (Act No. 26 of 1947).
(2) Applicant has been or expects to be awarded by March 31, 2025 a bachelor’s degree, as stipulated in Article 104,
paragraph 7 of the School Education Act.
Applicant has been or expects to be awarded a degree from the National Institution for Academic Degrees
and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education.
(3) Applicant has completed or expects to complete by March 31, 2025 a 16-year school education program in aforeign country.
(4) Applicant has completed or expects to complete by March 31, 2025 a 16-year school education program in Japanthrough a foreign school’s distance-learning course.
(5) Applicant has completed or expects to complete by March 31, 2025 a foreign university program in Japan that has
been specified by Japan’s minister of education, culture, sports, science, and technology. The program must havebeen offered by an educational facility that is operated as part of the foreign country in question’s educational
system (subject to the condition that students who are completing such a program are considered to have finisheda 16-year school education program in the foreign country in question).
(6) Applicant has been awarded or expects to be awarded by March 31, 2025 a degree that is equivalent to abachelor’s degree upon completion of a program that consists of at least 3 years of study at an overseas
university or other overseas school. (This criterion is limited to those whose comprehensive situation withrespect to educational and research activities has either received evaluation from a person who was authorized
by that country’s government or its related institutions or which has been separately designated as being
equivalent to such by Japan’s minister of education, culture, sports, science, and technology. This includes
applicants who have completed distance learning programs at said overseas schools while living in Japan andthose who have completed programs at educational institutions that are located in Japan, follow the sameeducation system as overseas schools, and have been specifically designated by the minister of education,
culture, sports, science, and technology.)(7) Applicant has completed or expects to complete by March 31, 2025 a specialized program at an advanced
vocational school on or after the date specified by Japan’s minister of education, culture, sports, science, andtechnology. The program must also have been specified by the minister (and is subject to the following condition:
the program must require at least 4 years to complete and must also satisfy other criteria as specified by theminister).
(8) Other persons deemed eligible by Japan’s minister of education, culture, sports, science, and technology may
apply (see 1953 Notification No. 5, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture), providing they possess
academic ability that is equivalent to that of a university graduate’s, as described below:
Applicant has completed/graduated from a long-term course of study at one of the following, as set forth in
the former Universities Act: the former Higher Normal School, upper secondary school, advanced
course, Higher Normal School, Women’s Higher Normal School, National Defense Academy ofJapan, National Defense Medical College, National Fisheries University, Japan Coast Guard
Academy, Meteorological College, or Polytechnic University.
(9) Applicant has been admitted to the graduate school under the provisions of Article 102, paragraph 2 of the School7

Education Act and has been deemed to possess academic ability that is well-suited to receiving graduate-level
education at this school.
Applicant has been admitted to the graduate school by transfer from another graduate school at adifferent university and has been deemed to possess academic ability that is well-suited to receiving
graduate-level education at this school.
(10) Applicant has been enrolled at the university for at least three years as of March 31, 2025 and has completed a
15-year course of study in a country other than Japan. This criterion includes applicants who have undertakensuch study through a distance education program that was offered by a university that is located outside of Japanor at an educational facility in Japan that is run by a foreign school and is recognized by Japan’s minister ofeducation, culture, sports, science, and technology. The course of study must have been completed after theoffering school was recognized by the minister, and the applicant must be recognized by this graduate school as
having an outstanding academic record.
(11) Applicants must be aged 22 or older by March 31, 2025 and must be recognized, through this school’s
admissions eligibility screening, as possessing academic ability that is at least equal to that of a university
graduates’.

Note 1) Applicants whose qualifications reflect (9), (10), or (11) must undergo application eligibility certification.

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5. Application forms, etc.
[Applicant eligibility]: Special selection for Foreign Students (1) to (8)(1) Applicants are required to submit the following documents. Please download the application forms from thewebsite of Graduate School of Bioresources, and print them with A4 size. Documents marked with ○ must be
submitted by all applicants. Not all applicants will submit documents marked with △, so please read remarks
carefully.
SpecialApplication Forms

Remarks

Selection
for Foreign
Students

Application Form

【 Designated Form 】 Please write the required information on the form

Photo Card and【Designated Form】Please attach a recent photograph taken within last three

Ticket for Exammonths.

CV
Certificate of(expected) Graduation○

designated by the graduate school.

【Designated Form】Please write the required information on the designated○○form. (Only for Foreign Students)
Certificate of (expected) graduation from undergraduate university.
*Regular students who are now studying at the Faculty of Bioresources, Mie△

University, do not need to submit this. All others must apply.

Academic Transcriptfrom Undergraduate
Must be completely sealed by issuer.
University or School,etc.
Certificate of Degree, Please submit the certificate of degree.
or Documents that

Applicants who expect to be awarded a degree must submit a certificate ofCertify Expected

expected graduation such as a certificate of scheduled application for award of○○Completion of Degree degree, or a certificate of expected completion.
【Designated Form】Using the form designated by the graduate school, describe
Reason for Application

why you want to be admitted, why you want to study, and do research at theGraduate School of Bioresources. Your purpose (plans) should be summarized in○approximately 300 words if using English or 1,000 characters if using Japanese.
*Regular students who are now studying at the Faculty of Bioresources, Mie
University, do not need to submit this. All others must apply.
Write your study topic on line 1 and your name on line 2. Please summarize yourresearch achievements (or graduate thesis) using no more than one A4 page
Summary of Research (approximately 300 words if using English or 1,000 characters if using Japanese;
Achievements

drawings, charts, etc., may also be included).
Applicants who expect to graduate from a university other than the Faculty of
Bioresources, Mie University and those who expect to be granted a degree fromthe National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement ofHigher Education may describe the progress status of their researches.

9△Documentation of
Research
Achievements
Stamped Selfaddressed Envelope
Admission
Application Fee

Applicants who have authored works, academic papers, technical reports,
presentations at academic meetings, patents, etc., should attach documentation△

indicating those. In case of collaborative research, applicants should attachmaterials that clearly state the portion of research for which they can be credited.
On the envelope sized 240×332, write your name, address, and postal○

code, and affix postage worth 380 yen (express letter).
Admission application fee: 30,000 yen (This is not required forgovernment-financed foreign students.)【Designated Form】When making a transfer, please read 【Delivery method】
and 【 Notes 】 written on the payment slip. Affix the wire transfer○

Admission Application confirmation form, which must bear the financial institution’s seal of
Payment Receipt

receipt, to the application form’s “admission application payment receipt”
field, and submit it along with the other application materia ls.
【Designated Form】Applicants who reside outside of Japan during theapplication period (including Japanese nationals) and will be coming toJapan to take the examination should submit a health certificate using the

Health Certificate

format prescribed by the graduate school. Details are available via the△

URLs below.
URL (Japanese)：https://www.mie-u.ac.jp/exam/health/health2/index.html
URL (English)：https://www.mie-u.ac.jp/exam/health/health3.html
Other

Foreign students must submit a copy of their visa and passport.

○(2) Methods for applying: Send application forms by postal mail (registered express letter) or submit them in person.
(3) Address for the submission of mailed applications: Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie
University, 1577 Kurimamachiya-cho, Tsu City 514-8507, Mie, Japan, TEL +81-59- 231-9631

10[Applicant eligibility]: Special Selection for Foreign Students (9) to (11)(1) Applicants are required to submit the following documents. Please download the application forms from thewebsite of Graduate School of Bioresources, and print them with A4 size. Documents marked with ○ must be
submitted by all applicants. Not all applicants will submit documents marked with △, so please read remarks
carefully.
Application Forms

Remarks【 Designated Form 】 Please write the required information on the form

Application Form

designated by the graduate school.

Photo Card and【Designated Form】Please attach a recent photograph taken within last three

Ticket for Exammonths.

CV
Academic Transcriptfrom Undergraduate
University or
School, etc.

【Designated Form】Please write the required information on the designatedform. (Only for Foreign Students)
Must be completely sealed by issuer.

Certificate ofThis is necessary for applicants who fall under the categories of special

Enrollment

selection for foreign students (10) and are currently in school.

○

○

○

○

△

Course Guide from
Undergraduate
University(including List ofThis is necessary for applicants who fall under the categories of special
selection for foreign students (10).

△Courses)【 Designated Form 】 Using the form designated by the graduate school,
Reason forApplication

describe why you want to be admitted, why you want to study, and do researchat the Graduate School of Bioresources. Your purpose (plans) should be○summarized in approximately 300 words if using English or 1,000 characters if
using Japanese.
**Foreign Students applicants whose qualifications reflect (11) need tosubmit this.

Summary of Research

Write your study topic on line 1 and your name on line 2. Please summarize

Achievements

your research achievements (or graduate thesis) using no more than one A4
page (approximately 900 words if using English or 3,000
characters if using Japanese; drawings, charts, etc., may also be included).

11△

Applicants who have authored works, academic papers, technical reports,
Documentation ofpresentations at academic meetings, patents, etc., should attach documentation

Research

indicating those. In the case of collaborative research, applicants should attach

Achievements

materials that clearly state the portion of research for which they can be△credited.
Application Form for
Qualification

Please submit application form for qualification certificate○

Certificate
Stamped Selfaddressed Envelope
Admission
Application Fee

On the envelope sized 240×332, write your name, address, and postal○

code, and affix postage worth 380 yen (express letter).
Admission application fee: 30,000 yen (This is not required forgovernment-financed foreign students.)【Designated Form】When making a transfer, please read 【Delivery method】
and 【 Notes 】 written on the payment slip. Affix the wire transfer○

Admission Application confirmation form, which must bear the financial institution’s seal of
Payment Receipt

receipt, to the application form’s “admission application payment receipt”
field, and submit it along with the other application materials.
【Designated Form】Applicants who reside outside of Japan during theapplication period (including Japanese nationals) and will be coming toJapan to take the examination should submit a health certificate using the

Health Certificate

format prescribed by the graduate school. Details are available via the△

URLs below.
URL (Japanese)：http://www.mie-u.ac.jp/exam/health/health2/index.html
URL (English)：http://www.mie-u.ac.jp/exam/health/health3.html
Other

Foreign students must submit a copy of their visa and passport.

○(2) Methods for applying: Send application forms by postal mail (registered express letter) or submit them in person.
(3) Address for the submission of mailed applications: Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie
University, 1577 Kurimamachiya-cho, Tsu City 514-8507, Mie, Japan, TEL +81-59- 231-9631

126. Entrance Fee and Tuition(1) Entrance Fee(2) Tuition

282,000 yen

267,900 yen per semester (535,800 yen for the whole year)(This is not required for government-financed foreign students.)

7. Notes(1) Incomplete and/or insufficient applications will not be subject to screening.
(2) Any applicants who are found to have made false statements on the application will have their permission to enroll
withdrawn, even if a positive admission decision has already been made.
(3) The ticket for exam must be brought along with you on the examination day.
If you arrive late, i.e., after the examination has started, report to the proctor and follow their instructions.
For all exams, you will be considered late if you arrive 30 minutes or more after the exam has started. In such cases,
tardiness revokes eligibility for that exam and any subsequent exams.
During exams, you are permitted to have the following items on your desk; ticket for exam, black pencil, black
mechanical pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener, a dedicated timekeeping device (i.e., with no other function besides
timekeeping), eyeglasses, eyedrops, and tissues (which have been removed from their packaging).
You may not use mobile phones, smartphones, wearable terminals, electronic devices such as calculators, etc.
For the foreign language examination (English or Japanese) that forms part of the special selection for foreign
students, applicants may bring one language dictionary; however, electronic dictionaries are not permitted.

13Outline of Departments, Courses and Laboratories
1. Department of Sustainable Resource Sciences
In Department of Sustainable Resource Sciences, we aim to educate people who can develop technology andresearch for the cyclic use of bioresources through efficient, environmentally-friendly methods and design a newsociety, building a harmonious recycling society.
To that end, we carry out research and education on the sustainable use of bioresources through a study of
biological life systems, the environment they live in, and biodiversity. The department is made up of three courses:
Agrobiology, which mainly conducts research and education on the use of bioresources such as food and usefulmaterials, Forest Resources and Environmental Science, which mainly conducts research and education on methods
for using forest resources and their diverse functions sustainably, and International Regional Resource Science, which
conducts research and education on the use of bioresources from economic, management, social, and policy points ofview. The details of the education and research provided by each course are as follows.

1-1 Agrobiology Course
Our course is intended to reveal the biological phenomena of plants, animals, and microorganisms at levels ofmolecules, cells, individuals, and populations. And further, we aim to contribute to improve the productivity ofcrops and livestock by in a sustainable way and to decrease losses during processes from cultivation to
manufacturing. Students gain advanced knowledge and technologies of Agrobiology including plant genetics andbreeding, crop science, physiology of horticultural crops, animal and feed produ ction science, phytopathology,
insect ecology and etc.

1-2 Forest Resources and Environmental Science Course
Forests are an enormous community which covers about 30 % of land and reach up to 90% biomass in theworld. Thus, forests play important roles in maintaining global environments. Simultaneously, importance isfocused on forests because of producing reusable resources. Furthermore, various ecosystem functions such as land
and watershed conservations, regulating the meteorological environments and providing recreational activities are
involved in forest environments. From these points, forests are indispensable to human life. For the purpose of
making full use of various functions of forests as environmental and material resources, this course is intended toteach and research on comprehensive and professional theory and technology related to forests and forest
production. These include such topics as ecology, botany, mycology, soil science, chemistry, physics, andinformation science.

1-3 International Regional Resource Science Course
International Regional Resource Science Course aims at producing leaders capable of finding solutions to challenges
faced by rural communities where the majority of populations are engaged in the primary industry such as agriculture,
forestry and fishery. Today, issues in rural communities are becoming increasingly complicated due to the rapid change
in social structure and ongoing surge of globalization. Understanding and tackling these issues requires an integrated
knowledge of natural and social sciences with an international perspective. Therefore, the course implements
multidisciplinary education at the interface between natural (crop and livestock) and social (agricultural economics andbusiness administration) sciences. Students enrolled will be provided with the latest information (domestic andinternational) of each discipline and more importantly several opportunities to integrate knowledge gained from thedisciplines.

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Agrobiology Course

Laboratories

Research Outline

Plant Molecular
Genetics andBreeding‘Breeding’ is based on the genetic
modification of organisms for the purpose of
selecting improved offspring. This laboratory
conducts molecular genetic and genomic
studies useful for plant breeding, particularlyon the mechanisms of plant reproduction (i.e.,pollination/fertilization, self-incompatibility,
floral organ formation, etc.). We aim toelucidate molecular functions of genes
important for plant breeding by using genetransfer and resultant transgenic plants.

Crop Science

Our life depends on bioresources fromagriculture, forestry and fisheries for along time. Especially food crops andindustrial crops are very important for
quality life. We continue the researches on
their growth habits, flowering and fruiting
characteristics,
yield,
qualityandutilization. We also try to develop
sustainable and stable high yield culture
systems and to modify cultural varieties.
The target crops are rice plant, soybean,
sweet potato and Iseimo (Chinese yam)etc. Our laboratory contribute to promote
crop production in Mie area.

Horticultural Crop
Physiology

Animal Production

Grassland andAnimal Feed
Production

To improve the quality and cultivation
method in fruit trees and vegetables,
investigations are in progress from
cultural and physiological standpoints. In
pomology field, studies on fruit growthandripening
areconducted
inevergreenfruits, while stress physiology isanalyzing in olericulture field by using
tomato, cucumber and so on. Feedback ofexperimental results is also given topractical cultivation.

Livestock animals such as cattle, pig, andchicken provide meat, milk, and egg which
are good protein source for human being.
We focus on improving productivity of the
livestock animals and reducing impact onenvironments by controlling endocrine
actionandgastro-intestinal
microorganisms of the animals. Improving
productivity will reduce amount of feed
consumed and impact on environments.
We have been studying the nutrient
characteristics of feedstuffs including
forages produced in temperate and tropicalcountries, and food-industrial by-products
for ruminants.

Supervisors

E-mail address

Professor
Kakeda Katsuyuki

kakeda@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Professor
Umezaki Teruhisa ＊1

umezaki@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Professor
Nagasuga Kiyoshi

nkiyoshi@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Associate Professor
Nagaya Yuichi

nagaya@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Professor
Okuda Hitoshi

okudat@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Professor
Nada Kazuyoshi

nada@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Professor
Matsui Hiroki

matsui@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Associate Professor
Ban Tomomi

Associate Professor
Kondo Makoto

tomomi@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

makok@bio.mie-u.ac.jp＊1：Applicants who wish to conduct research under this supervisor should inform the Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of
Bioresources.

Laboratories

Research Outline

Phytopathology

Accurate diagnosis of plant diseases,
identification of causal organisms, andbetter understanding of epidemiology are
essential for controlling plant diseases.
The aim of education in this laboratory is
to bring up prospective plant doctors who
can make accurate diagnoses of plantdiseases and guide farmers in the controlof the diseases. Research aims oflaboratory staff are taxonomy, diversity,
phylogeny and evolution of plant
pathogenic fungi using morphology andmolecular phylogeny.

Insect Ecology

We aim for pest managements in a way
with low impact to the environment. Ourinterest also goes to conservation of insect
communities, use of ecosystem services byinsects in agriculture. Our current research
themes are; 1) pollination biology of
insects in agricultural ecosystems, 2) hostrange evolution of herbivorous invasive
insects, 3) life history evolution ofherbivores and their parasitoid wasps, 4)inter-specific relationship of two closely
related Bactrocera fruit flies.

Supervisors

E-mail address

Professor
Nakashima Chiharu

chiharu@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Associate Professor
Shirouzu Takashi

shirouzu@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Professor
Tsukada Moriotsukada@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

1-2

Forest Resources and Environmental Science Course

Laboratories

Research Outline

Forest Conservation
Ecology

Focusing on the forest tree species, thatis the fundamental element of forest
ecosystems, we explore the mechanismsthat maintain ecosystems by monitoring
the diversity and structure of natural forest
communities and investigating the habitats
of individual trees. Furthermore, We
reveal the genetic diversity of forest tree
species using DNA analysis.

Forest Mycology

In our laboratory, we are studying thespecies
diversity
andfunctionalsignificance of microorganisms especiallyones
associated
with
woody
and
herbaceous plants, i.e. mycorrhizal fungi,
bacteria and nematodes to unveil matterand energy flows and to conserve
endangered plants in forest ecosystems.
For this purpose, students will haveexpertiseincomprehensive
forestmicrobial ecology through field activity as
well as laboratory works of isolation,
microscopy and molecular analyses.

Supervisors

Professor
Kisanuki Hiromitsu
Associate Professor
Torimaru Takeshi

Professor
Matsuda Yosuke
Assistant Professor
Kitagami Yudai

E-mail address

kis@bio.mie-u.ac.jp
torimaru@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

m-yosuke@bio.mie-u.ac.jp
kitagami@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Soil Science andPlant Nutrition

In our laboratory, we have acquired thetechniques of chemically analyze for soil
and plants, and are conducting research on
the adaptation of plants to the growing
soil and the mechanism of excess anddeficiency for each element. In recent
years, we have been conducting researchon nickel-iron nutrition in serpentinite
soil,
which
is
characterizedbyoligotrophic and high metal. Now we havestarted analysis of plant specimens owned
by museums and the like. ， We areproceeding the construction of an "elemen t
accumulation database" for wild plants inJapan, using XRF analyze method andplant specimens of museums.

Associate Professor
Mizuno Takafumi

tmizuno@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Forest environmental
science

Focusing on the creation of a circularsociety and symbiotic society, we conduct
research on the sustainable utilization offorests and methods for using low
environmental impact timber. Conduct
research using humanities and social
science methods, such as environmentalsociology, in collaboration with various
forest-related fields. We also conduct
research on methodologies for Life Cycle
Assessment to evaluate the environmental
impacts arising from timber utilization.

Associate Professor
Fuchigami Yuki

fuchigami@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Laboratories

Research Outline

Forest Planning for
the Environment

In our laboratory, methods to manage forests
are studied along with evaluation of forest
functions, in consideration of the conservationof forest ecosystems and biodiversity. Using
the latest measurement technology, we
conduct continuous research on individual
trees and forest populations to evaluate theenvironmental response of forests and otherterrestrial ecosystems to develop forest
management planning methods. We are also
working on issues ranging from local to
global matters with the aim of "sustainable
forest management."

Supervisors

E-mail address

Professor
Matsumura Naoto ＊1

nma@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Associate Professor
Matsuo Naoko

naoko@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Assistant Professor
Matsunaga Hiroyuki

matsunaga@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Torrent and Hillside
Conservation
Technology

Sediment related disaster triggered byvarious factors, e.g., heavy rainfall,earthquake, or volcanic eruption causes
serious damage to the society and human.
In our research field, we have conducted
researches elucidating mechanisms of
sediment transport phenomena which leadto the disaster, for the purpose of disasterprevention and mitigation. We have also
investigated forest environment changed
by natural or artificial impacts, and tried
to restore it properly in terms of disasterprevention and mitigation. We aim that
outputs from those researches can bepractically used in the societies in Japanand overseas to mitigate damages bysediment related disasters.

Associate Professor
Numamoto Shinyanumamoto@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Forest Engineering

In our country, about 70% of country
areas are the forest. It is importantresources for our daily living, andhabitation of the creature. For sustainable
forest management, using techniques offorest utilization and forest information
science, we study "operating system toreduceproduction
costs",
and"clarifications on long-term changes in thewide area of forest".

Professor
Itaya Akemi

itaya@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Professor
Nakai Takahisa

jaja@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Wood Science andTechnology

Wood has long been important in ourdaily lives with its use as a building
material, in furniture, and as part of othercommodities. It is a permanently utilizable
material that is naturally derived andgenerated daily through photosynthesis.
The hollow fibrous structure of woodconfers various properties to it. For
example, wood is lightweight yet strong, it
offers high heat insulation, and it has asignificant ability to adjust to humidity.
The major research goals of our laboratory
are to [1] apply theoretical knowledge tothe effective utilization of wood, [2]propose technological applications forwood in residences, and [3] quantify the
public benefit of wood utilization inmodern society.

Assistant Professor
Uchisako Takayuki

uchisako@bio.mie-u.ac.jp＊1：Applicants who wish to conduct research under this supervisor should inform the Student Affairs Office, Graduate School of Bioresources.

Laboratories

Research Outline

Wood Chemistry andTechnology

Wood is a sustainable renewable resource
and a lignocellulosic material composed ofcellulose,
hemicellulose,ligninandextractives.
Aimingtoutilizeallcomponents, our laboratory conducts [1]wood component separation technologies [2]conversion and utilization of cellulose andlignin, [3] development of functional
bio-fiber or biomass materials. Herbaceous
lignocellulosic biomass like bamboo,
sugarcane bagasse and sorghum stalk is also
subject of our research.

Supervisors

E-mail address

Professor
Nonaka Hiroshi

nonaka@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Assistant Professor
Tokunaga Yuki

tokunaga@bio.mie-u.ac.jp(Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI)）
Laboratories

Research Outline

Wood Science andTechnology（FFPRI）

Our laboratory targets production foreststhat have reached the logging season. Using
the latest equipment, we identify the species
of woods, drying, cutting and processing
woods, which are necessary for effective
utilization of woods. We also research theamenity of people who are living in wooden
houses based on affective engineering,develop wood building materials in
consideration of the use of Japanese
hardwoods and aiming to create a society
using wood.

Nature andCoexistenceThis laboratory aims to study and educate
on the theory and techniques to develop
human activities while maintaining healthy
natural environment, and to provide related
capacity building.
As a member of graduate school, thislaboratory addresses problems such as
forestdegradation
andecosystem
fragmentation as well as issues such asconservation of biodiversity and naturalenvironment to reveal the desirable
relationship between nature and humansociety, targeting neighborhood forests,
mountains close to rural residences(Satoyama) or forests in the suburbs.

Supervisors

E-mail address

Collaborative
Professor
Abe Hisashi＊ 2
Collaborative
Associate Professor
Sugiyama Masaki ＊2
Collaborative
Associate Professor
Toba Keisuke ＊2
Collaborative
Associate Professor
Fujimoto Kiyohiko ＊2

Collaborative Professor
Kanzaki Natsumi＊ 2＊2：Applicants who wish to conduct research under this supervisor should inform Professor Matsuda Yosuke, Laboratory of
Mycology. (m-yosuke@bio.mie-u.ac.jp)

Forest1-3

International Regional Resource Science Course

Laboratories

Sustainable
Resource Economics＊3

Farm Management
and Rural Sociology＊3

Economic System ofBioresources

Research Outline

Supervisors

E-mail address

Professor
Qingxiu Chang

chang@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

In these days of changing agricultural,food and trade environments and policies,
agricultural producers are facing necessityof strengthen their competitiveness by
reducing production costs, producing
highly value-added and differentiatedagricultural products, and corresponding
to new agricultural technologies. Our
research and education mainly focus onfinding the way of supporting suchproducersbyelucidating
consumerdemand for agricultural and food products
and evaluating impacts of policies andprograms using the analytical frameworksof economics, econometrics (or statistics)
and the marketing research, and by
drawing
evidence-based
policyrecommendations.
Our main methodology is farm business
management and rural sociology based onfield research. We have strong interest on
familyfarmingbecauseJapanese
agriculture is still on the process to reformfrom small family farming to large scalebusiness farming. We are looking for therural social system that harmonize
business and self-sufficient farming,
accumulation of field by farming company
and protection of small part-time farming,
efficient production and environment
friendly farming; the goal is expand rural
economy to overcome low-income level inrural area.
Our study keywords are family farming,
farm business development, sustainabilityof rural economy and many types of
farmers, and alternative system to market
oriented economy.
The ocean provides various ecologicalgoods and services required by humanity
to survive and live comfortably. It not
only supplies seafood, but maintains anappropriate environment. For the sustainedand efficient use of fishery resources, weare investigating the state of their
management, organization and regulations
at each stage of production, distribution,and consumption. Our purpose in
conducting research and education is toconstruct sustainable seafood production
and distribution systems.

Global Plant
Resource Science

The global plant resource science is afield of science that studies plant speciesgrown as resources somewhere in theworld from various points of view. Plants
for food including animal feed, industrial
material and energy source are within thetarget. The focus of our laboratory is todevelopthecultivation
technique,particularly
the
ones
to
increaseproduction under various environmental
conditions and to improve quality of end
product.

Professor
Sekiya Nobuhito

sekiya@bio.mie-u.ac.jp＊3：Applicants who wish to enroll in this laboratory should inform the Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Bioresources.
Laboratories

Research Outline

Supervisors

E-mail address

Global Resource
Utilization Science

Recent over-exploitation in agriculturecause grassland use and livestock
production system problem in the world.
Our research topics are understanding
plant-animal-soil relationships on grazing
ecosystems, and feed, nutrition, healthy
and behavioral science of ruminants toestablish sustainable grassland use andlivestock production system.

Associate Professor
Yoshihara Yu

yoshihara@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

2. Department of Environmental Science and Technology
In Department of Environmental Science and Technology, we aim for the construction of a sustainablebiological production system in which human activities and biological systems are in harmony while preserving
and restoring, and understanding, the environment of the global biosphere which is made up of all the diverse
ecologies. To that end, we carry out research and education, rooted in basic science, in fields such as
meteorology, environmental science, and ecology, looking at global ecological systems with its complex
interactions among the land, sea, and sky, and applied technology, in a field of environmental and agricultural
engineering to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. This department is made up of three courses:
Sustainable Earth and Environmental Sciences, which looks at the fields of geoscience; Environment Orie nted
Information and System Engineering, which uses instrumentation, control and systems engineering ofenvironmental information, with a core of information processing technology based on knowledge ofbioecology, as its methods; and Irrigation, Drainage and Reclamation Engineering, which is designed for theprotection of rural villages and farmland where humans are directly connected with the workings of nature aswell as their sustainable use as sound, healthy places for material circulation. The details of the education andresearch provided by each course are as follows.

2-1

Geosciences Course

Changes in the earth’s environment such as climate changes and abnormal weather work in concert withecological environmental systems and earth systems that are made up of the atmosphere, the oceans, plants, thehydrosphere, the ecosphere, and the activities of humans and other animals. We conduct research on the basic
structures, change processes, symbiotic relationships, and interactions that make up these systems, such as theevolution of the earth, climate, conservation of the global environment, the physiological ecology and ecologicalharmonization of flora and fauna, and human activities, all with reference to observation, measurement,
experimentation, investigation, remote sensing, and numerical analysis. We provide education and research to train
people who can use the new scientific knowledge gained from this research and the thinking and practical skills
learned through research to contribute to the creation of the next-generation culture and construct a sustainable
society.

2-2 Environment Oriented Information and System Engineering Course
In order to allow humans to develop sustainably while coexisting with other organisms and preserving theenvironment, our course uses systems engineering as a method for education and research related t o complex
systems, the control of production systems, and the measurement of environmental information with a core of
information processing technology, building on knowledge of bioecology. In other words, we offer research andeducation on symbiotic technology and plants that are related to environmental improvement. In addition, we
carry out research and education on applied technology such as the production and processing of bioresources
using low environmental load technologies through precise management.

2-3 Irrigation, Drainage and Reclamation Engineering Course
In this course, we provide education and research with the goal of creating a rich rural environment as place
for sound, healthy material circulation, preserving the rural regions where agriculture is practiced. Specifically,
we carry out research and education on the appropriate and sustainable use of water, soil, and space in rural
areas where the workings of nature and humans directly interact, planning and conservation for rural
environments, development and management of rural areas and facilities, the effective use of regional resources,
the theories and technologies required for preventing or mitigating natural disasters and recovering from them,investigation and analysis of overland and subsurface flows, and explanations and forecasts for the flow ofwater, chemicals, heat, and gas in rural areas.

2-1

Geosciences Course
Laboratories

Research Outline

Supervisors

E-mail address

Atmosphere andClimate Dynamics

The primary aim of our education andresearch is to analyze and understand, atboth the global and the regional scales,
the mechanism and the dynamics of thechanges in the global climate andecosystem, as well as the mutualinterrelationships among them.
GIS, field observation and satellite
data are intensively utilized.
The fingerprints of these changes areobserved through such phenomena as
extreme weathers (El Niño, storms),
drought, air and water pollution related
eco-climatic problems (global warming,ozone depletion, acid rains), and changes
in the land covers (tropical rainforests
destruction,desertification).
We
especially emphasize on the role andinfluence of the human as part of the
global ecosystem.
This makes it possible to obtain a
deep understanding of his actions, and todevise and implement ways and means
for sustainable solution to the problems.

Professor
Tachibana Yoshihiro

tachi@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Meteorological
Analysis andPrediction

Weather and climate have substantial
influence on our society and economy. This
is why various types of weather forecasts
are provided, ranging from several-hour
forecast to seasonal prediction. Those
forecasts, however, have not yet been fully
utilized by society. Everyday, a lot of
meteorological data including observationand numerical simulation output are
produced for the sake of providing weather
forecasts. By analyzing those data, we are
aimed at improving weather prediction skill
throughdeeperunderstandingof
meteorological phenomena, and also at
finding a way to make weather forecast
more useful for society.

Associate Professor
Nishii Kazuaki

nishii@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Laboratories

Research Outline

Supervisors

E-mail address

Ocean Climate

Accordingtotheincreaseofgreenhouse gas in the atmosphere suchas carbon dioxide, it is suspected that
global warming would be proceed andabnormal weather would be frequently
occurred. Abnormal ocean conditions
such as decease of the Arctic sea ice or
the temperature rise in the deep seas,
would be occurred in the global ocean,too. In our ocean climate laboratory,
concerned researches on the global
ocean climate variability and global
ocean circulation change are carried out
through the global analysis of sea levelchange and water temperature. For the
researches,
in-situoceanographic
observation and analysis are also carriedout by our training ship "Seisui-Maru" of
Mie University. Further numerical modelexperiment on the ocean circulation, andre-analysis
ofthearchived
oceanographic data in the JODC are also
tried. Let's start to study the global
ocean climate change with us for thesustainable ocean and earth.

Associate Professor
Yamada Fukuji

fyamada@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Ocean and Climate
ChangeOcean covers the approximately 70% ofEarth’s surface and plays a vital role inchanging weather and climate by providing
a huge amount of heat and water vapor. It
is also important source of food supply for
an ongoing population explosion. Based on
physical oceanography and dynamic
meteorology, this laboratory covers studies
on roles of ocean in Earth’s climate andecosystems, with synergy of remote-sensing
techniques, numerical simulations, in-situ
observations.

Associate Professor
Manda Atsuyoshi

am@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Future Earth ＊3

Science and their community should
substantially change their disciplines andattitude to cope with environmental issues
under Global climate change. We needsincere reflection on past scientificcollaboration,
thenencouragetrans-disciplinary approaches to address
multi-dimensionalchangesinhumanosphere in coming decades. This
laboratory
coverssustainability
andresilience concepts from local to global
environmental issues based on multiple
earth science knowledge, such as
climatology, geomorphology, plant ecology,
glaciology, etc., with combining detailed
field works and upscaling techniques using
remote sensing and GIS. We also aims forsocial inclusion to extend our scientificknowledge to the community.

＊3：Applicants who wish to enroll in this laboratory should inform the Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Bioresources.

Laboratories

Research Outline

Supervisors

E-mail address

Sustainable Earth
SystemResearch subjects of this laboratory are (a)the past and (b) the future of the earth. (a)Knowledge of the past earth environment isneeded to be understanding nature ofmaterial and energy circulation in our planet
For understanding of the past earth, weinvestigate marine and land sediment andsedimentary rocks by the several methods:
geology,environmental
geology,sedimentology,
geochemistry,andgeochronology. Especially, we develop andapply original processing and instrument of
non-destructive scanning technology called“ TATSCAN”. (b) For predicting andplanning of our future of the earth, it isnecessarytoinvestigate
sustainable
development not only
for naturalenvironment but also for human society. We
investigate future model of self-sustainablesocial system especially based on renewableenergy such as, solar, wind, water, andbiomass.

Professor
Sakamoto Tatsuhikotats@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Water Environment
and Natural Disasters

Water often presents a threat tohumankind, but is often regarded as aresource. From the former viewpoint, westudy and educate students about natural
disaster science, especially the scienceof water-related disasters. From thelatter viewpoint, we study and educate
students about water resources and water
environment engineering. For eachhydrological process, we specificallyexamine precipitation and flooding,especially
statisticandstochastic
analyses of precipitation and flood.
Research areas we treat are hydraulicengineering,
river
engineering,hydrology,
meteorology,
andseismology.

Professor
Kuzuha Yasuhisa＊ 1

kuzuha@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

AppliedEnvironmental
Studies＊3

Our laboratory aims to create thesociety where people could have the feelof freedom, safety and welfare. We
evaluate different aspects of the world.
For example, riding a motorcycle hasboth aspects of pleasure and danger.
Improving the regional environment
sometimes leads to deterioration of the
global environment. We study thesustainable regional managing method
based on the evaluations. We utilize
landscape characters because they reflecttheunderlying
geology,soils,
topography, land cover, hydrology,
historic and cultural development andclimatic considerations. We want toprovide a more harmonious link between
man and the natural world with them.

＊1：Applicants who wish to conduct research under this supervisor should inform the Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of
Bioresources.
＊3： Applicants who wish to enroll in this laboratory should inform the Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of
Bioresources.

2-2

Environment Oriented Information and System Engineering Course
Laboratories

Research Outline

Environmental
Information andTechnology

The purpose of our research is tocontribute to the achievement of Japanesesmart agriculture, and the increased biomass
utilization by using engineering approach.
Especially, we are actively involved in
education and research related to thetraveling performance of agri-vehicle, theagricultural information system and the
distribution system. We also focus on
education and research associated withtorrefaction and biodiesel.

Productive
Environment System

The performance of machinery and equipment systems related to biological prod
uction, industrial production, the environ
ment, etc. are analyzed using informationengineering and system engineering. Th
e condition monitoring and diagnostic m
ethods of machinery systems for environ
ment-friendly, safe and secure, new diagnostic technologies for biological materials and foods based on optical characteris
tics, and intelligent robot system are edu
cated and studied by introducing advanced technology.

Environmental Control
in Biology＊3First step of our research isunderstanding the information aboutbioresource production involving withliving things, environment, and people.
With controlling these knowledge,
the technology and theories are studied
how to organize the bioresource
production system most appropriately
such as plant factories.

Energy Utilization
Engineering

The purpose of our research is to utilize
renewable biological resources and toautomate and improve the efficiency offood production systems. We educate
and research the theory and technology
on the development of biodegradable
biomass materials using plant biomass,
the improvement of running performanceof off-road vehicles, the automation offood production systems, and the
optimization of agricultural machineryfor effective use of energy.

Agricultural and Food
Systems

The focus of our education andresearch field is on food system definedas the aggregate of food-related
processes involving food producing,harvesting,processing,packaging,transporting, marketing, consuming,
disposing of food. Education and basic
and applied research for sustainable foodsystem, smart food system, agriculturalrobot, and information technology formonitoring the quality of agriculturaland marine products and food are carriedout in this field.

Supervisors

E-mail address

Professor
Fukushima Takashi

t-fuku@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Assistant Professor
Takisawa Kenjitakisawa-k@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Associate Professor
Suzuki Tetsuhito

t-suzuki@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Professor
Xiu Lun Wang ＊1

wang@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Assistant Professor
Wu Tingting

Professor
Morio Yoshinari
Assistant Professor
Naito Hirotaka

wu@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

morio@bio.mie-u.ac.jp
naito@bio.mie-u.ac.jp＊1：Applicants who wish to conduct research under this supervisor should inform the Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of
Bioresources.
＊3：Applicants who wish to enroll in this laboratory should inform the Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Bioresources.

2-3

Irrigation, Drainage and Rural Engineering Course
Laboratories

Research Outline

Supervisors

E-mail address

Rural Planning

Today, many of the sensitive young
people who live in an urban area take alively interest in rural area. They move tothe rural area for their livelihood and agood life. On the other hand, some humanactivities in rural area have been
decreasing. It is deeply concerned aboutthat it brings to decline multifunction inrural area, which are mitigation of soil
erosion, groundwater storage and so on. In
this laboratory, we are studying about
policies for sustainable live and livelihoodin the rural area, which are sustainableagriculture, food keeping for living andbuilding a self-production system ofenergy. We research and educate a skill ofsocial planning and technology in sight ofwater, farmland and energy in rural area.

Associate Professor
Morimoto Hidetsugu

morimoto@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Professor
Hossain Zakaria

zakaria@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Soil Resources
Engineering

Soil resources (ground) are useful in many
ways and can sometimes cause significant
disasters. To protect communities andpeople from these geological disasters, weare conducting educational research on thephysical and mechanical properties of soilthat differ under various conditions aswell as the various properties exhibited byinteractions with structures, and ensure thesafety and security of soil resources.
Specifically, the main themes include
elucidation of the mechanism of groundshear
failure,reinforced
earthwork
methods, SDGs-type ground improvement,
development and application of composite
materials using recycled materials, andsustainablegroundimprovement,
including overseas research.

Assistant Professor
Tanaka Yoshikazu

ytanaka@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Associate Professor
Kondo Masaaki

kondo-m@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Assistant Professor
Ito Ryoei

itou-r@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Water Resources
Engineering

We are aiming to develop the conservation
and recycling technology of sustainable
water resources that can answer thecontinuing needs of the society on thebasis of a quantitative grasp of thehydrologicalimpacts
includingevapotranspiration and rainfall during thehydrologic process of the natural worldstudied mainly from the agricultural
sector. To be specific, through theproposal related to the design of water
storage facilities, water transmission anddeliverage facilities with attention paid towater
qualityproblems
suchaseutrophication, etc., the proposals about
environment improvement and research
while paying attention to the ecosystem of
the water environment, and proposals formeasurement technology and facility
design for contributing to watershed flood
control in rural areas, the educational
research also containing the evaluation
method itself will be conducted based on
the results above.

Laboratories

Research Outline

Terrestrial Land andWater Engineering ＊3

We will intend education and researchondevelopmentofengineering
management technologies for farmland
soil, improvement technologies for soil
degradation,international
technical
cooperation and others. In particular, we
will intend education and research on
various problems in agricultural and rural
areas, NOGYO-DOBOKU (Irrigation,
Drainage and Rural Engineering) as acountermeasure,land-useplanning,
agricultural and rural development,
farmland conservation and others.

Irrigation Facilities
Engineering

Agricultural facilities such as dams,
headworks and canals are facing various
problems due to intensifying natural
disasters and aging of the facilities.
Advanced maintenance methods for
agricultural facilities are being soughtwith the rapid advances in information
technology. To solve these challenges, we
promote practical education and research
into the safety and maintenance inspection
methods
andappropriate
newreconstruction methods in the construction
and maintenance of agricultural facilities,
using techniques such as materials testing,model testing, surveys and numericalanalysis.

Vadose Zone
Hydrology

Soils are among the most complex systems
found in nature where physical, chemical, andbiologicalprocesses
takingplace
simultaneously. Water and energy balancethrough the soils, especially in cryosphere,
strongly affects not only local agriculture but
also global climatic changes.
Vadose zone hydrology and soil physics isconcerned with the application of physicalprinciples to characterization of soil
properties and to understanding of processes
occurring in this life-supporting thin crust of
the Earth surface.

Supervisors

E-mail address

Professor
Okajima Kenji

okajima@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Assistant Professor
Nagaoka Seiya

nagaoka@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Professor
Watanabe Kunio

kunio@bio.mie-u.ac.jp＊3：Applicants who wish to enroll in this laboratory should inform the Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Bioresources.

Laboratories

Research Outline

Soil Physics andHydrology

The vadose zone, also termed theunsaturated zone, is a soil layer from thesurface to the position of the groundwater,
generally corresponding to the plant rootzone. Unsaturated water flow, solute, heat,and gas transport with the carbon andnitrogen cycling in the vadose zone areexperimentally and numerically studied. Field
and laboratory experiments are conducted tointensively monitor water flow and solutetransport. Numerical simulation models aredeveloped to predict water, heat, andchemical transport with plant root uptake in asoil including nitrogen components in asolution phase and carbon dioxide in a gas
phase as a result of degradation of organic
matters. Furthermore, the chemical transportmodel is applied to predict cesium transport
in agricultural fields of Fukushima area.

Supervisors

Professor
Toride Nobuo ＊1
Associate Professor
Sakai Masaru

E-mail address

ntoride@bio.mie-u.ac.jp
sakai-m@bio.mie-u.ac.jp＊1：Applicants who wish to conduct research under this supervisor should inform the Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of
Bioresources.

3. Department of Life Sciences
Department of Life Sciences aims to build the basic scientific theories related to the life sciences overall aswell as a field of study related to the development, conservation, and management of marine bioresources, and to
instruct the students through the practical education. Therefore, in this department, we carry out research andeducation in order to allow individual students to learn the research skills required for research in the life
sciences, as well as to understand basic theory related to the life phenomena of bioresources at the ecosystem,
community, population, individual, organ, cell, and molecular levels. The department is made up of threecourses: Biochemistry and Biotechnology, which seeks to clarify the structure and functions of the systems andmolecules of life phenomena through research strategies related to bioscience and biotechnology, and apply
them to the development of functional molecules and foods, or to environmental tec hnologies; Marine Life
Science and Molecular Chemistry, which aims to explain the marine biological functions of marine life on achemical level and contribute to the effective use of marine bioresources, and Marine Biology, which seeks tounderstand life in the hydrosphere, including fresh water areas, and the workings of these life forms on a rangeof scales, from molecular to ecological. The details of the education and research provided by each course are as
follows.

3-1 Biochemistry and Biotechnology Course
Our goal is the effective use of bioresources over a wide area that includes foods, health, drugs, lifestyle, andthe environment. Using the strategy of bioscience and biotechnology, we look at the diverse systems of life
phenomena, whether animal, plant, or microorganism, as well as their molecular structures and functions of thematerials that these organisms produce. Our aim is to establish theories and skills for applying these results tothe development of new functional molecules and foods, and environmental technologies. To that end, we carryout specialist research and education from the perspectives of chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, andbioengineering, with a focus on research into structures and functions of new functional materials, the genetic
expression mechanisms of animals and microorganisms, bio-information sensing and processing technologies,
and the development of technologies for using unutilized bioresources.

3-2 Marine Life Science and Molecular Chemistry Course
Along with providing explanations for the marine biological functions on a chemical level, we also aim toeffectively utilize marine bioresources such as seafood, algae, marine microorganisms, etc., and to integrate
biological information through analysis and isolation of their components. In addition, we use these as materials
to create functional food resources, cosmetics, etc. through biochemical and genetic engineering techniques. In
our course, we provide research and education on biochemistry, molecular biology, and the analyticaltechniques. Furthermore, we carry out research and education so that students can learn and master abilities tohandle these techniques into practice.

3-3 Marine Biology Course
In our course, we make researches about marine life on a range of scales, from cellular and individual tobiotic communities and ecosystems. Our research fields cover all marine environments, including fresh water,
but with an emphasis on the oceans. The subject of research consists of differen t biology with plankton, algae,
crustaceans, shellfish, finfish, and marine mammals. We conduct research and education on understanding theworkings of each of these life forms at the genetic, cellular, individual, and community levels, as well as on
methods for preserving ecosystems and biodiversity and on the sustainable use of marine life. We also aim toenrich human life through the appropriate management of marine life as resources, effective aquaculture
methods, and ICTs for fisheries.

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Biochemistry and Biotechnology Course
Laboratories

Research Outline

Supervisors

E-mail address

Molecular and Cellular
BiologyBy using biochemical and molecular &cellular biological techniques, we performfundamental researches on roles ofchromatin modifications in the control
mechanism of life phenomena to happen ata cell level, e.g., DNA replication,transcription, DNA damage & repair,genome instability, and cell differentiationin animal cells. On the other hand, we aim
at applying knowledge provided by theseto the field over many divergences ofbioscience and its related research area. In
addition, we also devote to a study on
action and utilization of vitamins andvarious functional ingredients derived
from food.

Professor
Takebayashi Shin-ichiro

stake@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Professor
Suehara Ken-ichiro

suehara@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Molecular
Bioinformatics

Current research projects of this laboratory
are as follows: (1) genomic-scale analysis ofbacterial gene and protein expression, (2)analysis of protein structure and function, (3)lignocellulosic biorefinery using Clostridium
species, and (4) application of microbial
calorimetry to the food science and the soil
science.

Associate Professor
Miyake Hideo

miyake@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Biofunctional
Chemistry

Molecular interaction and/or recognitionplay an important role generally in the crucialsituation for biological process. Ourlaboratory is focusing such molecular
recognition from a viewpoint of organic
chemistry. The host-cell recognition ofbacteriophage and epidemic penetration of
medicaldrugs
areinvestigatedfordevelopment of new drugs and functional
material. In those studies, phages, bacterial
cell, and animal skin are studied using
methods of decompositional manner dearingorganic molecules that function there.
Application researches for developing a new
method for organic synthesis of materials for
drugs and exploring substances account forpalatability of beverage are also our interest.

Professor
Inagaki Minoru

inagaki@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Medicinal ChemistryThis laboratory is focusing on 3D
structure of drug molecule to develop
more effective drugs with few side-effects.
Molecular modeling, organic synthesis,
biological evaluation, and 3D structural
analysis of bioactive peptides are
performed to optimize its 3D structure.
These experiences help students to learnorganic,
biological,
analytical,
andcomputational chemistries, which arenecessary for drug development.

Associate professor
Masuda Yuichi

masuda@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

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Research Outline

Bioorganic Chemistry

Our focus is to maintaining the life
activity of human being or the otherorganism. We intend to clarify thechemical structure of endogenous orexogenous bioorganic materials and to
make clear the mechanism of expression
and regulation of various functions using
its bioorganic materials. The results areapplied to control the activity of humanbeing or the other organism.

Supervisors

E-mail address

Associate Professor
Katsuzaki Hirotaka

katsuzak@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Associate Professor
Okazaki Yozo

yozo.okazaki@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Bio-regulatory
Chemistry

Bio-phenomenon is done by significant
dynamic changes in the chemical reactions
and molecular interactions. In our education
and research division, we organic-chemicallyand bio-chemically research the regulation
mechanism of molecule bio-systems as abasic study, and subsequently develop somenovel diagnosis materials and medicines forlife innovation and human health care as anapplied study.

Professor
Teranishi Katsunori

teranisi@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Bioinformation andFood Engineering

In order to take full advantage ofbioinformation such as structure, shape, color,taste and functions of foods and agricultural
products on food production, processing andlogistics, we perform the education andresearches on biochemical and foodengineering by analyzing bioinformation atmolecular, cellular and individual levels. We
conduct researches and professional education
relating to bioprocesses in the fields of foodproduction and agricultural sector, and apply
multiband optical sensing methods to getting
quantitative and kinetic grasps of various
kinds of bioinformation which appears due tothe metabolism.

Professor
Hashimoto Atsushi

hasimoto@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Associate Professor
Isono Naoto

isono@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Food Chemistry

The laboratory of Food Chemistry studies
structure, properties, and analytical methodsof food compounds and food-related enzymes.
Also, we work on the development oftechnologies to produce novel or valuable
foodcompounds using enzymes
ormicroorganisms, and the effective use ofregional resources. The main subject of thelaboratory is carbohydrates such aspolysaccharides and oligosaccharides andtheir related enzymes.

Associate Professor
Mishima Takashi

mishima@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Applied Microbial
Genetics

Genetic engineering is a technology thathas the potential to produce more usefulmicroorganisms for bio-industry. One of
the targets of our research is molecular
breeding of microorganisms that are able
to degrade complex plant cell wall fibers
and produce biofuels. Degradation of plant
cell wall requires many cellulolytic
enzymes. Therefore, engineering of
metabolic pathway and transcriptional
mechanism is required for breeding
microorganisms that can convert biomass
to bioenergy efficiently. We are focusing
on molecular genetics of anaerobic
bacteria and filamentous fungi.

Professor
Kimura Tetsuya
Associate Professor
Kunitake Emi

t-kimura@bio.mie-u.ac.jp
kunitake@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Laboratories

Research Outline

Nutritional Chemistry

We study the response of the living bodyfor food at levels of individual, tissue,
cell, molecule and gene. Especially, we
purify some functional components fromunutilized resources obtained from theanimalsandplantsandthemicroorganisms
andanalyze
theirstructuresandclarifytheactionmechanisms of those components using
the techniques of animal experiment andthe cell culture to make use of them for
health promotion and the prevention andthe improvement of the lifestyle-relateddisease. Our main research projects are
study on functionality of the soybean
fermented food, effect of food components
for animal models for eye diseases,
modulation of bone metabolism by foodcomponents,
the
study
about
the
anti-allergy components from food using
mouse models of asthma, and the study
about the functions of the nucleolus
protein.

Fermentation Biology

Alcohol beverages, traditional foods,
such as natto and tsukemono, and yogurts
are produced with microbial fermentation.
Ourlaboratoryisinterested
inmicroorganisms involved in fermentations
for food productions and chemicals. We
educate on microbiology, microbial
genetics, physiology, molecular biology
and recombinant DNA technology. We
strive to give the student the opportunity
to develop the skills and fundamental
knowledge to become an independent
investigator in academia or industry.

Supervisors

E-mail address

Associate Professor
Nishio Masahiro

nishio@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Assistant Professor
Kuriya Kenjikuriya@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Professor
Karita Shuichi ＊ 1

karita@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Associate Professor
Umekawa Midori

midoriumekawa@bio.mie-u.ac.jp＊1：Applicants who wish to conduct research under this supervisor should inform Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of
Bioresources.

(Taiyo Kagaku Co., Ltd）
Laboratories

Research Outline

Food Function

In addition to nutritional supply (primaryfunction) and palatability (secondaryfunction), foods also have a physiological
function (tertiary function) that maintains
and promotes health. Currently, researchon foods and ingredients having functions
progresses, forming a functional foodmarket. In this research field, we focus on
tertiary functions of foods, discuss thecomponents responsible for it, discuss
methods
toevaluatefunction,
production/processing, functional foodmarket and others. We also discuss thesignificanceof
specific
functional
materials such as polyphenols, functional
carbohydrates, amino acids, antioxidant
substances in living bodies.

Supervisors

E-mail address

Collaborative Professor
Ozeki Makoto ＊ 2
Collaborative Professor
Ishihara Noriyuki ＊ 2
Collaborative Associate
Professor
Kobayashi Junya ＊ 2＊2：Applicants who wish to conduct research under this supervisor should inform Professor Associate Professor Nishio Masahiro,
Laboratory of Nutritional Chemistry (nishio@bio.mie-u.ac.jp).

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Marine Life Science and Molecular Chemistry Course
Laboratories

Research Outline

Marine Biochemistry

In the special environment of the sea,marineorganisms
involvenovel
constituents
andengageintheirinteresting
biologicalphenomena.
Especially attention to marine macroalgae
and mollusks, we survey the algal/mollusk
compounds which contribute to themaintenanceof
human
healthbyinvestigating their functional effectivenessand intracellular dynamics. In addition,
we intend to elucidate the molecularmechanisms
formorphologicalanddevelopmental characteristics, response
andadaptationtofluctuating
environmental conditions, and phenotypic
expression of industrially useful varieties
in marine macroalgae and mollusks using
their genomic information. Our purposeson education and research result in
obtaining the wide knowledge andexperimental technique to students, and incontributing to highly effective utilization,
sustainable and stable production, andconservation of biodiversity of marinebioresources.

Utilization of Aquatic
BioresourcesSupervisors

E-mail address

Professor
Kakinuma Makoto

kakinuma@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Assistant Professor
Igarashi Yoji

igarashi@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Our laboratory is mainly focusing on fish
and algae that we analyze their available
products and those who are developed byunused bioresources in the aquatic field.
Moreover, we study on the theory andtechnologies not only with genetic
bioengineering for breed improvements infish, but also with synthetic biology on
bacterial biosynthesis. Furthermore, by
analyzing the interaction and relationshipof molecular levels between chemicalcompounds and their biological effects, we
aim to elucidate and educate synthetic
biologyandbiotechnologies
formechanisms of molecular interactions
from a cell level to a whole body level.

A variety of organisms have been
inhabiting the hydrosphere. Our laboratory
investigates functional ingredients inaquatic organisms that contribute tobeauty (whitening, photo-aging, etc.) andthe prevention and/or improvement oflifestylerelateddiseases(cancer,osteoporosis, allergy, etc.), and elucidate
its mechanism based on scientificevidence. In addition, in order to expedite
Molecular Chemistry
the development of functional cosmetics Associate Professorand Aquatic Materials
titoh@bio.mie-u.ac.jp
and foods, we have been engaging in the
Itoh Tomohiro＊3development of new evaluation system forscreening of functional ingredients byusing noncoding RNA and extracellular
vesicles secreted from cells. In this way,
our laboratory educate you from theviewpoint of cell biology, experimental
animal science, and nutrition for the
purpose of material development that
contributed to the improvement of‘‘Quality of Life’’.
＊3：Applicants who wish to enroll in this laboratory should inform the Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Bioresources.

Laboratories

Research Outline

Biophysical Science

Aquatic organisms are adapted to an
extremely wide range of environments.
Physicochemical
properties
ofthebiomolecules that work in the tissues andorgansofaquaticorganisms
aresignificantly different from those ofterrestrial animals and plants. We aremainly targeting the muscles of aquatic
animals, and are studying to clarify theirmolecular
mechanismofmusclecontraction from the viewpoint ofcomparative physiology and comparative
biochemistry. The results obtained areusefulnot
only
for
accumulating
biological knowledge, but also for
maintaining the quality of seafood anddeveloping processing technology. In thisresearch field, we will conduct education
and research on food science based on thecharacteristics of aquatic organisms.

Marine Biotechnology

Figures and functions of aquaticorganisms extremely differs from those ofland-dwelling
creatures.
Aquaticorganisms have acclimated themselves tothe aquatic environment and their genes
have produced various proteins that giveabilities
to
live
in
the
aquatic
environment. Our laboratory is studying
on functions of muscle proteins of aquatic
creatures such as sharks that have urea inmuscle and bivalves of which muscle canmaintain the tension for a long period
without energy consumption.

Marine Microbiology

Microorganisms such as bacteria, true
fungi, and unicellular algae, are one ofuseful marine resources. We have so far
searched and isolated unique and usefulmicroorganisms in marine environments.
We
have
investigatedbiochemical,
physiological, and ecological properties ofthesemicroorganisms
toproducechemicals and bioenergy. In addition, it
isimperativetocontrolharmfulmicroorganisms such as food-poisoning
bacteria in food-manufacturing factories.
We
have
also
investigatedtheoptimization of cleaning and disinfecting
operations of food-processing equipmentfrom interfacial aspects.

Quality in Marine
Products

Our laboratory
aims to improveunderstandingofmarineproduct
constituents such as enzymes, blood
components,
glycoproteinsandoligosaccharides that have effects on its
quality and hygiene. Our specific interests
are reactions of these components that
occur in marine products during storage
and processing, and how they could becontrolled for quality improvement.
Recent research topics are as follows:(1) Comparative pharmacology of fishdrugs in cultured fish. (2) Study on
glycoproteins of fish red blood cell
membranes.
(3)
Exploringnovel
biocatalysts from marine bioresources forhigh value-added chemicals production
and developing their application formarine products.

Supervisors

Professor
Ooi Atsushi

Professor
Funabara Daisuke
Assistant Professor
Mizutani Yukino

E-mail address

ooi@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

funabara@bio.mie-u.ac.jp
mizutani@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Associate Professor
Tanaka Reiji

tanakar@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Professor
Fukuzaki Satoshi

satoshi_fukuzaki@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Associate Professor
Okazaki Fumiyoshi

okazaki@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Laboratories

Research Outline

Supervisors

Marine Food Chemistry

In the laboratory of marine foodchemistry, it is engaged in the following
research topics:
1. Study on search for novel physiologicalactivesubstancesfrommarineresources.
2. Studies on production of rare sugars
from seaweed polysaccharides andevaluationoftheirphysiological
functions.
3. Studies on structural analysis andphysiological functions of seaweed
polyphenols (phlorotannins).
4. Study on development of method forquantitative
analysisofmarinephysiological active substance usingmass spectrometer (e.g., LC-MS,
GC-MS)
5. Study on biorefinery using marine
resources.

Associate Professor
Shibata Toshiyuki

E-mail address

shibata@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

3-3Marine Biology Course
Laboratories

Research Outline

Supervisors

E-mail address

Biological
Oceanography

Plankton is an important organism
supporting aquatic ecosystems from its
bottom on the trophic levels as a primary
producer. In our laboratory, we researchmainly about the relationship between
population dynamics of phytoplankton andenvironmental
conditions
fromtheviewpoints of biological oceanography. In
addition, we have carried out experiments
and field studies to elucidate the physiology
and ecology of marine harmful microalgae,
such as causative species of red tide killing
fishes and/or toxic species causing
toxification of bivalves (scallops and clams,etc.)Professor
Ishikawa Akira

ishikawa@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Fish Physiology

We elucidate visual function in fish andcephalopods basing on retinal histology
and molecular analysis of opsin genes,
and understand how they have adapted to
the light environment of various depths
and water properties during theirevolutionary diversity. In addition,
marine environmental surveys will be
conducted
using
our
R/V
SEISUI-MARU.
We nurture the results and informationfrom these experiments and field
investigations
as
theoreticalandpractical knowledge to understand the
behavioral
ecologyoffish
andcephalopods. It will enable applying thetechnology to conservation of fishingground environments and maintenance of
ecosystems, development of fishinggears, and aquaculture technologies. We
aim to address issues related to fisheries
from multiple perspectives througheducation and research involving thelaboratory and the field.

Associate Professor
Miyazaki Taeko

taeko@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Phycology

We study the ecology and physiology ofseaweeds and seagrasses, which are very
important primary producer in the coastal
ecosystem. Our laboratory focuses on theroles and the functions of seaweed andseagrass communities in the coastal
ecosystems, the restoration of seaweed beds
from barren grounds (ground devoid of
seaweed beds) and the development ofaquaculture techniques of seaweeds. We
conduct field surveys and laboratory culture
experiments to elucidate the factors
affecting the seaweeds growth andreproduction, such as water temperature,light intensity, wavelength of light,
nutrients, and density of herbivores. We
conduct research and education on theconservation of coastal environment withreference to seaweed and seagrass
communities.

Professor
Kurashima Akira

kurasima@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

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Research Outline

Shallow Sea
Aquaculture

Shallow water zones in the sea are main
fields for bioproduction processes inmarineecosystems
utilizingsolarenergy. Our laboratory's aim is toelucidate the physiology, ecology, andgrowth mechanisms of a wide variety ofaquatic organisms inhabiting shallow
water areas, and to effectively utilize
shallow water areas as a place for foodproduction using their high productivity.
To solve various problems that hinder
their sustainable development, ourlaboratory works on various topics
related to the following keywords:
fishery,aquaculture,aquatic
bioresources,
regulatory
biology,larviculture feeds, and so on.
This field conducts educational andresearch activities on solutions todisease problems in cultured and wild
fishes using advanced technologies. We
aim at investigating the causes of
emerging
diseases,
defining
thecausative agents, and establishingdiagnostic and preventive measures
followedbyformulating
controlstrategies for the disease prevention, as
well as understanding the agents anddiseases. Our activities can be used to
improve technology for stable supply ofsafe and quality fishery products.

Supervisors

Professor
Matsuda Hirokazu
Prosessor
Tsutsui Naoaki
Assistant Professor
Yamamoto Kosuke

E-mail address

hmatsuda@bio.mie-u.ac.jp
tsu2@bio.mie-u.ac.jp
y-kosuke@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Professor
Isshiki Tadashi

isshiki@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Associate Professor
Kitamura Shin-ichi

kitamura@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Fish Stock
Enhancement

The laboratory addresses the fish fauna
or life history such as feeding habits,
growth, and reproduction of fishes
especially focused on freshwater fishes
andaccumulate
basic
biologicalinformation of them. Based on theinformation, the laboratory educates andresearch to contribute to the fish-stockenhancement
andconservationof
biodiversity by analyzing the suitable
habitat of native species and the factorsof their decline, evaluating the impact ofalien species and improving methods fortheir control or management.

Associate Professor
Yodo Taiga

tyodo@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Marine Ecology

Seacoasts
areimportantplace
supporting and raising a great variety oflife. Our laboratory focuses on theecology of organisms in seacoasts (tidal
flat, sandy shore, salt marsh, estuarine
and seagrass bed). We are interested in
the life history and population dynamics
of endangered and introduced species,
and the development of new approaches
to conservation.

Professor
Kimura Taeko

k-taeko@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Fish Diseases

Laboratories

Research Outline

Supervisors

E-mail address

Biology of Aquatic
Bioresources

Aiming for the sustainable use offishery resources in coastal waters, wework on education and research about
the ecology of commercially importantaquatic species and various organisms
surrounding them. Currently, the main
researchthemesinclude:1)
establishment of evaluation method offood environment for bivalves, 2)
feeding strategies of small crustaceans
inhabiting
seaweedbeds,
3)Anti-predator tactics of diatoms, and 4)
feeding
ecologyofchitonsandgastropods.

Assistant Professor
Houki Shouji

houki@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Molecular Ecology of
Aquatic Animals

Laboratory of Molecular Ecology of
Aquatic Animals performs researches fortheelucidationofmysteriesinbiodiversities
inaquatic
animals(ecology, morphology and behavior) andtheir
histories(evolution
andadaptation), with the usage of DNA
information in vertebrates (mainly fin
fishes) and molluscs. Its academic fields
are as follows.
1)Analysis of evolution and adaptation
in aquatic animals
2)Analysis of the mechanism in theinvasion success of exotic species
3)Gathering
information
fortheconservation of endangered species4)Development of breeding techniquesof aquatic animals, using the molecular
information

Professor
Kawamura Kouichi

kawa-k@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Fish Population
Dynamics

We teach and study population
dynamics and their application to the
management and conservation of aquatic
animal populations. The subjects of ourstudy include (1) assessment andmanagement of fish populations and (2)mathematical modeling of the population
dynamics of aquatic bioresources.

Associate Professor
Kanaiwa Minoru

kanaiwa@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Fisheries Ethology

Based on environmental observations,
our aim is to clarify relationships
betweenbehavioral
ecologyandenvironmental
variables.
More
specifically, we develop devices andmethodologies to measure behaviors offish and crustaceans. We also examine
ways of reproducing realistic habitats inthe laboratory to enable analysis ofperiodicity of behavior, performance
evaluation of sensory organs, and bysuch evaluations assess the adaptabilityof organisms to environmental change.
We educate and research efficient andsustainable fishing methods in order to
optimize usage of aquatic resources.

Associate Professor
Morikawa Yoshitaka

morikawa@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

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Research Outline

Applied Marine
Informatics

Our laboratory is dedicated to theeducation and research of utilizing
Information
andCommunication
Technologies (ICTs) and Internet ofMarine Things (IoMT) in conjunction
with big data analytics to promotesustainablefishingpracticesandenvironmental conservation in coastal
areas. Our research centers on themes ofdigital transformation (DX) within thefisheries and oceanic environments,
including the implementation of ICTs
and IoMT for monitoring marine
resources and utilizing measurement
technologies to gauge environmental
factors such as water quality, waves,currents, and bathymetries - all of which
are essential components of the coastal
fisheries.

Cetacean Research

Cetaceans (whales, dolphins andporpoises) are among the top predatorsof the marine environment. Ourlaboratory
conducts
fundamental
research and provides education on thephysiology, ecology and ethology ofcetaceans, both in the wild and in
captivity. We focus our research efforts
on
conservation
andminimizing
anthropogenic
impactsonwild
cetaceans, as well as working alongsideaquariums to increase breeding successamong captive cetaceans.

Supervisors

Associate Professor
Okabe Takumi

Professor
Morisaka Tadamichi
Associate Professor
Funasaka Noriko
Assistant Professor
Yagi Genfu

E-mail address

okabe@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

chaka@bio.mie-u.ac.jp
funasaka@bio.mie-u.ac.jp
yagi@bio.mie-u.ac.jp( Fisheries Technology Institute, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency）
Laboratories

Research Outline

Developmental andMetabolism Biology

To establish an efficient andsustainable aquaculture system, we
elucidate mechanisms of development,
reproduction and metabolism ofaquatic organisms using moleculartechniques. We also develop newtechniques for reproduction
andbreeding using genomic informationandcellengineering
methods.
Improving fish feed to product healthy
fish is also our goal.

Supervisors

E-mail address

Collaborative Professor
Fujiwara Atushi

fujiwara_atushi09@fra.go.jp

Collaborative Professor
Matsumoto Toshie
Collaborative
Associate Professor
Murashita Koji

matsumoto_toshie85@fra.go.jp

murashita_koji97@fra.go.jp