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Food

oil

synthetic/
formingoiladditives

ultraviolet

ultraviolet

additives
eatingbroken down

broken down microplastics

broken down

absorption

absorption

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found in gastrointestinal tract of ﬁsh

Microprastics carry chemical substances to marine organisms

Cellulose nanofibers prepared fromplant biomass using nano-engineered
technique

Distinct effects of the mutations in
4CL genes on lignification ofvascular tissue and interfascicularfibersCrystal structure of Protein structure of
glucose dehydrogenase
glucose dehydrogenase-Fuchu Campus

Narita Express

JR Yamanote

Tokyo

Fuchu Campus

JR Chuo Line
Hamamatsu-cho

Koganei Campus

Shinjuku

Higashi-Koganei

Musashi-Koganei

Kokubunji

Keio Line
Tokyo Monorall

Challenge to the global problems of "food" and "energy"

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Institute of Global Innovation Research

Haneda Airport

Fuchu

2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo 184-8588□Take the JR Chuo Line from Tokyo Station (rapid train) toHigashi-Koganei Station: 40 minutes. Walk about 10 minutes
to campus.
□Take the JR Chuo line to Musashi-Koganei Station.
Walk about 20 minutes to campus.

JR Musashino Line

Kita-Fuchu-Koganei Campus

NaritaAirportNishi Kokubunji

3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8509□By JR Chuo line, Kokubunji Station
Take the Keio bus (Fuchu Station via Meisei Gakuen,Tera No91) from bus terminal no. 2 boarding area ofKokubunji Station south exit and get off Harumicho
bus stop. About 10 minutes bus ride.
□By Keio line, Fuchu Station
Take the Keio bus (Kokubunji Station south exit via
Meisei Gakuen, Tera No91) from bus terminal no. 2of boarding area of Fuchu Station north exit and get offHarumicho bus stop. About 7 minutes bus ride.
□By JR Musashino line, Kita-Fuchu Station
Walk about 12 minutes to campus.

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Institute of Global Innovation Support Office, Research Support Office, Research Advancement Division
3-8-1 Harumi-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8538 TEL: +81-42-367-5646

Institute of Global Innovation Research Website
URL: https://www.tuat-global.jp/english/

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Institute of Global Innovation ResearchInstitute of Global Innovation ResearchApproaches

Message
TUAT is a university with distinctiveemphasis/focus on education and research in
the respective and interdisciplinary fields ofagriculture and engineering, which form thefoundation of industry nowadays. Under ourthird medium-term objectives/plan, “toachieve competitive research capabilities on
a global level” , we aim to play a major role tolead Japan to the world.
We believe our distinctive strengths will
enable us to create unique and new forms ofknowledge, as well as driving globalization of
our cutting edge research in the both fields.

PresidentProf. Hiroyuki Ohno

To strengthen our role in promoting globalresearch, the Global Innovation Research
Organization,established in 2014, wasreorganized as the Institute of GlobalInnovation Research (GIR) in April 2016,
including the three organizations: "Women's
Future Development Organization,""Innovation Advancement Organization," and"Organization for Promotion of Tenure-track
System". We promote the activities of GIR
strategic research teams on three major areas:"food," "energy," and "life science".

GIR DeanProf. Hidehiro Kamiya

GIR Executive Acting Dean
Prof. Chisato Miyaura

Along with Prof. Arie (Vice-Dean, Agriculture)and Prof. Yohda (Vice-Dean, Technology), I
organize the GIR committee particularly in thethree fields of food, energy and life science, tofacilitate international collaborative research inJapan. We endeavor to enhance the further
globalization of younger researchers,
including graduate students. In the threepriority areas, we formed strategic researchteams by inviting world's leading researchers
from abroad as the core members, to provide
the younger researchers with various
opportunities to increase their competitivenessand to foster global-innovative humanresources.

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) was selected by the Japanese
government as one of the 12 national universities rapidly promoting global research in 2014. In
exploiting our advantages in the agriculture and engineering fields, and as an initiative to enhance
our research capabilities, we established the Global Innovation Research Organization in June2014 to further our goals as a research university. In 2016, it was reorganized as the Institute ofFood

https://www.tuat-global.jp/ (Japanese)
https://www.tuat-global.jp/english/ （English）

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

EnergyLife Science

Food is one of the critical challenges that the international
community is currently facing. Particularly, food shortages afflict
many people living mainly in the Asia-Pacific region. “Food” as apriority theme encompasses both food production andenvironmental science to solve these issues.

Energy issues should be considered to be a great challenge
facing humanity. “Energy” as a priority theme addresses energy
problems according to the application of capacitors, LED, ionicliquids, and smart green mobility.

Life science has a significant impact on our health andwell-being. “Life Science” as a priority theme pushes andprecedes the edge of technical possibility, mainly in protein
synthesis and life science.

Tadashi Yokoyama Team

Tsuyoshi Tanaka･Nobufumi Nakamura Team

Kazuhiro Chiba･Masaki Inada Team

■Research and development for increasing yields of rice, soybean and vegetables
using advanced biofertilizer technology and their genome information

Prof. Yokoyama

Sonoko Dorothea
Dr. Gary Stacey Dr.
Bellingrath-Kimura

Nobuhiro Takahashi･Makoto Shibutani Team

Dr. Matthew
Reynolds■ Elucidation of biological functions aimed at maintaining health ·overcoming various diseases and searching for control method

Prof. Takahashi

Prof. Shibutani

Hideshige Takada Team

Dr. Richard J.
SimpsonDr. Wanzhu Jin■ Impact Assessment of Microplastics in Marine Ecosystems

Prof. Takada

Dr. Peter Ryan

Ryo Funada Team

Dr. Richard
ThompsonDr. Hrissi
Karapanagioti■ Analysis of molecular structure of cell wall for advanced utilizationof plant biomass

Prof. Funada

Dr. John Ralph

Takashi Gomi TeamDr. Edouard
PesquetDr. Peter Kitin■ Research and development of green infrastructure for resilient
rural areas

Prof. Gomi

Institute of Global Innovation Research Website

Global Innovation Research (GIR), a new research institution at the graduate school.
At the GIR, we prioritize research in three key areas: "food," "energy," and "life science" whichconstitute an interdisciplinary area between agriculture and engineering fields. We aim to boost thenumber of international joint research efforts and internationally co-authored papers, creating
advanced innovative results for themes with a high social demand in the key areas.

Dr. Roy C. Sidle

Taishi Umezawa TeamDr. Scott C. Peck

Dr. Jeffrey
AndersonProf. Tanaka■ Life-Medical Research Based on Synthetic Drug Evaluation Using
Diseases Model Analysis

Prof. Nakamura Dr. Bruno Scrosati Dr. Chris Bowler

Katsuhiko Naoi ･Yoshinao Kumagai Team■ Development of novel supercapacitor and switching device materials
for advanced transportation electric system

Prof. Naoi

Prof. Kumagai

Toshihiko Kuwabara Team

Dr. Patrice
Simon

Dr. Bo Monemar

Prof. Chiba

Koji Sode Team

Assoc. Prof.
Inada

Dr. Esko I.
Kauppinen

Dr. Vojislava Grbic

Dr. Hideaki Nagase■ Development of innovative biodevices employing autonomous sensing
actuatorDr. Christofer
Robin Lowe

Prof. SodeKazuhiko Misawa Team

Dr. Ashok
Mulchandani

Dr. AntonioOrtega■ Development of novel and fundamental technology to promotesmart green mobility■ Interdisciplinary research initiative of optical science for clarifying
in-vivo signaling mechanism

Prof. Kuwabara Dr.Frédéric Bartlat Dr. Mathias Lidberg Dr. Dana Kulic

Prof. Misawa

Yoichi Tominaga TeamTetsuya Mizutani Team■ Development of polymeric materials for flexible energy conversion/storage devices

Assoc. Prof.
Tominaga

Dr. Jusef Hassoun Dr. Erik J. Berg

Dr. Suwabun
Chirachanchai

Dr. HiroakiMatsunami■ Research on emerging viral infectious diseases outbreaks in thenear future

Prof. Mizutani

Dr. Shinji Makino

Food Science

Animal Science

EnvironmentalScience

Protein Synthesis

Dr. Atsushi
OkumuraProduction of Food
Environmental Science

Dr. Christopher
B. BuckPriority Field 2FoodPriority Field 1

Dr. Atsushi
Yabushita

Dr. Xuehua Zhang

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Institute of Global Innovation ResearchPriority fields: Strategic research teams

LEDキャパシタ
Capacitor■ Employment of world’s leading researchers as core professors“Carrier challenge” (Tenure Track system) etc

Dr. Raghavan
Srinivasan■ Functional and biochemical interactions between abiotic and biotic
stress responses in plants

Assoc. Prof.
Umezawa■ Innovative marine omics & energy conversion technologies- Advancement of international collaboration- Development of young researchers

BiomoleculeLife science

Biodevice

Advancedmeasurement

Priority Field 3 Life Science

Protein Science
Life and Medical Science

EnergyIonic Liquid

Green Mobility

Energy Control
Energy efficiency