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Researcher Directory
All data is as of November 03, 2025.
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Department of Applied Biological Science
58 results
| Name | Research Fields | Research Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| NISHIMURA SHINICHI | Agricultural sciences; Agricultural chemistry; Bioorganic chemistry | Natural products chemistry, chemical biology, microbiology. |
| Obitsu Taketo | Agricultural sciences; Animal life science; Animal production science | lactating cows / digestion and metabolism / automatic milking system / milk / diestive tract / Protein / Amino acids / bioactive food components / mitigating greenhouse gas emission / animal feed |
| Okinaka Yasushi | Agricultural sciences; Applied aquatic science; Aquatic bioproduction science | Host factor / Virulence / Fish virus / fish disease |
| Oomura Hisashi | Agricultural sciences; Boundary agriculture; Insect science | Chemical Ecology / Organic Chemistry / Ethology / Insect Physiology / Semiochemical / butterfly |
| Saitou Hidetoshi | Agricultural sciences; Applied aquatic science; Aquatic bioproduction science | Intertidal flat / * / attaching organisms / Benthos / oyster raft / Foraging Bhavior / artificial intertidal sand flat |
| Sakai Yoichi |
Agricultural sciences; Applied aquatic science; Aquatic bioproduction science Biology; Basic biology; Ecology / Environment |
Sex change / Reproductive strategies / Foraging ecology / Alternative tactics / Fish Biology / Mating systems / Behavioral Ecology of Reef Fishes |
| SEO AIRA | Agricultural sciences; Animal life science; Integrative animal science | Animal Welfare / Human-Animal Relationships / Free-Roaming Cats / Community Cat Program |
| Shimada Masayuki | Agricultural sciences; Animal life science; Animal production science | oocyte|ovulation / fertilization/IVF / in vitro maturation / ovary / assisted reproductive technology / spermatogenesis / testis / semen storage |
| Shimamoto Tadashi |
Agricultural sciences; Animal life science; Veterinary medical science Medicine,dentistry, and pharmacy; Basic medicine; Bacteriology (including mycology) |
DNA aptamer|Norovirus / pathogenic bacteria|drug resistance / SRSV / pathogenic bacteria / reverse transcriptase / retron / Caco-2 / integron / antisense DNA / reverse transcriptase |
| Sugino Toshihisa | Agricultural sciences; Animal life science; Animal production science | IoT / ruminant|gastrointestinal hormone / Glucagon-like peptide-1 / ghrelin / dairy cattle / calf / metabolism |
| SUZUKI NAOKI |
Agricultural sciences; Animal life science; Veterinary medical science Agricultural sciences; Animal life science; Animal production science |
Bacterial infection, Infection control, Zoonoses, Infection immunity, Dairy, Mastitis, Milk hygiene, Enterobacteriales, Enterobacteriaceae, Host specificity, Diagnosis of infection |
| SUZUKI TAKUYA | Agricultural sciences; Agricultural chemistry; Food science | Functional foods / Gastrointestine / polyphenol / Dietary fiber / Zinc / Probiotics |
| TANAKA WAKANA |
Biology; Basic biology; Plant molecular biology / Plant physiology Agricultural sciences; Plant production and environmental agriculture; Science in genetics and breeding |
Plant development / Crop breeding / Molecular genetics / Meristem / Plant stem cells / Tiller / Axillary bud / Flower / Rice (Oryza sativa) |
| TOMINAGA JUN | Agricultural sciences; Plant production and environmental agriculture; Crop production science | |
| TOMINAGA RUMI | Biology; Basic biology; Plant molecular biology / Plant physiology |
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