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Faculty Information Details
All data is as of December 08, 2025.
- Sakamoto Naoaki
- Associate Professor
| Affiliation | Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life |
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| Discipline | Life Science |
| Academic Degrees |
Hiroshima University Doctor of Science Hiroshima University Master of Science |
| Research Fields |
Biological Sciences; Genome science; Genome biology Biology; Biological Science; Molecular biology Biology; Biological Science; Developmental biology |
| Research Keywords | sea urchin / DNA structure / chromatin / insulator / genome editing |
| Comments | During the early development of sea urchin, nuclear environment undergo dramatic changes. Under such changes, genetic informations express precisely on the long nuclear genome. To understand the regulatory mechanism of the gene expression, I investigate the nuclear environment in the early embryos, intranuclear positioning of genes and function of chromatin insulator using sea urchin, Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus. Furthermore, I investigate the molecular mechanism of the sea urchin development, such as formation of body axis. |
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| Topic |
Biotechnology Genome/DNA technology |
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| Educational Programs |
[Bachelor Degree Program] School of Science : Biological Sciences : Biology [Master's Program] Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life : Division of Integrated Sciences for Life : Program of Mathematical and Life Sciences [Master's Program] Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life : Division of Integrated Sciences for Life : Program of Biomedical Science [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life : Division of Integrated Sciences for Life : Program of Mathematical and Life Sciences [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life : Division of Integrated Sciences for Life : Program of Biomedical Science |
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