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Faculty Information Details
All data is as of December 08, 2025.
- Okinaka Yasushi
- Associate Professor
| Affiliation | Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Bioresource/Food Sciences |
| Academic Degrees |
HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY Ph.D. HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY Master of Agriculture |
| Research Fields |
Agricultural sciences; Applied aquatic science; Aquatic bioproduction science |
| Research Keywords | Host factor / Virulence / Fish virus / fish disease |
| Comments | We are studying the infection mechanisms of fish viruses. We model host fishes and viruses for rapid and advanced research. The information obtained is applied to breeding for disease resistance in fish. |
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| Past media appearances | |
| Topic |
Biotechnology Genome/DNA technology New Technologies |
| SDGs |
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| Educational Programs |
[Bachelor Degree Program] School of Applied Biological Science : Department of Applied Biological Science : Molecular Agro-Life Science Program [Master's Program] Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life : Division of Integrated Sciences for Life : Program of Food and AgriLife Science [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life : Division of Integrated Sciences for Life : Program of Food and AgriLife Science |
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