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Isobe Naoki: Professor

Affiliation	Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life
Discipline	Bioresource/Food Sciences
Academic Degrees	Hiroshima University　Doctor of Agriculture Hiroshima University　Master of Agriculture
Research Fields	Agricultural sciences; Animal life science; Animal production science
Research Keywords	mammary gland / EIA / Somatic cell count / immunohistochemistry / hormone / milk / feces / Mastitis / Innate immunity / Antimicrobial peptide
Comments	My research aims to prevent mastitis in dairy cows. I found that various antimicrobial components are synthesized in different sites of udder and that they cooperatively remove pathogens. I proposed method decreasing frequency of milking for new mastitis treatment. I elucidated that mastitis can be caused by not only viable bacteria but also bacterial components translocated from other organs.
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Topic	Biotechnology Food and Life Style Living Organism/Plants and Animals
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Educational Programs	[Bachelor Degree Program] School of Applied Biological Science : Department of Applied Biological Science : Applied Animal and Plant Science Program [Master's Program] Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life : Division of Integrated Sciences for Life : Program of Bioresource Science [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life : Division of Integrated Sciences for Life : Program of Bioresource Science

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