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Ueki Tatsuya
Associate Professor
Affiliation Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life
Discipline Life and Environmental Sciences/Basic Biology
Academic Degrees Kyoto University Doctor of Science
Kyoto University Master of Science
Research Fields Biology; Basic biology; Animal physiology / Animal behavior
Research Keywords physiology/biochemistry / metal accumulation / rare metal recovery /waste recycling / metal-binding proteins / membrane metal transporters / metal reductases / vanadium / marine invertebrates / tunicates / ascidians / costal habitats / marine bacteria / metal-accumulating bacteria
Comments I have been conducting molecular and cellular research such as discovery of proteins and genes related to vanadium accumulation mechanism of marine animal ascidians, biochemical elucidation of accumulation / reduction processes, and isolation and identification of symbiotic bacteria related to vanadium accumulation.
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Topic Living Organism/Plants and Animals
SDGs 3 Good health and well-being 12 Responsible consumption, production 14 Life below water
Carbon-Neutral Researcher Research and investigation activity on carbon sink by zooplankton in the ocean
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 Basic Biology
[Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life : Division of Integrated Sciences for Life : Program of Basic Biology
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