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Faculty Information Details
All data is as of December 08, 2025.
- Ueki Tatsuya
- Associate Professor
| Affiliation | Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life |
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| 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. |
| Profiles of Faculty and Research Scholars |
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| Past media appearances | |
| Topic |
Living Organism/Plants and Animals |
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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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