Faculty Information Details

All data is as of December 01, 2025.

CHIHARA TAKAHIRO: Professor

Affiliation	Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life
Discipline	Life and Environmental Sciences/Basic Biology
Academic Degrees	Kumamoto University　 The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Research Fields	Biology; Biological Science; Developmental biology Biology; Biological Science; Cell biology Biological Sciences; Neuroscience; Neurophysiology / General neuroscience
Research Keywords	Olfaction, Aging, Animal development, Innate immunity, animal behavior, Sleep, Neural network, Transmembrane protein, Cancer, ALS, Drosophila
Comments	I am trying to reveal the molecular mechanism how nervous system regulates animal behavior and physiology by using fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster.
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Past media appearances
Topic	Genome/DNA technology Living Organism/Plants and Animals
SDGs
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 [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 Basic Biology [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life : Division of Integrated Sciences for Life : Program of Biomedical Science

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