Department of Molecular Microbiology
Advance into a new dimension of microorganisms
In the Department of Molecular Microbiology, in addition to basic knowledge about microbiology, you can acquire specialized knowledge of molecular microbiology, which will ever continue to develop in the future and the handling technology of advanced equipment necessary for conducting the research. We train human resources who are capable to address unsolved problems in the fields of agriculture, food, environment, medicine, etc., and to solve them with ideas and technics.
In addition to a wide range of knowledge in the field of Life Sciences, students learn to understand beneficial or harmful biological functions in the invisible micro biosphere, and then be required to acquire safe handling of microorganisms and usage of them in consideration of their functions.
Graduate School Advisory Faculty
Take a look at who you may be able to work with as part of the department.
UCHINO Masataka, Professor
Application of microorganisms on food production and safety
KAWASAKI Shinji, Professor
Isolation of novel microorganisms and identification of useful metabolic systems.
SAITOH Hiromasa, Professor
Elucidation of symbiosis, infection and innate immune induction mechanisms of plant symbiotic and parasitic microbes
SUZUKI Tomonori, Professor
Molecular interactions in volved in microbe-microbe relationships
TOTSUKA Mamoru, Professor
Interaction between gut immune system and symbiotic microorganisms
TANAKA Naoto, Professor
The discovery of useful gene resources from microbes with integrated multi-omics analyses