Faculty and Researchers
Biology and Life Sciences
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
An introduction to faculty staff members and laboratories in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Note: Information on the laboratories is current as of the 2024 academic year. There may be changes to this information in the 2025 academic year.
IDA Tamio
- Position
- Professor
- Laboratory
- Micro-Energy Laboratory
Renewable Energy, Microcombustion Science, Scale Modeling Engineering, Coating/Drying Engineering
We do research and education in multiple domains, while, with a focus on areas such as biofuel, hyperthermia for treating brain cancer, and microcombustion science, fostering industry-government-academia tie-ups, collaborating with other faculties and departments, and doing joint research in other fields—in Japan and internationally.
HIDAKA Yuji
- Position
- Professor
- Laboratory
- Bioengineering Laboratory
Peptide and Protein Folding, Physiological Activity, Molecular Evolution, Genetic Engineering, Peptide and Protein Science, Disulfide Binding
The conformational changes of the native proteins cause several diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease. Disulfide bonds play a critical role in the maintenance of the native (bioactive) conformation of peptides and proteins under thermodynamic or kinetic control. Therefore, it is important to regulate disulfide bond formation in protein folding. We currently focus on the development the chemical methods to regulate disulfide-coupled peptide and protein folding
FUKUSHIMA Nobuyuki
- Position
- Professor
- Laboratory
- Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory
Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Lipid Biology
How is the complex neural circuitry of the brain created, what affects the actions of animals, and what mechanisms do nerves and cancer share? The mysteries behind these questions are delved into using research drawing on molecular biology.
MATSUDA Toshiro
- Position
- Professor
KITAMATSU Mizuki
- Position
- Associate Professor
- Laboratory
- Bio-Physical Chemistry Laboratory
Chemical Biology, Peptide Chemistry
This laboratory specializes in peptide chemistry and bio-organic chemistry. Our research efforts revolve around creating non-naturally occurring peptides and nucleic acids having new functions that are unavailable in natural peptides/proteins and nucleic acids.
SHIMAMOTO Shigeru
- Position
- Associate Professor
- Laboratory
- Molecular Function and Structure Regulation Laboratory
Structural Biology, Thermodynamics
The function of proteins depends on its native tertiary structure. In order to clarify their function mechanism and regulate their function, we perform the structure determination of proteins and thermodynamic analysis.
HAYASAKA Haruko
- Position
- Associate Professor
- Laboratory
- Immune Molecular Function Laboratory
Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Immunology
Immune cells act to protect us from disease-causing agents by attacking them. Cancer cells move from the primary lesion to other organs and proliferate. Research is conducted on the mechanisms of how cells move around inside the body and work in a specific location.
NAKAZAWA Naotaka
- Position
- Lecturer
NAKAMA Mina
- Position
- Lecturer