Department of Life Science

　After decoding full human genomic DNA sequence, research in the field of the life science, such as specification of various disease oriented genes, design and development of new medicines has been greatly developed. The department of Life Science is comprised of one division: Life Science. This department provides outstanding education and research training related to the following diverse subjects by combining Chemistry, Chemical Biology and Molecular Cell Biology. The department aims to train researchers and scientists who contribute to establish sustainable society in the world.

Division of Life Science

　More specifically, our aims can be described as follows (Please see the next Table).

 

Division	Life Science
Field of Instruction and Research	Quality	Faculty Member	Instruction Subject
Chemistry and Chemical Biology	Analytical and Environmental Chemistry for Acid Rain and Fog, and for the Reaction Mechanism at the Liquid Interface and/or at the Electrode.	Prof. Nobuaki Ogawa *2	Analytical Solution Chemistry
	Structural Biology of enzyme reaction mechanisms, Biochemical characterization, and medical and/or industrial applications of protein nanocompartments.	Prof. Masafumi Odaka	Advanced Bioanalytical Chemistry
	Computational design of photofunctional molecular devices.	Associate Prof. Yoshiaki Amatatsu	Computational chemistry for molecular design
	Development of nanotechnology oriented bioelectrochemical devices.	Associate Prof. Uichi Akiba	Biofunctional Electrochemistry
	Exploiting sensing techniques for biomolecules and biological cells.	Associate Prof. Kazuhiko Fujiwara	Analytical Chemistry
	Studies on synthesis and characterization of new functional materials based on macrocyclic compounds.	Lecturer Yoshihiko Kondo	Supramolecular Chemistry for Life Science
Molecular Biology	Studies on Protein Folding Mechanism of Newly Syntesized Polypeptide by the Molecular Chaperone.	Prof. Hideaki Itoh	Advanced of Molecular Biology
	Study of molecular maturation and quality control of proteins in living cells. Toxicity of aggregation prone proteins in neurodegenerative disease.	Prof. Hiroshi Kubota	Molecular Biology of Cellular Function
	Studies on the pathogenesis of kidney diseases and autoimmune diseases.	Prof. Hideki Wakui	Molecular Biology of Diseases
	Erythropoiesis, functional structure of membrane skeleton, and biochemical adaptation in animal evolution.	Associate Prof. Wataru Nunomura	Biology of Molecular Adaptation, Evolutionary Medicine

*2 This professor will retire by the mandatory retirement regulation in March 2016.