The department of Life Science has been established in 2008 as eighth department of Faculty of Engineering and Resource Science, Akita University. The department is unique and covers a variety of fields from fundamental life science such as molecular biology and cell biology to engineering related to drugs and sensor-tip such as applications of biology and chemistry.
There are nine academic and two technical staff members in this department. Our department provides a program for studying the fundamentals and application of the life science. The department is mainly geared for education and research on the high quality development and utilization of bio-molecules such as DNA, RNA, and proteins in the cells. The study on advanced life science such as organic chemistry and analytical chemistry are also very important in the department.
A Bachelor of Engineering degree or Science degree is granted to 32 students annually.
Interactions between DNA and drugs | Mmmlian cells |
Our department is composed from four research divisions:
Synthesis of organic chemistry | Analysis of bio-molecules |
Analysis of cultured cells | Treatment of cultured cells |