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Online Researcher Database

ABO Mitsuru

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Research Themes	Analytical chemistry studies of environmental stressors and environmental stress responses.

ARAYA Hiroshi

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Research Themes	Isolation of a variety of biologically active substances produced by living organisms, and elucidation of their structures and bioactivities.

ASANUMA Narito

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Life Sciences
Research Themes	Analysis and fermentation control of the genetic regulatory mechanism of microbial metabolism.

FUJIE Takeshi

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agri-food and Environmental Policy
Research Themes	Economic Analysis of Agricultural and Resourse Issues.

FURUTA Kohei

Title	Assistant Professor
Field	Department of Agri-food and Environmental Policy
Research Themes	A theoretical consideration of the functioning of a state mediating the problems of capitalism and agriculture.

HAMAMOTO Makiko

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Life Sciences
Research Themes	Analyses of novel bioactive substances by marine yeasts for health maintenance and improvement, and the novel functional genes of fission yeast.

HANDA Takashi

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agriculture
Research Themes	Conservation and breeding of flower genetic resources. Evaluation and utilization of floral fragrance.

HASHIGUCHI Takuya

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agri-food and Environmental Policy
Research Themes	Positioning and evaluation of the spreading process of agricultural policy in post-war Japan, particularly, developmental trends and economic background of the policy for less-favored area.

HATTORI Toshihiro

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Agriculture
Research Themes	Study of land use planning in urban shrinking area.

HIROMASA Yukio

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agri-food and Environmental Policy
Research Themes	Study of economic / non-economic effects of agricultural policy -the analysis of regional and environmental issues-.

HIWATASHI Sayuri

Title	Associate Professor
Field	General Education
Research Themes	English literature from the 17th century to the modern era.

HONJO Yasuhiro

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Agri-food and Environmental Policy
Research Themes	Regional revitalization by the collaboration between a university student and the local community.

ICHIDA Tomoko

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agri-food and Environmental Policy
Research Themes	Sociological study of environment, local communities and resources.

IKEDA Takashi

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agriculture
Research Themes	Study of the response of horticultural crops to environment using such methods as environment control and control systems in nutriculture and water physiology.

IKEGAMI Akihide

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agri-food and Environmental Policy
Research Themes	Study of agriculture and economic development in China.

INUI Masafumi

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Life Sciences
Research Themes	Studies on Morphogenesis of Vertebrates from the Viewpoints of Inter-cellular and Inter-tissue Communications by Using Musculoskeletal System as a Model

ISHIMARU Yoshiro

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Research Themes	Reception & Transmission of Taste and Visceral Sensation among Vertebrate Animals, and the Related Bioresponse Structure

ITO Shoki

Title	Assistant Professor
Field	Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Research Themes	Biochemistry.

ITO Yoshikazu

Title	Senior Assistant Professor
Field	Farms
Research Themes	Research on high-quality, high-yield production techniques for horticultural crops in greenhouses and plant factories, with the focus placed on plant cultivation and management techniques.

ITOYAMA Kyo

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agriculture
Research Themes	Verification of survival strategies of insects using physiological and molecular biological methods. Development of new comprehensive pest control technology.

IWASAKI Naoto

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agriculture
Research Themes	Analysis of productivity of fruit trees under global-scale environmental changes.

IWASAKI Yasunaga

Title	Professor
Field	Farms
Research Themes	To improve productivity in crop production, develop technologies to optimize environmental management and nutrient water management.

KAKU Hanae

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Life Sciences
Research Themes	Study of mechanisms of MAMPs recognition and signaling transduction of plant immunity.

KANEKO Kentaro

Title	Senior Assistant Professor
Field	Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Research Themes	Understanding the mechanisms of how food- and nutrient-derived signals are communicated with the hypothalamus and endocrine system to enable strategies to extend healthy life expectancy through food.

KANNO Hirotsugu

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Agriculture
Research Themes	Study of effective utilization of productive green areas in the suburbs of cities. Ongoing study of the urbanization of a farming community in Jinghong, Yunnan, China.

KANO Akihiko

Title	Associate Professor
Field	General Education
Research Themes	Biomechanical examination of aging changes in jumping movements.

KANO Koichi

Title	Associate Professor
Field	General Education
Research Themes	Medieval English studies, European literary studies, Dialectology, Philology.

KATANO Yohei

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Agri-food and Environmental Policy
Research Themes	Sociological analysis on food, environmental policies in local communities, and investigation into the question of land with unknown owner.

KATO Masahiko

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Research Themes	Understanding behavior of element, such as nutrients and heavy metal or metalloid, in surface and subsurface soil in order to contribute to urban environment preservation and food production.

KAWAGISHI Koji

Title	Professor (non-tenured)
Field	Farms
Research Themes	Establishment of cultivation technique utilizing characteristics of vegetables in suburban agriculture.

KAWAGUCHI Maiko

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Agriculture
Research Themes	Studies on mechanisms responsible for effects of environmental factors in brain function of animals.

KAWAKAMI Naoto

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Life Sciences
Research Themes	Molecular genetics of plant responses to environment.Regulation mechanism of seed dormancy and germination in response to temperature.

KAWANO Natsuko

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Life Sciences
Research Themes	Basic mechanisms of reproduction biology focusing on sperm function:capacitation/decapacitation, survival in females and membrane fusion with oocyte.

KITO Keiji

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Life Sciences
Research Themes	Quantitative proteomics using mass spectrometry and budding yeast to reveal mechanisms for adaptation of cellular metabolism, response to various stresses, and ageing process.

KOJIMA Michihiko

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Agriculture
Research Themes	Study of the water utilization systems comprising torrent intakes and off-stream reservoirs. Environmental hydraulic design for steep slope channels.

KURAMOTO Noboru

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agriculture
Research Themes	Biological research on the conservation of endangered species in Satoyama. Citizen science in urban ecosystem. Preservation of the landscape of the Izu Islands.

KUSHIRO Tetsuo

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Research Themes	Biosynthetic studies on plant and microbial natural products.

MAEDA Michihisa

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Research Themes	Evolution of bacterial genomes. Elucidation of molecular mechanisms of adaptation to environmental changes. Development of environmentally-friendly technologies using bacterial systems.

MARUBASHI Wataru

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agriculture
Research Themes	Genetic, cytological, and physiological elucidation of programmed cell death in the process of plant embryogenesis and reproduction.

MATSUSHITA Hiroyuki

Title	Professor
Field	General Education
Research Themes	A study of gender (cultural gender difference) representation in Japanese literature.

MIZOGUCHI Yasushi

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agriculture
Research Themes	Exploration and functional analysis of genes related to animal's productive traits using genomic technology.

MOTOKI Satoru

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agriculture
Research Themes	We aim to clarify the physiological and ecological characteristics of different vegetables, and to develop stable production techniques and cropping type usable on actual vegetable farms.

MURAKAMI Shuichiro

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Research Themes	Isolation of microorganisms that produce useful enzymes. Development of repression systems for greenhouse gas emission from agricultural fields by microorganisms.

McTAGGART, Iain

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Common Subjects across Departments
Research Themes	Agriculture in English. Study of greenhouse gas emissions and nutrient management in agri-environmental ecosystems.

NAGASHIMA Hiroshi

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Life Sciences
Research Themes	Basic research on the somatic cell cloning of the pig and production of genetically modified animals.

NAGATAKE Takahiro

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Life Sciences
Research Themes	Regulation of immunity, allergy and inflammation by gut environmental factors / Identification of developmental program for mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues.

NAKAJIMA Harushi

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Research Themes	Study of cell-surface protein of mold.

NAKAJIMA Shinsaku

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Agri-Food and Environmental Policy
Research Themes	Economic studies of food business, market design for farmland consolidation.

NAKAMURA Takahiro

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Life Sciences
Research Themes	Understanding the physiological mechanism of biological clocks.

NAKAMURA Takashi

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Research Themes	Study of the structural changes of protein and starch in food. Analysis of the structure formation and rupture of multi-component food gel. Study of composite of food materials.

NISHIYAMA Kotaro

Title	Assistant Professor
Field	Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Research Themes	Development of synthetic small molecules that regulate physiological responses in plants.

NOBORIO Kosuke

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agriculture
Research Themes	Mass and energy transfer in the soil-crop-atmosphere continuum for seeking proper management practices to mitigate environmental loads.

ODA Tetsuji

Title	Professor
Field	General Education
Research Themes	Anglo-Saxon studies, history of English language, comparative cultural studies between Japan and the Western countries.

ODAGIRI Tokumi

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agri-food and Environmental Policy
Research Themes	Political-economic analysis of rural policy, the study of local governance.

OGANE Jun

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Life Sciences
Research Themes	Effective use of genomic functions in animals based on epigenetics.

OHE Tetsuo

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agri-food and Environmental Policy
Research Themes	Distribution issues of food and agricultural and livestock products within and outside Japan.

OKA Michitaro

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Agri-food and Environmental Policy
Research Themes	Empirical study of the role of regional institutions in the economical use of common resources, and on the formation of institutions.

OSADA Kurando

Title	Associate Professor
Field	General Education
Research Themes	Metaphysics and ethics in modern Western culture with a focus on Kant / modern life, medical ethics, and environmental ethics.

OSADA Kyoichi

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Research Themes	Study of food components that modulate lipid metabolism, safety of functional food components, and toxicity of oxidized lipids.

OSANAI Takashi

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Research Themes	Metabolic engineering, microalgae, primary metabolism

OSATO Shuichi

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Agriculture
Research Themes	Verification of plant pathology using molecular biology.

SAITO Yoshihiro

Title	Visiting Professor
Field	Farms
Research Themes	Popularization of urban agriculture.

SAKAKIDA Midori

Title	Visiting Professor
Field	Department of Agriculture
Research Themes	Regional development based on food and agriculture, local food system, and regional economic circulation.

SAKUYAMA Takumi

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agri-food and Environmental Policy
Research Themes	Public choice analysis of Japan's agricultural trade policy and multilateral/regional/bilateral trade agreements. Political-economy of agricultural trade policy, including quantitative and qualitative analysis of free trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific-Partnership Agreement.

SASAKI Yosuke

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Agriculture
Research Themes	Research on improving livestock productivity and welfare by using epidemiological approaches and data science.

SATO Ban

Title	Assistant Professor
Field	Department of Life Sciences
Research Themes	Quality control of early embryos and germ cells.

SATO Naoto

Title	Assistant Professor
Field	Department of Agriculture
Research Themes	Elucidation of Effect of Gravity on Moisture Behavior in Porous Body and Establishment of Irrigation Technology in Space Agriculture.

SETO Yoshiya

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Aguricultural Chemistry
Research Themes	Elucidation of Mechanisms of Plant Growth Control by Plant Hormones

SHIMADA Tomohiro

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Research Themes	Elucidation of Genome Expression Control Mechanisms and Elucidation of Cell Systems

SHIMONAGA Yuki

Title	Associate Professor
Field	General Education
Research Themes	Study of religious poetry in the Old English period (up to the 11th century), history of English language, and philology.

SHINYA Ryouji

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Agriculture
Research Themes	Basic & Applied Research on Plant Parasitic Nematode Disease / Evo-Devo Research Using Diverse Nematodes / Phenotypic Plasticity Research

SHIOTSU Fumitaka

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Agriculture
Research Themes	Research on Improvement of Crop Yield and Biomass Productivity / Development of Crop Cultivation Technology Adapted to Climate Change

SUZUKI Hiromi

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Research Themes	Molecular evolution, transcriptional regulation mechanism, relationship of protein structure, functions, and amino acid seguences.

TAGA Tsuneo

Title	Professor
Field	General Education
Research Themes	Causal attributions of the wrestling-match outcomes.

TAKAHASHI Naoki

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Life Sciences
Research Themes	Study on the mechanism of plant adaptation to environmental conditions

TAKASE Tomoko

Title	Associate Professor
Field	General Education
Research Themes	History of 18th century French drama. Culture in French-speaking countries. Education in the French language.

TAKEDA Hajime

Title	Associate Professor (non-tenured)
Field	Farms
Research Themes	Research on organic matter utilization that contributes to the establishment of conservation oriented agriculture. Study of soil and fertilizers, pest control, and organic farming.

TAKEMOTO Tamotsu

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agri-food and Environmental Policy
Research Themes	Empirical study of the utilization and management of regional resources and principles of the farm management.

TAKENAKA Asako

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Research Themes	Transport, metabolism and function of dietary vitamin E and proteins.

TANAKA Hirokazu

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Life Sciences
Research Themes	Studies on Control Mechanisms of Plants' Cellular Polarity and Development

TODA Yasuka

Title	Senior Assistant Professor (non-tenured)
Field	Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Research Themes	Clarification of the relationship between the function of taste receptors and the feeding habits of animals.

TOKUDA Yasunobu

Title	Professor (non-tenured)
Field	Farms
Research Themes	We will investigate the processing characteristics of various agricultural products in the region and aim to develop food products with high added value and effective use. In addition, we will explore the food culture of the world and regions.

TOMURA Hideaki

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Life Sciences
Research Themes	Elucidation of the signal transduction mechanisms of new biological regulatory systems via receptors of hormones and other physiologically active substances in animals.

TSUJI Tomoki

Title	Associate Professor
Field	General Education
Research Themes	History of cultural exchange between Japan and Germany

WATANABE Hirohito

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Life Sciences
Research Themes	Analysis of nutrient absorption and barrier functions of intestinal epithelial cells.

XIAO Gang

Title	Senior Assistant Professor
Field	Department of Agri-food and Environmental Policy
Research Themes	Stratification of Farm Households in Inner Mongolia.

YAMADA Chihaya

Title	Senior Assistant Professor
Field	Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Research Themes	Search for intestinal bacteria control factors in fermented foods / Synthesis of oligosaccharides / Interspecies relationship of human gut bacteria

YAMATOYA Kenji

Title	Assistant Professor
Field	Department of Life Sciences
Research Themes	Research on mechanisms regulating biological matrices such as membranes and connective tissues in mammalian reproduction.

YAZAKI Tomotsugu

Title	Associate Professor
Field	Department of Agriculture
	Studies on Meteorological Environments of Farmlands and Green Spaces and Their Relationships to Crops (Plants) Aiming for Sustainable Agriculture and Living Environment

YOSHIDA Kenichi

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Life Sciences
Research Themes	Analysis of cell differentiation and growth mechanisms of mammal cells.

YOSHIMOTO Koki

Title	Professor
Field	Department of Life Sciences
Research Themes	Elucidation of molecular mechanisms of intracellular self-degradation systems in response to environmental stresses in plants.