Opening?up?new?domains?for?the?utilization?of?silk?materials,?especially?aim?to?use?in?medical?area?including?as?material?for?regenerative?medicineCreating?new?plants?through?green?innovation47OutlookforstudentsaftergraduationOutlookforstudentsaftergraduationIamcarryingoutresearchfocusedonthedevelopmentofnewutilizationtechnologyforsilkproteinsmaterialbeyondtheuseasfabricinapparel.Mylabisstudyingtounderstandthecharacteristicnaturesofsilkproteinsmaterialsforutilizationasmedicalmaterials(biomaterials)bycellculturetechnique,biochemicalmeasurements,andphysicochemicalanalysisofmaterials,andaimtocreatenewfunctionalsilkmaterialsbydevelopmentofnewfabricationtechnology,chemicallyandgeneticallymodificationtechnology.Thedevelopmentofmaterialsinsupportofregenerativemedicineisalsoanimportantchallenge.Iexpectsilktocontributetotreatmentasonesuchmaterial,andIbelievethatourresearchwillleadtothehappinessofmanypatients.Itrainstudentstosolvevarietykindsoftasksrequiredinsocietybeyondindustryboundariesbymultipointsofviewgettingthroughthestudyininterdisciplinaryfieldssuchasengineering,agriculture,andmedicalsciences.ProfessorYasushiTamadaAftergraduatingformKyotoUniversityGraduateSchool,ProfessorTamadaworkedasaresearcherattheJapanSyntheticRubberCo.,Ltd.,(nowJSR)andattheNationalInstituteofSericulturalandEntomologicalSciences(nowtheNationalInstituteofAgrobiologicalSciences),duringwhichtimehefocusedonresearchontheuseofsilk.Hetookhiscurrentpositionin2013,andhisareaofspecializationisbiomaterials.Adomesticsilkworm(left)andcocoon(right).Thesilkwormisaproteinfactorythatefficientlyproduceshigh‐puritysilkproteinswithlowenvironmentalimpact.Spongematerialmadefrom100%silkprotein(fibroin).Wearecurrentlycarryingoutresearchonmaterialsforcartilageregeneration,spinalcordregeneration,andsurgicaldressingsfordifficult‐to‐treatinjuries.Ifvegetablescouldcureallergies,ricecouldsurviveglobalwarming,andfruitcouldgroweasilyinsideaspacecraft,whatwoulditbelike?Iamcarryingoutresearchonselectivebreedingusingthegeneticresourcesofplantstocontroltheirshapeandform,forexampleregardingthenutritionofplantfiber,andtomakethemgrowreadilywithoutcontractingdiseases.Inthefuture,itwillbetheoreticallypossibletocreateweedsthatcollectpoisonsthathavespreadthroughtheenvironmentorroadsidetreesthatglowwithoutusingelectricity,ortomakedifferentfruitslikebananasorapplesthattastelikechocolateorvanillaallonasingletree,asonemightexpecttoseeinacomicbook.Graduatesworkatfoodandpharmaceuticalmanufacturersandpharmaceuticalcompaniesinthebiotechindustryinjobsrelatedtoresearchanddevelopment,qualitycontrol,andlogisticscontrol.ProfessorNomuakiHayashidaAftergraduatingfromtheNagoyaUniversityGraduateschool,ProfessorHayashidaworkedatRIKENandthenmovedtoShinshuUniversitytoestablishtheGeneResearchCenterbeforetakinghiscurrentpositionin2009.HisareaofresearchisplantmolecularBreeding.Thegreatestabilityofplantsisphotosynthesis,butthewhiteareashavelostthatability.Understandingwhythisiswillleadtoanunderstandingofphotosynthesisitself.EventhoughChinesecabbageandturnipsdonotlookalike,theyareinfactasinglespeciesthatcancross‐pollinate.Ifwecanunderstandwhytheformsaresodifferent,wemaybeabletochangetheshapesofothercropsinsimilarways.Outlook?for?research?Outlook?for?research?Department?of?Applied?BiologyDepartment?of?Applied?Biology
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