ProfessorSHIOMIKunihiroProfessorShiomitookhiscurrentpositionin2021afterservingintheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversityasanassistantprofessor.Hisincludeareasmolecularenvironmentalentomologyappliedentomologywithafocusonthedormancy,metamorphosis,andseasonalmorphologyofinsects.ProfessorTAGUCHIGoroProfessorTaguchitookhiscurrentpositionafterworkingasanassistantprofessorintheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversityandattheUniversity’sDNAresearchfacility,andasanassociateprofessor.Hisareaappliedbiochemistry,specificallyenzymereactionsandDNAanalysisrelatedtotheproductionofusefulplantmaterialspracticalapplication.researchofandresearchofistheirandfoodandGraduatescanfindemploymentatenvironmentalpharmaceuticalcompaniesworkingwithcompaniesengagedingeneticanalysis,andeventrade-relatedinspectioncompanies.nature,41Theleavesofthemulberrytreecontainasubstancethatiseffectiveinloweringbloodsugar.Wearestudyingthemechanismbywhichthatsubstanceiscreated.Astudentobservesculturedcellsintowhichinsectsensorgeneshavebeeninserted.Silkworm eggs. Non-diapause eggs hatched 9–10 d after oviposition (left), but diapause eggs never hatched 60 d after oviposition, and normal embryogenesis was arrested (right).DNAisextractedfromthefamiliargreenhorseradishleaf,whichcontainsantioxidants.UsefulgenesareclonedfrominsectsoftheorderLepidoptera.AstudentanalyzesthebasesequenceofDNAextractedfromaplantbyapersonalcomputer.サイズW3.6cm×H4.35cm配置位置横11cm、縦22.2cmサイズW3.6cm×H4.35cm配置位置横14.9cm、縦22.2cmOutlook for researchTheabilitytocontrolthedormantstageofinsectsisusefulnotonlyforexterminatingpests,butalsoforprotectingecosystems.Further,Ibelievethatexplainingtheecologyofinsectscancontributesolutionsforglobalenvironmental,food-related,andmedicalproblems.Outlook for students after graduationcompanies,Outlook for researchTheplantsweareresearchinghavetheabilitytoneutralizehazardoussubstancestoprotectthemselves,andthisabilitycanbeutilizedforenvironmentalcleanup.Byresearchingandexplainingthepowerofplants,wecandiscovernumerouscapabilitiesthatcanbeappliedinourdailylives.Outlook for students after graduationGraduatesareemployedbyfoodcompaniesinvolvedinanalysisorandcompaniespharmaceuticalproducts.Manyarealsoemployedbyagriculturalcompanies.Iamcarryingoutresearchonthesensorscarriedbyinsectstomonitorthearrivaloftheseasonsviasensorproteinsthatrespondtotemperatureanddaylength.Myfindingscanbeappliedtotheexterminationofpestsandinvasivespeciesthroughsuchtechniquesascausingeggstohatchinwinterandmakingadultinsectswithoutwingsgrowthem.Thisapproachisgarneringattentionasapestexterminationmethodthatdoesnotharmnatureorhumans.Iamcarryingoutresearchintothenumerousfunctionsofplants.Forinstance,plantshavetheabilitytoattachsugarssuchasglucosetosubstancestheyproduce,storethemincells,andthenremovethesugarlaterwhenitisInmylabweareexaminingwhetherthisrequired.functioncanbeputtouseinmedicinethroughapplicationtotheprocessingofsubstances.Applied BiologyApplied BiologyDepartment ofDepartment ofExploring the undiscovered abilities of plants to tap their power to enrich our livesUsing insects’ high-performance sensors to develop methods for extermination
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