ProfessorMATSUMURA HideoProfessorMatsumuratookhiscurrentpositionin2021afterworkingasaseniorresearcheratIwateBiotechnologyResearchCenter.Hisareasofresearchfunctionalgenomicsforlarge-scaleanalysisofgeneexpressionandplantbreeding.Associate ProfessorOGASAWARA HiroshiAssociateProfessorOgasawaratookhiscurrentpositionin2021afterworkingasaResearchFellowattheResearchCenterforMicro-nanoTechnologyanddepartmentFrontierBioscienceinHoseiUniversity.Heexploresthenetworkofgeneexpressionrelatedtothebiofilmformationinbacteria.theincludeofBacteria,whichnumerousenvironments,donotalwaysexpressallofthegenespresentintheirgenomes.Toclarifythemechanismbywhichbacteriaexpresscertaingenesdependingonspecificconditions,itwillbecomepossibletoutilizethecapabilitiesofeachbacteriumtomaximumeffect.Youcanlearntheknowledgeofbiotechnologywithstrongsocialdemand.Previousgraduatesareemployedbyfood,biopharmaceutical,textile,andrecycling-relatedcompanies,etc.to49SwitchingmechanismbetweenplanktonicgrowthandbiofilmformationinEscherichiacoli(left).Manybacterialspeciesformbiofilms,andswitchbetweenplanktonicgrowthandbiofilmmorphologyinresponsetochangesintheexternalenvironment.Thereisincreasinginterestinbacterialamyloidscontributetobiofilmformationasusefulbiomaterials.Electron micrograph of Bacillus subtilis (left). We analyze details of genes involved in the bacterial biofilm formation based on genomic information.A DNA sequencer can be used to sequence isolated genes.WecollaboratewithOkinawaPrefecturetounderstandthepapaya’ssexdeterminationmechanism.Outlook for researchIhopetoutilizegenomicinformationtoimprovebreedingsystemssothatwecanachievestablefoodproduction.Outlook for students after graduationIhopethatgraduateswillpursuecareersinresearchorfood-relatedbusinesses.Outlook for researchcanadaptOutlook for students after graduationIuseDNAsequencingtechnologythathasshownsignificanttechnicaladvancementinrecentyearstocarryoutresearchthatcontributestotheselectivebreedingofcrops.MylabhasusedplantmaterialsrangingfromriceandmulberriestotropicalcropsobtainedincollaborationwithOkinawaPrefecturetocarryoutresearchintotheefficientbreedingofnewvarieties.Inthenaturalenvironment,manybacterialspeciesformbiofilms,andcommunicatewitheachother.Wearecarryingoutresearchtobacteriaattachedtosolidsurfacestounderstandwhichgenesworkinwhichwaysastheydevelopintobiofilms.Webelieveourresearchwillplayausefulroleinthefuturedevelopmentofmedicinestargetingbacteriawhichareharmfultotheindustrialandmedicalfields.Gene ResearchGene ResearchDivision ofDivision ofUnderstandingthedevelopmentofbiofilmstoexplorethesurvivalstrategiesofbacteriabasedongenomicinformationElucidating genome functions for food production
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