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Outlook for research Creating new plants based on knowledge of basic plant science in order to contribute to the development of a sustainable societyOutlook for research Learning from the environment through environmental analysis and developing new environmental purification methods using materials creating by living organisms49応用生物科学科OutlookforstudentsaftergraduationOutlookforstudentsaftergraduationIinvestigatethemolecularmechanismsbymeansofwhichplantsprotectthemselvesfromsalinitystress(high‐saltenvironments)usingtheexperimentalmethodsofmolecularbiology,moleculargenetics,andplantphysiology.Ihopetodevelopinnovativetechnologytogeneratesalt‐resistantcropsinordertoincreaseagriculturalyieldsinsalt‐affectedareas.Iexpectthatmylab’sresearchcouldbecomeanimportantelementinavoidingfoodandenergyshortagesthatareexpectedinthenearfutureifwecanapplyknowledgeobtainedfrombasicplantsciencetobreedsalt‐tolerantplants.Manyofthestudentsinmylabchoosetopursuecareerswithcompanieswhoseworkinvolvesplants.Graduatesalsotendtobeinterestedinworkingforcompaniesthatdevelopdistinctiveenvironmentaltechnologiesorinbecomingteachers.ProfessorTomoakiHorieProfessorHorietookhiscurrentpositionin2010afterworkingasaresearcherattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,andasanassistantprofessoronspecialcontractwiththeInstituteofPlantScienceandResourcesatOkayamaUniversity,andthenasanassociateprofessoratShinshuUniversity.Hisresearchcentersonthebasicmolecularphysiologyofplantsandplantgeneticandcellularengineeringbasedonit.MylabfocusesonriceandplantsinthegeniusArabidopsisformolecularphysiologicalstudiesusingwild‐typeandNa+transporter‐mutantplants.Thepictureshowsanexampleofahydroponiccultureofriceplants.WeanalyzethetargetNa+transporterthatisessentialforplantsalttoleranceintheoocyteexpressionsystemofXenopuslaevis.WeareattemptingtoproducemutagenizedNa+transporters,whichweexpecttoincreasethesalttoleranceofthehostplants.Iamcarryingoutresearchinawiderangeofdomainsrelatedtoenvironmentalcontamination,fromenvironmentalanalysisandtoxicologicaltestingtothedevelopmentofenvironmentalpurificationmethods.Thiseffortincludesnumerousactivities,forexampleanalyzinglitterandsearchingincavesformicroorganismsthatmightbeusefulinenvironmentalpurification.Inrecentyears,mylabhasbeenfocusingonthedevelopmentofenvironmentalpurificationmethodsthatusematerialsproducedbylivingthings.Ibelievethatunderstandingthestateofenvironmentalcontaminationwhiledevelopingpurificationmethodsisessentialforthefutureofhumanity.Throughenvironmentalanalysisandresearchonpurification,Ihopetoobtainresultsthatproveusefulinaddressingnumerousenvironmentalproblems.Icarryouteducationandresearchtotrainstudentstobecomeleadersinthenextgenerationofenvironmentalresearchandmeasures.Graduatesareemployedaspublicofficialsandbycompaniesengagedinenvironmentalanalysisandinspection.ProfessorHiroshiMoriwakiProfessorMoriwakitookhiscurrentpositionin2015afterworkingasaresearcherattheOsakaCityInstituteofPublicHealthandEnvironmentalSciencesandasanassociateprofessoratFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversity.Hisareasofresearchincludeenvironmentalchemistryandanalyticalchemistrywithafocusonthedevelopmentofenvironmentalpurificationandanalysismethodsaswellasenvironmentalmonitoring.Throughouttheworld,countlesschildrencontractcommunicablediseasesbecausetheydonothaveaccesstosafewater.Inthisway,purificationisanextremelyimportantresearchtopic.WeanalyzedmudfromthemoatofOsakaCastletorecreate350yearsinthehistoryoftheatmosphericenvironment.Theaerialbombingduringthewarcausedthegreatestdamagetotheenvironment.Department of Applied BiologyDepartment of Applied BiologyWild type hkt1;1mutant 

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