OutlookforstudentsaftergraduationOutlookforresearchDivision of Gene ResearchElucidating genome functions for food production55IuseDNAsequencingtechnologythathasshownsignificanttechnicaladvancementinrecentyearstocarryoutresearchthatcontributestotheselectivebreedingofcrops.MylabhasusedplantmaterialsrangingfromriceandmulberriestotropicalcropsobtainedincollaborationwithOkinawaPrefecturetocarryoutresearchintotheefficientbreedingofnewvarieties.Ihopetoutilizegenomicinformationtoimprovebreedingsystemssothatwecanachievestablefoodproduction.Ihopethatgraduateswillpursuecareersinresearchorfood‐relatedbusinesses.AssociateProfessorHideoMatsumuraAssociateProfessorMatsumuratookhiscurrentpositioninJanuary2010afterworkingasaseniorresearcherattheIwateBiotechnologyResearchCenter.Hisareasofresearchincludefunctionalgenomicsforlarge‐scaleanalysisofgeneexpressionandplantbreeding.A DNA sequencer can be used to sequence isolated genes.WecollaboratewithOkinawaPrefecturetounderstandthepapaya’ssexdeterminationmechanism.Division of Gene ResearchOutlookforresearchOutlookforstudentsaftergraduationUnderstanding the development of biofilms to explore the survival strategies of bacteria based on genomic informationInthenaturalenvironment,manybacterialspeciesformbiofilms,andcommunicatewitheachother.Wearecarryingoutresearchtobacteriaattachedtosolidsurfacestounderstandwhichgenesworkinwhichwaysastheydevelopintobiofilms.Webelieveourresearchwillplayausefulroleinthefuturedevelopmentofmedicinestargetingbacteriawhichareharmfultotheindustrialandmedicalfields.Bacteria,whichcanadapttonumerousenvironments,donotalwaysexpressallofthegenespresentintheirgenomes.Toclarifythemechanismbywhichbacteriaexpresscertaingenesdependingonspecificconditions,itwillbecomepossibletoutilizethecapabilitiesofeachbacteriumtomaximumeffect.Youcanlearntheknowledgeofbiotechnologywithstrongsocialdemand.Previousgraduatesareemployedbyfood,biopharmaceutical,textile,andrecycling‐relatedcompanies,etc.SwitchingmechanismbetweenplanktonicgrowthandbiofilmformationinEscherichiacoli(left).Manybacterialspeciesformbiofilms,andswitchbetweenplanktonicgrowthandbiofilmmorphologyinresponsetochangesintheexternalenvironment.Thereisincreasinginterestinbacterialamyloidscontributetobiofilmformationasusefulbiomaterials.AssistantProfessorHiroshiOgasawaraAssistantProfessorOgasawaratookhiscurrentpositionin2011afterworkingasaResearchFellowattheResearchCenterforMicro‐nanoTechnologyanddepartmentofFrontierBioscienceinHoseiUniversity.Heexploresthenetworkofgeneexpressionrelatedtothebiofilmformationinbacteria.Electron micrograph of Bacillus subtilis (left). We analyze details of genes involved in the bacterial biofilm formation based on genomic information.
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