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1.0 m 応用生物科学科Harnessing the amazing powers of tiny microorganisms in our daily lives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22.2cmExploring the undiscovered abilities of plants to tap their power to enrich our lives45OutlookforstudentsaftergraduationOutlookforstudentsaftergraduationIamcarryingoutresearchtodiscoverusefulmicroorganismsfromamongthecountlessnumberthatexistinnatureandputthemtousesolvingproblemsinvolvingfood,theenvironment,andenergy.Forinstance,Inmylabweareworkingonmicrobialchitin‐degradingenzymestoeffectivelyutilizechitin,anabundantbiomassresource,andonmolecularbreedingofmushroomstoallowefficientuseoftheirenzymesandmetabolites.Manymysteriescontinuetosurroundtinymicroorganisms.Infact,onlyabout1%ofallmicroorganismsthatexistinnaturehavebeencultivatedandgivenscientificnames.Thenaturalworldisatreasuretroveofunknownandvaluablemicroorganisms.Graduatesareemployedbycompaniesthathandlefoods,alcoholicbeverages,andchemicalproducts.Typically,theyenterindustriesthatmakeuseofbiologicalsystems.ProfessorMakotoShimosakaProfessorShimosakatookhiscurrentpositionin2004afterworkingasanassistantprofessorintheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversitystartingin1985.Hisareaofspecializationisappliedmicrobiology.Hehashandlednumeroustypesofmicroorganismssincebeginninghisgraduateresearchincollege,includingbacteria,yeasts,molds,andmushrooms.WediscoveredanovelbacteriumthatdegradeschitininmoatwaterfromUedaCastle.AstudentexaminestheDNAofmicroorganismsusingelectrophoresis.Weusenumerousmicroorganismsinexperiments,andthereareover1,000speciesofmicroorganismsstoredinthelab’sfreezers.Iamcarryingoutresearchintothenumerousfunctionsofplants.Forinstance,plantshavetheabilitytoattachsugarssuchasglucosetosubstancestheyproduce,storethemincells,andthenremovethesugarlaterwhenitisrequired.Inmylabweareexaminingwhetherthisfunctioncanbeputtouseinmedicinethroughapplicationtotheprocessingofsubstances.Theplantsweareresearchinghavetheabilitytoneutralizehazardoussubstancestoprotectthemselves,andthisabilitycanbeutilizedforenvironmentalcleanup.Byresearchingandexplainingthepowerofplants,wecandiscovernumerouscapabilitiesthatcanbeappliedinourdailylives.Graduatesareemployedbyfoodcompaniesandcompaniesinvolvedinanalysisorpharmaceuticalproducts.Manyarealsoemployedbyagriculturalcompanies.ProfessorGoroTaguchiProfessorTaguchitookhiscurrentpositionafterworkingasanassistantprofessorintheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversityandattheUniversity’sDNAresearchfacility,andasanassociateprofessor.Hisareaofresearchisappliedbiochemistry,specificallyenzymereactionsandDNAanalysisrelatedtotheproductionofusefulplantmaterialsandtheirpracticalapplication.Theleavesofthemulberrytreecontainasubstancethatiseffectiveinloweringbloodsugar.Wearestudyingthemechanismbywhichthatsubstanceiscreated.DNAisextractedfromthefamiliargreenhorseradishleaf,whichcontainsantioxidants.AstudentanalyzesthebasesequenceofDNAextractedfromaplantbyapersonalcomputer.Outlook for research Outlook for research Department of Applied BiologyDepartment of Applied Biology

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