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Opening up new domains for the utilization of silk materials, especially aim to use in medical area including as material for regenerative medicineCreating new plants through green innovation46OutlookforstudentsaftergraduationOutlookforstudentsaftergraduationIamcarryingoutresearchfocusedonthedevelopmentofnewutilizationtechnologyforsilkproteinsmaterialbeyondtheuseasfabricinapparel.Mylabisstudyingtounderstandthecharacteristicnaturesofsilkproteinsmaterialsforutilizationasmedicalmaterials(biomaterials)bycellculturetechnique,biochemicalmeasurements,andphysicochemicalanalysisofmaterials,andaimtocreatenewfunctionalsilkmaterialsbydevelopmentofnewfabricationtechnology,chemicallyandgeneticallymodificationtechnology.Thedevelopmentofmaterialsinsupportofregenerativemedicineisalsoanimportantchallenge.Iexpectsilktocontributetotreatmentasonesuchmaterial,andIbelievethatourresearchwillleadtothehappinessofmanypatients.Itrainstudentstosolvevarietykindsoftasksrequiredinsocietybeyondindustryboundariesbymultipointsofviewgettingthroughthestudyininterdisciplinaryfieldssuchasengineering,agriculture,andmedicalsciences.ProfessorYasushiTamadaAftergraduatingformKyotoUniversityGraduateSchool,ProfessorTamadaworkedasaresearcherattheJapanSyntheticRubberCo.,Ltd.,(nowJSR)andattheNationalInstituteofSericulturalandEntomologicalSciences(nowtheNationalInstituteofAgrobiologicalSciences),duringwhichtimehefocusedonresearchontheuseofsilk.Hetookhiscurrentpositionin2013,andhisareaofspecializationisbiomaterials.Adomesticsilkworm(left)andcocoon(right).Thesilkwormisaproteinfactorythatefficientlyproduceshigh‐puritysilkproteinswithlowenvironmentalimpact.Spongematerialmadefrom100%silkprotein(fibroin).Wearecurrentlycarryingoutresearchonmaterialsforcartilageregeneration,spinalcordregeneration,andsurgicaldressingsfordifficult‐to‐treatinjuries.Ifvegetablescouldcureallergies,ricecouldsurviveglobalwarming,andfruitcouldgroweasilyinsideaspacecraft,whatwoulditbelike?Iamcarryingoutresearchonselectivebreedingusingthegeneticresourcesofplantstocontroltheirshapeandform,forexampleregardingthenutritionofplantfiber,andtomakethemgrowreadilywithoutcontractingdiseases.Inthefuture,itwillbetheoreticallypossibletocreateweedsthatcollectpoisonsthathavespreadthroughtheenvironmentorroadsidetreesthatglowwithoutusingelectricity,ortomakedifferentfruitslikebananasorapplesthattastelikechocolateorvanillaallonasingletree,asonemightexpecttoseeinacomicbook.Graduatesworkatfoodandpharmaceuticalmanufacturersandpharmaceuticalcompaniesinthebiotechindustryinjobsrelatedtoresearchanddevelopment,qualitycontrol,andlogisticscontrol.ProfessorNomuakiHayashidaAftergraduatingfromtheNagoyaUniversityGraduateschool,ProfessorHayashidaworkedatRIKENandthenmovedtoShinshuUniversitytoestablishtheGeneResearchCenterbeforetakinghiscurrentpositionin2009.HisareaofresearchisplantmolecularBreeding.Thegreatestabilityofplantsisphotosynthesis,butthewhiteareashavelostthatability.Understandingwhythisiswillleadtoanunderstandingofphotosynthesisitself.EventhoughChinesecabbageandturnipsdonotlookalike,theyareinfactasinglespeciesthatcancross‐pollinate.Ifwecanunderstandwhytheformsaresodifferent,wemaybeabletochangetheshapesofothercropsinsimilarways.Outlook for research Outlook for research Department of Applied BiologyDepartment of Applied Biology

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