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写真サイズ高さ4.35cm×幅3.6cm配置位置横15.3cm、縦2.85cmOutlook for research Makingeffectiveuseofmicroorganismresources:DiscoveringandapplyingthepotentialcapabilitiesofBacillussubtilis52応用生物科学科Department of Applied BiologyOutlookforstudentsaftergraduationInordertodiscoverthenovelfunctionsandnetworksofthe4,100genesthatmakeuptheBacillussubtilisgenome,mylabiscooperatingwithdomesticandinternationalresearchlabstocarryoutmoredetailedresearch.WebelievethatB.subtilisisanimportantmicroorganismresource,andweareworkingtodevelopadeeperunderstandingofitspotentialsothatwecanutilizeit.Inthefuture,mygoalistoestablishararemetalrecoverysystemusingB.subtilisstrainswithalteredcellwallpolymers,tomakeeffectiveuseofthegeneticresourcesofitsclosestrelatives,andtoapplyassociatedtechnologytothedevelopmentofantibacterialagentsforpathogenicbacteria.Graduatesaretypicallyemployedbyfoodandpharmaceuticalcompanies.Somechoosetocontinuetheirresearchatdomesticandoverseasresearchorganizations.A student uses a fluorescence microscope to assess the effect on the cell when cell wall polymers are modified.Astudentsearchesforbacterialsubstancesthatwillactivatetheimmunesystemofanimalcells.Wealsomakeobservationsusinganelectronmicroscopesowedonotmissslightchanges.AssociateProfessorHirokiYamamotoAssociateProfessorYamamototookhiscurrentpositionin2007afterservingintheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversityasanassistantprofessor.Hisareasofresearchincludemicrobiologytoexaminethepropertiesofmoleculesfunctioninginthecellsofmicroorganismsandappliedmicrobiologytomakeuseofthelatentcapabilitiesofmicrobes.Outlook for research Elucidatingtheinfluenceofsilkfibroinonourtissuesandcreatingnovelbiomaterials応用生物科学科Department of Applied BiologyOutlookforstudentsaftergraduationSilkfibroinhasusedastheluxurymaterialsforlongtime.Recently,theyarefocusedonashuman‐friendlynaturematerials.However,wedon’tunderstandwhysilkfibroinshows“human‐friendly”propertiesscientifically.Inourlaboratory,wearestudyingtoelucidateandcontrolvariouspropertiesofsilkfibroinformedicalapplications.Additionally,wearetryingtoimmobilizebiologicalfunctionalmoleculesontobiomaterialsbyhumanandeco‐friendlymethodsforfurtherapplicationsanddevelopments.AssociateProfessorTomokoHashimotoAssociateProfessorTomokoHashimotoworkedasaresearchfellowatNationalInstituteofAgrobiologicalSciences(nowNationalAgricultureandFoodResearchOrganization)beforecomingNaraWomen’sUniversityasanassistantprofessor.Shetookhercurrentpositionin2021,andherareaofspecializationispolymericbiomaterials.Biomaterialshavevariouspotentialtohelpbiologicalfunctions,treatdiseases,healwounds,improverecoveries,andsoon.IbelievethatthedevelopmentofnovelbiomaterialsbringourimprovedQualityofLife.I’mcarryingoutthedevelopmentofnovelusefulbiomaterialsinordertoconstructthefuturewithhuman‐friendlysociety.Inresearchactivities,werepeatinvestigations,designs,experimentsandconsiderationsmanytimestodevelopnovelmaterials.I’maimingattrainingsothatstudentshavemanyexperiencesvialaboratoryactivitiesandtheywillplayactivepartsaftergraduation.AfunctionalpeptidewithbiologicalactivityCellsculturedonasilkfibroinfilm

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