43Department ofDepartment ofOutlook for researchMygoalistotrainnewtalentthatcancarryonthetraditionofcultivatingandproducingnaturalsilk.Thiswillcreateafuture,wheretheproductionofsilkandotheragriculturalproductsisreinvigoratedthroughacollaborationbetweenagriculture,business,andindustry.Outlook for students after graduationGraduatesgoontograduateschoolorworkattextileandfoodcompanies,localcompanies.Someserveasmiddleschoolteachersandpublicofficialsinagriculturalstudies.Outlook for researchTheabilitytocontrolthedormantstageofinsectsisusefulnotonlyforexterminatingpests,butalsoforprotectingecosystems.Further,Ibelievethatexplainingtheecologyofinsectscancontributesolutionsforglobalenvironmental,food-related,andmedicalproblems.Outlook for students after graduationcompanies,ProfessorKAJIURAZentaProfessoracademicKajiura'scredentialsareinagriculture,andhisareasofspecializationincludeagricultureandappliedentomology,moleculargenetics.Keywords:DNA,bio-resources,breedingProfessorSHIOMIKunihiroProfessorShiomitookhiscurrentpositionin2021afterservingintheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversityasanassistantprofessor.Hisincludeareasmolecularenvironmentalentomologyappliedentomologywithafocusonthedormancy,metamorphosis,andseasonalmorphologyofinsects.Iamcarryingoutresearchintogeneticbreeding,ecdysisandmetamorphosis,andthegeneticrelationshipofthesilkwormtoitsrelative,silkworm(naturalsilkworm).MylabcultivatesexcellentstrainsofnaturalsilkwormsinordertoreinvigorateJapan‘ssilkindustry.Thisisdonebysupportingtheraisingofnaturalsilkwormsinsilk-producingregions.Iamcarryingoutresearchonthesensorscarriedbyinsectstomonitorthearrivaloftheseasonsviasensorproteinsthatrespondtotemperatureanddaylength.Myfindingscanbeappliedtotheexterminationofpestsandinvasivespeciesthroughsuchtechniquesascausingeggstohatchinwinterandmakingadultinsectswithoutwingsgrowthem.Thisapproachisgarneringattentionasapestexterminationmethodthatdoesnotharmnatureorhumans.researchofandthegiantJA,orfoodandGraduatescanfindemploymentatenvironmentalpharmaceuticalcompaniesworkingwithcompaniesengagedingeneticanalysis,andeventrade-relatedinspectioncompanies.nature,Cocoons and silk from natural silkworms. The cocoons take on a beautiful green color that is unique to Japanese cocoons.Isucceededinbreedingthelargewildsilkworm.Standardwildsilkwormsareshowninthetoprow.Thelargewildsilkwormisshowninthebottomrow.Iusuallyneedmorethan3000cocoonsofthestandardwildsilkwormtoget1kgrawsilk.However,Ionlyneedapproximately2000cocoonsifIusethelargesizewildsilkworm.Astudentobservesculturedcellsintowhichinsectsensorgeneshavebeeninserted.Silkworm eggs. Non-diapause eggs hatched 9–10 d after oviposition (left), but diapause eggs never hatched 60 d after oviposition, and normal embryogenesis was arrested (right).UsefulgenesareclonedfrominsectsoftheorderLepidoptera.Applied BiologyApplied BiologyDeveloping the genetic resources of domestic and wild silkworms to make a brand of silkUsing insects’ high-performance sensors to develop methods for extermination
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