IuseDNAsequencingtechnologythathasshownsignificanttechnicaladvancementinrecentyearstocarryoutresearchthatcontributestotheselectivebreedingofcrops.MylabhasusedplantmaterialsrangingfromriceandmulberriestotropicalcropsobtainedincollaborationwithOkinawaPrefecturetocarryoutresearchintotheefficientbreedingofnewvarieties.Inthenaturalenvironment,manybacterialspeciesformbiofilms,andcommunicatewitheachother.Wearecarryingoutresearchtobacteriaattachedtosolidsurfacestounderstandwhichgenesworkinwhichwaysastheydevelopintobiofilms.Webelieveourresearchwillplayausefulroleinthefuturedevelopmentofmedicinestargetingbacteriawhichareharmfultotheindustrialandmedicalfields.ProfessorMatsumuratookhiscurrentpositionin2021afterworkingasaseniorresearcherattheResearchCenter.Hisareasofresearchfunctionalincludegenomicsforlarge-scaleanalysisofgeneexpressionandplantbreeding.AssociateProfessorOgasawaratookhiscurrentpositionin2021afterworkingasaResearchFellowattheResearchCenterforMicro-nanoTechnologyanddepartmentFrontierBioscienceinHoseiUniversity.Heexploresthenetworkofgeneexpressionrelatedtothebiofilmformationinbacteria.SwitchingmechanismbetweenplanktonicgrowthandbiofilmformationinEscherichiacoli(left).Manybacterialspeciesformbiofilms,andswitchbetweenplanktonicgrowthandbiofilmmorphologyinresponsetochangesintheexternalenvironment.Thereisincreasinginterestinbacterialamyloidscontributetobiofilmformationasusefulbiomaterials.Electron micrograph of Bacillus subtilis (left). We analyze details of genes involved in the bacterial biofilm formation based on genomic information.A DNA sequencer can be used to sequence isolated genes.WecollaboratewithOkinawaPrefecturetounderstandthepapaya’ssexdeterminationmechanism.Bacteria,whichenvironments,donotalwaysexpressallofthegenespresentintheirgenomes.Toclarifythemechanismbywhichbacteriaexpresscertaingenesdependingonspecificconditions,itwillbecomepossibletoutilizethecapabilitiesofeachbacteriumtomaximumeffect.Youcanlearntheknowledgeofbiotechnologywithstrongsocialdemand.Previousgraduatesareemployedbyfood,biopharmaceutical,textile,andrecycling-relatedcompanies,etc.IwateBiotechnologyofnumerousUnderstandingthedevelopmentofbiofilmstoexplorethesurvivalstrategiesofbacteriabasedongenomicinformationOutlook for researchIhopetoutilizegenomicinformationtoimprovebreedingsystemssothatwecanachievestablefoodproduction.Outlook for students after graduationIhopethatgraduateswillpursuecareersinresearchorfood-relatedbusinesses.Outlook for researchcanadapttoOutlook for students after graduationProfessorMATSUMURA HideoAssociate ProfessorOGASAWARA HiroshiDivision ofGene ResearchDivision ofGene Research47Elucidating genome functions for food production
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