Introduction of Applied Biology

This class is delivered in the form of relay-style lectures given by instructors from the Division of Applied Biology in the Faculty of Textile Science and Technology.

In each session, first-year students listen to a lecture on a topic from the specialty field of the instructor in charge and the outcomes of the instructor’s research to allow them to cultivate a perspective on applied biology. Students work on a short test (or similar) at the end of each session to confirm their understanding of the content. The method of conducting the class differs between instructors, so students must follow the directions of the instructor in charge.

Note that Professor Moriwaki’s lecture in session 2 will discuss his experiences of environmental policy as a local government employee. Professor Matsumura’s lecture in session 13 will discuss his experience of cultivating crop breeds and research and development related to this practice in a regional local government.

applied biology, use of living creatures, biological research

Session 1: Hayashida—Orientation
Session 2: Moriwaki—Cleaning the environment with bioresources
Session 3: Taguchi—Living creatures are skilled synthesizers
Session 4: Shirai—Biology as learned from insects
Session 5: Hayashida—Crops in future tense
Session 6: Hirabayashi—Insects that transmit disease
Session 7: Arai—Protein: Nanomachines and nanomaterials created by creatures
Session 8: Hochi—Reproductive engineering as learned through keywords
Session 9: Shiomi—Sensory physiology of the creatures writing in seminatural areas
Session 10: Nogawa—The mysteries of fungi
Session 11: Kajiura—Applied biology of silkworms
Session 12: Yamamoto—The operations of various environmental microbes
Session 13: Matsumura—Genomic science and its practical uses
Session 14: Nomura—Intravital functional polymers: Utilizing proteins
Session 15: Horie—Developing new breeding technologies and food production (a class questionnaire will be conducted at the end of the class)

Syllabus (Japanese site only)