日本語

National Institutes of Natural Sciences

National Institute for Basic Biology

PhD Program

Syllabus

Introduction to Basic Biology 1, 2

Introduction to Basic Biology 1, 2
1st half/2nd half
2 credits each half
47 Basic Biology Program
All faculty members
Four-grade evaluation
Level : Level 3
Competence : Academic expertise, Broad perspective
 
■Outline
Introduction of the research conducted at NIBB by all professors, associate professors and assistant professors.
 
■Learning objectives
To gain wide knowledge on the methods and concepts used in life science research through exposure to research conducted at NIBB. Additionally, to gain the ability to think comprehensively on the biological phenomenon of one's interest and to approach the subject from various angles.
 
■Grading policy
Grades will be assigned based on both class attendance and participation. Submission of reports may be required.
 
■Lecture Plan
1 : 2023.5.9-8.1 Every Tuesday 10:00-12:00
2 : 2023.11.7-2024.2.6 Every Tuesday 10:00-12:00
 
■Location
Online lecture using Zoom
 
■Language
English
 
■Textbooks and references
not specified
 
■Notes for students of other programs
Students other than Basic Biology Program who wish to enroll in this class should contact Graduate Student Affairs Section, Okazaki Administration Center (r7139@orion.ac.jp) during the registration period.
 
■Others
受講生全員が日本語を理解できる場合は、日本語で授業を行うこともある。
 

Lecture plan

2023 Introduction to Basic Biology1 (Zoom online)

Date Time Lecturer Title
5/9 10:00 TAKAHASHI, Hiroki Evo-Devo view on the origin of the chordate
  11:00 KOMINE, Yuriko Let's begin as a researcher! 
5/16 10:00 KAWAGUCHI, Masayoshi Plant-Microbe Symbiosis and its evolution
  11:00 SOYANO, Takashi Symbiotic organ that legumes evolutionarily acquired
5/23 10:00 NONAKA, Shigenori Left-right asymmetry in development
  11:00 KATO, Kagayaki Image analysis of cell dynamics
5/30 10:00 HIGASHIJIMA, Shin-ichi Spinal neuronal circuits in aquatic vertebrates
  11:00 KIMURA, Yukiko Neural circuits controlling zebrafish locomotion
6/6 10:00 JOHZUKA, Katsuki What we know and don't know about structure of chromosomes
  11:00 FUJITA, Hironori Introduction to mathematical biology
6/13 10:00 SUZUKI, Kenichi Organ remodeling and regeneration in amphibians
  11:00 EBINE, Kazuo Membrane trafficking pathways to the vacuole in plants
6/20 10:00 NARUSE, Kiyoshi Comparative genomic analysis in vertebrates -lesson from fish-
  11:00 SHINOMIYA, Ai Molecular mechanisms of seasonal adaptation in vertebrates
6/27 10:00 TAKADA, Shinji Animal morphogenesis by secretory signals
  11:00 MII, Yusuke Distributions of Wnt morphogens and regulation of planar cell polarity
7/4 10:00 KIM, Eunchul Regulation of photosynthesis according to environmental change
  11:00 KURATA, Tomoko Science communication
7/11 10:00 SHIKATA, Hiromasa Cell polarity in plants
  11:00 NISHIMURA, Takeshi Auxin biosynthesis, transport and signal transduction
7/18 10:00 YOSHIDA, Shosei Diversity in vertebrate spermatogenesis
  11:00 SUZUKI, Shinnosuke Heterogeneity of adult stem cells
7/25 10:00   (EMBO Workshop)
8/1 10:00 KINOSHITA, Noriyuki Dynamics of the mouse uterine epithelium
  11:00 SAKUTA, Hiraki Retinal ganglion cell subtype
8/8     (reserved)

2023 Introduction to Basic Biology2  (Zoom online)

Date Time Lecturer Title
11/7 10:30-12:00 AGATA, Kiyokazu Regeneration Biology and Regenerative Medicine
11/14 10:00 ISHIKAWA, Masaki Molecular mechanisms of stem cell formation in plants
  11:00 SEGAMI, Shoji Characteristics and trapping mechanisms of carnivorous plants
11/21 10:00   (Life Science Retreat)
11/28 10:00 NIIMI, Teruyuki Evolutionary developmental biology of insect
  11:00 NAKAMURA, Taro Evolution of germ cell specification in insects
12/5 10:00 MORITA, Shinchi Insect weapons
  11:00 NOZAKI, Tomonari Unusual modes of reproduction in insects
12/12 10:00 OHNO, Kaoru Gonad-stimulating substances in an echinoderm
  11:00 TATEMATSU, Kiyoshi Presenting your research activities
12/19 10:00 KONDO, Yohei Biophysics and biochemistry of cell signaling
  11:00 WATABE, Masaki Cell modeling
12/26 10:00 OHASHI, Rie Local translation in neurons
  11:00 TANIMOTO, Masashi  Auditory and vestibular system, fish escape circuit
Winter Holidays      
1/9 10:00 TSUGANE, Kazuo Plant genome and transposable elements
  11:00 HOSHINO, Atsushi Plant epigenetics
1/16 10:00 FUJIMORI, Toshihiko Mammalian early development
  11:00 AJIMA, Reiko Morphogenesis in mouse development
1/23 10:00 KATAOKA, Kensuke Programmed genome rearrangement in ciliates
  11:00 KAWAGUCHI, Takayuki Sexual reproduction in protists
1/30 10:00 YABE, Taijiro Zebrafish early development
  11:00 OHTA, Yusaku Fundamentals and Applications of Bioimage Analysis
2/6 10:00 KANAZAWA, Takehiko Diversification of organelles and membrane trafficking pathways
  11:00 KOYAMA, Hiroshi Mechanics of cell and tissue morphology
2/13 10:00 YOSHIDA, Takuya Phytohormone signaling under drought
  11:00 OIKAWA, Kazusato Organelle dynamics in plant cell