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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 : 2024.5.7-8.6 Every Tuesday 10:00-12:00
2 : 2024.10.29-2025.1.28 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.
 
Contact for Course Inquiries
SOYANO, Takashi <soyano@nibb.ac.jp> 
KOMINE, Yuriko <ykomine@nibb.ac.jp>

Lecture plan

2024 Introduction to Basic Biology1 (Zoom online)

Date Time Lecturer Title
5/7 10:00 SHINOMIYA, Ai The National BioResource Project Medaka and the studies on seasonal adaptation mechanisms using Medaka fish
  11:00 KOMINE, Yuriko Let's begin as a researcher! 
5/14 10:00 MORITA, Miyo T. Plant tropism
  11:00 NISHIMURA, Takeshi Auxin biosynthesis, transport and signal transduction
5/21 10:00 JOHZUKA, Katsuki What we know and don't know about structure of chromosomes
  11:00 KAMADA, Yoshiaki Molecular and cellular biology of the budding yeast
5/28 10:00 KIMURA, Yukiko Neural circuits controlling zebrafish locomotion
  11:00 HIGASHIJIMA, Shin-ichi Biomechanics and neural circuits for vestibular-induced fine postural control in fish
6/4 10:00 TSUBOUCHI, Tomomi Pluripotent stem cells and reprogramming
  11:00 KURASHIMA, Kiminori DNA replication stress
6/11 10:00 MINAGAWA, Jun Photosynthesis, the concept and the mechanisms
  11:00 KIM, Eunchul Regulation of photosynthesis according to environmental change
6/18 10:00 KAMEI, Yasuhiro Microscopic technologies for basic biology
  11:00 TAKAHASHI, Hiroki Evo-Devo view on the origin of the chordate
6/25 10:00 UEDA, Takashi Membrane traffic and organelle functions in plants
  11:00 EBINE, Kazuo Membrane trafficking pathways to the vacuole in plants
7/2 10:00 FUJITA, Hironori Introduction to mathematical biology
  11:00 WATANABE, Eiji Sensory system of animals
7/9     (EMBO Workshop)
7/16 10:00 YOSHIDA, Shosei Diversity in vertebrate spermatogenesis
  11:00 SUZUKI, Shinnosuke Heterogeneity of adult stem cells
7/23 10:00 MANO, Shoji Molecular mechanism of organelle dynamics in plants
  11:00 KURATA, Tomoko Science communication
7/30 10:00 SUZUKI, Kenichi Organ remodeling and regeneration in amphibians
  11:00 TAKIZAWA, Kenji Phototrophs on earth and exoplanets
8/6 10:00 SHIKATA, Hiromasa Cell polarity in plants
  11:00 SAKUTA, Hiraki Retinal ganglion cell subtype
8/13      (reserved)

2024 Introduction to Basic Biology2  (Zoom online)

Date Time Lecturer Title
10/29 10:00 SHIINA, Nobuyuki Cell biology of  phase separation
  11:00 OHASHI, Rie Local translation in neurons
11/5 10:00 HASEBE, Mitsuyasu Evolutionary questions to be solved
  11:00 SEGAMI, Shoji Characteristics and trapping mechanisms of carnivorous plants
11/12 10:00 TANIMOTO, Masashi Auditory and vestibular system, fish escape circuit
  11:00 KOYAMA, Hiroshi Mechanics of cell and tissue morphology
11/19 10:00 YOSHIDA, Takuya Phytohormone signaling under drought
  11:00 ISHIKAWA, Masaki Molecular mechanisms of stem cell formation in plants
11/26 10:00 OHNO, Kaoru Gonad-stimulating substances in an echinoderm
  11:00 TATEMATSU, Kiyoshi Presenting your research activities
12/3 10:00 NOZAKI, Tomonari Unusual modes of reproduction in insects 
  11:00 YOKONO, Makio Evolution of photosynthesis in response to the environment
12/10 10:00 AJIMA, Rieko Morphogenesis in mouse development
  11:00 WATABE, Masaki Cell modeling
12/17 10:00 NAKAYAMA, Junichi Chromatin dynamics and gene regulation
  11:00 KAWAGUCHI, Takayuki Sexual reproduction in protists
Winter Holidays       
1/7 10:00 OIKAWA, Kazusato Organelle dynamics in plant cell
  11:00 KANAZAWA, Takehiko Diversification of organelles and membrane trafficking pathways
1/14 10:00 HOSHINO, Atsushi Plant epigenetics
  11:00 KATAOKA, Kensuke Programmed genome rearrangement in ciliates
1/21 10:00 NIIMI, Teruyuki Evolutionary developmental biology of insect
  11:00 TSUGANE, Kazuo Plant genome and transposable elements
1/28 10:00 KONDO, Toru  
2/4     (reserved)
2/18     (reserved)