National Institute for Basic Biology
2026 Introduction to Basic Biology1 (Every Tuesday, Zoom online)
| Date | Time | Lecturer | Title |
| 5/12 | 10:00 | TAKAHASHI, Hiroki | Evo-Devo view on the origin of the chordate |
| 11:00 | MATSUOKA, Yuji | Genome editing sheds light on morphogenesis and evolution non-model insects | |
| 5/19 | 10:00 | KATAOKA, Kensuke | Programmed genome rearrangement in ciliates |
| 11:00 | NISHIMURA, Takeshi | Auxin biosynthesis, transport and signal transduction | |
| 5/26 | 10:00 | KIMURA, Yukiko | Neural circuits controlling zebrafish locomotion |
| 11:00 | NONAKA, Shigenori | Left-right asymmetry in development | |
| 6/2 | 10:00 | SHINA, Nobuyuki | Cell biology of phase separation |
| 11:00 | AJIMA, Rieko | Morphogenesis in mouse development | |
| 6/9 | 10:00 | SHIKATA, Hiromasa | Cell polarity in plants |
| 11:00 | NIIMI, Teruyuki | Evolutionary developmental biology of insect | |
| 6/16 | 10:00 | TAKIZAWA, Kenji | Evolution of plants on exoplanets |
| 11:00 | FUJITA, Hironori | Introduction to mathematical biology | |
| 6/23 | 10:00 | SUZUKI, Ken-ichi | Organ remodeling and regeneration in amphibians |
| 11:00 | SUZUKI, Shinnosuke | Heterogeneity of adult stem cells | |
| 6/30 | 10:00 | WATANABE, Eiji | Sensory system of animals |
| 11:00 | SAKUTA, Hiraki | Retinal ganglion cell subtype | |
| 7/7 | 10:00 | YOKONO, Makio | Evolution of photosynthesis in response to environment |
| 11:00 | KURATA, Tomoko | Science communication | |
| 7/14 | 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 | |
| 7/21 | 10:00 | MANO, Shoji | Molecular mechanism of organelle dynamics in plants |
| 11:00 | GOTO-YAMADA, Shino | Quality control mechanism of plant organelles | |
| 7/28 | 10:00 | NAKAMURA, Taro | Evolution of germ cell specification in insects |
| 8/4 | (reserved) |
2026 Introduction to Basic Biology2 (Every Tuesday, Zoom online)
| Date | Time | Lecturer | Title |
| 10/20 | 10:00 | KONDO, Toru | Reveal what happens in photosynthetic systems using microspectroscopy |
| 11:00 | YAMANO, Nami | Light-harvesting regulation in photosynthetic membranes | |
| 10/27 | 10:00 | HIGASHIJIMA, Shin-ichi | Postural control mechanisms in fish |
| 11:00 | SEGAMI, Shoji | Characteristics and trapping mechanisms of carnivorous plants | |
| 11/10 | 10:00 | TANIMOTO, Masashi | Auditory and vestibular system, fish escape circuit |
| 11:00 | KOHNO, Hiroki | Molecular ethology of socian insects | |
| 11/17 | 10:00 | OIKAWA, Kazusato | Organelle dynamics in plant cell |
| 11:00 | KANAZAWA, Takehiko | Diversification of organelles and membrane trafficking pathways | |
| 11/24 | 10:00 | NAKAYAMA, Jun-ichi | Chromatin dynamics and gene regulation |
| 11:00 | WATABE, Masaki | Cell modeling | |
| 12/1 | 10:00 | HASEBE, Mituyasu | Evolutionary questions to be solved |
| 11:00 | NOZAKI, Tomonari | The evolution of insect symbiotic bacteria | |
| 12/8 | 10:00 | UEDA, Takahshi | Membrane traffic and organelle functions in plants |
| 11:00 | ITO, Emi | Molecular mechanism and physiological roles of plant-unique membrane trafficing systems | |
| 12/15 | 10:00 | YOSHIDA, Takuya | Phytohormone signaling under drought |
| 11:00 | TSUGANE, Kazuo | Plant genome dynamics and genetic resource conservation | |
| 12/22 | 10:00 | MORITA, Miyo T. | Plant tropism |
| 11:00 | KAWAGUCHI, Takayuki | Sexual reproduction in protists | |
| Winter Holidays | |||
| 1/12 | 10:00 | HOSHINO, Atsushi | Plant epigenetics |
| 11:00 | TATEMATSU, Kiyoshi | Presenting your research activities | |
| 1/19 | 10:00 | KOSUGI, Makiko | Lichenology |
| 11:00 | MINAGAWA, Jun | Photosynthesis, the concept and the mechanisms | |
| 1/26 | 10:00 | KANADOME, Takashi | Development and application of fluorescent imaging tools |
| 2/2 | (reserved) | ||
| 2/9 | (reserved) |
