Tenure Track Teachers

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Introduction of Tenure Track Teachers (Year 2014)

	（Appointed on January,2014) Affiliation：Associate Professor, Multidisciplinary Science Unit,Multidisciplinary Sciences Cluster,Research and Education Faculty,in charge of Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science (Oko Campus) Research Field：Molecular Pharmacology Research Content：My focus is to identify for marine natural products that address unmet medical needs. We perform several cell based screening assays and understand the molecular level of pharmacological effect. Hopes：Stress response is the important factor for cancer and several chronic disease. Thus, we try to discover molecular mechanism of stress response and new therapeutic targets.

　（Appointed on January,2014)

Affiliation：Associate Professor,

Multidisciplinary Science Unit,Multidisciplinary Sciences Cluster,Research and Education Faculty,in charge of Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science (Oko Campus)

Research Field：Molecular Pharmacology

Research Content：My focus is to identify for marine natural products that address unmet medical needs. We perform several cell based screening assays and understand the molecular level of pharmacological effect.

Hopes：Stress response is the important factor for cancer and several chronic disease. Thus, we try to discover molecular mechanism of stress response and new therapeutic targets.

	（Appointed on March,2014) Affiliation：Associate Professor, Multidisciplinary Science Unit,Multidisciplinary Sciences Cluster,Research and Education Faculty,in charge of Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science (Oko Campus) Research Field：Instrumental Analysis (NMR) Research Content：Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) methodology, we analyze various kinds of molecules which are present in the ocean and comprehensively understand marine phenomena from a viewpoint of physical chemistry and analytical chemistry. Hopes：We focus on development of NMR methodology suitable for marine sciences including solid-state NMR of quadrupole nuclei and rare-earth elements.

　（Appointed on March,2014)

Affiliation：Associate Professor,

Multidisciplinary Science Unit,Multidisciplinary Sciences Cluster,Research and Education Faculty,in charge of Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science (Oko Campus)

Research Field：Instrumental Analysis (NMR)

Research Content：Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) methodology, we analyze various kinds of molecules which are present in the ocean and comprehensively understand marine phenomena from a viewpoint of physical chemistry and analytical chemistry.

Hopes：We focus on development of NMR methodology suitable for marine sciences including solid-state NMR of quadrupole nuclei and rare-earth elements.

	（Appointed on March,2014) Affiliation： Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Multidisciplinary Science Unit,Multidisciplinary Sciences Cluster,Research and Education Faculty,in charge of Science Research Center (Monobe Campus) Research Field：Medicinal Chemistry Research Content： [1] Synthesis of marine natural products having potential for new medicinal resources [2] Their structure-activity relationship study Hopes：Carbohydrates expressed on the surface of cells play important roles in biological events. I do research for developing carbohydrate-based diagnostic and therapeutic agents.

　（Appointed on March,2014)

Affiliation：

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor,

Multidisciplinary Science Unit,Multidisciplinary Sciences Cluster,Research and Education Faculty,in charge of Science Research Center

(Monobe Campus)

Research Field：Medicinal Chemistry

Research Content：

[1] Synthesis of marine natural products having potential for new medicinal resources

[2] Their structure-activity relationship study

Hopes：Carbohydrates expressed on the surface of cells play important roles in biological events. I do research for developing carbohydrate-based diagnostic and therapeutic agents.

Introduction of Tenure Track Teachers (Year 2011)

	（Appointed on February,2011) Affiliation：Associate Professor, Multidisciplinary Science Unit,Multidisciplinary Sciences Cluster,Research and Education Faculty,in charge of Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science (Oko Campus) Research Field：Deep Seawater Science Research Content：Microbial resources in marine environments including deep sea environments are utilized in this study. The microbes include bacteria, archaea and microalgae. These microbes' ecology, phylogeny and metabology will also be studied.

　（Appointed on February,2011)

Affiliation：Associate Professor,

Multidisciplinary Science Unit,Multidisciplinary Sciences Cluster,Research and Education Faculty,in charge of Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science (Oko Campus)

Research Field：Deep Seawater Science

Research Content：Microbial resources in marine environments including deep sea environments are utilized in this study.

The microbes include bacteria, archaea and microalgae. These microbes' ecology, phylogeny and metabology will also be studied.

	（Appointed on April,2011) Affiliation：Associate Professor, Multidisciplinary Science Unit,Multidisciplinary Sciences Cluster,Research and Education Faculty,in charge of Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science (Monobe Campus) Research Field：Marine Ecology Research Content：I would like to evaluate the role of chemicals in communication between marine species. Hopes：I would like to conduct a transdisciplinary study based on ecological observations and chemical analyses.I believe that integration of different study fields would yield a breakthrough in scientific research.

　（Appointed on April,2011)

Affiliation：Associate Professor,

Multidisciplinary Science Unit,Multidisciplinary Sciences Cluster,Research and Education Faculty,in charge of Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science (Monobe Campus)

Research Field：Marine Ecology

Research Content：I would like to evaluate the role of chemicals in communication between marine species.

Hopes：I would like to conduct a transdisciplinary study based on ecological observations and chemical analyses.I believe that integration of different study fields would yield a breakthrough in scientific research.

	（Appointed on March,2011) Affiliation：Assistant Pofessor, Multidisciplinary Science Unit,Multidisciplinary Sciences Cluster,Research and Education Faculty,in charge of Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science (Monobe Campus) Research Field：Marine Natural Products Research Content：I'm mainly searching for the functional substances from marine microalgae to obtain the available substances for human from marine organisms. Hopes：Trying to clarify the various life phenomena build on the functional substances.

　（Appointed on March,2011)

Affiliation：Assistant Pofessor,

Multidisciplinary Science Unit,Multidisciplinary Sciences Cluster,Research and Education Faculty,in charge of Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science (Monobe Campus)

Research Field：Marine Natural Products

Research Content：I'm mainly searching for the functional substances from marine microalgae to obtain the available substances for human from marine organisms.

Hopes：Trying to clarify the various life phenomena build on the functional substances.

	（Appointed on April,2011) Affiliation：Assistant Professor, Multidisciplinary Science Unit,Multidisciplinary Sciences Cluster,Research and Education Faculty,in charge of Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science (Monobe Campus) Research Field：Chemical Biology Research Content：Introduction of my research: Exploration and mining of genetic material from marine actinomycetes and microalgae with a focus on secondary metabolite biosynthesis. Hopes：Isolation of novel genes for biosynthesis of bioactive compounds, which could be used for preparation of new medicinal drugs.

　（Appointed on April,2011)

Affiliation：Assistant Professor,

Multidisciplinary Science Unit,Multidisciplinary Sciences Cluster,Research and Education Faculty,in charge of Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science (Monobe Campus)

Research Field：Chemical Biology

Research Content：Introduction of my research: Exploration and mining of genetic material from marine actinomycetes and microalgae with a focus on secondary metabolite biosynthesis.

Hopes：Isolation of novel genes for biosynthesis of bioactive compounds, which could be used for preparation of new medicinal drugs.

	（Appointed on April,2011) Affiliation：Specially Appointed Lecturer, Science Research Center (Asakura Campus) Research Field：Synthetic Chemistry Research Content：I develop the drug from marine bacteria and the functional artificial nucleic acid. Hopes：PPT was designed as a artificial nucleobase it forms pairs with all the natural nucleobases through not only the π–π stacking interactions but also the hydrogen-bond interactions that are observed in natural base pairs.

　（Appointed on April,2011)

Affiliation：Specially Appointed Lecturer,

Science Research Center (Asakura Campus)

Research Field：Synthetic Chemistry

Research Content：I develop the drug from marine bacteria and the functional artificial nucleic acid.

Hopes：PPT was designed as a artificial nucleobase it forms pairs with all the natural nucleobases through not only the π–π stacking interactions but also the hydrogen-bond interactions that are observed in natural base pairs.

	（Appointed on April,2011) Affiliation：Tokyo Institute of Technology Research Field：Green Chemistry Research Content：Japan holds abundant marine Biomass.My research topic is an establishment of environmentally friendly process to convert marine biomass into useful chemicals. Hopes：Social contribution for establishment of sustainable society through research on biorefinery.

　（Appointed on April,2011)

Affiliation：Tokyo Institute of Technology

Research Field：Green Chemistry

Research Content：Japan holds abundant marine Biomass.My research topic is an establishment of environmentally friendly process to convert marine biomass into useful chemicals.

Hopes：Social contribution for establishment of sustainable society through research on biorefinery.