Academic staff list of Dept. of
Plant Stress Science
（As of Aug. 1, 2021）
| Research Areas | Instructors | Theme |
| Plant Genetics and Physiology | Prof. SAKAMOTO Wataru |
Characterization of molecular mechanisms controlling photosynthesis and other important agronomical traits |
| Assoc. Prof. MATSUSHIMA Ryo |
Plant cell biology about cereal seed storage material | |
| Asst. Prof. OKEGAWA Yuki |
Study on the regulatoroy mechanism of photosynthesis in plants | |
| Signaling Mechanisms | Prof. HIRAYAMA Takashi |
Understanding of molecular mechanisms for responses to plant hormones and environment stresses and signal intergration system in higher plants |
| Assoc. Prof. MORI Izumi |
Studies on environmental signal integration systems of stomatal guard cells | |
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Assoc. Prof. IKEDA Yoko |
Study on epigenetic gene regulation in plants | |
| Plant Cytomolecular Biochemistry | Assoc. Prof. SUGIMOTO Manabu |
Characterization of plant biomacromolecular responsing to extreme environment and its application to the development of stress-tolerant plants |
| Asst. Prof. RIKIISHI Kazuhide |
Genetic and physiological studies on the regulation of pre-harvest sprouting in cereals | |
| Plant Stress Responses | Prof. MA Jian Feng |
Molecular mechanisms of plant mineral stress tolerance and transporter identification |
| Assoc. Prof. YAMAJI Naoki |
Studies on mineral distribution control systems in plants | |
| Assoc. Prof. MITANI Namiki |
Studies on mineral transporters in plants | |
| Plant Molecular Physiology | Prof. KATSUHARA Maki |
Plant molecular, cellular, and physiological studies of water and ion transports under environmental (especially salt and osmotic) stresses |
| Assoc. Prof. SASAKI Takayuki |
Analyses of plant growth mechanism regulated by ion transporters under acid soil and environmental stresses | |
| Asst. Prof. UTSUGI Shigeko |
Study on regulation of seed germination by plant hormones | |
| Molecular Virology | Prof. SUZUKI Nobuhiro |
Elucidation of molecular mechanisms underlying replication and symptom induction of agriviruses |
| Assoc. Prof. KONDO Hideki |
Molecular biology of plant-virus interactions | |
| Assoc. Prof. HYODO Kiwamu |
Molecular mechanisms of plant-virus interactions | |
| Plant-Insect Interactions | Prof. GALIS Ivan |
The role of plant hormones, genes and metabolites in defense of plants against herbivorous insects |
| Assoc. Prof. SHINYA Tomonori |
Molecular mechanism of herbivory perception in plants | |
| Plant-Pathogen Interactions | Prof. KAWANO Yoji |
Molecular mechanisms of plant-pathogen interactions |
| *Asst. Prof. FUKADA Fumi |
Analyses of plant immunity reugulated by secreted peptide hormones | |
| Plant-Environmental Microbiology | Assoc. Prof. TANI Akio |
Physiology and application of plant-associated bacteria |
| Assoc. Prof. UEKI Shoko |
Study on interaction between plant viruses and their hosts at molecular and cellular level | |
| Plant Diversity Analysis | Prof. SATO Kazuhiro |
Evaluation and utilization of plant genetic resources based on genetic analysis and genome diversity analysis |
| Assoc. Prof. SAISHO Daisuke |
Research on genetic diversity and adaptive evolution in barley | |
| Assoc. Prof. HISANO Hiroshi |
Study for the genetic diversity of agronomically-important traits in plants and application to plant breeding | |
| Plant Functional Genomics | Prof. TAKETA Shin |
Molcular characterization of genes controlling morphology, seed nutrients and disease resistance in barley and other cereal crops |
| Integrated Genomic Breeding | Prof. YAMAMOTO Toshio |
Development of genomics-assisted breeding in rice |
| Assoc. Prof. NAGAKI Kiyotaka |
(1) Analyses of plant centromeres, and (2)Analyses of relationship between chromosome structure and repetitive DNA sequences. | |
| Asst. Prof. FURUTA Tomoyuki |
Establishment of a high-efficiency breeding method driven by bioinformatics and statistical genetics | |
| Plant Diversity and Evolution | Assoc. Prof. IKEDA Hajime |
Geographic structure of genetic diversity and local adaptation in plants |
| Asst. Prof. YAMASHITA Jun |
Studies on plant systematics based on mprphology and molecular phylogeny, and conservation of local population |
*Women-Tenure-Track Staff