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Introduction |
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| The Department of Biology begins from Hikoshichiro
Matsumoto who took office as the founder professor
in 1955. Subsequently, it was taken over by Hajime
Mori, then Takehiko Ochiai from the Faculty of
Science, Niigata University, arrived at the professor's
post since 1991. After retirement of lecturer
Motonobu Chiba in March, 1999, Norihito Nishiyama,
who completed the course of master degree program
of graduate school of science, Shizuoka University,
was adopted as assistant in April, 2000. Associate
professor Michio Kudoh retired under the age limit
in March, 2001. As the successor, Ariki Matsuoka,
assistant of the graduate school of science, Tohoku
University, has reached the post since April,
2001. The present staff is Ochiai, Matsuoka and
Nishiyama. |
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Research |
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| The Department has a common theme on the structure
and function of hemoglobin. Our main subject of
investigation is the hemoglobin of lower invertebrates,
such as earthworm and sea hare, and of unicellular
organisms, as Paramecium and yeast. The process
includes isolation and purification of the hemoglobin
or hemoglobin-like protein from various lower
organisms, and also includes analysis of the structure:
genomic, amino acid sequence, secondary structure,
tertiary and quaternary structure, and of the
function: oxygenation property, stability of bound
oxygen, polymerization. |
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Education |
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In the curriculum revision of 1994, our department
carried out several new attempts.
The department offers five lectures on biology,
which was lumped together as "Biology"
formerly. They are "Developmental Biology",
"Genetics", "Cell Biology",
and "Evolution". "Cell Biology"
is a subject in collaboration with the Dept. Anatomy
II and the Dept. Biochemistry I. One more lecture
is "Introductory Biology", which is
elective for the student who did not major in
biology at high school. For the promotion to the
senior class, it is necessary to pass four out
of above five subjects. The department also offers
two practical exercises. One, "Lab Module
in Biology I", is an obligate, and the other,
" Lab Module in Biology II", is elective.
The department is also an active participant in
co-medical education at School of Nursing etc. |
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