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[Plant Sciences for CO2 Utilization] Creation of essential technologies to utilize carbon dioxide as a resource through the enhancement of plant productivity and the exploitation of plant products
※ Affiliations and titles are as of the end of the research activity.
Research Supervisor
Akira Isogai（Professor Emeritus, Nara Institute of Science and Technology）
Overview
This research area targets the creation of essential technologies for utilizing carbon dioxide, as a resource, through the enhancement of plant photosynthesis and the exploitation of plant products.
In detail, the research topics include
1) developing essential technologies that enhance photosynthetic potential through an integrative and systematic approach to understanding the regulatory mechanisms of photosynthesis, the basis of material productivity in plants, with consideration of the interaction between metabolism and translocation of photosynthetic products and other metabolic pathways such as nitrogen assimilation;
2) developing essential technologies that improve the photosynthetic activity, carbon storage potential, and biomass productivity of plants, through the elucidation of the mechanisms by which plants adapt to various environments; and
3) the study of mechanisms of biomass production and decomposition, and the development of technologies for improved biomass utilization.
In parallel with these three research topics, this research area focuses on collaboration and synergy in the fields of plant science and biomass engineering.
In detail, the research topics include
1) developing essential technologies that enhance photosynthetic potential through an integrative and systematic approach to understanding the regulatory mechanisms of photosynthesis, the basis of material productivity in plants, with consideration of the interaction between metabolism and translocation of photosynthetic products and other metabolic pathways such as nitrogen assimilation;
2) developing essential technologies that improve the photosynthetic activity, carbon storage potential, and biomass productivity of plants, through the elucidation of the mechanisms by which plants adapt to various environments; and
3) the study of mechanisms of biomass production and decomposition, and the development of technologies for improved biomass utilization.
In parallel with these three research topics, this research area focuses on collaboration and synergy in the fields of plant science and biomass engineering.
Research Area Advisors
| Shiro Saka |
| Takuji Sasaki |
| Fumihiko Sato |
| Kazuo Shinozaki |
| Yoshikazu Tanaka |
| Yoshiharu Doi |
| Naoko K. Nishizawa |
| Toshiharu Hase |
| Tetsuya Higashiyama |
| Hiroo Fukuda |
| Tomoyuki Yamaya |
Year Started: 2011
Research Director
Toshiharu Shikanai (Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University)
- Masahiko Ikeuchi (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
- Yuichiro Takahashi (Professor, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University)
- Amane Makino (Professor, Tohoku University)
Research Director
Ayumi Tanaka (Professor, Hokkaido University)
- Makoto Kusaba (Professor, Hiroshima University)
- Wataru Sakamoto (Professor, Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University)
Research Director
Kouki Hikosaka (Professor, Tohoku University)
- Ichiro Terashima (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
- Kosuke Hanada (Frontier Research Academy for Young Researchers, Kyushu Institute of Technology)
- Shin-Ichi Morinaga (Nihon University)
Research Director
Takashi Watanabe (Professor, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University)
- Masato Katahira (Professor, Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University)
- Nobuaki Kido (TEIJIN LIMITED)
- Naoki Shinohara (Professor, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University)
- Hikaru Takaya (Professor, Faculty Life & Environmental Sciences, Teikyo University of Science)
- Tsukasa Chikata (Japan Chemical Engineering & Machinery Co., Ltd.)
- Shigeki Tomonoh (TEIJIN LIMITED)
- Toshio Hayashi
- Shigeru Hayashida (TEIJIN LIMITED)
- Toshiharu Hiraoka (Japan Chemical Engineering & Machinery Co., Ltd.)
- Masanori Miyamoto (TEIJIN LIMITED)
- Seiji Toritsu (TEIJIN LIMITED)
- Takashi Kamimura (TEIJIN LIMITED)
Year Started: 2012
Research Director
Tadao Asami (Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
- Takeshi Nakano (Advenced Science Institute, RIKEN)
Research Director
Masaaki Umeda (Professor, Nara Institute of Science and Technology)
- Masaki Ito (Nagoya University)
Research Director
Shigeru Shigeoka (Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University)
- Keiichi Ushijima
- Akira Kikuchi (Professor, University of Tsukuba)
- Akiho Yokota (Professor, Nara Institute of Science and Technology)
Research Director
Seiichi Taguchi (Professor, Tokyo University Of Agriculture)
- Tadahisa Iwata (Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
- Takeharu Tsuge (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
- Ken’Ichiro Matsumoto (Hokkaido University)
Research Director
Nobuhiro Tsutsumi (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
- Hiroyoshi Iwata (The University of Tokyo)
- Takashi Sazuka (Nagoya University)
- Tsuyoshi Tokunaga
- Kentaro Yano (Professor, School of Agriculture, Meiji University)
Year Started: 2013
Research Director
Motoyuki Asikari (Professor, Nagoya University)
- Junko Kyoduka (Professor, Tohoku University)
- Hitoshi Sakakibara (Professor, Nagoya University)
- Shinjiro Yamaguchi (Professor, Tohoku University)
Research Director
Akira Isogai (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
- Junji Sugiyama (Professor, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University)
- Takashi Nishino (Professor, Kobe University)
Research Director
Yasuo Oonishi (Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
- Chiaki Ogino (Professor, Kobe University)
- Tatsuo Kaneko (Professor, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
- Naoki Takaya (Professor, University of Tsukuba)
Research Director
Motoaki Seki (Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN)
- Yoshiki Habu (National Agriculture and Food Research Organization)
- Sachihiro Matsunaga (Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo)
