HK100000 Advanced Biology

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Science

Lecture Code HK100000 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 先端生物学

Subject Name
（Katakana）センタンセイブツガク

Subject Name in
English Advanced Biology

Instructor KUSABA MAKOTO,IGAWA TAKESHI,BONO HIDEMASA,OGINO HAJIME,SAKAMOTO ATSUSHI,IMAMURA TAKUYA,SUZUKI MAKOTO,CHIHARA TAKAHIRO,OKUMURA MISAKO,SHIMADA HIROSHI,KIKUCHI YUTAKA,SUGI TAKUMA,OMORI YOSHIHIRO,HAYASHI TOSHINORI,HIRAKAWA YUKI,MORIGUCHI KAZUKI,SUZUKI ATSUSHI,TSUBOTA HIROMI,SAKAMOTO NAOAKI,HAMAO KOZUE,TAGAWA KUNIFUMI,SHIMAMURA MASAKI,FUKAZAWA JUTAROU,YAMAMOTO TAKASHI,UEKI TATSUYA

Instructor
(Katakana) クサバ　マコト,イガワ　タケシ,ボウノウ　ヒデマサ,オギノ　ハジメ,サカモト　アツシ,イマムラ　タクヤ,スズキ　マコト,チハラ　タカヒロ,オクムラ　ミサコ,シマダ　ヒロシ,キクチ　ユタカ,スギ　タクマ,オオモリ　ヨシヒロ,ハヤシ　トシノリ,ヒラカワ　ユウキ,モリグチ　カズキ,スズキ　アツシ,ツボタ　ヒロミ,サカモト　ナオアキ,ハマオ　コズエ,タガワ　クニフミ,シマムラ　マサキ,フカザワ　ジュタロウ,ヤマモト　タカシ,ウエキ　タツヤ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year, First Semester, 2Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Weds3-4,Thur7-8：SCI E210

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand)

Lecture

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 4 : Undergraduate Advanced

Course Area（Area） 26 : Biological and Life Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 03 : Basic Biology

Eligible Students

Keywords Practical work experience

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Physics
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・The knowledge and understanding on construction and development process and relations with culture and society of each academic discipline.

Biology
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・To understand and acquire advanced knowledge on specialties in biology.

Earth and Planetary Systems Science
（Abilities and Skills）
・Being able to understand, learn and explain logical framework and system of basic studying according to each subject and necessary knowledge and skills for constructing learning.

Earth and Planetary Systems Science
（Abilities and Skills）
・Being able to understand, learn and explain logical framework and system of basic studying according to each subject and necessary knowledge and skills for constructing learning.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Understanding the state-of-the-art life science.

Class Schedule lesson1 Guidance (Prof. Kusaba)
lesson2 Elucidation and Treatment of Condensate Diseases through Data-Driven Analytical Approaches (Prof. Kikuchi)
Consideration of neuronal disorders from the regulatory mechanism of the cytoskeleton (Assoc. Prof. Hamao)
lesson3 Investigating functional non-coding RNAs and epigenome towards the understanding of the mammalian brain development (Prof. Imamura)
Mechanism of selective metal accumulation in ascidians (tunicates) (Assoc. Prof. Ueki)
lesson4 Plant stem cell signaling (Prof. Hirakawa)
Molecular mechanisms of plant hormone action and morphogenesis (Assoc. Prof. Fukazawa)
lesson5 Evo-Devo research of marine animals, Hemichordates and Acoelmorphs (Assoc. Prof. Tagawa)
Recent topics on island biology and briefing on Miyajima Natural Botanical Garden
(Assoc. Prof. Tsubota)
lesson6 Molecular genetics of leaf senescence (Prof. Kusaba)
Plant evolution (Assoc. Prof. Shimamura)
lesson7 Developmental, evolutionary and disease studies using Xenopus as a model
(Prof. Ogino)
Amphibian evolution, speciation, and underlying genome evolution
(Assoc. Prof. Igawa)
lesson8 Basics and applications of genome editing in various fields (Prof. Yamamoto)
Nuclear dynamics and gene regulation during sea urchin development (Assoc. Prof. Sakamoto)
lesson9 Molecular basis underlying neural development and function (Prof. Chihara and Assoc. Prof. Okumura)
lesson10 Plant strategies to cope with stress (Prof. Sakamoto)
Chloroplast biogenesis (Assoc. Prof. Shimada)
lesson11 Development of core data analysis technology for genome editing and analysis of gene function by bioinformatics (Prof. Bono)
Biophysics of behavior and neural circuit aging with development of cutting-edge optical microscopy (Assoc. Prof. Sugi)
lesson12 Stem cell differentiation and tissue regeneration regulated by inducing factor
signaling (Assoc. Prof. Suzuki)

lesson13 Invasion and protection mechanisms of exogenous genes and their biotechnical applications (Assoc. Prof. Moriguchi)
Genome analysis of ornamental fish reveals molecular mechanisms underlying vertebrate evolution and human disease　(Prof. Omori)
lesson14 Urodele amphibians in Regeneration Research (Prof. Hayashi)
Molecular mechanisms of organogenesis in vertebrates and birth defects (Assoc. Prof. Suzuki)
lesson15 Review

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Campbell Biology (Jane B. Reece, Benjamin Cummings)

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text, Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream

(More Details) PowerPoint presentation

Learning techniques to be incorporated Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Understanding the scientific topics of individual lecturer is important.

Requirements

Grading Method UMAP Credit Transfer Scheme

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Science
Lecture Code	HK100000	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	先端生物学
Subject Name （Katakana）	センタンセイブツガク
Subject Name in English	Advanced Biology
Instructor	KUSABA MAKOTO,IGAWA TAKESHI,BONO HIDEMASA,OGINO HAJIME,SAKAMOTO ATSUSHI,IMAMURA TAKUYA,SUZUKI MAKOTO,CHIHARA TAKAHIRO,OKUMURA MISAKO,SHIMADA HIROSHI,KIKUCHI YUTAKA,SUGI TAKUMA,OMORI YOSHIHIRO,HAYASHI TOSHINORI,HIRAKAWA YUKI,MORIGUCHI KAZUKI,SUZUKI ATSUSHI,TSUBOTA HIROMI,SAKAMOTO NAOAKI,HAMAO KOZUE,TAGAWA KUNIFUMI,SHIMAMURA MASAKI,FUKAZAWA JUTAROU,YAMAMOTO TAKASHI,UEKI TATSUYA
Instructor (Katakana)	クサバ　マコト,イガワ　タケシ,ボウノウ　ヒデマサ,オギノ　ハジメ,サカモト　アツシ,イマムラ　タクヤ,スズキ　マコト,チハラ　タカヒロ,オクムラ　ミサコ,シマダ　ヒロシ,キクチ　ユタカ,スギ　タクマ,オオモリ　ヨシヒロ,ハヤシ　トシノリ,ヒラカワ　ユウキ,モリグチ　カズキ,スズキ　アツシ,ツボタ　ヒロミ,サカモト　ナオアキ,ハマオ　コズエ,タガワ　クニフミ,シマムラ　マサキ,フカザワ　ジュタロウ,ヤマモト　タカシ,ウエキ　タツヤ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	3rd-Year, First Semester, 2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Weds3-4,Thur7-8：SCI E210
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand)
Lecture
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	4 : Undergraduate Advanced
Course Area（Area）	26 : Biological and Life Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	03 : Basic Biology
Eligible Students
Keywords	Practical work experience
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Physics （Knowledge and Understanding）・The knowledge and understanding on construction and development process and relations with culture and society of each academic discipline. Biology （Knowledge and Understanding）・To understand and acquire advanced knowledge on specialties in biology. Earth and Planetary Systems Science （Abilities and Skills）・Being able to understand, learn and explain logical framework and system of basic studying according to each subject and necessary knowledge and skills for constructing learning. Earth and Planetary Systems Science （Abilities and Skills）・Being able to understand, learn and explain logical framework and system of basic studying according to each subject and necessary knowledge and skills for constructing learning.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Understanding the state-of-the-art life science.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Guidance (Prof. Kusaba) lesson2 Elucidation and Treatment of Condensate Diseases through Data-Driven Analytical Approaches (Prof. Kikuchi) Consideration of neuronal disorders from the regulatory mechanism of the cytoskeleton (Assoc. Prof. Hamao) lesson3 Investigating functional non-coding RNAs and epigenome towards the understanding of the mammalian brain development (Prof. Imamura) Mechanism of selective metal accumulation in ascidians (tunicates) (Assoc. Prof. Ueki) lesson4 Plant stem cell signaling (Prof. Hirakawa) Molecular mechanisms of plant hormone action and morphogenesis (Assoc. Prof. Fukazawa) lesson5 Evo-Devo research of marine animals, Hemichordates and Acoelmorphs (Assoc. Prof. Tagawa) Recent topics on island biology and briefing on Miyajima Natural Botanical Garden (Assoc. Prof. Tsubota) lesson6 Molecular genetics of leaf senescence (Prof. Kusaba) Plant evolution (Assoc. Prof. Shimamura) lesson7 Developmental, evolutionary and disease studies using Xenopus as a model (Prof. Ogino) Amphibian evolution, speciation, and underlying genome evolution (Assoc. Prof. Igawa) lesson8 Basics and applications of genome editing in various fields (Prof. Yamamoto) Nuclear dynamics and gene regulation during sea urchin development (Assoc. Prof. Sakamoto) lesson9 Molecular basis underlying neural development and function (Prof. Chihara and Assoc. Prof. Okumura) lesson10 Plant strategies to cope with stress (Prof. Sakamoto) Chloroplast biogenesis (Assoc. Prof. Shimada) lesson11 Development of core data analysis technology for genome editing and analysis of gene function by bioinformatics (Prof. Bono) Biophysics of behavior and neural circuit aging with development of cutting-edge optical microscopy (Assoc. Prof. Sugi) lesson12 Stem cell differentiation and tissue regeneration regulated by inducing factor signaling (Assoc. Prof. Suzuki) lesson13 Invasion and protection mechanisms of exogenous genes and their biotechnical applications (Assoc. Prof. Moriguchi) Genome analysis of ornamental fish reveals molecular mechanisms underlying vertebrate evolution and human disease　(Prof. Omori) lesson14 Urodele amphibians in Regeneration Research (Prof. Hayashi) Molecular mechanisms of organogenesis in vertebrates and birth defects (Assoc. Prof. Suzuki) lesson15 Review
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Campbell Biology (Jane B. Reece, Benjamin Cummings)
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream
(More Details)	PowerPoint presentation
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Understanding the scientific topics of individual lecturer is important.
Requirements
Grading Method	UMAP Credit Transfer Scheme
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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