L0015014 Research Front of Food and AgriLife Science

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Applied Biological Science

Lecture Code L0015014 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 食品生命科学リサーチフロント

Subject Name
（Katakana）ショクヒンセイメイカガクリサーチフロント

Subject Name in
English Research Front of Food and AgriLife Science

Instructor SHIMAMOTO TADASHI,IKUTANI MASASHI,KOIZUMI HARUHIKO,NISHIMURA SHINICHI,CHOMEI YOSUKE,NAKAYAMA TATSUYA,YAMAMOTO YOSHINARI,NISHIBORI MASAHIDE,SHIMADA MASAYUKI,OKINAKA YASUSHI,FUNATO KOUICHI,FUJIKAWA YUKICHI,KAWAI KIYOSHI,SUZUKI TAKUYA,OOMURA HISASHI,TOMINAGA JUN

Instructor
(Katakana) シマモト　タダシ,イクタニ　マサシ,コイズミ　ハルヒコ,ニシムラ　シンイチ,チョウメイ　ヨウスケ,ナカヤマ　タツヤ,ヤマモト　ヨシナリ,ニシボリ　マサヒデ,シマダ　マサユキ,オキナカ　ヤスシ,フナト　コウイチ,フジカワ　ユキチ,カワイ　キヨシ,スズキ　タクヤ,オオムラ　ヒサシ,トミナガ　ジュン

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year, Second Semester, 4Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Weds1-4：ABS C201

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Lecture, Handouts, Power Point

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

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 26 : Biological and Life Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 01 : Agricultural Sciences

Eligible Students

Keywords Food, Food production, Life science, SDGs

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Introduction of the research contents of the food science and molecular agriculture life science programs among the five programs of the School of Applied Biological Science.
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrative Hydrospheric Science Program
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Basic knowledge and understanding required for studying the expertise

Applied Animal and Plant Science Program
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Ability for comprehensive and crossdisciplinary thinking and knowledge / understandings required to see a phenomena from a broad, top-down perspective and to take action for solving problems regarding the specialized area.
・Basic knowledge and understanding required for acquiring expertise

・Knowledge and understanding regarding natural phenomena related to animal and plant production in levels of molecule, cell, and individual organism and production environment that supports the phenomena

・Knowledge and understanding regarding the mechanism of animal and plant production in fields and relation between animals and the human society and natural environment.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・Ability to identify issues that he/she should pursue for a specific phenomenon related to animal and plant production, organize his/her own opinion, logically publish them orally and/or in writing, and discuss the topic

Food Science Program
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Basic knowledge and understanding required for acquiring expertise

Molecular Agro-Life Science Program
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Ability for comprehensive and cross-disciplinary thinking and knowledge / understandings required to see a phenomena from a broad, top-down perspective and to take action for solving problems regarding the specialized area.

Applied Biological Science Program
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Ability for comprehensive and cross-disciplinary thinking and knowledge / understandings required to see a phenomena from a broad, top-down perspective and to take action for solving problems regarding the specialized area.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・Ability to collect information related to peripheral disciplines to complement the knowledge regarding the specialized area, and to consider issues regarding applied biological science from diverse points of view

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Learn and understand the research content in the Food Science and Molecular Agricultural Life Science Programs.

Class Schedule lesson1: "Research Front of Food and AgriLife Science" lecture Guidance

　　　　Observing and examining food resources from genome and genome information (NISHIBORI)
lesson2: Research on intestinanl function and microbiota to disease prevention- regulation by dietary factors(SUZUKI)
lesson3: Food texture analysis and control (KAWAI)
lesson4: Importance of model organisms: Viruses (OKINAKA)
lesson5: Deliciousness of foods and Crystal Growth (KOIZUMI)
lesson6: Utilization of agricultural chemicals in crop production OOMURA)
lesson7: The sicence of lactic acid bacteria: Is only living lactic acid bacteria good for our health?　(YMAMOTO)
lesson8: The research front of reproductive biology, from mechanisms of childbirth to women’s/men’s diseases (SHIMADA)
lesson9: Current research on antimicrobial resistant bacteria (MAGKAHAYA)
lesson10: Improvement and application of plant function (FUJIKAWA)
lesson11: Nobel prize brought to us by model organisms -Researches using fermentative microorganism (Yeast)-(FUNATOa
lesson12: Immunity for life (IKUTANI)
lesson13: The future of food: What will you be eating in 2050? (CHOMEI)
lesson14: Carbon-circulating society taught by photosynthesis (TOMINAGA J)
lesson15: Chemical biology of symbiotics and antibiotics (NISHIMURA)

There is no final exam, but a report is submitted for each lecture or a quiz is given.

Students learn about cutting-edge research conducted by faculty members of the Faculty of Applied Biological Science. You can get useful information for program assignment from the second semester of the 2nd year and assignment to her supervisor from the second semester of the 3rd year.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Reference book（Japanese）
「SDGsに向けた生物生産学入門」共立出版
「つくると食べるをつなぐサイエンス」恒星社厚生閣

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts, moodle

(More Details) Handouts, LCD projector, PC (Methods may differ for each instructor)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review If you check the research content of the instructor in advance about the class content, you will be able to understand the class content better. Please use the website of the faculty member in charge or the website of the faculty below.
https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/seisei/research

Requirements Attendance is required as this is a face-to-face class. Submitting a report or taking a quiz without attending will be invalid.

Grading Method Instructors impose a quiz or report at each lesson and evaluate on a 100-point scale.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message This is an omnibus-style class taught by the faculty member in charge of the program about food science and agricultural molecular life science in the School of Applied Biological Science.
We hope that you will be interested in various fields such as food and life science.

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 Applied Biological Science
Lecture Code	L0015014	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	食品生命科学リサーチフロント
Subject Name （Katakana）	ショクヒンセイメイカガクリサーチフロント
Subject Name in English	Research Front of Food and AgriLife Science
Instructor	SHIMAMOTO TADASHI,IKUTANI MASASHI,KOIZUMI HARUHIKO,NISHIMURA SHINICHI,CHOMEI YOSUKE,NAKAYAMA TATSUYA,YAMAMOTO YOSHINARI,NISHIBORI MASAHIDE,SHIMADA MASAYUKI,OKINAKA YASUSHI,FUNATO KOUICHI,FUJIKAWA YUKICHI,KAWAI KIYOSHI,SUZUKI TAKUYA,OOMURA HISASHI,TOMINAGA JUN
Instructor (Katakana)	シマモト　タダシ,イクタニ　マサシ,コイズミ　ハルヒコ,ニシムラ　シンイチ,チョウメイ　ヨウスケ,ナカヤマ　タツヤ,ヤマモト　ヨシナリ,ニシボリ　マサヒデ,シマダ　マサユキ,オキナカ　ヤスシ,フナト　コウイチ,フジカワ　ユキチ,カワイ　キヨシ,スズキ　タクヤ,オオムラ　ヒサシ,トミナガ　ジュン
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, Second Semester, 4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Weds1-4：ABS C201
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
Lecture, Handouts, Power Point
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	26 : Biological and Life Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	01 : Agricultural Sciences
Eligible Students
Keywords	Food, Food production, Life science, SDGs
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Introduction of the research contents of the food science and molecular agriculture life science programs among the five programs of the School of Applied Biological Science.
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrative Hydrospheric Science Program （Knowledge and Understanding）・Basic knowledge and understanding required for studying the expertise Applied Animal and Plant Science Program （Knowledge and Understanding）・Ability for comprehensive and crossdisciplinary thinking and knowledge / understandings required to see a phenomena from a broad, top-down perspective and to take action for solving problems regarding the specialized area. ・Basic knowledge and understanding required for acquiring expertise ・Knowledge and understanding regarding natural phenomena related to animal and plant production in levels of molecule, cell, and individual organism and production environment that supports the phenomena ・Knowledge and understanding regarding the mechanism of animal and plant production in fields and relation between animals and the human society and natural environment. （Comprehensive Abilities）・Ability to identify issues that he/she should pursue for a specific phenomenon related to animal and plant production, organize his/her own opinion, logically publish them orally and/or in writing, and discuss the topic Food Science Program （Knowledge and Understanding）・Basic knowledge and understanding required for acquiring expertise Molecular Agro-Life Science Program （Knowledge and Understanding）・Ability for comprehensive and cross-disciplinary thinking and knowledge / understandings required to see a phenomena from a broad, top-down perspective and to take action for solving problems regarding the specialized area. Applied Biological Science Program （Knowledge and Understanding）・Ability for comprehensive and cross-disciplinary thinking and knowledge / understandings required to see a phenomena from a broad, top-down perspective and to take action for solving problems regarding the specialized area. （Comprehensive Abilities）・Ability to collect information related to peripheral disciplines to complement the knowledge regarding the specialized area, and to consider issues regarding applied biological science from diverse points of view
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Learn and understand the research content in the Food Science and Molecular Agricultural Life Science Programs.
Class Schedule	lesson1: "Research Front of Food and AgriLife Science" lecture Guidance 　　　　Observing and examining food resources from genome and genome information (NISHIBORI) lesson2: Research on intestinanl function and microbiota to disease prevention- regulation by dietary factors(SUZUKI) lesson3: Food texture analysis and control (KAWAI) lesson4: Importance of model organisms: Viruses (OKINAKA) lesson5: Deliciousness of foods and Crystal Growth (KOIZUMI) lesson6: Utilization of agricultural chemicals in crop production OOMURA) lesson7: The sicence of lactic acid bacteria: Is only living lactic acid bacteria good for our health?　(YMAMOTO) lesson8: The research front of reproductive biology, from mechanisms of childbirth to women’s/men’s diseases (SHIMADA) lesson9: Current research on antimicrobial resistant bacteria (MAGKAHAYA) lesson10: Improvement and application of plant function (FUJIKAWA) lesson11: Nobel prize brought to us by model organisms -Researches using fermentative microorganism (Yeast)-(FUNATOa lesson12: Immunity for life (IKUTANI) lesson13: The future of food: What will you be eating in 2050? (CHOMEI) lesson14: Carbon-circulating society taught by photosynthesis (TOMINAGA J) lesson15: Chemical biology of symbiotics and antibiotics (NISHIMURA) There is no final exam, but a report is submitted for each lecture or a quiz is given. Students learn about cutting-edge research conducted by faculty members of the Faculty of Applied Biological Science. You can get useful information for program assignment from the second semester of the 2nd year and assignment to her supervisor from the second semester of the 3rd year.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Reference book（Japanese）「SDGsに向けた生物生産学入門」共立出版「つくると食べるをつなぐサイエンス」恒星社厚生閣
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, moodle
(More Details)	Handouts, LCD projector, PC (Methods may differ for each instructor)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	If you check the research content of the instructor in advance about the class content, you will be able to understand the class content better. Please use the website of the faculty member in charge or the website of the faculty below. https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/seisei/research
Requirements	Attendance is required as this is a face-to-face class. Submitting a report or taking a quiz without attending will be invalid.
Grading Method	Instructors impose a quiz or report at each lesson and evaluate on a 100-point scale.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	This is an omnibus-style class taught by the faculty member in charge of the program about food science and agricultural molecular life science in the School of Applied Biological Science. We hope that you will be interested in various fields such as food and life science.
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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