TOKUJI Yoshihiko Associate Professor
Theme1. Elucidation of components that alleviate rice allergy 2. Shoot re-differentiation in azuki
My DreamI want to make tasty and healthy crops
Belongs
Research Department/Department of Human Sciences/Division of Natural Sciences and Physical Education/Section of Natural Sciences and Physical EducationCenter for Industry-University Collaboration/共同利用設備ステーション長| Field | Food Science, Plant Physiology, Molecular Biology |
| Keyword | totipotency, DNA methylation, Arabidopsis thaliana, rice, azuki, allergy |
Introduction
<Food Science>
Active components of rice varieties that are less likely to cause allergic symptoms
<Plant Science>
Mechanism of shoot re-differentiation in Arabidopsis and azuki. Aiming for applications in transformation and genome editing.
List of current research topics
- Research on the molecular structure of rice allergy symptom-reducing components.
- Studies on shoot re-differentiation in azuki
- Relationship between loss of shoot re-differentiation potential and DNA methylation in Arabidopsis thaliana.
| Related industries | Food industry, Agriculture |
| Academic degree | Ph.D. (Science) |
| Self introduction |
I have studied totipotency of plant cells, and have also used transcriptomic and metabolomic methods to evaluate and explore the functionality of food products. My hobbies are fishing and music. |
| Room address | General Research Building 1 |
| Room number | N1302-2 |
| Mail address | tokuji 
obihiro.ac.jp |
