{"id":584,"date":"2023-07-05T16:42:55","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T07:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=584"},"modified":"2025-01-24T15:28:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T06:28:54","slug":"areas05_biosci","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/education\/mc-chikyu\/areas05_biosci\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Biology and Chronobiology"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-69 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas05_biosci\/theme_two.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"264\"><\/p>\n<p>To reveal the principles of animal evolution, we conduct genome-wide studies using basal animals. In particular, we focus on unique ecology related to environmental adaptation and interactions between organisms, and aim to elucidate its molecular mechanism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"el_table_fix\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 20%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas05_biosci\/YOSHII Taishi.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"408\"><\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 80%\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Prof. YOSHII Taishi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">E-mail: yoshii<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> [at]<\/span> okayama-u.ac.jp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">chronobiology, circadian clock, Drosophila melanogaster\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a class=\"el_linkBtn\" href=\"https:\/\/soran.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/html\/9fa1a717d7299e1174506e4da22f6611_en.html\">Directory of Researchers<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u3000\u3000\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/chronobiologyokayamauni\/\">Homepage<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>We study the neuronal mechanisms of the circadian clock using the model organism Drosophila melanogaster.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"el_table_responsive\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 20%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas05_biosci\/Ansai_satoshi.png\" width=\"320\" height=\"408\"><\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 80%\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Prof. ANSAI Satoshi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">E-mail\uff1aansai <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">[at] <\/span>okayama-u.ac.jp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">evolutionary biology, genetics, genomics, genome editing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a class=\"el_linkBtn\" href=\"https:\/\/soran.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/html\/5ed8f50cb15c62df39313666b67f9f5f_en.html\">Directory of Researchers<\/a> \u3000<a class=\"el_linkBtn\" href=\"http:\/\/satoshi-ansai.github.io\">Homepage<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"width: 276px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas05_biosci\/img_ansai.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"203\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phenotypic diversity in medaka fishes endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Teleost fishes has become diversified and adapted to various aquatic environemnts. We aim to elucidate the molecular genetic basis and the evolutionary mechanisms of their phenotypic diversity. In particular, we are focusing on sexual dimorphism and speciation of the family Adrianichthyidae (medaka and its relatives), which has diverisified in East and Southeast Asia. Additionally, we are conducting development\/inprovement of genome editing technologies in fishes and breeding of aquacultural fishes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"el_table_fix\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 20%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas05_biosci\/HAMADA Mayuko.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"408\"><\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 80%\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Prof. HAMADA Mayuko<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">E-mail: hamadam<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> [at]<\/span> okayama-u.ac.jp)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">animal evolution, genome, symbiosis, environmental adaptation\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a class=\"el_linkBtn\" href=\"https:\/\/soran.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/html\/21f14c6c004242b774506e4da22f6611_en.html\">Directory of Researchers<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u3000\u3000\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~rinkai\/en\/index.html\">Link to group homepage<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5>Mechanism of Symbiosis between Animal and Algae<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas05_biosci\/img_HAMADA.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas05_biosci\/img_HAMADA.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"146\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Symbiosis with algae is a general phenomenon found in various animals, but the relationships and evolutionary processes are diversified between species. We are focusing on the unique ecology of cnidarians and acoelomorpha, which have symbiotic algae inside their bodies, and analyzing the molecular mechanisms of interactions between organisms and adaptive evolution from genetic and genomic perspectives. Our research is conducted at the Ushimado Marine Institute. We are also investigating the distribution and ecology of various aquatic organisms using DNA information.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; To reveal the principles of animal evolution, we conduct genome-wide studies using basal animals. 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