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Master's/Doctoral Programin Life Science Innovation

Join the International Science and Technology City, Tsukuba

Master's Degree program (2 years) & Ph. D. program (3 years)

Contact informationTsukuba Life Science Innovation OfficeRoom# 703 (7th Floor) of Laboratory ofAdvanced Research A University of Tsukuba1-1-1, Tennohdai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki,305-8577 JAPANE-mail: [email protected]: https://tlsi.tsukuba.ac.jp

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■Highway Express Bus from Tokyo Station・About 75 min by bus bound for "Tsukuba Daigaku"■TSUKUBA EXPRESS (TX)・45min from Akihabara Station to Tsukuba Station by rapid train.About 12min by bus bound for "Tsukuba Daigaku Chuo"

■Highway Express Bus from Tokyo Station・About 75 min by bus bound for "Tsukuba Daigaku"■TSUKUBA EXPRESS (TX)・45min from Akihabara Station to Tsukuba Station by rapid train.About 12min by bus bound for "Tsukuba Daigaku Chuo"

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Univ. Tsukuba

TX Tsukuba Terminal

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The Master's/Doctoral Program in Life Science Innovation (T-LSI), a degree program of University of Tsukuba, was established in 2015. Tsukuba is known as “Tsukuba Science City” , a planned science park developed in the 1960s, and now 40 national institute and more than 200 private facilities located in the city. This unique feature of Tsukuba Science City enables experts from the private sector and the national institute belonging to “Initiatives of Life Science Promotion Association of Tsukuba*” to join T-LSI as lecturers and supervisors for innovative graduate training. Furthermore, professors from top-ranked universities abroad, give lectures. The program of fers talented s tudent s f rom around the world the oppor tunity to enhance their unique experiences in becoming catalysts for innovation in the society by introducing new ways of thinking. Students can choose the educational experience that will suit their interests, and have a chance to engage in excellent research internships at leading Japanese companies and world-class laboratories at research institutes based in Tsukuba Science City. Students who will graduate from the program will have a holistic view of Life Science Innovation and

will be ready to compete in the global job market.T-LSI w il l p rov ide g r ea t l earning

opportunities here and abroad, encouraging students’ interaction with leading world e xpe r t s in i t s s i x sp e c i fi c fie l d s o f specialization; Disease Mechanism, Drug Discovery, Food Innovation, Environmental Management, Biomolecular Engineering, and Bioinformatics. Students of T-LSI should be able to help create solutions to the emerging problems in the society by first contributing to the academic community during their stay in the university and to society, throughout their lives, by engaging in the creation of innovations for the improvement of Quality of Life

Various national institutes were established in Tsukuba district about 40 years ago to respond to the demands for the promotion of higher education in science and technology. Many research laboratories from the industries were also established. Since then, there have been more than 300 national and industrial institutes in Tsukuba district, serving as the world-leading science city. “Life Science Promotion Association of Tsukuba” was established to promote collaborative research & development in the life science field in Tsukuba Science City. The association also aims to contribute to society by helping in the revitalization of education, research and development, and industry. New businesses will be established through “industry-academic-government collaboration” and by taking advantage of the bioresources made available to the members of the association.

Students’ VoicesWelcome to the Master's/DoctoralProgram in Life Science Innovation

Program leader Prof. Hiroko Isoda

*Initiatives of Life Science Promotion Association of Tsukuba

Kazushi Sakamoto（Ph.D course student）I highly recommend this Ph.D. program not only to

master course students but also to researchers in a bio industry like me, because this new and flexible programwill provide you with a great opportunity to broaden anddiversify your view, and update your mindset and skills interms of how to contribute to creating a better future inthe area of life and food science through your research,

while maintaining your present job. I will encourage youto expose yoursel f to an intersec tion of diverse nationalities, affiliations, knowledge, and researchspecialties, which T-LSI offers and where innovation should arise.

Atsushi Tsuyukubo（Ph.D course student）I think that T-LSI program is a great program to

develop your research ability because all lectures are conducted in English by professional researchers in Tsukuba city. Before entering this program, I felt uneasyabout my poor English ability and new research life.However, both English ability and research one were improved greatly compared to before through taking the

lectures and conducting everyday research activity. Ithink that this program is suitable for Japanese students who have desire of working abroad in the future. Let’ s spend meaningful T-LSI student life together!

Yoshiaki Uchida（Master course student）TLSI is an ideal program for students who want to be

engaged in the scientific life in the future. We have the opportunity not only to learn one specific field of studybut also it gives us the chance to become more open to other areas and to learn from the experiences of highqualified professors from all over the world. This makes us unique as TLSI students. This program allows us to

grow on scientifically and personally by enhance ourability to think and raise scientific questions. The particularity of this program is that it is an internationalone; students from different countries are joining it andmaking it very special by sharing different cultures. Do not miss the oppor tunity to join this program andchallenge yourself!

Annisa Krama YUDHI（Ph.D course student）I can't imagine to have such of great experience being a

student in T-LSI program. My dream is being a researcherthat is able to improve human life, then I have found T-LSI isthe best choice. During this program, research and lecturesare the key focus in this program, so that we can improve our creativity in life science. Furthermore, this program motivates us to be involved in life science community which

has various kinds of specialized studies. We are also provided a good chance to have quality time withprofessional researchers coming from universit y,companies , and research ins titutes . This learningmechanism makes this program unique. Without any doubt,I believe that studying in T-LSI will be your turning point foryour future life. So, let's catch your dreamwith T-LSI!

Syarifatul Mufidah（Master course student）I am beyond grateful to be Master Student at TLSI,

University of Tsukuba. This program taught me acollaboration of many research fields for futurediscoveries. I am not only participating in class anddiscussion, but also got a chance to visit many researchinstitutes and participate in the internship program to broaden my knowledge. In this program, I did my

research at “Research Center for Medicinal PlantResources-NIBIOHN” , with great facilities and experts.TLSI provide an excellent program and environment tostudy, to do research, to build networking and to getexperiences in Life Science Innovation.

Ahmed Elwakeel（Master course student）Being interested in the field of biomedical sciences, especially

unravelling the molecular mechanisms of dreadful diseases, I choseT-LSI master’ s degree to embark the journey of my post-graduatestudies. T-LSI is a unique program where all forms of academicactivities that could strengthen our research capabilities are integrated; from classes, seminars and presentations to overseas internships and thesis research. Furthermore, TLS-I students areenjoying the world-class research facilities at the national institutes

of Tsukuba Science City, for instance, RIKEN bioresource center,AIST and NIMS. Upon graduation, T-LSI students will have a broadbird-view of the different disciplines in life sciences, and throughtheir thesis research, they will be exposed to the innovative approaches of addressing the current research questions in the fieldof their interest. If you are interested in life sciences graduate studies, I strongly recommend our program as a robust start of acareer path in the academia or industry.

2 3Welcome to the Master's/Doctoral Program in Life Science Innovation Students’ Voices

The Master's/Doctoral Program in LifeScience Innovation (T-LSI), a degree programof University of Tsukuba, was established in2015. Tsukuba is known as “Tsukuba ScienceCity” , a planned science park developed inthe 1960s, and now 40 national institute andmore than 200 private facilities located in the city. This unique feature of Tsukuba ScienceCity enables experts from the private sectorand the national institute belonging to“Initiatives of Life Science PromotionAssociation of Tsukuba*” to join T-LSI aslecturers and supervisors for innovativegraduate training. Furthermore, professorsfrom top-ranked universities abroad, givelectures. The program of fers talented s tudent s from around the world theoppor tunity to enhance their uniqueexperiences in becoming catalysts forinnovation in the society by introducing newways of thinking. Students can choose the educational experience that will suit theirinterests, and have a chance to engage inexcellent research internships at leadingJapanese companies and world-classlaboratories at research institutes based in Tsukuba Science City. Students who willgraduate from the program will have aholistic view of Life Science Innovation and

will be ready to compete in the global job market.T-LSI wil l p rov ide grea t l earning

opportunities here and abroad, encouragingstudents’ interaction with leading worlde xpe r t s in i t s s i x sp e c i fi c fie l d s o fspecialization; Disease Mechanism, DrugDiscovery, Food Innovation, EnvironmentalManagement, Biomolecular Engineering, andBioinformatics. Students of T-LSI should be able to help create solutions to the emergingproblems in the society by first contributingto the academic community during their stayin the university and to society, throughouttheir lives, by engaging in the creation ofinnovations for the improvement of Qualityof Life

Various national institutes were established in Tsukuba district about 40 years ago to respond to the demands for the promotion of highereducation in science and technology. Many research laboratories from the industries were also established. Since then, there have beenmore than 300 national and industrial institutes in Tsukuba district, serving as the world-leading science city. “Life Science PromotionAssociation of Tsukuba” was established to promote collaborative research & development in the life science field in Tsukuba Science City.The association also aims to contribute to society by helping in the revitalization of education, research and development, and industry.New businesses will be established through “industry-academic-government collaboration” and by taking advantage of the bioresourcesmade available to the members of the association.

Students’ VoicesWelcome to the Master's/DoctoralProgram in Life Science Innovation

Program leader Prof. Hiroko Isoda

*Initiatives of Life Science Promotion Association of Tsukuba

Kazushi Sakamoto（Ph.D course student）I highly recommend this Ph.D. program not only to

master course students but also to researchers in a bio industry like me, because this new and flexible program will provide you with a great opportunity to broaden and diversify your view, and update your mindset and skills in terms of how to contribute to creating a better future in the area of life and food science through your research,

while maintaining your present job. I will encourage you to expose yoursel f to an inter sec tion of diverse nationalities, affiliations, knowledge, and research specialties, which T-LSI offers and where innovation should arise.

Atsushi Tsuyukubo（Ph.D course student）I think that T-LSI program is a great program to

develop your research ability because all lectures are conducted in English by professional researchers in Tsukuba city. Before entering this program, I felt uneasy about my poor English ability and new research life. However, both English ability and research one were improved greatly compared to before through taking the

lectures and conducting everyday research activity. I think that this program is suitable for Japanese students who have desire of working abroad in the future. Let’ s spend meaningful T-LSI student life together!

Yoshiaki Uchida（Master course student）TLSI is an ideal program for students who want to be

engaged in the scientific life in the future. We have the opportunity not only to learn one specific field of study but also it gives us the chance to become more open to other areas and to learn from the experiences of high qualified professors from all over the world. This makes us unique as TLSI students. This program allows us to

grow on scientifically and personally by enhance our ability to think and raise scientific questions. The particularity of this program is that it is an international one; students from different countries are joining it and making it very special by sharing different cultures. Do not miss the oppor tunity to join this program and challenge yourself!

Annisa Krama YUDHI（Ph.D course student）I can't imagine to have such of great experience being a

student in T-LSI program. My dream is being a researcher that is able to improve human life, then I have found T-LSI is the best choice. During this program, research and lectures are the key focus in this program, so that we can improve our creativity in life science. Furthermore, this program motivates us to be involved in life science community which

has various kinds of specialized studies. We are also provided a good chance to have quality time with professional researchers coming from universit y, companies , and research ins titutes . This learning mechanism makes this program unique. Without any doubt, I believe that studying in T-LSI will be your turning point for your future life. So, let's catch your dream with T-LSI!

Syarifatul Mufidah（Master course student）I am beyond grateful to be Master Student at TLSI,

University of Tsukuba. This program taught me a collaboration of many research fields for future discoveries. I am not only participating in class and discussion, but also got a chance to visit many research institutes and participate in the internship program to broaden my knowledge. In this program, I did my

research at “Research Center for Medicinal Plant Resources-NIBIOHN” , with great facilities and experts. TLSI provide an excellent program and environment to study, to do research, to build networking and to get experiences in Life Science Innovation.

Ahmed Elwakeel（Master course student）Being interested in the field of biomedical sciences, especially

unravelling the molecular mechanisms of dreadful diseases, I chose T-LSI master’ s degree to embark the journey of my post-graduate studies. T-LSI is a unique program where all forms of academic activities that could strengthen our research capabilities areintegrated; from classes, seminars and presentations to overseas internships and thesis research. Furthermore, TLS-I students are enjoying the world-class research facilities at the national institutes

of Tsukuba Science City, for instance, RIKEN bioresource center, AIST and NIMS. Upon graduation, T-LSI students will have a broad bird-view of the different disciplines in life sciences, and through their thesis research, they will be exposed to the innovative approaches of addressing the current research questions in the field of their interest. If you are interested in life sciences graduate studies, I strongly recommend our program as a robust start of a career path in the academia or industry.

2 3Welcome to the Master's/Doctoral Program in Life Science Innovation Students’ Voices

In addition to the faculty members of the University, TLSI also provides a unique opportunity for students to study unresolved issues in society and participate in life science research with the faculty from other research institutions which are members of the Tsukuba Life Science Promotion Council. The objective is to open new frontiers in the field of life sciences through multidisciplinary and multi institutional collaborations.

Furthermore, TLSI also organizes lectures and seminars by leading researchers from overseas research institutions. Through this, students can not only experience world-class learning and skills, but also learn about latest global advancements in science and technology. This degree program emphasizes international compatibility, and all lectures are conducted in English.

Main Lecturers from OverseasProf. Colin Goding, University of OxfordProf. Virginie RAGE ANDRIEU, University of MontpellierProf. Remko Boom, Wageningen UniversityProf. Stephen Mayfield, University of California, San DiegoProf. Peter Johann Walde, ETH ZürichProf. Francesca Meteora Buffa, University of Oxford

Partner institutions and collaborations with foreign professors

University of California,San Diego

Stanford University

Wageningen UniversityUniversity of Oxford

ETH ZürichUniversity of Montpellier

Center of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria

Malaysia-JapanInternationalInstitute of

Technology (MJIIT) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Tsukuba Science City

Univ. Tsukuba

NIMSAISTNIBIOHNNIES

RIKENNARO

Nationality of Students（As of October 2019）

Morocco（2）Tunisia（1）Egypt（2）

Malaysia（3）

Mongolia（3）Philippine（1）Pakistan（1）

India（1）Indonesia（5）Thailand（2）China（2）

Japan（15）

Oceania（1）Africa（6）Asia（33）

Fiji（1）Kenya（1）

4 5Partner institutions and collaborations with foreign professorsPartner institutions and collaborations with foreign professors

The elucidation of the pathological mechanism is expected not only to develop innovative treatments for diseases, but also to revitalize the economy by creating solutions for the aging society with declining birthrates ahead of the rest of the world. Therefore, we will train human resources who will develop innovative knowledge in the field of biomedical science and human resources who will be active in the medical field with a wide range of knowledge, with the goal of returning research results to society.

There is a need for innovative medicines that can solve unmet medical needs in response to social conditions. Therefore, by grasping the trend of medical needs according to the times, we have acquired the ability to design drugs and the ability to verify the effects of drugs through regulatory science, organic chemistry, drug discovery chemistry, and pharmacology. Train human resources who can contribute to the creation of innovative drugs by acquiring the ability to design drugs and the ability to verify the effects of drugs through regulatory science, organic chemistry, drug discovery chemistry, and pharmacology.

Disease Mechanism Drug Discovery

Name Affiliation Title Research field

Kuniya Abe

Yukio Nakamura

Renu Wadhwa

Masashi Yanagisawa

Yasuhiro Yasutomi

Atsushi Yoshiki

Katsutaka Oishi

Tomoko Kuwabara

Dong-Zhu Xu

Technology and Development Team for Mammalian Genome Dynamics, RIKEN BRC Team Leader Developmental Genetics

Research and development regarding cell culture technology

Biology of Cellular Aging, Cancer and Stress

Neuroscience of Sleep

Immunoregulation and Vaccine Research

Bioresource Science for Laboratory Mouse

Chronobiology

Regulatory Analysis of Adult Stem Cells

Cardiovascular Medicine

Head

Laboratory Leader

Director and Professor

Director

Head

Research Group Leader

Senior Researcher

Associate Professor

Cell Engineering Division, RIKEN BRC

DAILAB, Biomedical Research Institute, AIST

International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, University of Tsukuba

Tsukuba Primate Research Center, NIBIOHN

Experimental Animal Division, RIKEN BRC

Biological Clock Research Group, Biomedical Research Institute,AIST

Stem Cell Engineering Research Group,Biotechnology Research Institute for Drug Discover, AIST

Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba

Faculty MemberName Affiliation Title Research field

Sosaku Ichikawa

Hiroko Isoda

Toshikazu Kamiya

Toshiyuki Kanamori

Tetsuya Sakurai

Shinji Sugiura

Makoto Miyagishi

Hiroyuki Ito

Tsunenori Kameda

Naohiro Noda

Yusaku Miyamaea

Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba Professor Functional Carrier Design and

Engineering

Natural product drug discovery

Biomaterial/Bioprocess Science

Transport Phenomena in biomedical system

Computational Algorithms

Biochemical Engineering

Nucleic Acids Medicine

Pharmacology,Pharmaceutical sciences

Bioengineering,Bio-anaytical technology

Professor

Research Fellow

Team Leader

Director

Chief Senior Researcher

Group Leader

Director

Group Leader

Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd.

Drug Assay Device Research Group, Biotechnology Research Institute for Drug Discovery, AIST

Center for Artificial Intelligence Research, University of Tsukuba

Drug Assay Device Research Group, Biotechnology Research Institute for Drug Discovery, AISTMolecular Composite Medicine Research Group, Biomedical Research Institute, AIST

Astellas Pharma Inc.

Bio-analytical Research Group, Biomedical Research Institute, AIST

Chemical BiologyAssociate Professor


Faculty Member

TLSI program offers six courses which provide an interactive and interdisciplinary environment for the students to master their research skills and obtain relevant degree.

Majors offered

Silk Materials ResearchUnit LeaderSilk Materials Research Unit, Division of Biotechnology, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, NARO

6 7Majors offeredMajors offered

The ability to explore the functionality of food, the ability to process foods to efficiently manifest their effects, the nutritional and physiological ability to evaluate the effects of their functionality on the human body, and the functional food market There is a need for globally active human resources who can acquire skills as a series and create new value for food. Innovative functional food development is expected to contribute to the realization of a healthy and long-lived society, the promotion of life innovation that contributes to international competitiveness and economic growth. Therefore, by acquiring a cross-sectional and bird's-eye view of life science innovation, acquiring world-class advanced specialized research capabilities, opening new developments in life science research using bioresources, and functions We train highly specialized professionals who are active globally in the field of research and development and management of functional foods and medicinal cosmetics.

Life, including humanity, is determined to survive and grow depending on the surrounding environmental conditions. In recent years, keywords such as food safety and sustainable use of bioresources, which have attracted social attention, are closely related to appropriate control of the environment. Therefore, we learned widely from the relationship between life survival and growth and environmental conditions, that is, from microscopic environmental physiology to macroscopic environmental ecology on a global scale, and the latest on environmental impact assessment and control. Training human resources who can acquire global expertise and research and can play an active role globally in the field of research and development related to appropriate control of the environment.

Food Innovation Environmental Management

専門分野

Majors offeredTLSI program offers six courses which provide an interactive and interdisciplinary environment for the students to master their research skills and obtain relevant degree.

Majors offered


Hiroko Isoda

Toshikazu Kamiya

Susumu Kawasaki

Isao Kobayashi

Masatomo Kobayashi

Kunihiko Uemura

Jun Watanabe

Kenichi Kashiwagi

Kazuichi Sakamoto

Myra O. Villareal

Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba Professor Food Functionality

Nutraceutical Science

Food Microbiology,Food Hygiene Laboratory

Multiscale Food Engineering

Science and Technology of Plant Resources

Food Engineering,Advanced Food Technology

Food Functionality,Functional Food Factor

Development Economics, Economy of Middle East and North Africa

Food Engineering

Research Fellow

Senior Researcher

Senior Researcher

Head

Laboratory Head

Senior Researcher

Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd.

Food Research Institute, NARO


Experimental Plant Division, RIKEN BRC



Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba


NutrigenomicsAssociate Professor


Food FunctionalityAssociate Professor


Faculty Member

Marcos Antonio Das NEVES


Mitsuko Aono

Hiroyuki Fuchino

Hirofumi Hara

Masanobu Kawachi

Masanori Kikuchi

Masatomo Kobayashi

Moriya Ohkuma

Iwane Suzuki

Kenji Tamura

Kayo Yoshimatsu

Takeshi Nakayama

Ryozo Noguchi

Shinya Takahashi

Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem, NIES Dupty director Mechanism of stress response

in Plants

Pharmacognosy,Natural Product Chemistry

The tropics environmental microbiology

Algal Resources,Algal Biodiversit

Bioceramics

Microbial Resources and Diversity

Functional Regulation of Photosynthesis

Soil Environmental Chemistry

Biotechnology for Medicinal Plants

Head

Associate Professor

Head

Group leader

Head

Professor

Professor

Head

Research Center for Medicinal Plant Resources, NIBIOHN

Department of Chemical Process Engineering, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi MalaysiaBiodiversity Resource Conservation Section, Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, NIES

Bioceramics Group, NIMS

Microbe Division (Japan Collection of Microorganisms), RIKEN BRC



Research Center for Medicinal Plant Resources, NIBIOHN

Systematics of ProtistsAssociate Professor


Bio-resource Process and System Engineering (Agricultural Machinery Lab.)

Associate Professor


Environmental physiology of higher plants

Assistant Professor


Faculty Member

Science and Technology of Plant ResourcesHeadExperimental Plant Division, RIKEN BRC


The development of materials that focus on the functionality of biomolecules is expected to contribute to the realization of innovative analytical technologies and functional materials with high environmental and biocompatibility. Deepen understanding of the functions of biomolecules, learn widely about the application development of biomolecules to functional materials, acquire project management technology related to them, and develop innovative analytical technologies and functional materials with high environmental and biocompatibility. We train human resources who can accelerate life innovation through realization, that is, human resources who can accelerate innovation through the fusion of biology / medicine and engineering.

With the advancement of modern technologies robust equipment were being developed in the fieldof life sciences. This resulted in rapid accumulation of biological data and in turn the demand forcomputational biologists to solve life science problems increased. In order to address this issue, we aimed at training and producing young bioinformatics scholars. Here, students from diversebackgrounds are encouraged to acquire computational, biological and mathematical skills, andcommunication skills. Our groups are mainly focused on big data analysis, molecular simulations,genetic regulation and network analysis, and the mathematical modelling of biological systems.Bioinformatics research and training at TLSI help students to explore a wide range of interdisciplinaryresearch areas in Biology and computational sciences.

Biomolecular Engineering Bioinformatics


Majors offered


Sosaku Ichikawa

Shinji Sugiura

Tsunenori Kameda

Hidetoshi Teramoto

Shuichiro Tomita

Ryozo Noguchi

Hidehiko Hirakawa


Engineering


Silk Materials Research

Silk Materials Engineering

Developmental Biology and Physiology of Insect


Enzyme Engineering, Protein Engineering


Unit Leader

Principal Researcher

Leader

Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Drug Assay Device Research Group, Biotechnology Research Institute for Drug Discovery, AISTSilk Materials Research Unit, Division of Biotechnology, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, NAROSilk Materials Research Unit, Division of Biotechnology, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, NARONew Silk Research Unit, Division of Biotechnology, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, NARO




Tetsuya Sakurai

Hiroki Shiroi

Tsuyoshi Miyazaki

Itoshi Nikaido

Center for Artificial IntelligenceResearch, University of Tsukuba Director Computational Algorithms

In silico drug discovery,Protein engineering

Electronic Structure Calculation

Genome Science,Bioinformatics

Multi-Omics integration andGene-regulatory interactions

Executivefellow

MANA Principal Investigator/Group Leader

Team Leader

AssistantProfessor

Modality Research Labs., AstellasPharma Inc.

International Center for MaterialsNanoarchitectonics NIMS

Laboratory for Bioinformatics Research,RIKEN Center for Biosystems DynamicsResearch

Faculty of Engineering, Information andSystems, University of Tsukuba

Faculty Member

Ranjith KumarBakku


The development of materials that focus on the functionality of biomolecules is expected to contribute to the realization of innovative analytical technologies and functional materials with high environmental and biocompatibility. Deepen understanding of the functions of biomolecules, learn widely about the application development of biomolecules to functional materials, acquire project management technology related to them, and develop innovative analytical technologies and functional materials with high environmental and biocompatibility. We train human resources who can accelerate life innovation through realization, that is, human resources who can accelerate innovation through the fusion of biology / medicine and engineering.

With the advancement of modern technologies robust equipment were being developed in the field of life sciences. This resulted in rapid accumulation of biological data and in turn the demand for computational biologists to solve life science problems increased. In order to address this issue, we aimed at training and producing young bioinformatics scholars. Here, students from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to acquire computational, biological and mathematical skills, and communication skills. Our groups are mainly focused on big data analysis, molecular simulations, genetic regulation and network analysis, and the mathematical modelling of biological systems. Bioinformatics research and training at TLSI help students to explore a wide range of interdisciplinary research areas in Biology and computational sciences.

Biomolecular Engineering Bioinformatics


Majors offered


Sosaku Ichikawa

Shinji Sugiura

Tsunenori Kameda

Hidetoshi Teramoto

Shuichiro Tomita

Ryozo Noguchi

Hidehiko Hirakawa


Engineering


Silk Materials Research

Silk Materials Engineering

Developmental Biology and Physiology of Insect


Enzyme Engineering, Protein Engineering


Unit Leader

Principal Researcher

Leader

Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Drug Assay Device Research Group, Biotechnology Research Institute for Drug Discovery, AISTSilk Materials Research Unit, Division of Biotechnology, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, NAROSilk Materials Research Unit, Division of Biotechnology, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, NARONew Silk Research Unit, Division of Biotechnology, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, NARO




Tetsuya Sakurai

Hiroki Shiroi

Tsuyoshi Miyazaki

Itoshi Nikaido

Center for Artificial Intelligence Research, University of Tsukuba Director Computational Algorithms

In silico drug discovery,Protein engineering

Electronic Structure Calculation

Genome Science, Bioinformatics

Multi-Omics integration and Gene-regulatory interactions

Executive fellow

MANA Principal Investigator/ Group Leader

Team Leader

Assistant Professor

Modality Research Labs., Astellas Pharma Inc.

International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics NIMS

Laboratory for Bioinformatics Research, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research

Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba

Faculty Member

Ranjith Kumar Bakku


Educational Policy and Curriculum Course list and Degree Awarding

The degrees will be conferred to the candidates who meet the academic requirements set by the TLSI program (the required units of coursework and thesis in the student’ s research field) and obtain research results for their thesis that builds upon the student’s concentration, either for master’s or doctoral degrees, in Disease Mechanism, Drug Discovery, Food Innovation and Environmental Management, Biomolecular Engineering, and Bioinformatics. The thesis will be reviewed by the thesis committee in a final examination to validate that the student has the following competencies.

To develop cross-disciplinary and holistic view on world-class advanced and specialized research skills, aside from the lectures conducted by the members of the faculty of the university, seminars are also given by renowned researchers from overseas research institutions and from Tsukuba Life Science Promotion Council. The course curriculum was organized into two categories:1. Common subjects to learn basic concepts, and2. Specialized subjects to develop specialized skills in each field.In addition, internship courses that are part of career education and courses for studying business contents of

research institutions are organized.Students take not only these courses but also acquire the knowledge and competencies set forth in the Diploma

Policy and assessed through achievement assessment, Master's thesis submission, conference presentations, attendance in workshops among others. In line with these, recently, we have organized several workshops and visits to private companies for TLSI students.

Degree Awarding Policy (Diploma Policy)

Curriculum Policy

Master’s Program Doctoral ProgramGeneric Competences❶Ability to use knowledge:Ability to put advanced knowledge to use insociety

❷Management ability:Ability to appropriately address challengesfrom every angle

❸Communication ability:Abil i t y to express exper t knowledgeaccurately and clearly

❹Group skill:Ability to cooperate and actively contributeto the achievement of goals as a team

❺International character:Awareness to contribute to internationalsocietySpecific Competences❶Innovation potential:Possess creative thinking ability for use in thefield of life sciences

❷Expertise:Excellent knowledge and operational skills inthe chosen specialized fields

❸Proficiency in English:Proficient in the use of the English language forcommunicating, understanding, and expressing ideas in life science research

Generic Competences❶Ability to create knowledge:

Ability to create new knowledge to be able tocontribute to future society

❷Management ability:Ability to plan and implement measures to identifyand solve challenges from a higher perspective

❸Communication ability:Ability to express the nature of academic findingspositively and clearly

❹Leadership ability:Ability to accomplish objectives under one’ sleadership❺International character:

High level of awareness and motivation to beinternat ional ly ac t ive and contr ibute tointernational society

Specific Competences❶Innovation potential:

Contribute to the society by producing novelinventions in the chosen specific field of research

❷Expertise:Possess hands on cutting-edge technologies andscientific skills in specialized fields

❸Proficiency in English:Able to communicate using the English languagewhen carry out all research-related activities ininternational setting

Course List Degree to be awardedMaster’s Program

Doctoral Program

・Introduction toMedicine・Introduction to Drug Discovery・Introduction to Food Science・Introduction to Bioresource・Introduction to Natural History・Basic Bioinformatics・Management in Pharmaceuticals and Food・Regulatory Science・Practices in Life Science Innovation・Team Learning in Life Science Innovation・Responsible Conduct of Research・Master's Life Science Innovation Seminar・Master's Internship I/II

Basic Subjects

Specialized Subjects（Common）

・Life Science InnovationMaster's SpecialSeminar I/II Spring/Fall

・Life Science InnovationMaster's SpecialResearch I/II Spring/Fall

・Human Subjects Research: Basic・Doctor's life science innovation seminar・Doctor's Internship I/II

Basic Subjects

Specialized Subjects・Life Science InnovationDoctor's SpecialSeminar I/II/III Spring/Fall

・Life Science InnovationDoctor's SpecialResearch I/II/III Spring/Fall

Specialized Subjects(DiseaseMechanism)

・Molecular and Cellular Biology of Disease I・Molecular and Cellular Biology of Disease II・Advances in Cellular Regulation

Specialized Subjects(Drug Discovery)

・Introduction toMedicinal Chemistry・Translational Science inDrug Discovery・Pharmaceutical Design Engineering

Specialized Subjects(Food Innovation)

・Food Process Engineering・Food Functionality・Food Safety

Specialized Subjects(Environmental Management)

・Habitat and Functional Compound・Biomass Science・Water Environment and Life Science

Specialized Subjects(Biomolecular Engineering)

・Biomaterials Science・Biomolecular Engineering・Project Management

Specialized Subjects(Bioinformatics)

・Computational Biology・Biomolecule andMedical informatics・Gene analysis and Functional genomics

DiseaseMechanismDoctor of Philosophy inDiseaseMechanism

Drug DiscoveryDoctor of Philosophy inMedical Science

Food InnovationDoctor of Philosophy in Food InnovationEnvironmental Management

Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental ManagementBiomolecular Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy in BioengineeringBioinformatics

Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics

DiseaseMechanismMaster of Philosophy inDiseaseMechanism

Drug DiscoveryMaster of Philosophy inMedical Science

Food InnovationMaster of Philosophy in Food Innovation

Environmental ManagementMaster of Philosophy in Environmental Management

Biomolecular EngineeringMaster of Philosophy in Bioengineering

BioinformaticsMaster of Philosophy in Bioinformatics

12 13Course list and Degree AwardingEducational Policy and Curriculum

Educational Policy and Curriculum Course list and Degree Awarding

The degrees will be conferred to the candidates whomeet the academic requirements set by the TLSI program (therequired units of coursework and thesis in the student’ s research field) and obtain research results for their thesis thatbuilds upon the student’s concentration, either for master’s or doctoral degrees, in DiseaseMechanism, Drug Discovery,Food Innovation and Environmental Management, Biomolecular Engineering, and Bioinformatics. The thesis will bereviewed by the thesis committee in a final examination to validate that the student has the following competencies.

To develop cross-disciplinary and holistic view on world-class advanced and specialized research skills, aside from the lectures conducted by the members of the faculty of the university, seminars are also given by renownedresearchers from overseas research institutions and from Tsukuba Life Science Promotion Council. The course curriculum was organized into two categories:1. Common subjects to learn basic concepts, and2. Specialized subjects to develop specialized skills in each field.In addition, internship courses that are part of career education and courses for studying business contents of

research institutions are organized.Students take not only these courses but also acquire the knowledge and competencies set forth in the Diploma

Policy and assessed through achievement assessment, Master's thesis submission, conference presentations,attendance in workshops among others. In line with these, recently, we have organized several workshops andvisits to private companies for TLSI students.

Degree Awarding Policy (Diploma Policy)

Curriculum Policy

Master’s Program Doctoral ProgramGeneric Competences❶Ability to use knowledge:Ability to put advanced knowledge to use in society

❷Management ability:Ability to appropriately address challenges from every angle

❸Communication ability:Abil i t y to express exper t knowledge accurately and clearly

❹Group skill:Ability to cooperate and actively contribute to the achievement of goals as a team

❺International character:Awareness to contribute to internationalsocietySpecific Competences❶Innovation potential:Possess creative thinking ability for use in the field of life sciences

❷Expertise:Excellent knowledge and operational skills inthe chosen specialized fields

❸Proficiency in English:Proficient in the use of the English language forcommunicating, understanding, and expressing ideasin life science research

Generic Competences❶Ability to create knowledge:

Ability to create new knowledge to be able to contribute to future society

❷Management ability:Ability to plan and implement measures to identifyand solve challenges from a higher perspective

❸Communication ability:Ability to express the nature of academic findings positively and clearly

❹Leadership ability:Ability to accomplish objectives under one’ sleadership❺International character:

High level of awareness and motivation to beinternat ional ly ac t ive and contr ibute tointernational society

Specific Competences❶Innovation potential:

Contribute to the society by producing novelinventions in the chosen specific field of research

❷Expertise:Possess hands on cutting-edge technologies andscientific skills in specialized fields

❸Proficiency in English:Able to communicate using the English languagewhen carry out all research-related activities in international setting

Course List Degree to be awardedMaster’s Program

Doctoral Program

・Introduction to Medicine・Introduction to Drug Discovery・Introduction to Food Science・Introduction to Bioresource・Introduction to Natural History・Basic Bioinformatics・Management in Pharmaceuticals and Food・Regulatory Science・Practices in Life Science Innovation・Team Learning in Life Science Innovation・Responsible Conduct of Research・Master's Life Science Innovation Seminar・Master's Internship I/II

Basic Subjects

Specialized Subjects（Common）

・Life Science Innovation Master's Special Seminar I/II Spring/Fall

・Life Science Innovation Master's Special Research I/II Spring/Fall

・Human Subjects Research: Basic・Doctor's life science innovation seminar・Doctor's Internship I/II

Basic Subjects

Specialized Subjects・Life Science Innovation Doctor's Special Seminar I/II/III Spring/Fall

・Life Science Innovation Doctor's Special Research I/II/III Spring/Fall

Specialized Subjects(Disease Mechanism)

・Molecular and Cellular Biology of Disease I・Molecular and Cellular Biology of Disease II・Advances in Cellular Regulation

Specialized Subjects(Drug Discovery)

・Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry・Translational Science in Drug Discovery・Pharmaceutical Design Engineering

Specialized Subjects(Food Innovation)

・Food Process Engineering・Food Functionality・Food Safety

Specialized Subjects(Environmental Management)

・Habitat and Functional Compound・Biomass Science・Water Environment and Life Science

Specialized Subjects(Biomolecular Engineering)

・Biomaterials Science・Biomolecular Engineering・Project Management

Specialized Subjects(Bioinformatics)

・Computational Biology・Biomolecule and Medical informatics・Gene analysis and Functional genomics

Disease MechanismDoctor of Philosophy in Disease Mechanism

Drug DiscoveryDoctor of Philosophy in Medical Science

Food InnovationDoctor of Philosophy in Food InnovationEnvironmental Management

Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental ManagementBiomolecular Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy in BioengineeringBioinformatics

Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics

Disease MechanismMaster of Disease Mechanism

Drug DiscoveryMaster of Medical Science

Food InnovationMaster of Food Innovation

Environmental Management Master of Environmental Management

Biomolecular EngineeringMaster of Bioengineering

BioinformaticsMaster of Bioinformatics

12 13Course list and Degree AwardingEducational Policy and Curriculum

Applicants contact a faculty member who supervisestheir graduation researches

Timeline Admissions

Admission PolicyWe seek students who are highly motivated and open to take up new challenges in the specialized

fields. To get admitted into the program students should be able to demonstrate their researchexpertise, knowledge and innovative potential on the specialized field of interest. In addition,student’ s English language ability to communicate, acquire and publish advanced practical skillsand scientific innovations is welcomed.(Admission criteria)• Document review will assess whether you have the bachelor level knowledge necessary to studyin this degree program and whether you have the ability to explain the research background andfuture prospects in English.

• The English proficiency test will be used to assess whether you have the English proficiency (B2 orhigher according to CEFR standards) required for studying in this degree program.

• The oral examination will evaluate your creativity and willingness to welcome innovative thoughts in your specialized field and your ability to explain and discuss in English.

We seek students who are highly motivated and open to take up new challenges in the specializedfields. To get admitted into the program students should have their research expertise, knowledge and innovative potential on the specialized field of interest. In addition, the students need Englishlanguage ability to communicate, acquire and publish advanced practical skills and scientificinnovations.(Admission criteria)• Evaluation committee will assess whether you have master's level expertise (excellent grades inthe enrolled course), ability to explain the research background, research plan, and social returnof research results in English.

• The English proficiency test will be used to assess whether you have the English proficiency (B2 orhigher according to CEFR standards) required for conducting research activities in this degree program.＊1

• The oral examination will evaluate innovative potential and the willingness to achieve novelty inspecialized fields.

*1 To take a entrance examinee, you need TOEIC Listening & Reading Test Official Score Certificate with photo identification,TOEFL-PBT or iBT Examinee’ s Score Record with photo identification, or IELTS (Academic Module) Official Test Report Formwith photo identification of either of the examination you took in the past two years.

Entrance examination information・Examination season: August (April admission), January (April or October admission)・Enrollment Capacity: 12 (Master’s program), 9 (Doctoral program)・Application guidelines are posted on the University of Tsukuba Graduate School Application Guidelines website (url).

Q＆AQ: Can you introduce my perspective supervisor before the entrance examination? A : Yes, please contact us to ask about candidates of your desireble supervisor before the entrance examination. Before the contact us, please visit our HP (especially the research field of faculty members of the “People”page), and choose two or three members who fit to your interests.

Q: Should I visit to University of Tsukuba to take the oral examination? A : The applicants living overseas can take the oral examination using Skype.

Q: I would like to receive a scholarship. A : TLSI does not offer any financial support to its students but incoming and current students are encouraged to apply for scholarship grants offered by Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), by local governments, and private organizations. For more details, please access the“Student Support” page of our HP and the Official HP of the University of Tsukuba.

For detail, please see the “Admissions” page of our HP.

Master’s program

※1 Achievement EvaluationThe achievement evaluation committee, which consists of a main supervisor and two sub supervisors,

evaluates the status of learning toward the acquisition of competence. Students are encouraged to self-evaluate their academic achievements in the self-evaluation sheet. The Achievement Evaluation Committee performs evaluation based on the self-assessment submitted by students and their presentations on research progress. The evaluation results are fed back to the students and the competencies are acquired more reliably.

※2 T-LSI Student WorkshopEvery September and February, our program organizes a workshop for all TLSI students and faculty

members. In this workshop, all students will present research activities, discuss and communicate with students and researchers with different backgrounds. In addition, our program gives the best presentation award to the student who makes excellent presentation.

Doctoral program

Before entrance examination

Orientation

Achievement Evaluation II Achievement Evaluation II

Submission of master's thesis

Final examination

Degree

Assignment of Vice Supervisors

April

July

February

1st year Master’s Program

Doctoral Program

October

December

September

September

December

January

January

February

March

February

May

June

July

September

September

2nd year

September

December

February

May

2nd year

Preliminary examination / achievement evaluation III

Doctoral dissertation submissionFinal examination (Defence)

Degree award

3rd year

Enrollmentin AprilEnrollmentin April

Enrollmentin OctoberEnrollmentin October

We are looking for students who have ability to innovate!

Mid-term Presentation(T-LSI Student Workshop※2

　)Mid-term Presentation

(T-LSI Student Workshop)

Public Presentation(T-LSI Student Workshop)

Achievement Evaluation I※1　

OrientationAssignment of Vice

Supervisors

April

July

February

1st year

October

December

September

Enrollmentin AprilEnrollmentin April

Enrollmentin OctoberEnrollmentin October

Achievement Evaluation I

14 15AdmissionsTimeline

Applicants contact a faculty member who supervisestheir graduation researches

Timeline Admissions

Admission PolicyWe seek students who are highly motivated and open to take up new challenges in the specialized

fields. To get admitted into the program students should be able to demonstrate their research expertise, knowledge and innovative potential on the specialized field of interest. In addition, student’ s English language ability to communicate, acquire and publish advanced practical skills and scientific innovations is welcomed.(Admission criteria)• Document review will assess whether you have the bachelor level knowledge necessary to studyin this degree program and whether you have the ability to explain the research background andfuture prospects in English.

• The English proficiency test will be used to assess whether you have the English proficiency (B2 orhigher according to CEFR standards) required for studying in this degree program.

• The oral examination will evaluate your creativity and willingness to welcome innovativethoughts in your specialized field and your ability to explain and discuss in English.

We seek students who are highly motivated and open to take up new challenges in the specialized fields. To get admitted into the program students should have their research expertise, knowledge and innovative potential on the specialized field of interest. In addition, the students need English language ability to communicate, acquire and publish advanced practical skills and scientific innovations.(Admission criteria)• Evaluation committee will assess whether you have master's level expertise (excellent grades inthe enrolled course), ability to explain the research background, research plan, and social return of research results in English.

• The English proficiency test will be used to assess whether you have the English proficiency (B2 orhigher according to CEFR standards) required for conducting research activities in this degreeprogram.＊1

　

• The oral examination will evaluate innovative potential and the willingness to achieve novelty inspecialized fields.

*1 To take a entrance examinee, you need TOEIC Listening & Reading Test Official Score Certificate with photo identification, TOEFL-PBT or iBT Examinee’ s Score Record with photo identification, or IELTS (Academic Module) Official Test Report Formwith photo identification of either of the examination you took in the past two years.

Entrance examination information・Examination season: August (April admission), January (April or October admission)・Enrollment Capacity: 12 (Master’s program), 9 (Doctoral program)・Application guidelines are posted on the University of Tsukuba Graduate School Application Guidelineswebsite (url).

Q＆AQ: Can you introduce my perspective supervisor before the entrance examination?A : Yes, please contact us to ask about candidates of your desireble supervisor before the entrance examination.Before the contact us, please visit our HP (especially the research field of faculty members of the “People” page), and choose two or three members who fit to your interests.

Q: Should I visit to University of Tsukuba to take the oral examination? A : The applicants living overseas can take the oral examination using Skype.

Q: I would like to receive a scholarship. A : TLSI does not offer any financial support to its students but incoming and current students are encouraged to apply for scholarship grants offered by Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), by local governments, and private organizations. For more details, please access the“Student Support” page of our HP and the Official HP of the University of Tsukuba.

For detail, please see the “Admissions” page of our HP.

Master’s program

※1Achievement EvaluationThe achievement evaluation committee, which consists of a main supervisor and two sub supervisors,

evaluates the status of learning toward the acquisition of competence. Students are encouraged toself-evaluate their academic achievements in the self-evaluation sheet. The Achievement EvaluationCommittee performs evaluation based on the self-assessment submitted by students and their presentationson research progress. The evaluation results are fed back to the students and the competencies are acquiredmore reliably.

※2 T-LSI Student WorkshopEvery September and February, our program organizes a workshop for all TLSI students and faculty

members. In this workshop, all students will present research activities, discuss and communicate withstudents and researchers with different backgrounds. In addition, our program gives the best presentation award to the student who makes excellent presentation.

Doctoral program

Before entrance examination

Orientation

Achievement Evaluation II Achievement Evaluation II

Submission of master's thesis

Final examination

Degree

Assignment of ViceSupervisors

April

July

February

1st year Master’s Program

Doctoral Program

October

December

September

September

December

January

January

February

March

February

May

June

July

September

September

2nd year

September

December

February

May

2nd year

Preliminary examination / achievement evaluation III

Doctoral dissertation submissionFinal examination (Defence)

Degree award

3rd year

EnrollmentinAprilEnrollmentinApril

EnrollmentinOctoberEnrollmentinOctober

We are looking for students who have ability to innovate!

Mid-term Presentation(T-LSI Student Workshop※2)

Mid-term Presentation(T-LSI Student Workshop)

Public Presentation(T-LSI Student Workshop)

Achievement Evaluation I※1

OrientationAssignment of Vice

Supervisors

April

July

February

1st year

October

December

September

EnrollmentinAprilEnrollmentinApril

EnrollmentinOctoberEnrollmentinOctober

Achievement Evaluation I

14 15AdmissionsTimeline

Master's/Doctoral Programin Life Science Innovation

Join the International Science and Technology City, Tsukuba

Master's Degree program (2 years) & Ph. D. program (3 years)

Contact informationTsukuba Life Science Innovation OfficeRoom# 703 (7th Floor) of Laboratory ofAdvanced Research A University of Tsukuba1-1-1, Tennohdai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577 JAPANE-mail: [email protected]: https://tlsi.tsukuba.ac.jp

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