Course Overview

The course aims to develop students' understanding of the current status and future prospects of biological research by taking up cutting-edge research topics so that they can experience the excitement of biological research. In addition, the course aims to improve students' problem-solving skills by helping them understand the background of this research and how breakthroughs were brought about. In addition, by understanding the content of internationally cutting-edge research, students will be able to improve their international competitiveness.

Learning Achievement

In this course, each faculty pick up a hot topics in his/her research field. Students will learn and understand the current situation and future prospects of biological researches.

Competence

General competence:
Utilization of knowledge

Competence for Program in Biology:
Knowledge of natural science
Knowledge of biology

Course prerequisites

Grading Philosophy

Students are evaluated, according to their understanding, summarization, and presentation of the contents of the papers.

Course schedule

1. Frontiers in systematics
2. Frontiers in evolutionary biology
3. Frontiers in molecular biology
4. Frontiers in cellular biology
5. Frontiers in plant developmental biology
6. Frontiers in plant physiology
7. Frontiers in animal developmental biology
8. Frontiers in animal physiology
9. Frontiers in genome biology
10. Frontiers in ecology

Course type

Lectures

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Ishida Ken-ichiro,Miura Kenji,Nakada Kazuto,Chiba Chikafumi,Morino Yoshiaki,Shiratori Takashi,Suzuki Daichi

Other information

Site for Inquiry

Link to the syllabus provided by the university