Group Leader

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  TAMAKI Hideyuki

Senior Researchers

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  KANNO Manabu
  Plant production using symbiotic microbiota
  Development of novel microbial formulation technology
  Exploration of novel microbial and genetic resources
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  HASHIMOTO Takuya
  Elucidation of biosynthetic pathway for primary and specialized metabolites
  Genome mining for specialized metabolites
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  KUSADA Hiroyuki

Researchers

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  SUZUKI Shunya
  Understanding the ecological and immunological properties of gut microbiota
  Exploring and harnessing gut microbes that influence host physiology and immunity
• SAKAMOTO Sachiko
• NISHIOKA Tomoki

Research Consultant

• KAKIZAWA Shigeyuki (Research Planning Office of Life Science and Biotechnology, Planning Officer)
• NARIHIRO Takashi　　(Hokkaido Center, AIST）
• YAMAMOTO Kyosuke　(Hokkaido Center, AIST）
• NAKAI Ryosuke　　　（Hokkaido Center, AIST）
• KURODA Kyohei　　　（Hokkaido Center, AIST）

Other Staffs

• 2 AIST Postdoctoral Researchers
• 8 Collaborating Visiters(JSPS Research Fellow)
• 2 Collaborating Visiters(Tsukuba Univ. Life and Environmental Science, Postdoctoral Researcher)
• 2 Technical Trainees(Tsukuba Univ. Life and Environmental Science, PhD student)
• 8 Technical Assistants
• 2 Secretaries
• 2 Visiting Researchers