Members – Bioproduction Research Institute, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Members

Plant Molecular Technology Research Group

Group Leader

MITSUDA Nobutaka

Woody Biomass Engineering in Plants
Regulation of plant functions by transcription factor genes
Production of useful substances in plants

Senior Researchers

TASAKA Yasushi

Production of useful substances in plants
Production of recommbinant proteins in plants
MATSUO Kouki

Production of useful substances in plants
Production of recommbinant proteins in plants
Regulation of post-translational modifications of proteins
FUKUZAWA Noriho

Production of useful substances in plants
Development of fundamental-technologies for the production of useful substances using plant viral vectors
Development of genome editing/transgenic plants for the production of useful substances
CHUNG KwiMI

Development of technology for enhancing photosynthetic activity in plants through the manipulation of key transcription factor genes.
Development of nitrogen-use-efficiency enhancement technology in plants.
Development of plant biomass improvement technology utilizing plant-associated microbes.
Development of technology to enhance stress tolerance in plants while minimizing its negative impacts on plant growth.

Researcher

SUZUKI Hayato

"Elucidation of biosynthesis and regulation mechanisms of plant secondary metabolisms
Development of host plant suitable for useful metabolite production
Development of genome-editing technology

Affiliated Research Fellow

ASTUMI Go

Development of technologies to produce useful products in plants
Development of plant virus vectors for manipulating gene expression
Development of specialized plants for the production of useful products

Plus 6 technicians, 2 students, 3 company researchers and a clerical staff