Curriculums and credits

【fiscal year 2013】
● Course title

Introduction to Integrative Bioscience

 

● Credit

1

 

● Lecturer

Toshitaka Fujisawa (CPIS, SOKENDAI)

● Place

Yamate campus, building 3, 9F Seminar room B 

The lectures are delivered to remote campuses by remote lecture delivering systems.
 

●Contents of subject

The educational program for Integrative bioscience will be introduced, overviewing contemporary bioscience and discussing the features and necessity of the Integrative bioscience.

 

●Course objectives

First, the educational program for Integrative bioscience will be introduced. Then, driving forces for rapid development of biology are reviewed from a historical point of view, and the features of contemporary life science are overviewed. Based on these reviews what the Integrative bioscience is and why it is necessary are discussed5/1, 8, 1. Particularly, it is emphasized that a large volume of information on sequences and structures of genome, RNA, proteins, sugars, metabolites etc. and that of spacio-temporal expression of these molecules are integrated to understand their meaning at a cell, tissue, organ or organism level and to unravel the mechanisms of high order biological functions, diseases, environmental responses etc.  

●Contents

(1) Introduction of the educational program for Integrative bioscience   

(2) Driving forces for biology                                                              

(3) Characteristics of contemporary bioscience 1                                  

(4) Characteristics of contemporary bioscience 2                                  

(5) Characteristics of contemporary bioscience 3                                                  

(6) Characteristics of contemporary bioscience 4                                                     

(7) What is Integrative bioscience ?                                                    

(8) Significance of Integrative bioscience                                             

 

●Lecture materials and readings:

No specific textbook is used. References will be introduced in the lecture when necessary. 

 

● Grades

The grade is determined by reports/homeworks and attendance at the lectures. 60 points are necessary to get the credit.

☆For the details of schedule, please refer "Schedule of the classes".

 

 

【Fiscal year 2013】
● Course title

Imaging Science
 

● Credit

　1

 

● Appropriate grade level and Eligible Departments:

　1st-5th grades

 

●Lecturers
　Kuniaki Nagayama (NIPS)
   Naofumi Iwama (NINS)
   Kazuyoshi Murata (Dept. Physiol. Sci. )
   Shigenori Nonaka (Dept. Basic Biol. )
   Hideji Murakoshi (Dept. Physiol. Sci.)
　Yoshitaka Kimori (Centr. Novel Sci. Initiatives)
 

●Schedule

　Feburaru 18 (Tue), 19 (Wed), 2014
 

● Place

　 Yamate campus, building 3, 9F Seminar room B
   (19 am : Yamate campus, building 3, 9F Seminar room A)
 

●Contents:
　　TBD
　

● Grades

Sufficient attendance to the lecture and a score of some reports

 

 

【fiscal year 2013】
●Course title

Integrative Bioscience Series

 

●Credit

1

 

●Appropriate grade level and Eligible Departments

1st-5th grades

 

●Lecturers

Toshitaka Fujisawa (CPIS, SOKENDAI)
Tatsuya Ohota（Dept. Evolutional Studies Biosystems)
Masaki Sasai (Nagoya University )
Kazuhiro Ikenaka (Dept. Physiol. Sci. )
Masanao Sato (Dept. Basic. Sci.)
Yuji Furutani (Dept. Funct. Sci.)
Daiki Kitagawa (Dept. Genetics)
Syuhei Mano (Dept. Statistical Sci.)
 

●Schedule

2013：July 1  and 8 

  July 1 (Mon)　
 9:00-10:30　 "Molecular evolution of biosystems - immune system as an example - "  Tatsuya Ohota 
                      (Hayama Campus ,TV Conference Room, Library Building 3F)
10:30-12:00  "Landscape theories in bioscience"    Masaki Sasai
                    （Yamate campus, building 3, 9F Seminar room B)
13:00-14:30   “Function and diseases of glial cells”   Kazuhiro Ikenaka
                    （Yamate campus, building 3, 9F Seminar room B)
14:30-16:00　"Network Biology: a new perspective towards understanding complex biological   
                      systems"   Masanao Sato（Yamate campus, building 3, 9F Seminar room B)
July 8 (Mon)
 9:00-10:30　  Yuji Furutani （Yamate campus, building 3, 9F Seminar room B)
10:30-12:00　 "Cell biology using a combination of multi-disciplinary approaches"   Daiki Kitagawa 　
                     （3F seminar room of the library in National Institute of Genetics)
13:00-14:00   “Inference about genome diversity by stochastic modeling”   Syuhei Mano 　　
                    （The Institute of Statistical Mathematics ,2F Seminar room1 D222）
14:00-15:00　"Summary of Integrative Bioscience Series"     Toshitaka Fujisawa (CPIS, SOKENDAI)

 The lectures are delivered to remote campuses by remote lecture delivering systems.

 

●Place

 Yamate campus, building 3, 9F Seminar room B
 3F seminar room of the library in National Institute of Genetics

 Hayama Campus ,TV Conference Room, Library Building 3F
 The Institute of Statistical Mathematics ,2F Seminar room1 (D222)

 

●Course objectives

To learn biological processes at various levels, covering molecular, cellular and individual processes, with broader perspective in an integrative manner, seven departments (Departments of Structural Molecular Science, Functional Molecular Science, Basic Biology, Physiological Sciences, Genetics, Evolutional Studies of Biosystems, and Statistical Science), which participate in the Integrative Bioscience Education Program, offer a series of the following lectures in an understandable manner for students in the first and second years. 

 

●Contents:

　TBD
 

●Grades

Sufficient attendance to the lecture and a score of some reports

☆For the details of schedule , please refer "Schedule of the classes".

 

Introduction to Biomolecular Simulation

● Course objectives

Integrative Evolutionary Studies

 

●Credit 　
  2 credits

●Appropriate grade level and Eligible Departments
 1st-5th grades

●Lecturer:
Yoko Satta （Dept. Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems）

●Schedule:
2014/1/8 (10:30-12:00)・1/9 (15:00-18:00, )・
2014/1/29・30・2/5・6(10:30-12:00, 13:00-14:30,14:30-16:00)

●Place: Hayama campus, Library (3F) TV conference room
 
●Contents of subject:
Biosystems on the earth can be classified into systems with different levels of complexity, from a cell to society. This course is to discuss evolution of such systems from viewpoints of "elements (members) in each system", " interaction between elements" and "theory to describe this interaction".

 ●Course objectives:
General view of “Evolution of life” will be introduced. Then the mechanism of molecular evolution, especially at genomic and DNA level will be described. Human evolution will be reviewed from viewpoints of genetics, adaptation and environmental changes. Mathematical and theoretical biology and animal behavior will also be reviewed with a special reference to the contribution to development of evolutionary understanding of “life”.

●Contents:
1. Tree of life (1/8・9: Mariko Hasegawa)
2. Basis of molecular evolution （1/29: Yoko Satta）
3. Human evolution – genetics, adaptation, and environment - （1/30: Jun Gojobori）
4. Prediction for future - mathematical and theoretical biology - （2/5: Hisashi Ohtsuki）
5. Animal Behaviour – mechanism and evolution - （2/6: Nobuyuki Kutsukake）

●Lecture materials and readings:
No specific textbook is used. References will be introduced in the lecture when necessary.

●Grades:
The grade is determined by reports/homeworks and attendance at the lectures. 60 points are necessary to get the credit.
 
☆For the details of schedule, please refer "Schedule of the classes".

 

Molecular Cell BiologyⅡ

 

●Credit 　
2 credits

● Lecturer(s):
Contacts to the lecturer :
Professor Hiroyuki Araki (NIG C304)
Professor Hironori Niki (NIG R308)
Professor Takehiko Kobayashi (NIG A301)
Professor Kazuhiro Maeshima (NIG G207)
Professor Tatsuo Fukagawa （NIG C208）
Professor Koichi Kawakami (NIG C115)
Associate Professor Emiko Suzuki (NIG G409)
Associate Professor Yasuo Shirakihara, (NIG C110)
Associate Professor Akatsuki Kimura (NIG A321)
Associate Professor Masato Kanemaki (NIG C318)
Associate Professor Shinya Miyagishima (NIG A325)
Associate Professor Daiju Kitagawa (NIG C316)
Professor Mikio Nishimura (NIBB 403)
Professor Yoshikatsu Matsubayashi (NIBB 201)
Associate Professor Shigenori Nonaka (NIBB 464)
Associate Professor Nobuyuki Shiina (NIBB 335)
Assistant Professor Shoji Mano (NIBB 425)
Assistant Professor Kenji Yamada (NIBB 425)
Assistant Professor Yoshiaki Kamada (NIBB 435)
Assistant Professor Kei Nakayama (NIBB 335)
Assistant Professor Hidefumi Shinohara (NIBB 204)
Professor Tetsuro Kokubo (Yokohama City University)

● Time: (oral and TV) 13:30～15:10 on Friday

●Place: (oral and TV) 3F seminar room of the library in National Institute of Genetics  
                                 1F seminar room 4 in National Institute of Basic Biology　

●Prerequisites and Styles：
It is desirable to have the basic knowledge corresponding to the lecture of Molecular and Cellular Biology I, but it is not mandatory. It is given as an oral lecture, which will be provided in English if non-Japanese speaking students attend.

●Contents:
Basic features of molecular and cellular biology will be outlined and discussed. These include regulation of gene expression, protein synthesis and protein degradation, protein structure and function, chromosome structure and dynamics, cell cycle regulation, and cell structure.

●Course objectives:
1. Elucidation of biological phenomena in a molecular level
2. Understanding methods to analyze in a molecular level
3. Elucidation of biological phenomena in a cellular level
4. Understanding methods to analyze in a cellular level

●Schedule:
(Oral and TV) Date [lecturers if omnibus] Topic
May 17          Tetsuro Kokubo, Regulation of Transcription
May 24          Nobuyuki Shiina, Regulation of Translation
May 31          Yasuo Shirakihara, Structure and Function of Protein
June  7          Yoshikatsu Matsubayashi & Hidefumi Shinohara, Posttranslational Modifications
June 21          Kazuhiro Maeshima, Structure of Chromosome
June 28          Masato Kanemaki, Replication of Chromosome
July  5            Koichi Kawakami, Recombination and Repair of Chromosome
July 19           Tatsuo Fukagawa, Partition of Chromosomes
October 25     Daiju Kitagawa, Cell Structure I
November 1    Shinya Miyagishima, Cell Structure II
November 15  Akatsuki Kimura, Cytoskelton
January 17      Mikio Nishimura,Organella Dynamics
January 24      Kenji Yamada, Intracellular Transport
January 31      Yoshiaki Kamada & Kei Nakayama, Signal Transduction
February  7     Shigenori Nonaka, Imaging I
February 14    Shoji Mano, Imaging II
February 21    Occasional date

●Lecture materials and readings:
Molecular Biology of the gene 6th ed., J. D. Watson et al., CSHL Press.
Molecular Biology of the cell 5th ed., B. Alberts et al., Garland Science.
Genes, B. Lewin, Prentice Hall.
Introduction to Genetic Analysis, A. J. F. Griffiths, W H Freeman & Co.
The Cell Cycle, D. Morgan, Oxford University Press.

●Grades:
The grades will be A, B, C, and D, which are determined by the quality of the paper, which must be submitted to the lecturer by the provided deadline. The subject(s) of the paper must be one of the four important aspects that are presented in the above Course Objectives.

●Notes：None

 For the details of schedule, please refer "Schedule of the classes".

 

Fundamentals of Biomolecular Science

 

●Credit 　
2 credits

●Lecturer(s):
Shuji Akiyama
(IMS, Myodaiji campus, Research Facilities, 2F)
Koichi Kato
(IMS, Yamate campus building 3, 3F)
Katsuyuki Nishimura
(IMS, Myodaiji campus, Laboratories room 318)
Yuji Furutani
(IMS, Myodaiji campus, Research Facilities, 3F)

●Schedule
＊schedule for the second semester in 2013　10/15, 22, 29, 11/5, 12, 19, 26, (12/3)

●Place:    Myodaiji campus, Research Facilities 3F, room 301.
 
●Course objectives:
Core aspects of biophysical chemistry will be overviewed with the life-science student in mind.  This course aims at cultivating the fundamentals necessary to complete the advanced courses of Structural Biomolecular Science and of Functional Biomolecular Science.  The lectures will be given with life-science examples using a textbook (Physical Chemistry: Principles and Applications in Biological Science).
 
●Contents:        

1. 1.Biological standard state
2. 2.Chemical equilibrium and its temperature dependence
3. 3.Kinetics: rates of chemical reactions
4. 4.Diffusion
5. 5.Active and passive transport across biological membranes
6. 6.NMR spectroscopy in structural analyses of biomolecules
7. 7.UV/vis, CD, and IR spectroscopies in structural analyses of biomolecules

 
●Grades:  Sufficient attendance to the lecture and a score of some reports

☆For the details of schedule, please refer "Schedule of the classes".