Faculty of Liberal Arts Department of Information Science: , Associate Professor | Tohoku Gakuin University TSUCHIHARA, Kazuko

Faculty of Liberal Arts Department of Information Science

Recruitment stopped in April 2023

For all students enrolled in faculties and departments that will cease accepting new students, we will ensure that they maintain their affiliation with their chosen department and the educational environment there until graduation. We, the faculty and staff, will also fulfill our responsibility to provide support for their student life, career paths, and job placement.

Faculty Introduction

Teacher Profiles

TSUCHIHARA, Kazuko Associate Professor

Specialty	Bioinformatics, life science

■Research Themes

Elucidating the mechanisms of information reception in living organisms
Protein, gene, and other information sciences

■Information science seminar (3rd year)

In the Information Science Exercises, you will learn the fundamentals essential for conducting biological experiments, including observation methods, handling of reagents, biomacromolecules such as DNA and proteins, and the ability to work with information about these molecules.

■ Comprehensive Research (4th year students)

In our comprehensive research, we will conduct research on gene analysis (bioinformatics) based on genomic information (gene databases), the exploration of sensory receptors (proteins, genes) using insects as materials, and behaviors based on various types of information (such as search behaviors for smell, color, and sound).