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Bioproductivity Informatics Research Team

Main Research Fields :
Biology
Related Research Fields :
Informatics / Agricultural Sciences
Keywords :
Genome / Bioinformatics / Increase plant biomass production / Grasses / Genome polyploidy
Project :
Innovative Plant Biotechnology
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Exploring useful genes for plant productivity and developing technology to increase grass biomass

Team Leader

Keiichi Mochida Ph.D.

Keiichi Mochida

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2003
Ph.D., Synthesis Science Research Course, Yokohama City University
2003
Research Associate, Tsukuba University
2004
Assistant Professor, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology
2005
Research Associate, Plant Science Center, RIKEN
2008
Part-time Lecturer, Yokohama City University
2008
Research Scientist, Plant Science Center, RIKEN
2010
Senior Research Scientist, Biomass Research Platform Team, Biomass Engineering Program, RIKEN
2011
Visiting Associate Professor, Yokohama City University (-current)
2013
Deputy Team Leader, Biomass Research Platform Team, Biomass Engineering Program Cooperation Division, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
2013
Senior Research Scientist, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
2015
Team Leader, Cellulose Production Research Team, Biomass Engineering Research Division, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
2018
Team Leader, Bioproductivity Informatics Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (-current)

CONTACT

RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Bioproductivity Informatics Research Team

keiichi.mochida

YokohamaAccess
1-7-22 Suehiro, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045 Japan
#E714 7F East Research Building,
FAX: 045-503-9182

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Outline

Bioproductivity Informatics Research Team
Our team aims to develop plants with improvements in the quantitative and qualitative productivity of cellulosic biomass. By using model grass, we carry out gene discovery to improve biomass productivity and environment adaptability in plants. Furthermore, we are promoting applied researches for plants for biomass resources in collaboration with universities and institutes.

Subjects

  1. Elucidation of molecular mechanisms of higher productivity in allopolyploid and its application to increase plant biomass production
  2. Identification of useful genes for improving biomass productivity in grasses
  3. Enhancement of biomass by modification of the metabolism and cellular system in grasses and microalgae
Vigorous growth of allopolyploid Brachypodium