Laboratories
| Main research fields | Biology Biological sciences Chemistry Complex systems Engineering |
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| Related research fields | Agricultural Sciences Applied microbiology-related Applied molecular and cellular biology Aquatic ecosystem Biofunction and bioprocess engineering-related Biological sciences Biology Biomolecular chemistry Cell biology Chemical biology Chemistry Complex systems Developmental biology Engineering Environmental analysis and modeling Environmental science Green sustainable chemistry Green/Environmental chemistry Informatics Interdisciplinary science and engineering Life sciences Mathematical and physical sciences Medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy Molecular biology Molecular functional materials Natural product chemistry Organic chemistry Plant molecular biology/Plant physiology Plant nutrition/Soil science Polymer chemistry Science in genetics and breeding Synthetic chemistry Synthetic organic chemistry System genome science-related Applied biochemistry Functional biochemistry Plant molecular biology and physiology-related Evolutionary biology-related |
| Strategic Program | Sustainable Bioproduction（SB） Material Circulation and Catalysts（MC） Symbiosis and Environment（SE） Advanced Research and Technology Platforms（TP） Drug Discovery Platforms Cooperation Division（DP） RIKEN ECL（Early Career Leaders） |
Understanding plant immunity mechanisms and developing sustainable disease resistant crops
Developing new catalysts for more eficient, selective chemical transformations
Developing new transition metal-catalyzed reactions and conducting integrated research of chemistry and plant science
Understanding the mechanisms and physiology of plant metabolism and improving production of useful materials
Developing software platforms and databases for metabolomics research
Exploring sustainability of environmental metabolic system based on a data-driven approach
Analyzing plant genomic networks for environmental stress adaptation and improved productivity
Uncovering the regulatory network underlying plant organ growth and regeneration
Understanding plant-microbe symbiosis in order to establish sustainable agriculture
Exploring next generation organic synthesis for an environmentally sustainable society
Can we develop suitable catalysts towards green sustainable chemistry?
Understanding biological electron transfer is critical to develop a sustainable energy strategy
Exploring target molecules and mode-of-action of bioactive compounds through global analysis of chemical genetic interactions
Exploring useful genes for plant productivity and developing technology to increase grass biomass
Developing new biopolymers and applying them as biomass-based functional and structural materials
Creating new high quality plastic materials made from biomass
Regulation of plant physiology with synthetic molecules
A lipidomic approach to addressing plant growth and development
Contributing sustainable crop productivity and improvement of environmental stress adaptation through elucidation of plant hormone functions
Production of novel bioactive compounds with biosynthetic ways
FAME: Fungal signalling in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Endosymbioses
Advancing sustainable solutions through systemic understanding and engineering of soil-plant-microbe interactions, fostering harmony between humanity and nature
Developing out-of-the-box molecules that make breakthroughs in the fields of chemical biology and drug discovery in unexplored chemical space
Catalyst development based on understanding the reaction mechanisms, targeting valorization of various carbon resources
Rational cell design for enhanced production of valuable compounds via metabolic pathway engineering and enzyme creation
Exploring microbial gene resources and elucidating biosynthetic mechanisms to produce valuable compounds
Discovering seed and lead compounds by HTS to develop new drugs
Pursuing small molecule drug discovery and targeted protein degradation
Developing technologies and platforms for structure characterization by NMR and MS analyses
To resolve the mystery of biological phenomena, we examine the protein structure
Providing mass spectrometric and microscopic platforms for plant science
Expanding and using chemical libraries to accelerate chemical biology research
Development of crop reproductive system customized functional RNAs that are respectively adapted under harsh environments
Developing new methodologies for molecular transformations using light energy
Elucidating the stem cell systems that enable continuous plant growth
Elucidate metabolic principles by uncovering metabolic and enzymatic diversity in nature and validating via synthetic biology
Environment-Oriented Metabolism RIKEN ECL Research Unit
Uncovering plant perception to reveal the principles of environmental adaptation and survival
Plant Perception RIKEN ECL Research Unit
