Department of Molecular Biology

Professor:

Kimitoshi Kohno (MD, Ph.D.)

Associate Professor:

Hiroto Izumi (MD, Ph.D.)

Focus of research

1. Cancer chemotherapy
2. Transcriptional regulation of drug resistant related genes through signal transduction by DNA damaging agents.

Educational activities

1. Structure of gene
   DNA, RNA and chromosome structure
2. Molecular mechanism of gene replication, DNA repair and gene expression
3. Genetic engineering and its applications
4. Oncogene and cell cycle
5. Genetic disease, genetic diagnosis and gene therapy
6. Cancer chemotherapy and drug resistance