Education / Research / Education and Support

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In the Toyonaka area, a "Biology Seminar" is held once a month, where laboratories in Toyonaka take turns presenting their research. The Institute for Protein Research also holds a "Protein Research Seminar" about once a month. These seminars are free to attend.

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In the Master's course, there are one or two days per week when classes are concentrated. When classes are held in Toyonaka, graduate students affiliated with the program will also go to the Toyonaka campus.

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It is mainly used by laboratories involved in structural biology. The Institute for Protein Research also has a dedicated beamline.

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The method of determining the theme varies from laboratory to laboratory, so please contact each laboratory.

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In our research lives, we read and study papers written in English on a daily basis. Even if you are not very good at it, you will get used to it as you are exposed to it in your daily research life, and you will often be able to manage to do it.

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Scientific English is not an everyday conversation, but an education to develop the English skills required of scientists. Students learn how to express themselves in scientific papers and how to read and write in English. However, in order to be able to communicate freely with foreign researchers, personal, conversation-oriented daily training is also necessary.

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The small number of students in the Intensive Scientific English program allows for personalized and attentive attention to each individual's pace. In addition, our instructors are native English speakers but bilingual, so you can ask questions and have conversations in Japanese.

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Knowledge of physics will be especially useful in the field of "biophysics. If biology is considered at the four levels of "individual," "cell," "supramolecule/organelle," and "functional protein molecule," then a laboratory that focuses on functional protein molecules may be a good choice. However, it may also be a good idea to venture into a field that has not been approached by physics at all and conduct research from an original point of view.

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Rather than capturing the differences among majors, it would be appropriate to consider the unique characteristics of each laboratory.

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The number of graduate students who can be assigned to each cooperating course differs, but they are educated in the same way as the core course.

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There are many classes in the first year of the master's program, where you can acquire basic knowledge. In physics and chemistry, depending on the field, it is advisable to work on improving the required knowledge and methodologies by consulting with your supervisor.

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Regardless of where you come from, if you pass the entrance exam, you will do well inside the school. It is a good idea to look at past entrance examinations, study your strengths, and prepare for the examinations.

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Although we do not offer special education for students from other departments, it is recommended to study "Essential Cell Biology" and "Vaught Biochemistry" for the entrance exam. The following is a list of the most important issues that will be discussed in the next section.

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Depending on the person, in the first year of the master's program, there are about 6 hours a week of classes to learn the basics. There is also a system in which students can earn credits by participating in seminars. It is unlikely that the department from which you graduated will have any influence on the credits you receive.

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There are about 4-6 lecture periods per week in M1. Various seminars are also held and there are many opportunities to gain knowledge.

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There are about 4-6 lecture periods per week in M1. Various seminars are also held and there are many opportunities to gain knowledge.

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The course includes "English for Science," "Basic Biological Information Science," and "Advanced Biological Sciences. The "Advanced Biological Sciences" courses are offered from I to XIV over two years, with a quarter of the course offered in the first semester of the first year.

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Many students earn almost all of their course credits during the first year of their master's degree. First-year master's students have one day a week when they take classes in the afternoon. The rest of the time, many of them experiment every day.

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No difference.

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These are doctoral programs, but there are workshops aimed at mastering basic techniques. Some are camp-style and quite intensive.

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The advantage of small class sizes is that students are encouraged to learn independently and actively. This will lead to the development of human resources who can actively participate in society and who are capable of motivated, critical, and analytical thinking in the future.

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Lectures are taught by lecturers and above (PDs do not teach lectures). In addition, there is a difference in employment status between PDs and assistants.

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Both TA and RA are paid 1,200 to 1,400 yen/hour. The number of hours worked will vary on an individual basis.

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There is a budget limit for TAs and RAs, but no maximum number of students; RAs are hired based on a comprehensive evaluation of not only their grades but also their attitude toward research; RAs are hired by the majority of students in the doctoral course, but may also be hired by JSPS DC, KAKENHI (30 hours per week), etc. in addition to RAs.

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If there are openings, it is possible.

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The majority of students are involved in the master's program.

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Approximately 500,000 yen.

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There is a system in place, but it has somewhat strict conditions.

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The results of the entrance exam are relevant.