| History of School and Graduate
School of Bioscience and Biotechnology |
This faculty was
established in 1990 with the intention of contributing not only
to education but also to research in the integrated field of bioscience
and biotechnology. In 1992, the Graduate School of Bioscience and
Biotechology was established with two courses, followed by the launch
of the International Graduate Course in 1993. The Gene Research
Center, Research Center for Experimental Biology and Radioisotope
Research Center were completed as part of the infrasturucture in
1993, 1997 and 2001, respectively. These three centers were reorganized
in 2003 as Center for Biological Resources and Informatics.
The
School of Bioscience and Biotechnology was reorganized in 1999 to
consist of two departments: the Department of Bioscience and the
Department of Biotechnology. The Graduate School of Bioscience and
Biotechnology was also reformed in 1999. Three Graduate School Departments
and two other Departments in the Graduate School were opened in
1999 and 2000, respectively.
The Graduate School and the School
of Bioscience and Biotechnology and the Center for Biological Resources
and Informatics are well organized and located on the Suzukakedai
campus of the Tokyo Institute od Technology.
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| Features of School and Graduate
School of Bioscience and Biotechnology |
In
the later half of last century, the life sciences made remarkable
progress
and exerted a profound impact on industry and human welfare.
Several
features of our school and graduate school are as follows. |
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The Graduate School and the School of
Bioscience and Biotechnology consist of more than 60 laboratories
working hand-in-hand in such diverse fields as chemistry, biochemistry,
medical science, pharmaceutical science, agriculture and engineering.
Such close inter-relationships fostered by this community sharing
the one building help to enhance research activities. |
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Every department and laboratory is fully
equipped with new facitilies, analytical instruments and computers,
all for the mutual use and convenience of laboratorians. |
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Every student can easily attend all
kinds of lectures and seminars in the School and Graduate School,
irrespective of which department he or she belongs to. This provides
students with unparalleled exposure to the wide-ranging facets and
interdisciplinary resources of bioscience and biotechnology. |
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A number of well-known guest lecturers
from both within and outside of Japan frequently visit the campus
to share their expertise in various topics. |
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Thanks to the presence of numerous students
and researchers from abroad, the atmosphere at the School and Graduate
School is quite international.
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