Hiroshima UnIversity

Amphibian Research Center

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Research

Faculty members form groups and units to work on up-to-date research issues. Each of the members has research themes that utilizes his/her expertise. At the same time, project researches are underway in which the project members unite their expertise to tackle major challenges.

(English title in preparation) Research Group

Professor Dr. Hajime Ogino

Assistant Professor Dr. Takeshi Igawa

Assistant Professor Dr. Makoto Suzuki

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Professor Dr. Toshinori Hayashi

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Associate Professor Dr. Nobuaki Furuno

Assistant Professor Dr. Keisuke Nakajima

Assistant Professor Dr. Ichiro Tazawa

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(English title in preparation) Research Unit

Associate Professor Dr. Ikuo Miura

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(English title in preparation) Research Unit

Associate Professor Dr. Atsushi Suzuki

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Associate Professor Dr. Minoru Takase

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Associate Professor Dr. Hideki Hanada

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Research Unit of Visiting Researchers

Visiting Professor Dr. Akihiko Kashiwagi

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Bio-Resouce

Provision of Xenopus tropicalis

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Provision of Pleurodeles waltl

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Provision by the Animal Maintenance Team

The Animal Maintenance Team provides amphibians other than the two species above and the cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus as a their food.

 

Provision of Xenopus laevis

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Provision of Other Amphobians

Ambystoma mexicanum, Xenopus borealis, and Japanese domestic amphibians including Bufo japonicus formosus are provided.

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Provision of Gryllus bimaculatus

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Education

Education at Hiroshima University

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outreach

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Exhibition of Living Amphibians

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Exhibition of Amphibian Photos

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