2019 Academic Years

Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life

Hiroshima University

Application Guidelines Master’s Course

（For April 2019 Admissions）

Examinations Schedule

Program Application Period Examination dateResults

Announcement

Basic BiologyJan.4(Fri)-Jan.11(Fri),

2019Jan.25(Fri),2019

Feb.7(Thu),

2019Mathematical and Life

Sciences

Note 1: Prior to application, please consult about your research programs with the

expected academic supervisor.

There may be change in the faculty members who recruit students. In such cases, information

will be uploaded on the website of the graduate school, please confirm them before

consultation.

October 2018

Hiroshima University

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Admissions Policy (Master’s Course)

The Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, based on its Diploma Policy and Curriculum Policy,

expects to admit master’s students as described below.

Students who:

1. Have strong eagerness to learn, who wish to acquire deep expertise and understanding in a wide range of

fields from the basics to applications that include medical treatment in the areas of study related to biology

and life sciences, and who have basic academic knowledge for that purpose;

2. Wish to acquire interdisciplinary problem-searching and problem-solving abilities, which can integrate and l

ink different fields, along with broad general education, without being constrained by conventional

frameworks of research fields, and to create “science that can guide sustainable development”; and

3. Are aware of both academic fields and the real world, and who wish to acquire international

and interdisciplinary communication skills as well as practical capabilities in society.

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Admission Policy of the Program

【Program of Basic Biology Master’s Course】

Based on its Diploma Policy and Curriculum Policy, this program expects to admit students as described below.

Students who:

Have acquired basic knowledge and skills in biology at molecular, cellular, individual, ecological, and

evolutionary levels that should have been acquired in the related faculties;

Have a command of English strong enough to make a presentation on their own research in English; and

Have acquired common sense and ethical standards as a working member of society.

【Program of Mathematical and Life Sciences Master’s Course】

Based on its Diploma Policy and Curriculum Policy, this program expects to admit students as described below.

Students who:

Are equipped with basic academic abilities in the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology;

Have an ambition to open up a new research field for the mathematical science, molecular science, and life

science fields as well as integrated fields; and

Have acquired common sense and ethical standards as a working member of society.

Entrance Examination Schedule

Examination Category Item Date

General Selection

Application Period Jan.4(Fri)-Jan.11(Fri),2019

Examination Date Jan.25(Fri),2019

Results Announcement Feb.7(Thu),2019

Note 1: Prior to application, please consult about your research programs with the

expected academic supervisor.

There may be change in the faculty members who recruit students. In such cases, information will

be uploaded on the website of the graduate school, please confirm them before consultation.

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Program of Basic Biology

Program of Mathematical and Life Sciences

Contents

【General Selection】

1. Eligibility for application ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・D4

2. Application Procedure ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・D5

3.Details of Examinations ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・D7

4. Reference material for Oral exam ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・D8

5.Verification of application eligibility ・・・・・・・・・・・・D8

6.Pre-arrangements for special needs applicants ・・・・・・・・・・・・D9

7. Announcement of results ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・D9

8. Important Matters Regarding Application ・・・・・・・・・・・・D10

9. Guidelines for Applicants and Inquiries ・・・・・・・・・・・・D10

10. Examination Information Disclosure ・・・・・・・・・・・・D11

【An Outline of the Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life】

Program of Basic Biology ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・D12

Program of Mathematical and Life Sciences ・・・・・・・・・・・・D13

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【General Selection】

1. Eligibility for application

Those who are any of the following correspond or are expected to correspond byMarch 31, 2019 are eligible for application:

(1) Graduate of a Japanese university;(2) Holders of academic degrees conferred by the National Institution for

Academic Degrees and University Evaluation of Japan in compliance with theprovisions of Article 104,Item 4 of the School Education Law of Japan;

(3) Those who have completed 16 years of formal school education outside Japan;(4) Those who have completed 16 years of formal school education in the

educational system of a foreign country by completing in Japan acorrespondence course operated by an educational establishment instituted inthe foreign country;

(5) Those who have studied at an educational institute in Japan that is designatedby the educational policies of a foreign country as providing university coursesof said foreign country (only those courses upon whose completion theindividual is recognized, by the educational policies of said foreign country, ashaving completed 16 years of formal schooling) and is specifically designatedby the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(Hereafter referred to as the "Minister"), and have completed such courses;

(6) Persons who have been conferred, or expect to be conferred by March 31, 2019,a degree equivalent to a bachelor's degree through attending an overseasuniversity or other overseas school (limited to those whose education andresearch activities have been evaluated by persons who have been certified bythe relevant country's government or a related institution, or have beenseparately designated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology as being equivalent to such) and graduated from a programthat requires 3 or more years to complete (Includes graduating from a programimplemented by the relevant overseas school while living in Japan throughdistance learning, as well as graduating from a program implemented by aneducational facility established with the relevant overseas country's schooleducation system and has received the designation mentioned above).

(7) Those who have completed an applicable curriculum at an educationalestablishment that is located in Japan, is recognized as offering undergraduatecourses in the educational system of a foreign country (only educationalestablishments whose graduates are recognized as having completed 16 yearsof formal school education in the educational system of that country), and isseparately so designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,Science and Technology of Japan;

(8) Those who have completed, on or after the date specified by the Minister ofEducation, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, a specializedcurriculum of a vocational school (only vocational schools whose period ofeducation is four years or longer and that fulfill other criteria specified by thesame Minister) that is recognized as such by the Minister;

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(9) Those who have entered a postgraduate program incompliance with theprovisions of Article 102,Item 2 of the School Education Low of Japan, and whohave been recognized by relevant Graduate School of Hiroshima University ashaving academic ability appropriate for receiving postgraduate education;

(10) Those who are 22 years of age or older as of March 31, 2019 and arerecognized through an individual admission screening process by the relevantGraduate School of Hiroshima University as having academic abilityequivalent or superior to that of a university graduate; eligible for application:

(11)Those who were enrolled in a university for a period of three years or longer (including

those recognized by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology of Japan as being equivalent thereto) and who have demonstrated

excellent academic performance and obtained credits in subjects designated by the

relevant Graduate School of Hiroshima University.

Note：Individuals applying above eligibility requirements (9), (10) or (11) are subject to a

review of application eligibility.

Please see "5. Review of Application Eligibility and Approval" for details.

2. Application procedure

(1) Period of acceptance of application

・If submitting in person, application documents are accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

(Except Saturday, Sunday and national holiday).

・If sending documents by postal mail, you must send them by the registered letter, and

applications must arrive by 5 p.m. Friday January 11, 2019.

Note: If documents arrived after 5 p.m., Friday January 11, 2019, we can only accept documents

with the postmark dated on or before Wednesday January 9.

(2) Required documents (all documents must be written in English or Japanese)

No. Document Description

1

Application Form，

Examination Card，ID

Photograph Card，Slip

for Certificate of

Examination Fee

Payment

Use the official form. Affix to the designated area the certificate ofexamination fee payment bearing the banking institution’s seal of receipt.

2Academic performance

record

Must be issued by the President of the University (or the Faculty Dean)

concerned and submitted in a sealed envelope.

3

Certificate of

(expected) graduation

Certificate or Certificate of (expected) graduation issued by the university in

which applicant is/was enrolled.

Applicants who expect to graduate from the Faculty of Science, Hiroshima

University, at the end of the current academic year need not submit this

Friday, January 4– Friday January 11, 2019 (Must arrive by 5 p.m.)

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document.

Applicants whose bachelor’s degree was awarded by the National Institution

for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation (NIAD-UE) must submit a

certificate of bachelor’s degree issued by NIAD-UE.

Applicants who expect to apply for a bachelor’s degree from NIAD-UE must

submit a certificate of (scheduled) academic degree application issued by the

president or rector of their junior college or technical college.

4

Envelope and Stamp

for sending the

Examination Card

Write your zip cord, address and name and paste 82 yen worth ofstamps on a long type-3 envelope (12x23.5cm).

5 Mailing Label

Use the official form.

Write your address and name for receiving “Notice of Acceptance” and

“Documents for enrollment formalities”

6

Examination fee，Slip

for Certificate of

Examination Fee

Payment

Make a bank transfer Thirty thousand (30,000) yen using the official banktransfer slip of Hiroshima University. (Please refer 「(3)Bank transferMethod of application fee」).

*Applicants supported by the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho)

Scholarship are exempt from the examination fee.

7

English test score

(Only required for theprogram of BasicBiology )

Submit the original score sheet of a TOEIC® public test, TOEIC®-IP (including College TOEIC®), TOEFL®-iBT or iTP. Thosecarried out within the past two years

＊ The Program of Basic Biology will use TOEIC® or TOEFL® scores in place of a written foreign

language (English) test.

If you have multiple score certificates, submit one of them.

(3) Bank transfer method of application feeUse the specified form “Hiroshima University Bank Transfer Slip for the Entrance Examination

Fee（広島大学入学検定料振込依頼書）”. Write your name and address within the frames specified

in all the three slips. And then pay the amount at a city bank. (If you pay at a branch of Japan

Post Bank, you have to use a different form. In that case, present the official slip enclosed herein at

a window of Japan Post Bank and follow the instructions provided. Please note that you cannot

pay by transfer from an ATM of any bank, including Japan Post Bank). Also, please note that the

bank transfer fee shall be borne by the applicant.

Since only payment receipt with a bank stamp dated by the final date of the application period

shall be recognized as valid for an application document, please be sure to confirm the hours of

bank window service before making bank transfer.

The left part （入学志願票貼付用） of the “Hiroshima University Bank Transfer Slip for the

Entrance Examination Fee（広島大学入学検定料振込依頼書）”is regarded as the Certificate of

Examination Fee Payment. Paste this certificate on the Slip for Certificate of Examination Fee

Payment, specified in A of this Table.

The examination fee, once paid, will not be refunded for any reason.

Please note that application fees are non-refundable for any reason after the application forms

have been accepted.

However, in the following (1) and (2) cases, the application fees are refundable after deducting

the bank transfer fees. Therefore in such cases, please state the “reason of demand for return”,

“name”, “postal code”, “address” and “contact telephone number” in writing (in any format) and

send it surely with the attachment of the “proof of payment of the application fee” to the address

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mentioned below by mail or fax by Friday, February 22th, 2019.

Then, we will send you by mail a “demand for return” form used for demand for the refund of the

application fee. Please write the necessary information and put your seal on the form, and send it

by mail to the address mentioned below.

(1) If the application documents have not been submitted, or they have not been accepted

(2) If duplicate payments of the application fee have been made by error

Address: 3-2, Kagamiyama 1 Chome, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan 739-8511

Higashi-Hiroshima Campus Management Support Office,

Common Administrative Services Office, Accounting Group

(TEL) 082-424-7811 (FAX) 082-424-6962

(4) Application procedureSend all the application documents listed in 3-(2) above together to the address below:

Student Support Office (Graduate Program)

Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University

1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima City 739-8526, Japan

3. Details of Examinations(1) Details of Examinations

Program Details of Examinations

Basic BiologyOral test examines each applicant’s basic knowledge concerning the specializedsubject, as well as his or her powers of understanding, observation, expression,etc.

Mathematical and Life

Sciences

Oral test examines each applicant’s basic knowledge concerning the specializedsubject, as well as his or her powers of understanding, observation, expression,etc.

(2) Evaluation criteria

（Evaluation criteria of the Program of Basic Biology）【Foreign language】TOEIC® or TOEFL® score converted to max. 200 points【Interview】Scale of 1 to 4（Ａ，Ｂ，Ｃ，Ｄ）

【Academic performance record】Scale of 1 to 3（Ａ，Ｂ，Ｃ）

（Evaluation criteria of the Program of Mathematical and Life Sciences）

【Interview】Scale of 1 to 4（Ａ，Ｂ，Ｃ，Ｄ）

【Academic performance record】Scale of 1 to 3（Ａ，Ｂ，Ｃ）

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(3) Interview schedule

Program Interviews

Basic Biology

Friday, January 25, 2019Mathematical and Life

Sciences

Note 1: Details of the interview will be informed to the applicants on the day of the interview.Note 2: Applicants must contact a member of the Hiroshima University faculty in the research

area in which they wish to pursue their studies and research before submitting theirapplication documents to receive advice regarding their application.

4. Reference material for Oral exam

The Program of

Mathematical and Life

Sciences

Write 2 pages report on each topic. (A4 size, style is free)

Please attach it as an oral exam reference material at the

time of application.

(1) Contents of Graduation research (contents that you

learned particularly with interest if you are not doing

graduation research)

(2) Areas or themes that you would like to study after

entering the university

5. Verification of application eligibility(1) The Graduate School will verify application eligibility of those who wish to apply for

admission in eligibility category (9)or (10)or(11) under “2. Eligibility for application.” Those

who correspond to this description must submit the following documents to the Student

Support Group of the Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University,

no later than Tuesday, December 11, 2018.

a. Application form (provided) for eligibility verification

b. Survey sheet (provided) for eligibility verification

c. Statement of motivation for entering the Graduate School and research plan for the

Master’s Program

(use A4-size sheets; free format)

d. Academic performance record from the last school attended (applicants under category

(9)or(11): undergraduate academic performance record)

e. Certificate of graduation from the last school attended (applicants under category (9)

or (11): certificate of current enrollment/expected graduation)

f. Self-addressed envelope (long No. 3 type with stamps worth 392 yen)

(2) Verification results will be notified to the applicants by e-mail or by post by Thursday,

December 20 2018.

(3) Those whose application eligibility is verified through this process need not resubmit

documents identical to the above, among the “(2) Required documents” under “2. Application

procedure.”

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6. Pre-arrangements for special needs applicantsThose who require special consideration for taking examinations and/or pursing anacademic program due to disabilities and other legitimate reasons must contact theStudent Support Group (Graduate Program) of the Graduate School of Integrated Sciencesfor Life by submitting a statement of information as described below (in free format) toseek advance regarding the necessary arrangements.

(1) Period of statement submission

Those who require specific arrangements, such as the preparation of examination texts in

braille, must contact the Student Support Group no later than Tuesday, December 11, 2018.

For other special needs applicants, the closing date is Monday, December 17, 2018.

Applicants who require special consideration are advised to contact the Student SupportGroup as early as possible since certain arrangements will require sufficient time forpreparation.

(2) Information to include in the statementInformation Remarks

①Applicant's name, address, and contact

telephone number

② Name of the last school attended

③Department and Graduate School applied

for

④ Type and degree of disability

Attach the treating physician's

diagnosis or certificate (copy) of

disability

⑤Requested consideration regarding

examinations

⑥Requested consideration during enrollment

in the Graduate School

⑦Arrangements made in school(s) previously

attended

⑧ Description of daily life

7. Announcement of results

The examinee numbers of successful applicants will be posted at the examination venue,and the results will be sent by post to all applicants who undergo interviews. The sameresults will be also published on the Internet (the Graduate School of Integrated Sciences forLife website)

11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 7, 2019(scheduled)

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8. Important Matters Regarding Application(1) Application documents submitted by post must be sent as registered mail; the front side of

the envelope must be marked 統合生命科学研究科入学願書在中 or "Graduate School of

Integrated Sciences for Life Application Documents Enclosed" in red.

(2) An incomplete set of application documents or inappropriately prepared documents may be

rejected.

Once application documents are submitted, the information contained therein cannot be

modified, and the documents and examination fee cannot be returned.

(3) Examination Cards will be sent by post around Thursday, January 17, 2019, to applicants

whose application documents are accepted. The applicants must bring their Examination

Card to the examination.

(4) Questions regarding the application procedure must be directed to the Student Support

Office (Graduate Program) of the Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life,

Hiroshima University.

(5) If the date and time of examination change due to the weather condition or other reasons, it

will be notified on the website of Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima

University (http://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/ilife/).

9. Guidelines for Applicants and InquiriesTo request a hard copy of the Guidelines for Applicants, write to the address below, enclosing

a self-addressed return envelope (square No.2 type, 24 x 33 cm) with stamps worth the

corresponding postage and a clear indication of the document(s) requested (for example, for

general selection: “Guidelines for Applicants for Master's Program requested”).

Information:

The Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life and its respective Programs present

their education and research on the website below.

Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life: http://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/ilife/

Documents requested postage

Guidelines for Applicants ２５０ yen/円

Guidelines for Applicants and brochure ３８０ yen/円

Student Support Office (Graduate Program)Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, HiroshimaUniversity1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima City 739-8526, JapanTel: +81-(0)82-424-7309 or 4468E-mail：ri-gaku-sien@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp

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10. Examination Information Disclosure

1. The results of the entrance examinations of the Graduate School of Integrated Sciences

for Life, Hiroshima University, may be disclosed exclusively to those who took the

examinations (hereinafter referred to as Discloser Applicants) as specified in the table

below.

Item Information disclosed

General selection GradeForeign language proficiency evaluation (scale orpoints), interview, academic performance recordevaluation (scale) results

2. The disclosure of examination results (considered as personal information) may be requested

in the following manner:

(1) Obtain an examination information disclosure application form:

Write to the address below, indicating on the envelope 入試情報開示申請書請求 or

"Examination Information Disclosure Application Form Request," enclosing a self-

addressed return envelope (long No. 3 type, 120 mm × 235 mm) bearing the examinee's

name, address and postal code and an 82 yen stamp.

(2) Complete the examination information disclosure application form, and send by post the

documents listed below between April 1 and 30, 2019 (postmarked) to the address below.

① Completed examination information disclosure application form

② Original Examination Card for the admission examination of the Graduate School of

Science, Hiroshima University (a copy will not be accepted; the original Card will be

returned at the time of information disclosure)

③ Self-addressed return envelope (long No. 3 type, 120 mm × 235 mm) bearing the

examinee's name, address and postal code and a 392 yen stamp.

Disclosure Applicants may be requested to correct any submitted documents found to be

inappropriate.

(3) The Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life will send a notice of examination

information disclosure to the Disclosure Applicant by simplified registered mail within 30

days from the receipt of the application form.

《Information disclosure application and inquiries》Student Support Office (Graduate Program)Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, HiroshimaUniversity1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima City 739-8526,JapanTel: +81-(0)82-424-7309

An Outline of the Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life

As of November, 2018

Program of Basic BiologyLaboratory Academic Staff Research Subjects

DevelopmentalBiology

KIKUCHI, Yutaka (Professor)Molecular mechanisms of regeneration invertebrates. Studies on the chromosome topology inmammalian cells.

Cell BiologyCHIHARA,Takahiro (Professor)

HAMAO, Kozue (Assoc. Prof.)

Molecular logic underlying neural development,adaptation and maintenance. Molecular mechanismsof cell division in animal cells.

Molecular andCellular Physiology

UEKI, Tatsuya (Assoc. Prof.)Molecular physiological and biochemical study onanimal physiology, especially in adhesion,metastasis, oxygen, metal ions, and neural signals.

Plant Taxonomyand Ecology

YAMAGUCHI, Tomio (Professor)

SHIMAMURA, Masaki (Assoc. Prof.)

Taxonomical and ecological research on non-vascularplants, including bryophytes, freshwater algae andlichens.

Plant MolecularPhysiology

TAKAHASHI, Yohsuke (Professor)Molecular mechanisms of plant growth anddevelopment. Molecular mechanisms of plantadaptation to environmental stimuli.

Plant MolecularBiology and

Bioinformatics

SUZUKI, Katsunori (Professor)

MORIGUCHI, Kazuki (Lecturer)

Molecular and evolutionary mechanism oftrans-kingdom conjugation between bacteria andyeasts. Genome analysis of Agrobacterium includingTi and Ri plasmids.

Embryology(Amphibian

Research Center)

SUZUKI, Atsushi (Assoc. Prof.)

FURUNO, Nobuaki (Assoc. Prof.)

TAKASE, Minoru (Assoc. Prof.)

Molecular mechanism of amphibian oocytedifferentiation and maturation, early development,regeneration, metamorphosis, and reproductiveorgan differentiation and development.

Genome evolutionand resource(Amphibian

Research Center)

OGINO, Hajime (Professor)

Study on evolution and diversification of vertebrategenomes including amphibians. Study on genomicand epigenomic regulation of organ development.Study on genomic and epigenomic regulation oforgan regeneration.

EvolutionaryBiology and

Biodiversity ofAmphibians(Amphibian

Research Center)

MIURA, Ikuo (Assoc. Prof.)Studies on genome evolution, sex and reproduction,evolutionary traits, and natural history (taxonomy,biodiversity, and biogeography) in amphibians.

Island Biology(Miyajima NaturalBotanical Garden)

TSUBOTA, Hiromi (Assoc. Prof.)

Island biology. Phytogeographical, taxonomical andecological research on vascular and non-vascularplants by utilizing the excellent natural resources ofWorld heritage listed Miyajima (Itsukushima) Islandand nature conservation of the island.

Plant Chromosomeand Gene Stock

KUSABA, Makoto (Professor)Conservation of wild-plant genetic resources.Molecular genetic study of leaf senescence. Molecularevolution and cytogenetics of higher plants.

Marine BiologicalLaboratory

TAGAWA, Kunifumi (Assoc. Prof.)

Study of acorn worms (Eneteropneusta,Hemichordata) and acoel flatworms (Acoelmorpha)to elucidate the origin and evolution ofdeuterostomes and bilateria by applying moleculardevelopmental biology and comparative genomics.

Program of Mathematical and Life SciencesLaboratory Academic Staff Research Subjects

Nonlinear Studies

SAKAMOTO, Kunimochi (Professor)

OHNISHI, Isamu (Assoc. Prof.)

TOGASHI, Yuichi (Assoc. Prof.)

Reaction-diffusion system, dynamical systems,nonlinear mathematical analysis.Mathematical Life Science, BiophysicallyMathematical Modelling, Applied Dynamical System.Mathematical Biology.Computational studies on biomolecular machinery.

PhenomenalMathematics

NISHIMORI, Hiraku (Professor)

AWAZU, Akinori (Assoc. Prof.)Nonequilibrium nonlinear phenomenology.Theoretical biophysics and complex systems.

Complex Systems

KOBAYASHI, Ryo (Professor)

IIMA,Makoto (Assoc. Prof.)

SEIRIN-LEE, Sungrim (Assoc. Prof.)

Mathematical Biology, Modeling Study of Dynamicsand Control of the Animal’s Motion, Fluid Mechanics.Mathematical modeling and analysis on patternformation of cellular and developmental biology.

MolecularBiophysics

TATE, Shin-ichi (Professor)

KATAYANAGI, Katsuo (Assoc. Prof.)

Biophysical studies of protein structure, dynamics andtheir relations to the biological function. Structuralbiology by NMR and X-ray crystallography of proteins.

Self-organizationin Chemistry

NAKATA, Satoshi (Professor)

FUJIWARA, Yoshihisa (Assoc. Prof.)

Spatio-temporally developed phenomena undernonequilibrium conditions (Self-motion andmode-switching, chemical oscillation, and artificialsensation). Magneto-Science (Magnetic field andmagnetically simulated microgravity and hypergravityeffects on phenomena in chemistry, physics, andbiology and on advanced nano- and micro-materials).

BiologicalChemistry

IZUMI, Shunsuke (Professor)Biological Chemistry; Natural Product Chemistry;Biocatalytic Chemistry; Bioorganic Chemistry; ProteinChemistry.

MolecularGenetics

YAMAMOTO, Takashi (Professor)

SAKAMOTO, Naoaki (Assoc. Prof.)

SAKUMA, Tetsushi(Lecturer)

Development of genome editing technology.Elucidation of a cascade of transcription factorsregulating temporal as well as spatial expression ofgenes in sea urchin embryo. Study on genes related tocell fate determination in sea urchin embryo.

Molecular PlantBiology

SAKAMOTO, Atsushi (Professor)

SHIMADA, Hiroshi (Assoc. Prof.)

Molecular biology, biochemistry and physiology ofplant function and metabolism; Plant molecularstrategies for sustainable growth and survival understress; Chloroplast development; Molecular geneticand metabolic engineering for improved plantperformance ; Microalgae bioenergy production

Gene Chemistry IDE, Hiroshi (Professor)Molecular and cell biology of DNA repair andmutagenesis.

AY 2019: Application Form for Master’s course of the Graduate School of Integrated Sciences forLife, Hiroshima University

January 2019 Exam ApplicantID No.

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Katakana

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Name

Date of birth Year month day

Sex Male / Female Age Years

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wish to enroll□Program of Basic Biology

□Program of Mathematical and Life

Sciences＊

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Fieldof

study

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Scholarship

MEXT / Private / Government(Third choice)

HighestEducationalattainment

University/College/Junior College: Faculty: Department:

Graduated/expected to graduate on: year month day

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For sendingthe result of

thescreening

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(Address)

TEL（ ） ―e-mail：

Other contactinformation

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(Address)

TEL（ ） ―e-mail：

受 付 月 日Accepted month and day

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Note : Please refer to the notices on the reverse.

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Note : Appl ican ts should wri te the i r academic careers da t ing back to the i r g radua t ion

f rom senior h igh school .

Notices in filling the Application Form

１．Do not fill in the box marked with ※.

２．In the boxes “Sex,” and “Educational background,” encircle the appropriate items.

３．For your age, write your age as of April 1, 2019.

４．Only International Students are required to fill in the sections marked ◎

５．Please offer detailed contact information. (If you board at someone’s house, write his/her family name.)

６．＊Please refer to Outline of the Graduate school of Integrated Sciences for Life in the Application

Guideline and fill in the “Field of Study”.

AY 2019: General Screening for Master’s Course of the Graduate School of

Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University

<Examination Admission Slip> (January Exam)

Applicant ID No.※

Program□Basic Biology

□Mathematical and Life Sciences

Name

Examination venueGraduate School of Science, Hiroshima University

(Faculty of Science)

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AY 2019: General Screening for Master’s Course of the Graduate School of

Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University

<ID Photograph Card > (January Exam)

Applicant IDNo.

※

Paste an identification

photo, which should be

upper-body, frontal and

without a hat, taken within

the last three months.

(4 cm 3 cm)

Program□Basic Biology

□Mathematical and Life Sciences

Name

Examinationvenue

Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University

(Faculty of Science)

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AY 2019: Screening for Master’s Course of the Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life,

Hiroshima University

(General Screening)

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