3月15日13時に第15期公募情報を公開いたしました。
4月1日13時より応募者登録サイトへの登録が可能です。
Information on the 15th call for applications was opened at 13:00 on 15 March.
Applicants can register on the registration website from 1 April at 13:00.
Research Interests: Chemical Ecology
Research Topic: FACs, the Gut Component of Lepidopteran Caterpillars and Insect Nitrogen Efficiency
As a chemist and entomologist, Naoko has studied the tritrophic interaction, chemically mediated relationships between plants-herbivorous insects-their natural enemies. FACs in caterpillar regurgitants originally known as key chemicals in this ecological system turned out to be important intermediates for caterpillars to archive effective nitrogen assimilation. Based on this finding, her next approach is to develop new techniques for sustainable food production that will help us 1) understand how to control their nitrogen metabolism for the purpose of pest management, and 2) evaluate their maximum ability to produce nutrient proteins with the prospect of its utilization for alternative poultry feeds.