Our research group started in 2011; in 2018, we moved from Hakozaki campus to Ito campus. We are working on our research step by step, creating an at-home and active research group while improving our research environment.
We welcome graduate students who like plants, want to solve something, are interested in our research topics, and enjoy research and student life in Kyushu/Japan. Our group is rather international. The ratio between international and domestic students is almost half every year. For more information on graduate school admissions, please click here.
We are happy to hear from researchers, people who are interested in collaborative works, and alumni.
Please feel free to visit our laboratory or contact us for further information.
Members in FY2023
Dr. Akiko Maruyama-Nakashita, Professor
1 Research Scientist
1 Technical Staff
2 PhD Students (China and Lao PDR)
3 Master Students (China, Japan, Vietnam)
4 Bachelor Students (Japan)
Events
Annual Events
| April | Start of Spring Semester Welcome Party, Guidance, Start of Classes and Seminar, Health Check |
| May | Softball Game Deadline of Abstract Submission for JSSSPN and JSPB Annual Meetings |
| June | Start of Summer Semester JSBBA Domestic Meeting Spring |
| July | Thesis Presentation (International Course) |
| August | M2 Midterm Presentation, M1 Project Presentation JSPB Annual Meeting |
| September | Graduation Ceremony JSSSPN Annual Meeting, JSBBA Domestic Meeting Autumn |
| October | Start of Autumn Semester Start of Lab Experiments for B3 Students Welcome Party, Guidance, Start of Classes and Seminar, Health Check |
| November | JSSSPN Kyushu Domestic Meeting, Research Society for Plant Nutrition |
| December | Start of Winter Semester Year-end Party |
| January | New Year's Party |
| February | Thesis Presentation (Japanese Course) |
| March | Farewell Party, Graduation Ceremony JSPP Annual Meeting, JSBBA Annual Meeting |
Weekly Activities
| Tuesday (10:30-12:00) | Journal Club（Whole lab） 📝 In May and December, we have progress reports for whole lab members. |
| Friday (15:00-16:30) | Progress Reports（Research Group） 📝 In addition to the progress reports, we studied the basic matters (e.g. statistical analysis, paper writing, etc.), held the guest's seminar, etc. Sometimes we have a party to welcome new members and celebrate members' birthdays, awards, paper publications, etc. We also do cleaning and prepare dairy materials on Friday. |
| Monday and Thursday | Plant Watering（Rotation） |
| Once a month (no limitation) | One on One Meeting with Supervisor 📝 We decide on the research topic with discussion based on each members' interests. |
| Seasonal | Sakura Viewing, Welcome Party (April, October), Softball Game, Year-end party, New Year's Party, Farewell Party |