Furukawa, Ryohei
Faculty of Letters Natural Sciences Associate Professor
Research Overview
Multicellular organisms have exceptionally immune systems that distinguish between "self" and "non-self" and reject "non-self" from the body. Since the existence of "nonself" cannot be established without the existence of "self", it is necessary to establish "self" in the process of individual development in order for the immune system to function normally. So, how was the mechanism to establish "self" acquired in the process of biological evolution? By pursuing this problem, I would like to add interesting knowledge from the natural sciences to the philosophical discussion of "What is self?"
Specialty
Developmental Biology, Immunobiology