Furukawa, Ryohei
フルカワ リョウヘイ
Furukawa, Ryohei
Faculty of Letters/Associate ProfessorBasic Information
Specialty
Developmental Biology, Immunobiology
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Researcher Number
90458951
Laboratory Information
神奈川県横浜市港北区日吉４−１−１ 第2校舎2309
Biography
Research
Reseach 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?"
Research Interests
- 個体性
- 変態
- 棘皮動物
- 免疫進化
Research areas
Others / Immunobiology
Developmental biology / Developmental Biology
Cell biology / Cell Biology
Molecular biology / Molecular Biology
Evolutionary biology / Evolutionary Biology
Research theme
棘皮動物ヒトデの変態現象の解析
棘皮動物ヒトデの免疫システムの解析
棘皮動物ヒトデにおける再構築現象の解析