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九州歯科大学生化学教室は昭和24年に創設され，平成19年より現在の分野名に変更しました．令和元年にカナダMcGill大学からAddison博士を招き，現在の体制で新たなスタートをきりました．
教育では生命の最小単位である細胞が生物としてさまざまな機能を営む「しくみ」を理解するために生化学や分子生物学の講義や実習を担当しています．英語ネイティブ教員による講義や完全英語の実習などが特徴です．
研究活動において当分野ではPI制度を採用しています．すなわち分野の３教員はPIとしてそれぞれの独立した研究をコンダクトし，高齢社会の需要を踏まえ骨・骨格筋代謝機構の解明と再生医療への応用を目指しています．とはいえ，研究が相乗的に活性化させるために週一回の招読会，月一回のデーター検討会を合同で行っています．
また産学連携や国際連携を積極的に行い，特に米国ハーバード大学との共同研究や交流に力を入れ研究を大きく展開させています．
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The Department of Biochemistry at Kyushu Dental University was established in 1949. In 2007, the department name was changed to the current name of “Molecular Signaling and Biochemistry”. In 2019, we invited Dr. Addison from McGill University in Canada to contribute to the formation of a new system.
In our student education program, lectures and practical training on biochemistry and molecular biology are provided.
This program describes the molecular mechanisms by which cells, the smallest units of life, perform various functions in living organisms. The program features lectures and practical training in English by a native English teacher.
In our research activities, we have adopted the Principal Investigator (PI) system to this department. In other words, the three faculty members in this department conduct their own independent research as PIs. Collectively, the PIs aim to elucidate molecular mechanisms in bone and skeletal muscle metabolism and apply this knowledge to regenerative medicine based on the demands of the aging society.
To facilitate synergy, teamwork and collaborative research, we hold weekly journal clubs and monthly data discussion meetings jointly.
In addition, we are actively engaged in industry-academia and international collaboration. We are actively involved in joint research and exchanges with Harvard University in the United States.
We welcome enthusiastic, motivated and talented graduate students and postdocs from all over the world.