Research areas	bioengineering, biological chemistry, cell biology, cell engineering, molecular biology, biotechnology
Keywords	biomaterial, regenerative medicine, ES cell, enzyme, global environment, functional organocompound
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Major publications	Dual Roles for DNA Polymerase η in Homologous DNA Recombination and Translesion DNA Synthesis; T. Kawamoto, K. Araki, E. Sonoda, Y.M. Yamashita, K. Harada, K. Kikuchi, C. Masutani, F. Hanaoka, K. Nozaki, N. Hashimoto, S. Takeda, Mol.Cell, 20, 793-799 (2005) Human embryonic stem cells and their differentiation in vitro; T. Kawamoto, Cell Technology, 21, 832‐835 (2002) Preparation of an organic solvent-tolerant strain from baker's yeast; T. Kawamoto, T. Kanda, A. Tanaka, Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 55, 467-479 (2001) Inhibition of thermolysin by 3-trimethylsilylalanine derivatives; H. Ishikawa, H. Yamanaka, T. Kawamoto, A. Tanaka, Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 53, 19-22 (1999) Cell and enzyme immobilization; A. Tanaka, T. Kawamoto, Manual of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2nd Edition, (A. L. Demain & J. E. Davies, eds.), pp. 94-102, American Society for Microbiology (1999)
Professional societies/Research and synergic activities	The Chemical Society of Japan, The society for Biotechnology, Japan, Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry, Japanese Society of Enzyme Engineering, The Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine, Jaspanese Society of Radiation Safety Management, Japan Radioisotope Association
Teaching Areas	Undergraduate courses Graduate courses (Master's program) Graduate courses (Doctor's program) Undergraduate courses open to all departments
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