Research interests
How can fungi degrade the recalcitrant plant cell wall, and how might they have evolved over millions of years in the forest ecosystem? In our laboratory, we aim to understand the co-evolution of wood decay fungi and trees, both of which are important players in the carbon cycling in the forest ecosystem, by elucidating the unique abilities of those wood decay fungi, such as Basidiomycetes (also known as mushrooms), to degrade plant cell wall components (i.e., cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, and others). We also aim to utilize the newly discovered wood decay potentials (plant cell wall-degrading enzyme systems) of fungi for biomass utilization for various chemicals and fuels productions.
News
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A new FY has started
Lab members and publications are updated.
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New students joined
Kazuma and Kaho joined our lab.
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Member update
lab members have been updated.
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Lab open
The Chiaki Hori lab opens in Faculty of Environmental E…
Links
Graduate School of Environmental Science/ Faculty of Environmental and Earth Science
Course in Molecular Biology, Division of Biosphere Science, Graduate School of Environmental Science