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Dr. Yu Sato, who joined the Department of Biological Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science and Technology for Innovation (Agriculture) as an
assistant professor (Tenure-Track) on April 1, 2022, was selected as a
recipient of the 3rd HIRAKU-Global Program on June 17. His laboratory is located on the 6th floor
of the Yoshida Research and Education Building.
Dr. Sato has been conducting research on the mechanisms of
environmental adaptation of microorganisms, particularly temperature
adaptation. Microorganisms have been found in environments with a wide range of
temperatures, from Antarctic salt lakes with sub-zero temperatures to deep-sea
hydrothermal vents with temperatures exceeding 100℃.
Dr. Sato is searching for and verifying the temperature adaptation mechanisms
common to most microorganisms through the construction of a database that
summarizes the temperature range in which microorganisms have been found to
grow. In addition, he is also working to elucidate the specific temperature
adaptation mechanisms of unique microorganism with two types of genes involved
in protein synthesis, which were discovered during the construction of the
database.
In recent years, he has also been engaged in the development of
technologies that apply the environmental adaptation mechanisms of
microorganisms such as research to improve the heat stress tolerance of
industrially useful microorganisms and to develop biomolecules that can
function in a wide range of temperatures.
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