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Research Interests 【 display / non-display 】

Graduating School 【 display / non-display 】

Graduating School 【 display / non-display 】

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  2005.03

  Meiji University   Faculty of Agriculture   Graduated

Graduate School 【 display / non-display 】

Graduate School 【 display / non-display 】

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  2007.03

  Hokkaido University  Graduate School, Division of Engineering  Master's Course  Completed

Degree 【 display / non-display 】

Degree 【 display / non-display 】

• Hokkaido University -  Ph. D. (Engineering)  2010.03

Campus Career 【 display / non-display 】

Campus Career 【 display / non-display 】

• 2023.05

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  Now

  IWATE University   Faculty of Agriculture   Department of Biological Chemistry and Food Science   Professor   [Duty]

• 2015.10

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  2023.04

  IWATE University   Abolition organization   Biological Chemistry and Food Science   Associate Professor   [Duty]

• 2011.10

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  2015.09

  IWATE University   Faculty of Agriculture   Biological Chemistry and Food Science   Assistant Professor   [Duty]

External Career 【 display / non-display 】

External Career 【 display / non-display 】

• 2010.04

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  2011.09

  RIKEN   Researcher  

• 2008.04

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  2010.03

  Hokkaido University   Special Researcher of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  

Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】

Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】

• Manufacturing Technology (Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chemical Engineering) / Biofunction and bioprocess engineering

Course Subject 【 display / non-display 】

Course Subject 【 display / non-display 】

• 2012

  Microbiology Laboratory

• 2012

  Seminar in Biological Chemistry and Food Science Ⅱ

• 2012

  Environmental Management Practice Study

• 2012

  Basic Seminar for the first-year students

• 2012

  Seminar in Biological Chemistry and Food Science Ⅰ

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Research Career 【 display / non-display 】

Research Career 【 display / non-display 】

• Microbial production of bioplastics

  Periods of research：

  2011.10

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  Now

  Style of Research： Collaboration in Japan

  Research Program： (not selected)  

Published Papers 【 display / non-display 】

Published Papers 【 display / non-display 】

• Supercooled Storage Suppresses the Microbial Population and Color Changes in Fresh-Cut Cabbage

  Rei Osuga, Shoji Koide, Ryunosuke Sugisawa, Miwa Yamada, Takahiro Orikasa, Matsuo Uemura

  Food and Bioprocess Technology     2024.09  [Refereed]

  Bulletin of University, Institute, etc.  Multiple authorship

  DOI

• Beneficial base substitutions in Escherichia coli fucO gene for enhancement of glycolic acid production

  Mayu Nemoto, Wataru Muranushi, Chen Shuting, Yusuke Saito, Daisuke Sugimori, Miwa Yamada*

  Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering     2024.06  [Refereed]

  Bulletin of University, Institute, etc.  Multiple authorship

  DOI

• Marine bacteria have multiple polyamide 4-degrading enzymes

  Yusuke Saito, Ibuki Jin, Miwa Yamada*

  The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology     2024.05  [Refereed]

  Bulletin of University, Institute, etc.  Multiple authorship

  DOI

• Marine bacterial enzyme degrades polyamide 4 into gamma-aminobutyric acid oligomers

  Yusuke Saito, Masayoshi Honda, Tetsuro Yamashita, Yoko Furuno, Dai-ichiro Kato, Hideki Abe, and Miwa Yamada*

  Polymer Degradation and Stability     2023.06  [Refereed]

  Bulletin of University, Institute, etc.  Multiple authorship

  DOI

• Novel dicarbonyl metabolic pathway via mitochondrial ES1 possessing glyoxalase III activity

  Ginga Ito, Yota Tatara, Ken Itoh, Miwa Yamada, Tetsuro Yamashita, Kimitoshi Sakamoto, Takayuki Nozaki, Kinji Ishida, Yui Wake,Takehito Kaneko, Tomokazu Fukuda, Eriko Sugano, Hiroshi Tomita, Taku Ozaki

  Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research     2023.04  [Refereed]

  Bulletin of University, Institute, etc.  Multiple authorship

  DOI

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Books 【 display / non-display 】

Books 【 display / non-display 】

• Comprehensive Polymer Science 2nd Edition: Polyhydroxyalkanoates

  Seiichi Taguchi, Ken’ichiro Matsumoto, Miwa Yamada, Sangho Koh

  Elsevier  2025.04

  Scholarly Book

• Recent Development of Microbial Polyesters

  2023.11 ISBN: 978-4-910581-45-3

  Scholarly Book

Review Papers 【 display / non-display 】

Review Papers 【 display / non-display 】

• Microbial production of biodegradable plastic from seaweeds

  Miwa Yamada

  Japan Plastics   70 ( 11 ) 15 - 19   2019.11

  Academic Journal  

• β-Galactosidases from an Acidophilic Fungus, Teratosphaeria acidotherma AIU BGA-1

  Kimiyasu Isobe, Miwa Yamada

  Fungi in Extreme Environments: Ecological Role and Biotechnological Significance ( Springer )    2019.09

  Academic Journal  

• Production of useful materials by microbial cells and enzymes-Various approaches to establish novel bioprocess: from screening of microorganisms to improvement of enzyme functions-

  Miwa Yamada

    56 ( 4 ) 272 - 278   2018.04

  Academic Journal  

• A novel microbial aldehyde oxidase applicable to production of useful raw materials, glycolic acid and glyoxylic acid, from ethylene glycol

  Miwa Yamada and Kimiyasu Isobe

  Fermentation Technology ( OMICS International )  4 ( 1 ) 1 - 2   2015.08

  Academic Journal  

Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

• Genome editing of the bioplastic-producing bacterium, Cobetia sp. IU180733JP01 (5-11-6-3) which is capable of utilizing seaweeds

  Poster (General)  Shuta Tanabe, Takuma Ishida, Yuki Umebayashi, Sung-Jin Kawai, Hiroaki Suzuki, Miwa Yamada

  The International Symposium on Biopolymers (ISBP) 2024  (Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Penang, Malaysia) 

  2024.10

  　

  　

• Screening of microorganisms that degrade polyethylene and produce polyhydroxyalkanoate

  Poster (General)  Shiori Ujiie, Takuma Isida, Takehiro Chiba, Daisuke Sugimori, Miwa Yamada

  The International Symposium on Biopolymers (ISBP) 2024  (Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Penang, Malaysia) 

  2024.10

  　

  　

• Heterologous expression of PA4-degrading enzyme from soil bacterium in Brevibacillus choshinensis

  Poster (General)  Shunko Sato, Miwa Yamada

  The International Symposium on Biopolymers (ISBP) 2024  (Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Penang, Malaysia) 

  2024.10

  　

  　

• Microbial synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate from discolored laver

  Poster (General)  Yuki Umebayashi, Sung-jin Kawai, Hiroaki Suzuki, Takerushi Okamoto, Miwa Yamada

  The International Symposium on Biopolymers (ISBP) 2024  (Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Penang, Malaysia) 

  2024.10

  　

  　

• The effects of carbon sources on the growth and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) production of Cobetia sp. IU180733JP01 (5-11-6-3) isolated from marine environment

  Poster (General)  Mika Komori, Yuki Umebayashi, Sung-Jin Kawai, Hiroaki Suzuki, Miwa Yamada

  The International Symposium on Biopolymers (ISBP) 2024  (Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Penang, Malaysia) 

  2024.10

  　

  　

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Academic Awards Received 【 display / non-display 】

Academic Awards Received 【 display / non-display 】

• JSBBA Award for Women Scientists

  2024.03.24

• 2020.10.29

• 2020.04.24

• 2018.12.18

• International Symposium on Innovative Agriculture and Fishery(ISIAF 2018)Best Student Poster Award

  2018.05.10

  All winners： Hiroki Moriya, Yuki Yamahata, Ai Yukita, Yuta Hanazumi, Masao Miyazaki, Tetsuro Yamashita, Hitoshi Shimoi, Miwa Yamada

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