Division of General Education - Natural Sciences
Chemistry
Outline
The Department of Chemistry provides lectures in chemistry and cell biology for first-year medical and nursing students. The chemistry lectures are designed to present essential chemical knowledge in an accessible and easy-to-understand way, supporting students as they begin to study basic medical sciences. The department also contributes to general first-year education through courses such as the “Basic Skills Seminar (First-Year Tutorial).”
In terms of research, Dr. YAMAUCHI Akiyo is investigating the function of pancreatic beta cells in collaboration with other researchers at the university.
Contact Information
TEL: 076-286-2211
e-mail: yamauchi【@】kanazawa-med.ac.jp
e-mail: yamauchi【@】kanazawa-med.ac.jp
Faculty
Research Achievements
- Yamauchi A, Itaya-Hironaka A, Sakuramoto-Tsuchida S, Takeda M, Yoshimoto K, Miyaoka T, Fujimura T, Tsujinaka H, Tsuchida C, Ota H, and Takasawa S (2015) Synergistic activations of REG Iα and REG Iβ promoters by IL-6 and glucocorticoids through JAK/STAT pathway in human pancreatic β cells. J. Diabetes Res. 2015:173058.
- Nakagawa K, Takasawa S, Nata K, Yamauchi A, Itaya-Hironaka A, Ota H, Yoshimoto K, Sakuramoto-Tsuchida S, Miyaoka T, Takeda M, Unno M, and Okamoto H (2013) Prevention of Reg I-induced beta-cell apoptosis by IL-6/dexamethasone through activation of HGF gene regulation. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1833(12):2988-2995.
- Yamauchi A, Takahashi I, Takasawa S, Nata K, Noguchi N, Ikeda T, Yoshikawa T, Shervani N.J, Suzuki I, Uruno A, Unno M, Okamoto H, and Sugawara A (2009) Thiazolidinediones inhibit REG Iα gene transcription in gastrointestinal cancer cells. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 379:743-748.
External Research Funding
- Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), 2021– 2024 (21K06841), Elucidation of the mechanisms of glucose-responsive insulin translation regulation in pancreatic β cells.
- Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), 2013– 2015 (25860220), Roles of human REG family genes in pancreatic beta cell regeneration.
- Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), 2007– 2008 (19750135), Construction of a fluorescent probe for cyclic ADP-ribose, an intracellular signaling molecule.
- Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), 2004– 2005 (16790030), Development and functional evaluation of fluorescent probes for imaging of potassium ions in vivo.