2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Life Science and Technology Department of Life Science and Technology Graduate major in Life Science and Technology

LST Frontier Seminar 1

Academic unit or major: Graduate major in Life Science and Technology
Instructor(s): Takuji Yamada / Yuta Yamate / / Kouichi Higashi
Class Format: Lecture (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses: -
Day of week/Period (Classrooms): Intensive
Class: -
Course Code: LST.A414
Number of credits: 100
Course offered: 2025
Offered quarter: 1-2Q
Syllabus updated: Apr 30, 2025
Language: Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

In this course, students take lectures given by scientists invited from outside of the university and are currently producing results in the field of Life Science and Technology. Lectures start with the background/basis of the research topics and end up with the cutting edge.

This course aims at helping students absorb the knowledge on hot research topics as well as apply the knowledge to their own research projects.

Course description and aims

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. Explain hot topics in the research field of Life Science and Technology from the background/basis to the cutting edge.
2. Enhance their own research activities by drawing on examples of high-quality and relevant research.

Keywords

Intensive course, Seminar, Research topics, From basis to cutting edge

Competencies

Specialist skills
Intercultural skills
Communication skills
Critical thinking skills
Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Notified by instructors in advance. The lecture will be given face to face by the invited lecturers outside of the university. However, the styles can be changed to online depending on the situation of COVID-19.

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	Lecturer: Dr. Koichi Higashi (Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Genome Evolution, Division of Information Science, National Institute of Genetics) Date and Time: Wednesday, June 4 10:45 – 12:25 13:30 – 15:10 15:25 – 17:05 Title: Generative model-based analysis of microbial genomes and the microbiome Lecture Room: Ookayama West Lecture Building 1 (formerly West Bldg. 5) - WL1-301 (W531) (Tentative)	Attend all three lectures and submit one report.
Class 2	Lecturer: Dr. Yuta Yamate (Cyber Security Defense Department, Rakuten Group, Inc.) Date and Time: Wednesday, June 11 13:30 – 15:10 15:25 – 17:05 Title: Information security and its literacy Lecture Room: Ookayama West Lecture Building 1 (formerly West Bldg. 5) - WL1-301 (W531) (Tentative)	Attend all three lectures and submit one report.
Class 3	Lecturer: Dr. Shujiro Okuda (Professor, Medical AI Center, Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University) Date and Time: Friday, July 4 8:50 – 10:30 10:45 – 12:25 Title: Bioinformatics research on medical data Lecture Room: Suzukakedai Campus, J2 Building - J2-203 (J221) (Tentative)	Attend all three lectures and submit one report.

Course schedule

Objectives

Class 1

Lecturer: Dr. Koichi Higashi (Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Genome Evolution, Division of Information Science, National Institute of Genetics)
Date and Time: Wednesday, June 4
10:45 – 12:25
13:30 – 15:10
15:25 – 17:05

Title: Generative model-based analysis of microbial genomes and the microbiome
Lecture Room: Ookayama West Lecture Building 1 (formerly West Bldg. 5) - WL1-301 (W531) (Tentative)

Attend all three lectures and submit one report.

Class 2

Lecturer: Dr. Yuta Yamate (Cyber Security Defense Department, Rakuten Group, Inc.)
Date and Time: Wednesday, June 11
13:30 – 15:10
15:25 – 17:05

Title: Information security and its literacy
Lecture Room: Ookayama West Lecture Building 1 (formerly West Bldg. 5) - WL1-301 (W531) (Tentative)

Attend all three lectures and submit one report.

Class 3

Lecturer: Dr. Shujiro Okuda (Professor, Medical AI Center, Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University)
Date and Time: Friday, July 4
8:50 – 10:30
10:45 – 12:25

Title: Bioinformatics research on medical data
Lecture Room: Suzukakedai Campus, J2 Building - J2-203 (J221) (Tentative)

Attend all three lectures and submit one report.

Study advice (preparation and review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Not specified.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Distributed by instructors as necessary.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Attend all three lectures and submit one report.

Related courses

LST.A415 ： LST Frontier Seminar 2
LST.A506 ： LST Frontier Seminar 3
LST.A507 ： LST Frontier Seminar 4
LST.A509 ： LST Frontier Seminar 5

Prerequisites

None.