SFC Bio × Tsuruoka

Residential program of experiment classes in Tsuruoka Town Campus of Keio University

Person in Charge of the Project : Nanami Masuyama"Biocamp" is a program that allows SFC undergraduate students to stay at the dorms at Tsuruoka Town Campus (Yamagata Prefecture) for one to two semesters, and acquire the fundamental and practical skills of biotechnology. At the end of each semester there are English presentations, and we aim to nurture students that will actively participate in scientific research around the world. It is possible to get up to 20 credits, and participants can develop creative ideas, studying in the natural environment of Tsuruoka.

http://bio.sfc.keio.ac.jp/

Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University

Person in Charge of the Project : Yasuhiro NaitoThe Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB), Keio University, is a full-fledged bioscience research institute established in April, 2001, at the Tsuruoka Town Campus (Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan). This research institute uses cutting-edge biotechnologies to comprehensively measure and analyze human and microorganic cellular activity, conduct computer analysis and simulation, and apply findings to medical, environmental, and food sciences. IAB is attracting attention from around the world as a pioneer in the new life sciences field that makes full use of IT in this way called Integrated Systems Biology.

http://bio.sfc.keio.ac.jp/