Research details

Section 1

Research details: Testing and research related to radioactivity

1. Research on radioactivity
• Research on artificial and natural radioactive substance in food and environment
• Research on quality control of radioactive pharmaceutical product
• Research on radioactivity management
2. Metabolic biochemical testing and research of food/drugs/cosmetics related substance
• Research on safety of next generation biotechnology applied food
• Metabolic biochemical testing and research related to psychoactive drug, dangerous drug, etc.

Section 2

Research details: Research on newly developed food applying biotechnologies such as genome editing

1. Research on recombinant DNA technology applied food
• Collection and making data base of information regarding genetically modified crops developed overseas
• Development of official detection method for recombinant DNA technology applied food
• Research on gene analysis method of genetically modified organism using NGS, Nanopore sequencer, etc.
• Basic research related to safety of genome editing technology
• Analysis of gene function using genetically modified animal
2. Research on safety of health food etc.
• Chemical analysis of hazardous constituent in commercially available health food, and in vivo biochemical test, such as metabolic experiment, in addition to in vitro

Section 3

Research details: Research on allergy

1. Research on allergen included in food and detection method therefor
• Research on the development of detection method for allergen included in processed food.
• Basic research on the mechanism for food allergy occurrence.
• Research on allergen database and prediction method for allergenicity.
2. Research on diversity of food allergy and impact of chemical substance.
• Research on securement of safety of constituents contained in quasi-pharmaceutical products, cosmetics etc.
• Research on impact of chemical substance against allergenicity immune response.

Section 4

Research details: Research on evaluation of impact on human health by food/drugs/cosmetics related substance.

1. Research on human immune impact and research on risk assessment
• Research on appropriate utilization of large-scale data to risk assessment field
• Analysis of genetic function using genetically modified animal
• Research on analytical method for prediction of toxicity and allergenicity by food/drugs/cosmetics related substance
2. Biochemical research related to clarification of biological function
• Research on development and implementation of gene detection method for higher plant and fungi which cause food poisoning
• Research on impact to genome stability and maintenance of mitochondria function by molecule which acts to maintenance of homeostasis of cell