Yoshiyuki SUZUKI
- Division
- Biological Science, Professor
- Academic Degree
- M.D., Ph.D.
| Research Field | Information Biology, Molecular Evolution, Population Genetics, Virology |
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| Keywords | natural selection, neutral evolution |
| Current Research Topics | (1) Study of virus evolution: Viruses are not included in the Tree of Life, which is composed of archaebacteria, eubacteria, and eukaryotes. When and how did viruses emerge? How did they evolve? What is the effective strategy for prophylaxis and treatment against diseases caused by rapidly evolving viruses? To solve these problems, we are studying molecular evolution of viruses. (2) Development of methods for detecting natural selection: Did evolution occur through accumulation of neutral or nearly neutral mutations or through accumulation of advantageous mutations? To solve this problem, we are analyzing biological data, such as genomic sequences, through developing methods for detecting natural selection. (3) Evolutionary study of disease-associated genes: Why do we age, get sick, and eventually die? Why are some organisms immortal, while others are not? To solve these problems, we will conduct evolutionary study of aging- and disease-associated genes using biological data, such as expression profiles and interaction networks. |
| Selected Publications | *Yoshiyuki Suzuki, Yen Hai Doan, Hirokazu Kimura, Hiroto Shinomiya, Komei Shirabe, Kazuhiko Katayama *Yoshiyuki Suzuki *Yoshiyuki Suzuki Yuki Kobayashi, *Yoshiyuki Suzuki *Masatoshi Nei, Yoshiyuki Suzuki, Masafumi Nozawa *Yoshiyuki Suzuki *Yoshiyuki Suzuki, Masatoshi Nei Yoshiyuki Suzuki, Galina V. Glazko, *Masatoshi Nei Yoshiyuki Suzuki, *Takashi Gojobori Yoshiyuki Suzuki, *Takashi Gojobori Yoshiyuki Suzuki, Takeshi Sanekata, Mitsuo Sato, Kazuhiko Tajima, Yukihisa Matsuda, *Osamu Nakagomi |