Yoshihisa Yano

Professor, Doctor of Science
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E-Mail
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Areas of Research
Functional Food Science, Nutritional Biochemistry
  • Profile
  • Research

  • Dr. Yoshihisa Yano was born and raised in Osaka.
    After graduating from the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science at Osaka City University in 1985, he went on to graduate school at the same university and obtained his Doctor of Science for research on plant-derived antifungal substances.
    In 1990, he joined the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine at Osaka City University as a research assistant. After working as a junior associate professor, he became an associate professor for the Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology at KUAS Faculty of Bioenvironmental Sciences. At present, he is a professor in the Food Functional Development Laboratory of the same department, where he is in charge of graduation research and lectures on food chemistry, physiology and bio-nutrition science.

  • At his previous occupation, Osaka City University Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Yano was engaged in cancer research. His research specifically focused on elucidating how carcinogens present in the environment and foods cause cancer, and searching foods for ingredients that prevent cancer.
    At KUAS, Dr. Yano and his team are developing a search method for food ingredients that can prevent not only cancer but other various diseases, especially lifestyle-related diseases.

    Search for Cancer Preventive Ingredients
    Since there is a high possibility that suppressing gene mutations that occur at the early stage of carcinogenesis can prevent cancer, Dr. Yano’s team has developed a new test method for examining mutation suppression. They are using this test method to search a wide range of food ingredients.

    Search for Anti-Allergic Ingredients
    Dr. Yano has developed a test method for examining the activity of suppressing allergic reactions by using cultured cells to reconstruct allergic reactions that occur in vivo. His team is using this test method to search a wide range of food ingredients.

    Search for Anti-Diabetes Ingredients
    It is thought that improving insulin resistance, which is known as a precursor to diabetes, can prevent the development of diabetes. With this in mind, Dr. Yano is working on developing a test method for searching for food ingredients that improve insulin resistance. His team hopes to use this test method to find ingredients that improve insulin resistance and to develop functional foods that can prevent diabetes.