Washio Kenji

Faculty of Environmental Earth Science Environmental Biology Environmental Molecular BiologyAssistant Professor
Last Updated :2025/06/07

■Researcher basic information

Degree

  • Doctor(Science), Hokkaido University

Researchmap personal page

Research Keyword

  • Plant Science
  • Environmental Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Physiology

Research Field

  • Life sciences, Plants: molecular biology and physiology
  • Life sciences, Applied molecular and cellular biology
  • Environmental science/Agricultural science, Environmental impact assessment

Educational Organization

■Career

Career

  • 2007 - Present
    Hokkaido University, Section of Environmental Biology, Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Assistant Professor
  • 2005 - 2007
    Hokkaido University, Section of Environmental Biology, Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Lecturer
  • 1993 - 2005
    Hokkaido University, Division of Biosciences, Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science, Lecturer
  • 1992 - 1993
    Hokkaido University, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Lecturer

Educational Background

  • 1988 - 1992, Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Science, Doctor Course of Botany
  • 1986 - 1988, Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Science, Master Course of Botany
  • 1982 - 1986, Hokkaido University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Japan

Committee Memberships

  • 2011 - 2012
    北海道植物学会, 幹事, Society
  • 2007 - 2011
    社団法人日本植物学会 北海道支部, 幹事, Society

■Research activity information

Awards

  • 2002, 北海道大学クラーク記念財団, 海外派遣助成               
    鷲尾 健司

Papers

Other Activities and Achievements

Books and other publications

  • Biofilms in bioremediation, current research and emerging technologies: Using microbial biofilms to enhance the phytoremediation of contaminants in soil and water. Part A: A trial for sustainable phenol degradation by duckweed-colonizing biofilms.               
    Morikawa M, Yamaga F, Suzuki K, Kurashina K, Miwa K, Washio K, Chapter 13, pp233–240
    Caister Academic Press, 2015, [Joint work]
  • Biofilms in bioremediation, current research and emerging technologies: Comparison of the degradation activity of biofilm-associated versus planktonic cells.               
    Morikawa M, Washio K, Chapter 12, pp221–232
    Caister Academic Press, 2015, [Joint work]
  • バイオフィルムの基礎と制御 バイオサーファクタントを利用したバイオフィルムの形成と阻害               
    鷲尾健司, 森川正章, pp278-287
    (株)エヌ・ティー・エス, 2008, [Joint work]
  • レーヴン/ジョンソン 生物学 原著第7版               
    鷲尾健司, 下巻、第36章、pp755-766
    培風館, 2007, [Joint translation]
  • Plant nutrition-for sustainable food production and environment: Characterization and cDNA cloning of the GPI-anchored phosphatase from Spirodela oligorrhiza.               
    Nakazato H, Okamoto T, Nishikoori M, Washio K, Morita N, Haraguchi K, Thompson GA Jr, Okuyama H, vol13, pp229-230
    Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 1997, [Joint work]

Lectures, oral presentations, etc.

  • Study on bromination enzyme from the red alga Laurencia nipponica.               
    Kaneko K, Washio K, Umezawa T, Morikawa M, Matsuda F, Okino T
    Gordon Research Conferences, Marine Natural Products, 27 Feb. 2012, English, Nominated symposium
    [Invited], [International presentation]
  • Staphylococcus属細菌のバイオフィルム形成における尿素分解酵素の役割               
    大木海平, 鷲尾健司, 松井大悟, 平田善彦, 森川正章
    平成22年度北海道腸内細菌叢研究会総会, 17 Sep. 2010, Japanese, Nominated symposium
    [Invited], [Domestic Conference]
  • Generation of D-amino acid during biosynthesis of the cyclic lipopeptide arthrofactin by nonribosomal peptide synthetases.               
    Washio K, Roongsawang N, Morikawa M
    BIT 1st Annual World Congress of Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis 2010, 20 May 2010, English, Nominated symposium
    [Invited], [International presentation]
  • ウキクサと根圏細菌の相利共生作用による汚染浄化法               
    森川正章, 鷲尾健司
    水処理生物学会46回大会, 12 Nov. 2009, Japanese, Nominated symposium
    [Invited], [Domestic Conference]
  • Biofilm formation and effective production of menaquinone-7 (Vitamin K2) by Bacillus subtilis.               
    Washio K, Morikawa M
    Japan-Argentina Workshop (JST/MYNCyT), 03 Aug. 2009, English, Public symposium
    [Invited], [International presentation]
  • Genetic analysis of synthetic regulation and transportation of lipopeptide type biosurfactant.               
    Morikawa M, Roongsawang N, Lim SP, Washio K
    Biosurfactant Workshop in Vietnam, 27 Apr. 2009, English, Nominated symposium
    [Invited], [International presentation]
  • Sustainable bioremediation technology by utilizing biofilms.               
    Morikawa M, Yamaga F, Shimada K, Washio K
    Int. Symposium on Biotechnological Approaches to Environmental Science for Energy Production and Sustainability, 23 Feb. 2009, English, Nominated symposium
    [Invited], [International presentation]
  • Efficacy of biofilm formation by naphthalene degrading Pseudomonas stutzeri T102 toward bioremediation technology.               
    Morikawa M, Shimada K, Washio K
    BIT 1st World Congress of ibio-2008, 19 May 2008, English, Nominated symposium
    [Invited], [International presentation]
  • 環境微生物の生存戦略−バイオフィルム−               
    森川正章, 相原 悠, 山崎和彦, 鷲尾健司
    日本生化学会北海道支部 第44回支部例会, 06 Jul. 2007, Japanese, Keynote oral presentation
    [Invited], [Domestic Conference]
  • 種子が目覚めるとき 発芽を促すジベレリンの作用               
    鷲尾健司
    先端シンポジウム 植物科学の新展開 -分子から群集まで広視野研究をめざす-, 29 Oct. 2003, Japanese, Nominated symposium
    [Invited], [Domestic Conference]

Affiliated academic society

  • Botanical Society of Hokkaido               
  • THE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY SOCIETY OF JAPAN               
  • JAPAN SOCIETY FOR BIOSCIENCE, BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND AGROCHEMISTRY               
  • American Society of Plant Biologists               
  • 日本植物生理学会               
  • Japanese Society of Plant Physiology               

Works

  • Studies on biosynthesis mechanisms responsible the production of marine halogenated compounds.               
    WASHIO Kenji, 2010 - Present
  • Functional dissections of the adoptive growth in higher plants.               
    WASHIO Kenji, 1994 - Present

Research Themes

  • Biosynthetic enzymes of antifouling halogenated compounds
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
    01 Apr. 2012 - 31 Mar. 2016
    Okino Tatsufumi, MATSUDA Fuyuhiko, UMEZAWA Taiki, NOGATA Yasuyuki, WASHIO Kenji
    Vanadium dependent bromoperoxidase (VBPO) was cloned from the red alga Laurencia nipponica which produces a halogenated compound, laurencin. The enzyme catalyzed cyclization and bromination of a precursor of laurencin. Bromination activity of recombinant enzyme was investigated. A similar type of VBPO was cloned from L. okamurae which produces a halogenated sesquiterpenoid, laurinterol. The recombinant enzyme showed bromination activity. In addition, another type of VBPO was cloned from L. saitoi which produces a halogenated triterpenoid. Its properties were investigated by using its recombinant protein. The structure of bromoallene containing C15 compound, omaezallene was reported. Its totaly syntehsis was successfully achieved.
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Hokkaido University, 24380112
  • 植物種子に脱水耐性をもたらすゲノム機能の解明               
    科学研究費補助金 基盤研究(C)
    Apr. 2011 - Mar. 2014
    鷲尾健司
    日本学術振興会, Principal investigator, Competitive research funding
  • 高度好熱菌性油田細菌の原始的なアルカン代謝および生態に関する研究               
    科学研究費補助金 基盤研究(B)
    Apr. 2010 - Mar. 2014
    森川正章
    日本学術振興会, Competitive research funding
  • バイオフィルム形成分子機構を切り口とした微生物未知機能の解明               
    科学研究費補助金 基盤研究(B)
    Apr. 2007 - Mar. 2010
    森川正章
    日本学術振興会, Competitive research funding
  • ジベレリン酸シグナリングによる遺伝子稼働化を促す分子機構の解析               
    科学研究費補助金 基盤研究(C)
    Apr. 2004 - Mar. 2006
    鷲尾健司
    日本学術振興会, Principal investigator, Competitive research funding
  • オオムギ糊粉層細胞表層におけるジベレリン酸受容体の検索               
    科学研究費補助金 奨励研究(A)
    Apr. 1996 - Mar. 1997
    鷲尾健司
    日本学術振興会, Principal investigator, Competitive research funding
  • ジベレリン酸によるイネ・III型カルボキシペプチダーゼ遺伝子の発現制御の解析               
    科学研究費補助金 奨励研究(A)
    Apr. 1994 - Mar. 1995
    鷲尾健司
    日本学術振興会, Principal investigator, Competitive research funding

Industrial Property Rights

  • 新規水草根圏微生物               
    Patent right, 森川正章, 鷲尾健司, 山賀文子
    特願2008-099213, 07 Apr. 2008

Others

  • 2011 - 2011
    新エネルギー・産業技術総合開発機構 受託研究
    微生物機能を活用した環境調和型製造基盤技術開発 バイオフィルム工学による微生物のデザイン化
  • 2009 - 2009
    科学技術振興機構 戦略的国際科学技術協力推進事業
    日本-アルゼンチン共催WS 農業・食糧生産に関するバイオサイエンス・バイオテクノロジー
  • 2006 - 2006
    日本学術振興会 拠点大学交流事業
    微生物の生物化学的研究分野 耐熱性微生物資源の開発と利用
  • 2006 - 2006
    科学技術振興機構 サイエンスパートナーシッププログラム事業
    講座型学習活動 生命と環境を科学する
  • 2003 - 2003
    科学技術振興機構 サイエンスパートナーシッププログラム事業
    教育連携講座 北海道の農作物とバイオテクノロジー