The Department of Radiation Effects Research welcomes students who are interested in the biological effects of radiation. Currently, we are working with several undergraduate and graduate students. Some students are accepted through the cooperative graduate school system between QST and universities (e.g., Tokyo Metropolitan University and Chiba University), while others are as trainees with the permission of their university supervisors. We have accepted many undergraduate, master’s, and PhD students from universities shown below, and have conducted research together with them. After completion of their programs, they are active in various fields such as research institutes, universities, and private companies, utilizing their research experience and knowledge of radiation.
Students
Current (as of FY2026)
- Phd students from Tokyo Metropolitan University and Juntendo University
- Master’s students from Tokyo Metropolitan University, Keio University (2 persons), Chiba University and Toho University
- Undergraduate students from Toho University
- Internship TBD
Past
- Phd students from Ibaraki University, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Chiba University, Juntendo University, Ochanomizu University, Iwate University, Gifu University, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, University of the Ryukyus, University of Tokyo
- Master’s students from Ibaraki University, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Chiba University, Juntendo University, Toho University, Tokyo University of Science
- Undergraduate students from Ibaraki University, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Chiba University, Waseda University, Toho University, Tokyo University of Science
- Internship from Nagoya City University, University of the Ryukyus, Hiroshima University, Fukushima Medical University, Azabu University
Major research keywords
- Next-generation sequencing, radiation signature mutation
- Mechanism of carcinogenesis, stem cells
- Risk analysis by animal carcinogenesis experiments
- Radiation-induced B and T lymphomas, cancers of breast, lung, liver, etc.
- Heavy particle radiation, neutron radiation, low dose rate exposure
- Genetically modified mice and rats
Careers of alumni
- Research institutes and universities (QST, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Hiroshima University, Nagasaki University, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Georgetown University, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, etc.)
- Hospitals (as medical physicists, radiological technologists, etc.)
- Industries (electronics manufacturer, pharmaceutical company, etc.)
- Government offices (Nuclear Regulatory Authority)
