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Welcome!

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We work with a passion in

PROTISTOLOGY

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Graduate School of Science and Technology /
Faculty of Agriculture,
Niigata University, Japan

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Asiloglu Rasit, PhD
Assistant Professor
asiloglu[at]agr.niigata-u.ac.jp

ABOUT US

Laboratory of Applied Protistology (LAP) is established in April 2022 by Asiloglu Rasit thanks to full support from Prof. Harada Naoki, members of Faculty of Agriculture, and the ‘Swing-by’ program at Niigata University, Japan. Our ultimate aim is to become a world-leading laboratory through high quality and novel research on diverse aspects of the protistology. 

At LAP, we work hard to enhance the knowledge on protist ecology & function through natural and environemental sciences. Then, we aim to apply the scientific knowledge we have gained to develop practical & sustainable applications of protists in agriculture and life. 

Our research topics are closely related to soil sciences, plant sciences, microbial ecology, and applied microbiology. 

RECENT PUBLICATIONS & AWARDS

Publication

Asiloglu R, Bodur OS, Samuel SO, Aycan M, Murase J, Harada N, 2024: Trophic modulation of endophytes by rhizosphere protists. ISME Journal, wrae235.

https://doi.org/10.1093/ismejo/wrae235

Award

The Protistology lab received three awards at the Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Conference (Fukuoka) in September 2024!

・Asst. Prof. Asiloglu Rasit: Encouragement Award

・Fujino Mayu (D1): Young Researcher Oral Presentation Award

・Kuno Hayato (M1): Young Researcher Poster Presentation Award

Publication

Bodur OS, Suzuki K, Harada N, Asiloglu R, 2024: Top-down predators shape soil bacterial community composition while bottom-up nutrients drive bacterial abundance. Science of the Total Environment, accepted.

Publication

Bodur OS, Samuel SO, Suzuki K, Harada N, Asiloglu R, 2024: Nitrogen-based fertilizers differentially affect protist community composition in paddy field soils. Soil Ecology Letters, 6, 230221. 

THE TEAM

Principal

Investigator

Asiloglu Rasit

Postdoctoral

Fellows

Bodur Ozer Seda

Graduate

Students

Fujino Mayu

Polat Muhammet Fatih

Ezer Enes Baki

Kuno Hayato

Research Students

Fu An

Undergraduate

Students

Ando Hinata

Kubota Hana

Miyashita Yuka

Kamitake Yuumu

Okada Riho

Yamada Hajime

Oda Yuuto

Takabayashi Okuto

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RESEARCH THEMES

TECHNOLOGIES

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High Throughput Sequencing

(Illumina Miseq)

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Bioinformatics

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Biostatistics

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FEATURED ARTICLES

FUNDING

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Niigata University 
Faculty of Agriculture

Applied Life Science Program

At LAP,

Diversity, Equality and Privacy

are fundemental.

 

We treat each individual equally with respect regardless of nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, and disability. 

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DIVERSITY

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Enjoy
Science!

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Stop Neglecting
Protists!

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Be Aware of 
Predaotry Journals!

LAP & SDGs

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appliedprotistology[at]gmail.com
Graduate School of Science and Technology / Faculty of Agriculture
Niigata University

8050 Ikarashi 2-no-cho, Nishi-ku Niigata City, Niigata 950-2181 Japan

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