Faculty Information - KOBAYASHI Kenichi |

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KOBAYASHI Kenichi

Department / Course

Notre Dame Seishin University Faculty of Human Life Sciences Department of Foods and Human Nutrition

Graduate Scool Graduate Scool of Human Life Sciences Research Course in Comprehensive Human Life Sciences Doctoral Courese

Graduate Scool Graduate Scool of Human Life Sciences Research Course in Food Science and Nutrition Masater's Courese

Graduate Scool Graduate Scool of Human Life Sciences Research Course in Human Living Sciences Masater's Courese

Notre Dame Seishin University Inclusive Education Research Center

Job Professor

Present specialized field
Food sciences, Family and consumer sciences, and culture and living, Physiology, Applied molecular and cellular biology, Nutrition science and health science

Academic background
2002/04～2005/03	Doctoral Program (2nd Semester) Kyoto University Finished
2000/04～2002/03	Master Program Graduate School, Division of Agriculture Kyoto University Finished Food science
1999/04/01～2000/03/31	Research Institute for Food Science Kyoto University

Business career
2026/04/01 ～	Director NDSU Center for Research and Social Collaboration
2025/06/12 ～	Trustee Notre Dame Seishin Gakuen School Corporation
2025/04/01 ～	Vice President for University Management and Research Promotion
2024/04/01 ～ 2025/03/31	Director of Notre Dame Seshin University Library Notre Dame Seshin University Notre Dame Seshin University Library
2023/04/01 ～ 2025/03/31	Vice-President for Academic Affairs Notre Dame Seishin University
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Book and thesis
Papers	Tumor suppressor gene expression is increased in the pancreas of GAN feed-induced NAFPD model mice. Digestion & Absorption 47 (2),pp.131-137 (Co-authored) 2025/07/31
Papers	Progress and preparation for the decision to accept transgender students at Notre Dame Seishin University: An interview with key persons Research Report, Mukogawa Women’s University Institute for Education,pp.95-114 2025/03/31
Papers	The possibility of Himedaka (Oryzias latipes) as an animal experimental model for basic nutritional science (1) -Histochemical analysis of the gastrointestinal tract- Sanyō　ronsō,pp.165-169 (Co-authored) 2025/03/15
Papers	Can GAN diet-induced obesity model mice serve as a model for non-alcoholic fatty pancreatic disease (NAFPD)? Digestion & Absorption 46 (2),pp.159-162 (Co-authored) 2024/07/31
Papers	Multiorgan linkage and abnormalities of NAD and tryptophan metabolism in obesity-induced diseases, and creation of functional foods from this perspective Community-based care system 26 (5),pp.55-58 (Co-authored) 2024/04/25
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Academic conference presentation
2026/06/12	Effects of Coffee Beverage Consumption on Inflammation, Fibrosis, and Kynurenine Metabolism in the Liver and Adipose Tissue of High-fat Diet-induced Obese Model Mice (17th Conference of the International Society for Tryptophan Research　(ISTRY2026))
2026/05/17	QPRT heterozygous knockout mice exhibit accelerated renal fibrosis and renal senescence. (The 80th Annual Meeting of Japan Society of Nutrition and Food Science)
2025/08/25	Identification of receptors involved in the process of quinolinic acid-induced renal fibrosis (23rd International Congress of Nutrition　（IUNS-ICN 2025）)
2022/12/24	GAN誘導性NASHモデルマウスでは膵臓のキヌレニン代謝関連遺伝子が軒並み増加する (日本トリプトファン研究会　第41回学術集会)
2022/12/09	Analysis of the effect of coffee polyphenols on the prevention and/or improvement of renal fibrosis (IUNS-ICN 22nd International Congress of Nutrition in Tokyo, Japan)
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Belonging society
1999/12/08 ～	Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry
2000 ～	Japan Society of Nutrition and Food Science
2006 ～	Japan Association for the Integrated Study of Dietary Habits
～	Japanese Society for Amino Acid Sciences
～	Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology
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Committee and society
2023/06/29 ～	Okayama Bioactive Research Society Secretary
2022/04/01	Frontiers in Neuroscience Review Editor for Neuroenergetics, Nutrition and Brain Health