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Papers

1.	Establishing Double Degree Programs for Science Undergraduates: A Case Study of the Double Degree Program between Kyushu University and Northern Arizona University Hiroko Kita, Melissa J. Armstrong, Hyunjung Bang, Yasuaki Hiromasa, Miki Nakao, Mako Nakamura Jxiv, DOI:https://doi.org/10.51094/jxiv.623 The present study aims to establish a comprehensive framework for a "double degree program in science for undergraduates." In 2021, our university became the first national university in Japan to initiate an interactive DD program designed explicitly for science undergraduates. Given the significant time constraints of on-the-job training, the study implemented various solutions, such as degree completion through credit transfer, to facilitate long-term study abroad opportunities. By introducing a credit transfer method and developing the visualization of syllabus similarities during the DD program's construction phase, this study addresses study abroad issues while maintaining the degree program's professionalism and quality. The findings of this study have important implications for the future design and implementation of DD programs in undergraduate programs in science and related fields..
2.	Hiroko Kita-Matsuo, Maria Barcova, Natalie Prigozhina, Nathan Salomonis, Karen Wei, Jeffrey G Jacot, Brandon Nelson, Sean Spiering, René Haverslag, Changsung Kim, Maria Talantova, Ruchi Bajpai, Diego Calzolari, Alexey Terskikh, Andrew D McCulloch, Jeffrey H Price, Bruce R Conklin, H S Vincent Chen, Mark Mercola, Lentiviral Vectors and Protocols for Creation of Stable hESC Lines for Fluorescent Tracking and Drug Resistance Selection of Cardiomyocytes, PLoS ONE, 10.1371/journal.pone.0005046, 4, 4, e5046, 2009.04.
3.	Hiroko Kita-Matsuo, Naoto Yukinawa, Ryo Matoba, Sakae Saito, Shigeyuki Oba, Shin Ishii, Kikuya Kato, Adaptor-tagged competitive polymerase chain reaction: amplification bias and quantified gene expression levels, Analytical Biochemistry, 10.1016/j.ab.2004.11.014, 339, 1, 15-28, 2005.04.
4.	Hiroko Kita, Jenny Carmichael, Jina Swartz, Shizuko Muro, Andreas Wyttenbach, Kenichi Matsubara, David C. Rubinsztein, Kikuya Kato, Modulation of polyglutamine-induced cell death by genes identified by expression profiling, Human Molecular Genetics, 10.1093/hmg/11.19.2279, 11, 19, 2279-2287, 2002.09.
5.	Hiroko Kita, Kousaku Okubo, Kenichi Matsubara, An expression profile of active genes in cultured human keratinocytes, DNA Research, 10.1093/dnares/3.1.1, 3, 1, 1-7, 1996.01.

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Presentations

1.	北浩子, David C. Rubinsztein, 加藤菊也, 『Modulation of polyglutamine-induced cell death by genes identified by expression profiling』, 21世紀COEプログラム第１回 バイオ国際シンポジウム, 2003.06.

Education
1) Global Excellence Initiative: Developing value-creating human resources through study abroad (since 2024)
2) In charge of the Kyushu University Global Gateway Project to support Study Abroad for domestic and international students (since 2020)
3) In charge of the development, operation, and implementation of Double Degree Programs in the Faculty of Agriculture and the Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences (since 2020)

Lectures
Extracurricular lectures in English for undergraduate and graduate students in English courses offered by the International Graduate Program in Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences (since 2021)

2022 Agricultural Field Visit 1
2023 Agricultural Field Visit 1