Sugashima Marine Biological Laboratory (NU-MBL) was established on December 14, 1939, as an affiliated facility of the Nagoya Imperial University School of Medicine, coinciding with the establishment of Nagoya Imperial University. When the Faculty of Science became independent from the Faculty of Engineering in April 1942, it became affiliated with the Faculty of Science.
In 1971, renovations were carried out, and in 1996, a new laboratory building was constructed, which continues to the present day. Sugashima was chosen as the location due to its rich biodiversity. In 2013, NU-MBL was certified by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) as the educational centre for advanced marine biology, and it has been renewed since then.
NU-MBL accepts many researchers and students. It has three vessels: Frontier (4.6 tons, capacity 13), Spindle (2.4 tons, capacity 10), and Prajna (0.7 tons, capacity 6). It possesses various research equipment including LC/MS and a confocal microscope, facilitating research in biochemistry, taxonomy, and cell biology. In addition to marine biology courses for Nagoya University’s Faculty of Science, a wide range of educational activities are conducted, including marine biology courses for other universities and international students.
Research on fertilisation and development using sea urchins and sea squirts has been conducted at this station, but currently, multiple research teams collaborate to advance research in marine biology from various perspectives, ranging from taxonomy to organic chemistry.
address：429-63 Sugashima, Toba, Mie Prefecture 517-0004, Japan E-mail：ggoshima@gmail.com HP：https://www.bio.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~SugashimaMBL/index-en.html