Core Laboratories
Laboratory of Signal Transduction
Theme
Cell biology, Molecular genetics, Fermentation technology
Keyword
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Image processing, Anti-fungal agent
Introduction
I have been studying the budding yeast, a unicellular eukaryote for a long time. I still think that there are many interesting things to study with this organism. Although its size is only a few microns, about 6000 genes are working together in the yeast cells. Interestingly, it can live in various environments. It is a very convenient, safe, and useful microorganism that has been bred by humankind for thousands of years. We have been having a hard time traveling with the laboratory member due to the corona-virus outbreak, but we used to go to the sake brewery every year before that. We have also been to a winery. By visiting the actual places for sake brewery, I believe that we can understand the value of yeast even more.
Biography
1999 - | Present Professor, Laboratory of Signal Transduction, Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
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1993 - 1999 | Associate Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, Graduate School of Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
1991 – 1993 | Study abroad at Stanford University School of Medicine as an HFSPO long-term fellowship (Supervisor: David Botstein) |
1986 - 1993 | Assistant professor, Department of Plant Sciences, Graduate School of Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
1988 | Ph. D. Graduate School of Sciences, The University of Tokyo (Supervisor: Yasuhiro Anraku) |
1984 - 1986 | JSPS Research Fellow (DC1), Graduate School of Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
1984 | M. Sc. Department of Plant Sciences, Graduate School of Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
1982 | B. Sc. Department of Plant Sciences, Graduate School of Sciences, The University of Tokyo |