Work experience

 
 
 
 
 
Associate Professor
Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
January 2024 – Present
(Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
 
 
 
 
 
Research Associate
Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo
April 2020 – December 2023
(Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
 
 
 
 
 
Research Associate
Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo
January 2020 – March 2020
 
 
 
 
 
JSPS Research Fellow (PD)
Faculty of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University
April 2017 – December 2019
 
 
 
 
 
JSPS Research Fellow (DC2)
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
April 2015 – March 2017

Educational background

 
 
 
 
 
PhD student
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
April 2014 – March 2017
 
 
 
 
 
Master student
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
April 2012 – March 2014
 
 
 
 
 
Undergraduate student
The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Applied Biology
April 2010 – March 2012
 
 
 
 
 
Undergraduate student
The University of Tokyo
April 2008 – March 2010

Grant

 
 
 
 
 
Elucidation of the mechanism of manipulation of host piRNA pathways by intracellular symbiotic bacteria
JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
April 2024 – Present
（Principal Investigator）
 
 
 
 
 
Elucidation of the mechanisms of sexual control and symbiosis in the cytoplasmic symbiotic bacterium Wolbachia through genome editing
JSPS KAKENHI　Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A)
April 2024 – Present
（Co-Investigator）
 
 
 
 
 
Genomic regulation of intracellular symbiotic organelles from technological innovation to understanding and application of life phenomena
JSPS KAKENHI　Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A)
April 2024 – Present
（Co-Investigator）
 
 
 
 
 
Elucidation of the mechanism of manipulation of host piRNA pathways by intracellular symbiotic bacteria
Takeda Science Foundation Life Science Research Grants
July 2023 – Present
（Principal Investigator）
 
 
 
 
 
Elucidation of the conditions for the formation of piRNA clusters using the piRNA sensor system
JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
April 2022 – March 2024
（Principal Investigator）
 
 
 
 
 
Elucidation of the conditions for the establishment of piRNA clusters through comparison of cultured cell genome and individual genomes
JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
September 2020 – March 2022
（Principal Investigator）
 
 
 
 
 
Elucidation of the non-self recognition system using piRNA with persistent infectious RNA viruses
JSPS Research Fellow（PD）
April 2017 – March 2020
（Principal Investigator）
 
 
 
 
 
Elucidation of the function of somatic piRNA in cell differentiation
JSPS Research Fellow（DC2）
April 2015 – March 2017
（Principal Investigator）