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Research Interests

Vertebrate development
Mechanism of cytokine signaling

Education/Training

1991-1993
Faculty of Science, The University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan). Awarded the B.Sc. in Biophysics and Biochemistry (Mentor: Prof. Kaoru Saigo).

1993-1995
Division of Science, Graduate School of The University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan). Awarded the M.Sc. in Biophysics and Biochemistry (Mentor: Dr. Takashi Yokota).

1995-1998
Division of Science, Graduate School of The University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan). Awarded the Ph.D. in Biophysics and Biochemistry (Mentor: Prof. Takashi Yokota).
Thesis Title: Mechanism of GM-CSF Receptor Activation and Signal Transduction

Positions

April 1998 – April 2000
Postdoctoral Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Department of Molecular and Developmental Biology (Prof. Ken-ichi Arai)
Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)

April 2000 - August 2003
Research Associate
Gene Expression Laboratory (Prof. Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte)
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies (La Jolla, CA, USA)

September 2003 – August 2004
Research Fellow of the 21st Century COE Program gBiological Signalsh
Laboratory of Cell Growth and Differentiation (Prof. Atsushi Miyajima)
Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, The University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)

September 2004 - Present
Assistant Professor/Instructor (gJOKYOh)
Laboratory of Cell Growth and Differentiation (Prof. Atsushi Miyajima)
Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, The University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)


Fellowships

1992  Hajime Hagiwara Summer Student Fellowship (a joint program between DNAX Research Institute and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo)
1995  JSPS Research Fellowships for Young Scientists (for pre-doctoral studies)
1998  JSPS Research Fellowships for Young Scientists (for postdoctoral studies)
2001  JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research Abroad