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Hiroko Udaka, PhD.

RESEARCH FIELD

Seasonal adaptations in invertebrates: life cycle, thermal tolerance, photoperiodism

EDUCATION

2005-2008 Osaka City University, Graduate School of Science

Awarded PhD (Science) for thesis entitled “Experimental analysis of seasonal adaptations in the terrestrial slug,

Lehmannia valentiana”, conferred in March 2008 (Supervised by Professor Hideharu Numata)

2003-2005 Osaka City University, Graduate School of Science Awarded the degree of MS

2001-2003 Osaka City University, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Awarded the degree of BS

EMPLOYMENT

2014- Assistant Pof, Kyoto University

2012-2014 JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research Abroad, Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Western Ontario

2011-2012 Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Western Ontario2010-2011

Government of Canada Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships

2010-2011 Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Western Ontario

2009- 2010 Special Appointment Lecturer, Osaka City University

2008-2009 Special Appointment Research Associate, Osaka City University

2008 Post-doctoral Fellow, Osaka City University

RESEARCH FUNDING

2010-2011 Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) Government of Canada Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships.

2012-2013 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research Abroad

PEER REVIEW FOR INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Insect Molecular Biology, Physiological Entomology, Entomological Science, Current Genomics, Journal of Molluscan Studies, Journal of Molluscan Research