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Yuki Yoshioka (Ph.D.)
E-mail: y.yoshioka AT oist.jp
【Affiliation】
Marine Genomics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) [Link]
【Work experience】
2023 – present Postdoctral Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (PD)
2020 – 2023 Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (DC1)
【Education】
Doctoral degree in Environmental Studies, The University of Tokyo (March 2023)
Master’s degree in Environmental Studies, The University of Tokyo (March 2020)
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College (March 2018)
【Selected publications】
Shinzato C* & Yoshioka Y (2024) Genomic data reveal diverse biological characteristics of scleractinian corals and promote effective coral reef conservation. Genome Biology and Evolution. evae014.
Yoshioka Y*, Chiu YL, Uchida T, Yamashita H, Suzuki G & Shinzato C* (2023) Genes possibly related to symbiosis in early life stages of Acropora tenuis inoculated with Symbiodinium microadriaticum. Communications Biology, 6, 1027.
Yoshioka Y, Suzuki G, Zayasu Y, Yamashita H, Shinzato C* (2022) Comparative genomics highlight the importance of lineage-specific gene families in evolutionary divergence of the coral genus, Montipora. BMC Ecology and Evolution, 22:71.
Yoshioka Y, Yamashita H, Suzuki G, Shinzato C* (2022) Larval transcriptomic responses of a stony coral, Acropora tenuis, during initial contact with the native symbiont, Symbiodinium microadriaticum. Scientific Reports, 12:2854.
Yoshioka Y, Yamashita H, Suzuki G, Zayasu Y, Tada I, Kanda M, Satoh N, Shoguchi E, Shinzato C (2021) Whole-genome transcriptome analyses of native symbionts reveal host coral genomic novelties for establishing coral-algae symbioses. Genome Biology and Evolution, 13:evaa240.
Yoshioka Y, Tanabe T, Iguchi A (2017) The presence of genes encoding enzymes that digest carbohydrates in coral genomes and analysis of their activities. PeerJ, 5:e4087.
