2002-2007 Ph.D. Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
1998-2002 B.S. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
2025-present Associate Professor
Amphibian Research Center, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life,
Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
2019-2025 Assistant Professor
Amphibian Research Center, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life,
Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
2008-2019 Assistant Professor
National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
Topic: Regulation of neural tube morphogenesis by actomyosin and Ca2+ signaling
2007-2008 Post-doctoral Fellow
National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
Mentor: Prof. Naoto Ueno
Topic: Regulation of neural tube morphogenesis by microtubules and MID proteins
2002-2007 Ph.D. Student
Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Advisor: Prof. Hiroyuki Ide and Prof. Koji Tamura
Topic: Molecular mechanism of dedifferentiation and growth in Xenopus limb regeneration
2001-2002 Undergraduate Student
Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Advisor: Prof. Hiroyuki Ide and Prof. Koji Tamura
Topic: Nerve-dependent and -independent cellular events in Xenopus limb regeneration
2013 AWARD for Best Poster,
8th European Zebrafish Meeting
Title: Periodic contraction of actomyosin network during convergence movements in zebrafish neurulation
2007-2008 JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists
Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences