Naoki Konno

I'm currently a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University. I primarily work on bioinformatics to analyze the evolution of biological systems across a wide range of organisms, from bacteria to animals. 

Here is my curriculum vitae and publication list. 

Currently, I'm studying the evolution of cell differentiation processes in Dr. Xiaojie Qiu's lab at Stanford University. I'm a staff member of Japanese Society for Young Evo-Devo Researchers, and a former president of Japanese Society for Young Bioinformatics Researchers, promoting networking among young evo-devo biologists and bioinformaticians in Japan. I am also a former member of Yachie Lab, where I developed a computational framework for whole-body cell lineage tracing, and of Furusawa Lab, where I studied the predictability of evolution using large-scale bacterial genomic data.

Here is my research vision.

Diverse organisms exist on the earth, each behaving as a complex system that consists of various gene functions. What rules underlie the evolution of these biological systems? I'm trying to answer the question by developing research frameworks that integrate omics data with advanced bioinformatics technologies and wet lab experiments.