Born in California, USA
Grew up in Tokyo, Japan
Dad of 4, including twins
Loves music, baseball, football, snowboarding, and science
he/him/his
Phone: +49(0)221-5062310
email: nakano[at]mpipz.mpg.de
Twitter:		@rtnakano_lab
Instagram: 	@rtnakano.ermo
ORCID: 			https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5973-2300
Researchmap: 	https://researchmap.jp/rtnakano
Publons:		https://publons.com/researcher/1204864/ryohei-thomas-nakano/
2007 Bachelor of Science
Kyoto University (Faculty of Science), Kyoto, Japan
2009 Master of Science
Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
2012 Doctor of Science
Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
PhD thesis, supervised by Prof. Dr. Ikuko Hara-Nishimura:
高等植物における小胞体形態の維持機構
"Molecular mechanisms underlying the maintenance of the endoplasmic reticulum morphology in higher plants"
2009-2012 (for PhD) Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1; funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, JSPS)
Ikuko Hara-Nishimura Lab
Kyoto Unviersity, Kyoto, Japan
2012-2013 Project-specific postdoctoral researcher
Ikuko Hara-Nishimura Lab
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
2013-2015 Postdoctral Fellowship for Research Abroad (funded by JSPS)
Paul Schulze-Lefert Lab
Department of Plant Microbe Interactions
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
2015-2018 Postdoctral Programme (funded by the German Research Foundation; DFG)
Paul Schulze-Lefert Lab
Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS)
Department of Plant Microbe Interactions
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
2019- Principal Investigator ("Eigene Stelle" funded by DFG)
 Priority Programme "Deconstruction and reconstruction of plant microbiota" (DECRyPT)
Department of Plant Microbe Interactions
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany