Sou Tomimoto, Ph.D.

I am a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Institute of Genetics.

I am studying mathematical models to understand how mutations accumulate during the development of an organism and how newly emerged mutations affect evolution, especially focusing on long-lived plants. Here is my CV.

Address: Theoretical Ecology and Evolution Lab, National Institute of Genetics, 1111 Yata, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan

E-mail: sou.tomimoto[at]gmail.com (or sou.tomimoto[at]nig.ac.jp)

Links: Google Scholar, ORCiD

About my research

Somatic mutations occurring in modular organisms, such as trees and corals, can be transmitted to subsequent generations and provide raw materials for evolution. Recent developments in genomic technologies have enabled to identify genetic variations within an individual caused by somatic mutations. By integrating mathematical modelling with genomics data, I am studying how these mutations occur in stem cells and shape genetic structure within an individual tree. I am also interested in how such within-individual genetic variations contribute to the evolution of modular organisms.

Keywords

Somatic mutations in modular organisms
Genetic diversity and longevity of trees

Short-term dynamics of transposable elements
Population genetics and mathematical ecology

Education

2023.04–2026.03 Ph.D., Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan

Supervisor: Akiko Satake

2024.10–2025.03 Visiting International Research Student, University of British Columbia, Canada

Host researcher: Sarah P. Otto

2021.04–2023.03 M.Sc., Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan

Adviser: Akiko Satake

2017.04–2021.03 B.Sc. Department of Biology, Kyushu University, Japan

Research Positions

2026.04–2029.03 JSPS Research Fellow (PD), National Institute of Genetics, Japan

2023.04–2026.03 JSPS Research Fellow (DC1), Kyushu University, Japan

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