Research

Currently, I'm conducting the evo-devo studies on ascidians (Tunicata) and amphioxus (Cephalochordata), especially focusing on the evolutionary acquisition of novel cell types (such as neural crest cells and neuromesodermal progenitors).

Journal Articles

*: corresponding author(s)

2. Tasuku Ishida, Yutaka Satou*, Ascidian embryonic cells with properties of neural-crest cells and neuromesodermal progenitors of vertebrates. Nat. Ecol. Evol. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02387-8, FREE-to-view link

1. Yutaka Satou*, Miki Tokuoka, Izumi Oda-Ishii, Shin-ichi Tokuhiro, Tasuku Ishida, Boqi Liu, & Yuri Iwamura, A Manually Curated Gene Model Set for an Ascidian, Ciona robusta (Ciona intestinalis type A), Zool. Sci., 39, (2022). https://doi.org/10.2108/zs210102

Keywords

Evo-Devo, Ascidians, Amphioxus, Cell type evolution, Neural crest cells, Neuromesodermal progenitors, Gene regulatory network

Contact

tasuku.ishida[at]okayama-u.ac.jp

tasuku.ishida10[at]gmail.com