Laboratory of Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology

Master's and Doctoral Programs in Biology,

Graduate School of Life and Earth Sciences, University of Tsukuba

PI: Prof. Kenji Miura

Assist. Prof. Shohei Nosaki

Japanese

Kenji Miura, Ph. D.

Professor, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba

miura.kenji.ga-at-u.tsukuba.ac.jp (replace "-at-" with at mark)

1. Education:

B.S. (Agricultural Chemistry) – 1997, Dept. Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

M.S. (Agricultural Chemistry) – 1999, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Ph.D. (Agricultural Chemistry) – 2002, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

2. Professional Experience:

2002 Ph.D. (Agriculture), Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Japan

2002-2002 Postdoctoral Fellow of Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Japan

2002-2008 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Plant Environmental Stress Physiology, Purdue University, USA

3. Appointment:

2008-2012 Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan

2012-2016 Associate Professor, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan

2014-2016 Part-time Fellow, Center for Research and Development Strategy, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Japan (concurrently)

2016-present Professor, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan

2019-2021 Deputy Director, Tsukuba-Plant Innovation Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Japan

4. Awards or Citations (selected)

2001-2003 Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship, Research Fellowships for Young Scientists

2004 ASPB Travel Grant to attend ASPB meeting

2007-2008 Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship, Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research Abroad

2014 Award for Young Scientist, Japanese Society for Plant Cell and Molecular Biology

2020 Award for technology, Japanese Society for Plant Biotechnology


Shohei Nosaki, Ph. D.

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba

1. Education:

B.S. (Agricultural Chemistry) – 2014, Dept. Agriculture, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

M.S. (Agricultural Chemistry) – 2016, Graduate School of Agriculture, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Ph.D. (Agricultural Chemistry) – 2019, Graduate School of Agriculture, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

2. Appointment:

2019-2020 Research Associate, Graduate School of Agriculture, University of Tokyo, Japan

2020-2021 Assistant Professor (fixed term), Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan

2021- Contract Assistant Professor, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan