2  Curriculum Vitae

FUJISHIMA Masahiro 

Educational Background

       (3) Apr. 1, 1978 - Mar. 31, 1979. Research Fellow. Graduate School of Science, Tohoku Univ., Japan

       (2) Apr. 1, 1973 - Mar. 31, 1978. Biological Institute, Graduate School of Sci., Tohoku Univ. (Master of 

              Science, Mar. 1975; Doctor of Science, Mar. 1978. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. HIWATASHI Koichi)

       (1) Apr. 1, 1969 - Mar. 31, 1973. Biological Institute, Faculty of Sci., Hirosaki Univ. , Japan (Bachelor of

              Science, Mar. 1973. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. SAITO Kazuo)

Employment Records

(16) July 1, 2022- Sep. 30, 2024.  Mentor of S-SPRING, Shimane University, Japan 

(15) Apr. 1, 2022- present. Visiting Scholar, Institute of Environmental Radioactivity, Fukushima Univ. 

(14) May 1, 2020- present. Visiting Researcher, Research Center for Thermotolerant Microbial

       Resources, Yamaguchi Univ. , Japan

(13) Apr. 1, 2016 - present. Professor Emeritus at Yamaguchi Univ. 

(12) Apr. 1, 2020 - Mar.31, 2022. Professor (Specially Designated). National Bio-Resource Project

       (NBRP)-Paramecium, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi Univ.

(11) Apr. 1, 2016 - Mar. 31, 2020. Professor (Specially Designated). Department of Sciences, Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi Univ.

(10) June 1, 2012 - Mar. 31, 2022 Principal Investigator of National Bio-Resource Project (NBRP)-

       Paramecium of Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)

(9) Nov.1, 2004 - Mar. 31, 2006. Director. Research Institute of Times Studies, Yamaguchi Univ.

(8) Apr. 1, 1997 - Mar. 31, 2016. Professor. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, 

       Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi Univ.

(7) Oct. 1, 1995 - Mar. 31, 2002. Professor (Concurrent Appointment), The University of Tokyo

(6) July 1, 1992 - Mar. 31, 1997. Professor. Biological Institute, Faculty of Sci., Yamaguchi Univ.

(5) Aug.1 - Sept. 30, 1988. Visiting Researcher. Zoological Institute, Hong Kong Univ. (Assoc. Prof. Dr.   Stephen F. Ng’s Lab.)

(4) July 16, 1984 - June 30, 1992. Associate Professor. Biological Institute, Faculty of Sci., Yamaguchi 

       Univ.

       (3) Oct. 1, 1980 - Sept. 30, 1981. Research Fellow of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
              (Prof. Dr. Klaus Heckmann’s Lab., Zoological Institute, Münster Univ., West Germany)

(2) May 1, 1979 - July 15, 1984. Assistant Professor. Biological Institute, Faculty of Sci., Yamaguchi Univ.

       (1)  Apr.1 - 30, 1979. Research Fellow of The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

Activities, Memberships, Associations  and Prize

1. Japan Society of Protistology (JSOP)

(3) Honorary member of the Japan Society of Protistology (No. 20,  Nov. 22, 2021)
(2) President of the Japan Society of Protistology (Nov. 18, 2006 - Nov. 25, 2012)
(1) Convention director of the 37th Annual Meeting of the Society, 2004

2. International Congress of Protistology (ICOP)
   (1) Symposium organizer of “Symbiosis and Evolution”, 13th International Congress of Protistology,  Busios,  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Aug. 27,  2009)

3. International Society of Protistologists (ISOP)

(3) Member of Honorary Members Committee of ISOP (Feb. 7, 2012 - July 18, 2012)

(2) Member of Asian Commission of Protistologists (July 23, 2011 - Nov. 25, 2012)
(1) Member of International Commission on Protistology (Oct. 12, 2005 - Nov. 25, 2012)

4. The Zoological Society of Japan 

(1) Permanent member of the Society (from April, 2020)

5. Representative of Core Clusters for Research Initiatives of Yamaguchi University "Microbial Evolution in Function and Their Environmental Adaptation" (2009 - 2015)

6. National Bio-Resource Project (NBRP) Paramecium of  Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)

(2) Representative of 4th NBRP-Paramecium (Apple 1, 2017-March 31, 2022). 

(1) Representative of 3rd NBRP-Paramecium (June 1, 2012-March 31, 2017). 

7.  Genetic  Resource Committee  

(1) Paramecium (June 1, 2012-March 31, 2022).

8. Other activities                                                                                                                                                                                                                

(7) Guest Editor, The Molecular Mechanisms for Infection and Phenotypic Changes of the Host in Procaryote–Eukaryote and Eukaryote-Eukaryote Endosymbioses.

      Microorganisms (MDPI). July 5, 2024-July 31, 2025.     

(6) Area Advisor. 科研費学術変革A "Co-evolutionary Emergence of Extended Phenotypes".  Apr. 1, 2024-Mar. 30,  2029.

(5) Mentor, Shimane University Capacity Building Project Towards a Sustainable Society (S-SPRING). Jul 1,  2022-Sept 30, 2024.

(4) Symposium organizer of “Research examples with National Bio-Resource Project Paramecium ” at  the  87th  Annual Meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan,  

       Okinawa Conference Center., Nov. 17,  2016.  
(3) Symposium organizer of “International Symposium on Endosymbiosis Yamaguchi 2013”, Yamaguchi Univ.,  Dec. 20, 2013. 

(2) Symposium organizer of “Symbiosis and evolution of organisms,", Open Symposium at the Yamaguchi Conference of the Chugoku-Shikoku Branches of 

       Zoological Society of Japan,  Ecological Society of Japan, and Botanical Society of Japan Yamaguchi Univ.,  May 15, 2010.

(1) Editor  of "Endosymbionts in Paramecium" published by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2009. 

9. Prize

The Award of Japan Society of Protistology - Studies on endonucler symbiotic bacteria Holospora species (Nov. 23, 1996)