In April 2018, I was appointed Professor at the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (formerly the Second Department of Biochemistry), Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University. I am committed wholeheartedly to education and research at the Faculty of Medicine and the Graduate School of Kagoshima University.
Since I was first captivated by the depth of neuroscience while studying cerebral physiology in my doctoral program, I have continuously worked in the field of neuroscience and brain science. Through pursuing the fundamental question of how individual genes and protein molecules act on neural circuits to support our cognitive activities, I hope to contribute, even modestly, to the understanding of the molecular pathology of cognitive impairments and psychiatric/neurological disorders, and to the development of therapeutic strategies.
Education
March 1990
B.Sc., Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The University of Tokyo
March 1992
M.Sc., Department of Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
March 1995
Completed coursework, Department of Basic Medical Sciences I, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
March 2000
Ph.D. (Medicine), The University of Tokyo
Appointments
1995–2000
Research Associate, Department of Physiology I (Integrative Physiology), Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
2000–2003
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, USA
2003–2013
Research Associate / Assistant Professor / Lecturer, Department of Neurochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
2013–2018
Program-Specific Associate Professor, SK Project, Medical Innovation Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
2018–present
Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University
Honors & Awards
2004
Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Career Development Award (CDA)
2009
Young Investigator Award, Japan Neuroscience Society
