Group Members

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Investigators/Staff members

Kosuke Hamaguchi

Professor, started Mar 2025

  • 2004 PhD (University of Tokyo) with Kazuyuki Aihara
  • 2004 Researcher RIKEN BSI with Masato Okada (now at U-Tokyo) and Shun-Ichi Amari
  • 2006 Visiting Researcher CNRS Pariv-V with Nicolas Brunel
  • 2008 Postdoc Duke University with Richard Mooney
  • 2014 Lecturer and Associate Professor of Kyoto University with Dai Watanabe

Hideki Kashiwadani

Senior Lecturer

  • PhD (Osaka University)

Ikue Kusumoto-Yoshida

Assistant Professor

  • 2009 PhD (Department of Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo)
  • 2009 Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo
  • 2010 Visiting Fellow, Cellular Neurobiology Research Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse IRP

Wen (Wendy) Jiaying

Postdoctoral Fellow

  • 2020.6 Dalian University of Technology, China

  • 2026.9 PhD (Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, Japan)

Asako Koyama

Secretary

Momoko Shiozaki

Lab Tech

  • Tohoku University, Faculty of Agriculture

  • Tohoku University, Graduate School of Agriculture, Master Course

Atsumi Nakamoto

Lab Tech

Graduate Students

Deng Ruiqi

PhD Student, 2025

  • 2018 Xiamen University, School of Pharmacy
  • 2025 Kagoshima University Master Course

Mizuho Saito (Dental Anesthesiology)

PhD Student, 2025

Katsura Hina

PhD Student, 2026

  • Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University
  • 2025 Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Master Course (summa cum laude)

Tran Hoang Ha

PhD Student, 2026 (MEXT Scholarship)

  • Doctor of Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam. 2022
  • Residency Program, Master’s degree in Physiology, Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam. 2025

Yuniarhiza Srikandi Fiandini

PhD Student, 2026

  • Bachelor of Medicine, Diponegoro University, Indonesia. 2023
  • Medical Doctor Profession, Diponegoro University, Indonesia. 2025

Arisa Yamate

Master Student, 2025

  • Kagoshima University

Emi Fukumoto

Master Student, 2025

Wang Tian (Kyoto University)

PhD Student 2023

Collaborators

Tomoyuki KUWAKI

Emeritus Professor

  • PhD (University of Tokyo)
  • 2001 Professor, Chiba University
  • 2008 Professor, Kagoshima University
  • 2022 Emeritus Professor

Jun Kaminosono

Postdoctral Fellow

  • 2024 PhD (Kagoshima University)

Mayumi Sakurai

Lab tech

Undergraduate Students

Luna Sakai

Medical student (Class 2030)

Tokuda Sayuri

Medical student (Class 2030)

Shinichi Ura

Medical student (Class 2032)

Rinsei Kiuchi

Medical student (Class 2032)

Alumni

  • Marin Watanabe (2026, MSc)
  • Kazuko Yamakuchi (2026, Secretary)

Former visitors, BSc/ MSc students

Visitors

  • Mattia Assane Wade (2026, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland)

Master students

Bachelor Students