2021 Member list

Principal Investigator

Tomomichi Fujita

Tomomichi Fujita

Professor
Department of Biological Sciences,
Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University

Fields of Speciality

Evolutionary and Developmental Biology in Plants

Subject of Research

Understanding for molecular mechanisms of plant development and environmental responses in terms of evolution and genomic or cellular level.

Background:
Born in Kashihara, Nara, on October 3rd, 1964,
Went to Masuga Elementary School, Masuga Kita Elementary School (1 home run total in boys baseball),
Taisei Junior High School (Track and Field),
Tennoji High School attached to Osaka Kyoiku University (Wandervogel Club FWV),
Went to preparatory school,
Enrolled in Waseda University, School of Education, Department of Science, Biology Major, Graduated (Mountain Climbing Club)
I advanced to the masters program of the University of Tokyo, Scientific Research Department, for a major in physical and chemical science, and received my Ph.D. in this field in 1993 from Professor K. Shono. I was inspired by the amazing regenerative abilities of plants after inducing genetic tumors in minced tobacco shoots.
Research and Work History:
1993: Performed functional analysis of human herpes cancer gene at the National Institute of Health, Infectious Diseases, Virus Department 1, as post-doctoral researcher (Lab Chief,  Kazuo Yanagi).
1994: Performed functional analysis of stress-dependent polycistronic genes in tomatoes at Purdue University, as post-doctoral researcher (Prof. L. Csonka, R. Bressan and P. Hasegawa).
1998: Performed research on the development and morphogenesis of plants at the Graduate School of Science / Faculty of Science, Kyoto University and at the Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University as post-doctoral researcher (Prof. Y. Machida).
2000: Took a post as an assistant at the Hasebe Laboratory, at the National Institute for Basic Biology, Evolutionary Biology Research Division (Division of Speciation Mechanisms II), and performed research focused on plants, development, and evolution.
2005: Associate professor, and 2016- Current position. 
Affiliated Organizations
The Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists, The Botanical Society of Japan, The Molecular Biology Society of Japan, The Japanese Society of Evolution, The Bryophyte Society of Japan.

Assistant Professor

Satoshi Naramoto

Satoshi Naramoto

Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University

Fields of Speciality
plant developmental cell biology, plant evolutionary and developmental biology
Subject of Research
Understanding the molecular mechanisms of plant development at cellular level with special focus on cell polarity formation and the evolution
Educational Background
1994-1997 Mito First High School
1998-2001 Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science,
The University of Tokyo
2001-2006 Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science,
The University of Tokyo
Supervisor: Prof. Hiroo Fukuda
Research and work History
2005-2007
JSPS Fellow(Prof. Fukuda lab)
The University of Tokyo
2007-2007
JSPS Fellow(Prof. Nakano lab)
RIKEN
2007-2009
JSPS Fellow(Prof. Friml lab)
Gent Univ./VIB
2009-2011
Research scientist(Prof. Friml lab)
Gent Univ./VIB
2011-2012
Special Postdoctoral Researcher (Prof. Nakano lab)
RIKEN
2012-2015
Specially appointed Assistant Professor (Prof. Fukuda lab)
The University of Tokyo
2015-2020
Assistant Professor (Prof. Kyozuka lab)
Tohoku University
2020-Present
Assistant Professor (Prof. Fujita lab)
Hokkaido University
Part-time lecturer
2012
School of Life and Environmental Science, Tsukuba University
2012-2013
College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University
2015
Department of Liberal Arts, The University of Tokyo
Affiliated Organization
The Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists, The Botanical Society of Japan, The Molecular Biology Society of Japan, Japanese Society for Plant Biotechnology
Marcel Pascal Beier

Marcel Pascal Beier

Institute for the Advancement of Higher Education, Hokkaido University

Affiliated with the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University

 

Fields of Speciality

plant nutrition, plant mechanics

Subject of Research

Understanding the mechanical properties of plants under various nutrient conditions.

Educational Background

2009 -2012 B.Sc. Heidelberg University (Germany)
2012 -2014 M.Sc. Heidelberg University (Germany)

2015 -2018 Ph.D. Tohoku University (Japan)

 

Research and work History

2018 2019

Post-doc(Prof. Takano lab)
Osaka Prefecture University

2019 2021

Specially appointed Assistant Professor(Prof. Fujiwara lab)
The University of Tokyo

2021Present

Assistant Professor(Prof. Fujita lab)

DC1(Research Fellowship for Young Scientists of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) DC1(Research Fellowship for Young Scientists of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
Received Hokkaido University Graduate School of Life Science Biosystems Science Best Presenter Award Received Hokkaido University Graduate School of Life Science Biosystems Science Best Presenter Award

Postdoctoral fellow

Akihiko Hiroguchi Nara Research fellow, Cell wall and development

Graduate student & Undergraduate student

Natsumi Inoue Hokkaido Graduate student (PhD course) Cross-talk between plant development and environmental adaptation
Maki Yokoi Hokkaido Graduate student (PhD course) Moss growth under harsh environments on earth and in space
Alisa Vyacheslavova Russia Graduate student (PhD course) Asymmetric cell division in plant stem cells
Eggie F. Ginanjar Indonesia Graduate student (PhD course) Growth and stress responses in plants
Prerna Singh India Graduate student (PhD course) PD regulation
Chang Hyun Maeng Korea Graduate student (PhD course) Extreme environmental stress response
Tomoyo Jinno Aichi Graduate student (PhD course) Multicellularization in land plants
Huong Thi Do Vietnam Researcher Master course student, stress adaptation and chloroplast division evolution
Haolin Zong China Research student Molecular mechanism of asymmetric cell division
Afiifah Machfuudzoh Indonesia Graduate student (Master course) Growth and stress response in land plants
Yuki Yamashita Aichi Graduate student (Master course) Space Moss
Kohta Taniguchi Tottori Graduate student (Master course) PD regulation
Riku Matsumoto Hyogo Graduate student (Master course) Organelle size regulation
Phu Thanh Ngo Vietnam Graduate student (Master course) PD regulation
Shintaro Aoki Tokyo Undergraduate student Space Moss
Sakuta Miyazaki Hokkaido Undergraduate student CDKA function

Alumni

Wickrama Arachchillage Menaka Prasansani Ariyarathne  Sri Lanka 2018-20 Postdoctoral fellow. Cross-talk between growth and stress response
Chisato Shindoh  Hokkaido -2020 Graduate student, Cell polarity
Tomorou Morimoto  Hokkaido 2018-20 Bsc, Master course student, CDKA function
Satomi Yamaya  Aomori -2020 Bsc, Graduate student, A cross talk of growth and stress response
Tomoki Fukushima  Shiga -2020 Bsc, Graduate student, Plasmodesmata
Prapaporn Pongthai  Thailand 2014-19 PhD, environmental response on chloroplast division
Takumi Tomoi  Toyama 2013-19 Bsc, Master, PhD, Plasmodesmata regulation
Renqi Wang   生命科学院生命システム科学最優秀発表者賞受賞 China 2017-19 Master course student, Asymmetric cell division in plant stem cells
Jiawei Yao  China 2017-19 Master course student, Cell polarity formation
Khattamart Saowani   Khon Kaen University, Thailand 2019 Short visiting research student (Hokkaido Summer Institute)
Hiroki Tabata  Hokkaido 2017-18 Master course student, Gravity response
Brody Frink  LA, USA 2016-18 Master course student
Hayato Sugawara  Received Hokkaido University Graduate School of Life Science Biosystems Science Best Presenter Award Miyagi 2016-17 Master course student (life science)
Moe Nishida  Kanagawa 2014-17 Bsc
Shinya Kawata  Gunma 2013-16 Bsc, Master course student (life science)
Yudai Suzuki  Chiba 2015-16 Undergraduate student
Ren Junling  China 2012-16 PhD, Cell polarity and a novel membrane protein
Bao Liang  China 2012-15 PhD, Postdoc., CDKA function
Kensuke Kawade  Osaka 2014 JSPS PD
Hikota Miyazawa  Tokyo 2014 Postdoctoral fellow
Takuya Fujita  Okayama 2012-2014 Bsc, Master course student (life science)
Yuko Sugita  Chiba 2014 Undergraduate student
Munenori Kitagawa  Received Hokkaido University Graduate School of Life Science Biosystems Science Best Presenter Award Ishikawa 2007-2013 Master, PhD, Postdoc, Plasmodesmatal Regulation in P. patens.
Yutaro Saiki  Hokkaido 2011-2013 Bsc, Master course student
Miharu Ayabe  Shizuoka 2010-12 Graduate student
Mitsuhiro Ishibashi  Received Hokkaido University Graduate School of Life Science Biosystems Science Best Presenter Award Chiba 2011-12 Graduate student
Hiroya Funakawa  Kagawa 2012 Undergraduate student
Kiyoshi Takano  Hokkaido 2012 Undergraduate student
Natsumi Noda  Hokkaido 2011 Postdoctoral fellow
Hiroyuki Imai  from Iwate 2011 Undergraduate student
MIN YA  Sichuan University, China 2010.10-2011.8 Hokkaido University Short-Term Exchange Program HUSTEP
Yuya Tsuchiya  Shizuoka 2008-10 Graduate student
Yuma Makiguchi  Hokkaido 2008-10 Graduate student
Naoko Tsukuda  Kanagawa 2010 Undergraduate student
Ayako Ichiriki  Received Hokkaido University Graduate School of Life Science Biosystems Science Best Presenter Award Hokkaido 2007-09 Graduate student
Kohei Nakamura  Miyazaki 2007-09 Graduate student
Kanako Ito  Aomori 2007-08 Graduate student
Takeshi Maruyama  Received Hokkaido University Graduate School of Life Science Biosystems Science Best Presenter Award Saitama 2007-08 Graduate student
Ryo Sotooka  Tokyo 2006 Undergraduate student