Members

Principal Investigator

Tomomichi Fujita

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

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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.

Principal Investigator

Satoshi Naramoto

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

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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

Part-time lecturer

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

Assistant Professor
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

Postdoctoral fellow

Graduate student & Undergraduate student

Alumni

Name	Birthplace	Enrollment Period	Subject of Research
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	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	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	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	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	Hokkaido	2007-09	Graduate student
Kohei Nakamura	Miyazaki	2007-09	Graduate student
Kanako Ito	Aomori	2007-08	Graduate student
Takeshi Maruyama	Saitama	2007-08	Graduate student
Ryo Sotooka	Tokyo	2006	Undergraduate student