Staff
Principal Investigator (Professor)
Masatsugu Toyota
CV 
| Birthplace | Kagawa |
|---|---|
| Research | Biophysics, Plant Physiology |
| Interests | Guitar, Basketball |
| Comment | Logic, logic logic! |
Assistant Professor
Hiraku Suda CV
| Birthplace | Tokyo |
|---|---|
| Research | Study of fast signals and responses in plants using the Venus flytrap. |
| Interests | Biological collection, Playing with my daughter |
| Comment | II like the invisible mechanisms that drive living organisms. |
Postdoctoral Researcher
Takuma Hagihara
| Birthplace | Saitama |
|---|---|
| Research | Mechanisms of long-distance signal propagation in plants |
| Interests | Origami |
| Comment | I'll do my best in my research. |
Students
Doctoral Course Students
Rimsha Ishaq
| Birthplace | Multan, Punjab, Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Research | Insight of plant molecular mechanism during long distance calcium signaling |
| Interests | Graphic designing, traveling, spending time with my loved ones. |
| Comment | Let’s make the impossible, possible together! |
Chieko Terashima
| Birthplace | Chiba |
|---|---|
| Research | Mechanism of sensing volatile in plant |
| Interests | Reading or writing |
| Comment | I like Cherrybark. |
Hiroki Asakawa
| Birthplace | Chiba |
|---|---|
| Research | Dynamics in Dionaea muscipula |
| Interests | Soccer |
| Comment | I'm interested in dice. |
Miku Tashiro
| Birthplace | Fukuoka |
|---|---|
| Research | Development of a novel biosensor for jasmonic acid |
| Interests | Reading, appreciating camellias, and collecting stuffed animals and capsule toys |
| Comment | I love camellias and ghosts. |
Graduate Studetns
Hazumi Akaogi
| Birthplace | Tochigi |
|---|---|
| Research | Mechanism of Flexion-Induced Lateral Root Formation |
| Interests | Piano, Viola |
| Comment | I also like Harry Potter. |
Chiaki Tatsumi
| Birthplace | Tokyo |
|---|---|
| Research | Functional analysis of GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR-LIKEs (GLRs) |
| Interests | Watching movies. |
| Comment | I like watching volleyball matches. |
Shunnosuke Tatsuzawa
| Birthplace | Tokyo |
|---|---|
| Research | Clarification of sensing mechanisms of volatile organic compounds in plants |
| Interests | Video game |
| Comment | I love sleeping. |
Tatsuya Tanaka
| Birthplace | Tochigi |
|---|---|
| Research | Functional analysis of glutamate receptors using plant and animal cell cultures |
| Interests | Muscle training, Ramen Tour |
| Comment | I will conquer Ramen Jiro all over Japan. |
Taira Fukui
| Birthplace | Tokyo |
|---|---|
| Research | The molecular mechanism of touch perception and its downstream signaling pathway in Arabidopsis |
| Interests | Gardening |
| Comment | My current obsession is to grow dyer's knotweed and use them to do indigo dyeing. |
Undergraduate Studetns
Youru Saito
| Birthplace | Saitama |
|---|---|
| Research | Role of G proteins in GLV-mediated calcium transmission. |
| Interests | Reading books |
| Comment | I love plants. |
Asei Takahashi
| Birthplace | Iwate |
|---|---|
| Research | Functional analysis of plant channel proteins using cultured animal cells. |
| Interests | King Gnu (Japanese rock band), Pokémon, Reading books |
| Comment | I will try to deepen my understanding of research little by little. |
Shouya Takihara
| Birthplace | Saitama |
|---|---|
| Research | Analysis of Environmental Stimulus Responses in Microtubule-Associated Protein Mutants. |
| Interests | Playing games, Reading books |
| Comment | I hope we can get along. |
Shunta Tanaka
| Birthplace | Kanagawa |
|---|---|
| Research | English: Analysis of cAMP Dynamics in Arabidopsis thaliana. |
| Interests | Looking for a cheap and delicious restaurant |
| Comment | I try my best to find a research topics. |
Hinako Yagi
| Birthplace | Fukuoka |
|---|---|
| Research | To reveal plant signaling mechanisms using optgenetic tools. |
| Interests | Walking |
| Comment | I will do my best from now on. |
Hiroto Ishihara
| Birthplace | Gunma |
|---|---|
| Research | |
| Interests | Workout, Reading |
| Commnet | I'll do my best! I'm looking forward with you. |
Akito Ohta
| Birthplace | Saitama |
|---|---|
| Research | |
| Interests | Guitar |
| Commnet | I wanna play the guitar like George Benson. |
Keiichi Tamura
| Birthplace | Saitama |
|---|---|
| Research | |
| Interests | Trip, Taking photos |
| Commnet | I will do my best and enjoy learning. |
Yota Nakazawa
| Birthplace | Saitama |
|---|---|
| Research | |
| Interests | Reading, Piano |
| Commnet | I like Disney. |
Technical Staff
Toru Ishizuka
| Birthplace | Tokyo |
|---|---|
| Interests | Trip, Reading and Tennis |
| Comment | I'm looking forward to working with you. |
Yukiko Kamide
| Birthplace | Saitama |
|---|---|
| Interests | Gardening |
| Comment | I tend to walk in front of people even though I have no sense of direction! |
Yoshie Kojima
| Birthplace | Saitama |
|---|---|
| Interests | Piano, Overseas TV drama |
| Comment | I'll do my best. |