Who am I?

• BS: Bioscience, Fukui Prefectureal University, Fukui, Japan. (1997)
• MS: Technology, Toyama Prefectural University, Toyama, Japan. (1999)
• Ph.D: Bioscience, Fukui Prefectural University, Fukui, Japan. (2002)
• Predoctoral fellow at Department of Biochemistry, Robertwood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey, U.S.A. (1999-2002)
• Postdoctoral fellow at Department of Biochemistry Molecular Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. (2002-2003)
• Postdoctoral fellow, RIKEN-Kobe institute, Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe, Japan. (2003-current).

My hobby is playing tennis, ping pong, badminton,basketball, watching stars, etc.