Personal Background

2015- Shizuoka University
Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology
Department of Engineering
Applied Chemistry and Biochemical Engineering Course

2001-2015 Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Biotechnology Department

1998-2000 Kirin Brewery
Protein Engineering Group

1997-1998 Glaxo Wellcome
Microbiology Department

1994-1996 Kirin Brewery
Plant Biotechnology Group

1992-1994 Cornell University
Microbiology Department

1986-1992 McGill University (Ph.D.)
Biochemistry Department (view PhD thesis here)

International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition

  • I served as organizer and primary contact of the Tokyo-NoKoGen team of 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.
  • I served as judge at the iGEM Jamborees from 2010-2014.
  • Learn more about iGEM here.

Nokogen20142014 Tokyo-NoKoGen Team