BS – Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan
PhD (Molecular and Cellular Biology) – University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Honors & Awards
2014 SPD Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2014 Dean Award, University of Tokyo
2014 Advanced technology Award, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
2019 Young Investigator’s award, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2019 24th Hirase Award, Japanese Society for Plant Morphology
2019 Young Investigator’s award, International Congress on the NME/NDPK/NM23/AWD Gene Family
2024 Kazato Research award, Kazato Research Foundation
2024 Jennifer N. Bourne Prize in Brain Ultrastructure, Society for Neuroscience
Research Interests
Membrane trafficking during synaptic vesicle recycling
Sorting of synaptic vesicle proteins
Emergence of bilaterian synaptic systems
Defects in synaptic function related to epilepsy, autism, and Down syndrome
