Research Interests

​It is unknown how the central nervous system appeared during metazoan evolution. I’m interested in the evolutionary origin of the central nervous system, enteric nervous system, and autonomic nervous systems.

Professional Profile

• 1985-2015: Assistant Professor, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan
• 1991-1993: Research Assistant, University of California Irvine, USA

Education Profile

• ​Ph. D., Technology, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Sendai, Japan, 1985

Professional Memberships

• Zoological Society of Japan
• Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists
• Physiological Society of Japan