Committee members
Itaru IMAYOSHI
Research Center for Dynamic Living Systems, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University
Research interests
Visualization and manipulation of neurogenesis. Optical manipulation of neural stem cells. Neuronal activity imaging. Behavioral analysis and modeling.
imayoshi.itaru.2n(at)kyoto-u.ac.jp
Noriko OSUMI
Department of Developmental Neuroscience, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
Research interests
Neural development, animal models for neurodevelopmental disorders, transgenerational epigenetics
osumi(at)med.tohoku.ac.jp
Hirotaka James OKANO
Division of Regenerative Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine
Research interests
Human iPS cells, neurodegenerative diseases, MRI imaging technology
hjokano(at)jikei.ac.jp
Naoko KANEKO
Laboratory of Neuronal Regeneration, Graduate School of Brain Science, Doshisha University
Research interests
subventricular zone,
neuronal regeneration,
neuroblast migration, astrocytes
nkaneko(at)mail.doshisha.ac.jp
International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba
Research interests
Functions of adult-born neurons in memory
masanori.sakaguchi(at)gmail.com
Tsutomu SASAKI
Division of Health Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
Research interests
stroke, regeneration-inducing medicine, neurology
sasaki(at)neurol.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
t.sasaki(at)sahs.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
Kazunobu SAWAMOTO
Department of Developmental and Regenerative Neurobiology, Institute of Brain Science, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Research interests
postnatal neurogenesis, neuronal migration, neuronal regeneration
sawamoto(at)med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
Eri SEGI-NISHIDA
Department of Biological Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
Research interests
hippocampal neurogenesis, neuronal mechanisms for anti-depressant effects and stress sensitivity
eri.segi.nishida(at)rs.tus.ac.jp
Akio TSUBOI
Department of Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceuticl Sciences, Osaka University
Research interests
Plasticity of activity-dependent neural circuits
akio(at)fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp
Kinichi NAKASHIMA
Stem Cell Biology and Medicine, Department of Stem Cell Biology and Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
Research interests
neural stem cells, epigenetics, regenerative medicine
nakashima.kinichi.718(at)m.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Takashi NAMBA
Neuroscience Center, HiLIFE – Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki
Department of Developmental Biology, Fujita Health University School of MedicineDivision of Developmental Neurobiology, International Center for Brain Science (ICBS), Fujita Health
University
Research interests
Human brain development and evolution, neurodevelopmental disorders
takashi.namba(at)helsinki.fi
takashi.namba(at)fujita-hu.ac.jp
Tatsuhiro HISATSUNE
Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Research interests
adult hippocampal neurogenesis, cognitive function, Alzheimer's disease, age-related cognitive decline
hisatsune(at)edu.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Seiji HITOSHI
Department of Integrative Physiology, Shiga University of Medical Science
Research interests
neural stem cells, epigenetics, glycobiology
shitoshi-tky(at)umin.ac.jp
Taito MATSUDA
Laboratory of Neural Regeneration and Brain Repair, Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and
Technology (NAIST).
Research interests
neurogenesis in the hippocampus, microglia-to-neuron conversion
matsuda.taito(at)naist.ac.jp
Department of Neurology,Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
hmochizuki(at)neurol.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
Department of Physiology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University
Research interests
odor learning, olfactory plasticity
yamaguchi(at)kochi-u.ac.jp
Former committee members
Tatsunori SEKI
Nobuaki TAMAMAKI
Shuichi UEDA