Academic Background
2003 B.S. Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
2005 M.S. Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Univ. of Tokyo
2008 Ph.D. Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Univ. of Tokyo (Supervisor: Prof. Takeo Kubo)
Employment
2005-2008 Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1) (JSPS)
2008-2011 Special Postdoctoral Researcher, RIKEN Brain Science Institute (Itohara Team)
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Researcher, RIKEN Brain Science Institute (Itohara Team)
2013-2015 Young Fellow, Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator, International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba
2013-2017 (Concurrent position) JST PRESTO (Sakigake) Researcher
2016-2020 Associate Professor and Principal Investigator, International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba
2020-2022 Professor, Department of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
2020-present (Concurrent Position) Visiting professor (WPI-IIIS) and Principal Investigator, International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Japan
2022-2023 (Concurrent Position) Specific Professor, Department of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
2022-present Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Awards
2008: Incentive Award for Research of the University of Tokyo
2009: RIKEN Brain Science Institute Hot Topics Award
2012: Young Scientist Award for Excellence, Comprehensive Brain Science Network
2014: The 1st Astellas Award for the Outstanding Presentation Selected by the Peer Review
2014: Young Teacher Prize for Encouragement, University of Tsukuba
2016: The 21st Research Encouragement Award, the Japanese Society of Sleep Research
2016: The 26th Tsukuba Encouragement Prize
2017: The Young Scientists’ Prize, The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
2017: Special Young Teacher Prize for Encouragement, University of Tsukuba
2019: The 9th Frontier Salon Nagase Prize (Special Prize)
2020: US NAM (National Academy of Medicine) Catalyst Award
Hobbies
Scuba diving, Playing the piano, Running, Fishing