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 Principal Investigator & Assistant Professor, International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba
2013-2017 (Concurrent position) JST PRESTO (Sakigake) Researcher
2016-2020 Principal Investigator & Associate Professor, International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba
2020-2022 Professor, Department of Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
2020-present (Concurrent Position) Principal Investigator & Visiting professor, International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), Tsukuba Institute for Advanced Research (TIAR), University of Tsukuba
2022-2023 (Concurrent Position) Specific Professor, Department of Biofunction, School of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
2022-present Professor, Lab for Sleep Physiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Professional Memberships
The Japan Neuroscience Society, Japanese Society of Sleep Research, The Zoological Society of Japan, The Molecular Biology Society of Japan, The Physiological Society of Japan, Japan Society for Dementia Research
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)
Awards
2020: US NAM (National Academy of Medicine) Catalyst Award
2019: The 9th Frontier Salon Nagase Prize (Special Prize)
2017: Special Young Teacher Prize for Encouragement, University of Tsukuba
2017: The Young Scientists’ Prize, The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
2016: The 26th Tsukuba Encouragement Prize
2016: The 21st Research Encouragement Award, the Japanese Society of Sleep Research
2014: Young Teacher Prize for Encouragement, University of Tsukuba
2014: The 1st Astellas Award for the Outstanding Presentation Selected by the Peer Review
2009: RIKEN Brain Science Institute Hot Topics Award
2008: Incentive Award for Research of the University of Tokyo
Hobbies
Scuba diving, Playing the piano, Running, Fishing