Laboratory for Tissue Dynamics
Team Leader: Takaharu Okada
Laboratory for Tissue Dynamics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS-RCAI)
EDUCATION
1994: B.S. in polymer chemistry, Kyoto University, Japan
1996: M.E. in biochemical engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan
1999: Ph.D. in molecular and cellular biology, School of Life Science, Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
1999-2001: JSPS Research Fellow in Dr. Yasuo Mori’s and Dr. Keiji Imoto’s lab, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, and in Dr. Tomohiro Kurosaki’s lab, Department of Molecular Genetics, Kansai Medical University, Moriguchi, Japan
2001-2007: Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Jason Cyster’s lab, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco (2002-2005: JSPS Fellowship for Research Abroad)
FACULTY EXPERIENCE
2007-2008: Associate Professor, Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
2008-2013: Unit Leader, Research Unit for Immunodynamics, RIKEN Research Center for Allergy and Immunology, Yokohama, Japan
2011-present: PREST Researcher, Japan Science and Technology Agency
2013-present: Team Leader, Laboratory for Tissue Dynamics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS-RCAI)
2013-present: Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University