Research Group
Biography
My research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of chloroplast development via transcriptional regulation by light and plant hormone signalling.
Qualifications
2025 – PhD in Life Sciences – Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University
2022 – MSc in Life Sciences – Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University
2020 – BSc in Agriculture – Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Key Publications
‘BPG4 regulates chloroplast development and homeostasis by suppressing GLK transcription factors and involving light and brassinosteroid signaling’ (2024), Nature Communications. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44492-5
‘BRZ-INSENSITIVE-PALE GREEN 1 is encoded by chlorophyll biosynthesis enzyme gene that functions in the downstream of brassinosteroid signaling’ (2022), Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1093/bbb/zbac071
Awards
2025 – JSPS Overseas Research Fellowships
2025 – President's Award, Kyoto University
2023 to 2025 – JSPS Research Fellowships for Young Scientists (DC2)
Committees
2025 to present – Committee member – The Japanese Society of Photosynthetic Research for Young Researchers
2024 to present – Committee member – Japan Society for Young Plant Physiologists
2024 to 2025 – Committee member – JSBBA KANSAI Student Committee
