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Department of Plant Sciences

 

Research Group

Genetic and Epigenetic Inheritance in Plants

Research Overview

My research focuses on the somatic evolution of ancient oak trees, particularly on centromeres, which are essential genome regions that ensure faithful chromosome segregation during cell division.

Qualifications

2025 - MSc in Biology – Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Japan

2023 - BSc in Biology – Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo, Japan

Awards & Fellowships

2025 - Goodhart Fund - Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge

2025 - R.O Whyte Fund - Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge

2025 - JASSO student exchange support program (graduate scholarship for degree seeking students)

2025 - Watanabe Toshizo international Fellowship 2025 - The Watanabe foundation

2025 - JSPS Research Fellowships for Young Scientists (DC1)

2024 - Young Best Poster award 2024 - The 96th Annual Meeting of the Genetics Society of Japan
 

PhD Postgraduate Student
Sota Yamaguchi

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