1988 Graduated from Kyoto University (Agricultural Science)
1988-1997 Researcher of private companies
1997-2000 Research fellow, Kyoto University
2000 Ph.D., Kyoto University
2000-2001 Post-doctral fellow, Tulane University School of Medicine
2001-2004 Post-doctral fellow, Biken, Osaka University
2004- Research associate, Biken, Osaka University
Research interests
Glycobiology; glycosyltransferases; glycosidases.
Biosynthesis, regulation and transport of GPI-anchor and GPI-anchored proteins.
Other activities
Biodiversity of insects.
Taxonimic study of anophthalmic ground-beetles.
Hobbies
Cooking; drinking; jogging.
