Alumni

Assistant professors, post-doctoral researchers etc.

Masashi Yamada (clv2 enhancer screening)
Shigeyuki Betsuyaku (biochemical analyses)
Hiroki Miwa (isolation of SOL2)
Ryo Tabata (MarchantiaCLE functional analysis), current: National Institute for Basic Biology
Yasuka Yamaguchi (nematode infection analyses, clemutant isolation), current: Kumamoto Health Science University
Kanako Mitsumasu (characterization of protein interactors of nematode effectors)
Hidehiko Sunohara (identification of nematode resistnace genes in rice), current: Environmental Control Center
Na Yuan (functional analysis of CLE genes)
Chihiro Furumizu (Marchantia CLE genes analyses), current: Akita University
Minoru Kubo (plant cell division and responses to environmental cues), current: Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Nhat My Truong (transcriptional regulation during gall formation), current: Vietnamese German Center for Medical Research
Takashi Ishida (functional analysis of CLE genes), current: Kumamoto University
Satoru Nakagami (functional analysis of CLE genes), current: Huazhong Agricultural University (China)
Masahiro Furutani (auxin biology), current: Fukuoka University, Department of Earth System Science

Graduate students

2013

Chika Ejima (nematode CLE genes analyses), current: high school instructor in Saga
Noriko Shimizu (BAM1 analyses), current: high school instructor in Nagasaki
Ryota Hamasaki (peptidase analysis), current: Francois Co., Ltd.
Hiroaki Honda (MarchantiaCLE gene analysis), current: Nihon Gas

2014

Tomomi Sagara (nematode infection analyses)
Takahiko Sakamoto (CLEN3 analyses), current: Maruwa Biochemical Co., Ltd.
Hidetaka Nishiyama (nematode attractant characterization), current: the Chemo-Sero-Therapeutic Research Institute

2015

Yumi Kanemaru (nematode Cle genes analyses), current: Saishunkan Co., Ltd.
Yukitaka Toyoshima (nematode effector analyses), current: Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Ayane Motomitsu (Arabidopsis stem cell activity regulation), current: Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

2017

Chie Shimaoka (CRISPR, orchid taxonomy and propagation), current: Medtronic Japan Co., Ltd.

2019

Akihiro Yamamoto (isolation and analyses of higher-order cle mutants)

2021

Morihiro Oota (identification and characterization of nematode attractants), current: Marubeni Corporation

2022

Reira Suzuki (Gene analysis during nematode gall formation)
Syuuto Toyoda (Nematode attractant purification and characterization), current: Tokyo Insitute of Technology (administration)

2023

Ayame Fujimoto (characterization of nematode-resistance gene in rice)

2024

Saki Gushino (Giant cell cell wall formation)
Asuka Haraguchi (ARF5 promoter analysis)
Chihiro Kanzaki (Stomata formation), current: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Plant Quarantine
Masahiro Naoe (Nematode extract functional analysis)
Naoki Wada (Nematode repellant identification)

Undergraduate students

2011

Shunsuke Kiyohara (screening and characterization of rpk2 enhancers)

2012

Haruhi Tsuchiya (isolation and characterization of nematode CLE genes), current: Nagoya University

2013

Akihiko Todaka (greening of nematode galls), current: Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd.

2014

Kuroda Ryo (identification of nematode attractants), current: Kyoto University

2015

Ryota Tateishi (isolation of cle mutants using CRISPR), current: Kyushu University
Naoko Hirano (role of temperature in nematode infections), current: University of Tsukuba

2016

Yoshiyuki Tabuse (analysis of nematode attractants), current: Kyoto University
Yuri Kimura (isolation of cle mutants using CRISPR), current: Kumamoto University

2017

Yutaro Koga (development of nematode image software)
Miyu Koga (the role of soil in nematode infections), current: Nagoya University
Xiaotong Wang (rice nematode resistance analyses), current: Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Ryota Yamanoue (development of nematode-resistant tomato)

2019

Ryohei Kishita (analyses of cle septuple mutant)
Setsukan Sun (functional analyses of PUCHI)
Shingo Kaida (QTL analyses of rice nematode resistance)
Shino Kojima (effect of Kumamonalide in Marchantia)

2021

Kyoko Iwamoto (anti-viral antibodiy expression in tobacco), current: Kyushu University
Ryuya Okamoto (functional analysis of ARF5 promoter), current: Nagoya University

2022

Sae Nagano (nematode attractant agricultrual application), current: Kumamoto Prefectural Government Office
Migiwa Tanaka (gene analysis during gall foration), current: Shinnihonseiyaku Co. Ltd.

2023

Kasumi Matsuura (seed coat mucilage mutants isolation), current: Graduate School for Teacher Education

2024

Yuuki Hachiya (agricultural applications of graphene oxide)
Sena Harada (CLE signaling during nitrogen stress), current: Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Shoto Machida (subterranean clover gravitropism)
Mioka Muta (Soil nematode fluorescent staining)
Haruka Nomura (ABA aptamer, graphene oxide iron fertilizer) , current: Kyushu University, Graduate School of Bioresource & Bioenvironmental Sciences

International students

Pan Ei San (nematode attractant screening), current: Myanmar
Yicong Wang (mediator analyses of tomato and Arabidopsis), current: China
Sabila Fatimah (gene analysis during gall formation), current: Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Indonesia
Nina Božiček (rhizosphere microbiome analysis), current: University of Maribor, Slovenia

Technical staff

Yukiko Sugisawa
Yuki Nakajima
Yoshiko Harukawa
Takako Uwatoko
Maki Watanabe
Yoko Asano
Eriko Miki
Yuko Imamura
Bui Thi Ngan
Kana Tsubota
Kasumi Dainobu
Yasuko Chiba
Yuki Hayashi
Haruyo Nezuya
Mika Yoshimura
Yui Otani