Curriculum Vitae

Education

• 6/2000-8/2000 Neurobiology Course: Marine Biology Laboratory, Woodshole, Massachusetts.
• 3/23/1994 Bachelor of Science (Physics): Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
  
• 3/23/1996 Master of Science (Physics): Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
  
• 9/21/1998 Doctor of philosophy: Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
  

Positions held since

• 2/1/1999-6/11/2000 Postdoctoral researcher, Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture of Japan, CREST "Genetic Programming" Team 13
  
• 10/16/2000-6/31/2005 Postdoctoral researcher, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 
• 7/1/2005-Present, Assistant Professor, Duke University Medical Center
  

Teaching experience

• 4/1/1994-3/31/1996 Part-time lecturer of physics, Keio Shiki Boys Senior High School, Saitama, Japan.

Fellowships, Grants and Awards

• 4/1/1996-1/31/1999, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellowships
  
• 4/1/2001-3/31/2003, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research Abroad
  
• 2/12/2001, Young Fluorescence Investigators Award (Fluorescence Subgroup of Biophysical Society of USA)
  
• 1/1/2003-6/31/2008,Career Award at the Scientific Interface (Burroghs Wellcome Fund. Look at my Awardee Profile! )
  
• 6/26/2004, Distinguished Almni Award, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
  
• 1/1/2006-12/31/2007, Grant for brain and immuno imaging (Dana foundation)
• 9/15/2006-9/14/2008, Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship Award (Alfred P. Sloan Foundation)
• 7/1/2006-6/30/2008, Research Grant (Whitehall foundation)