MEMBERS
Misato Ohtani (Ph.D)
Professor, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Visiting Professor, NAIST, Japan
Visiting Researcher, RIKEN, Japan
＜Research Field＞
Plant Molecular Genetics, Plant Molecular Physiology, Plant Biotechnology, RNA Biology, Cell Wall Biology
＜Research Keywords＞
Totipotency, RNA metabolism, Post-transcriptional gene regulation, Woody biomass, Plant environmental Response
＜Academic Society＞
The Botanical Society of Japan, The Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists, Japanese Society for Plant Biotechnology, The Molecular Biology Society of Japan, The RNA Society of Japan, The Lignin Society, The Society of Japanese Women Scientists
＜Editorial Activity of Academic Journals＞
2022- Editor of “Plant Biotechnology"
2021- Editor of “Journal of Plant Journal”
2017-2020 Editorial Board of “Journal of Plant Journal”
2020- Editor of "Development, Growth & Differentiation"
2019- Associate Editor of “Plant Molecular Biology”
2019-2022 Advisory Editor of “Plant & Cell Physiology”
2018- Editorial Board of “Frontiers in Plant Science”
＜Career＞
2000: Graduated from Faculty of Sciences (University of Tokyo)
2005: Received Received Ph.D. in Science from University of Tokyo
2006: Special Postdoctoral Researcher (RIKEN)
2010: Researcher (RIKEN)
2014: Assistant Professor (Nara Institute of Science and Technology)
2019: Associate Professor (University of Tokyo)
2024: Professor (University of Tokyo)
＜Awards＞
2006 Travel Award for Young Researchers
2016 BSJ Encouragement Prize (The Botanical Society of Japan)
2019 Selected as "Excellent Young Researcher" in The University of Tokyo
2021 The 5th Bioindustry Encouragement Award (Japan Bioindustry Association)
2022 JSPP Young Investigator Award (The Japanese Society of Plant Physiologist)
2024 Young Investigator Award (The Society of Japanese Women Scientists)
2025 Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Awards 2025
Faculty staff
Toshihiro Arae, Dr. (Assistant Professor)
Staffs
Huang Chaokun, Dr. (Ph.D Researcher)
Seishiro Aoki, Dr. (Visiting Ph.D Researcher)
Natsu Takayanagi (JSPS Ph.D researcher)
Ayumi Ihara (Technical Staff)
Meguchi Takahashi (Technical assistant)
Mami Yokoyama (Secretary)
Graduate school students
Ryuichi Ono (M1)
Takahiro Kougawa (M1)
Noa Tamura (M1)
Hinata Masukagami (M1)
Yusei Yanagiya (M1)
Wangjunqi Mao (M1)
Zhixia Zhang (M1)
Rintaro Hirayama (M2)
Tingxuan Li (M2)
Hina Tachibana (M2)
Bowen Yang (M2)
Youheng Wang (M2)
Tang Yuying (D1)
Mizuho Kanie (D1)
Wenbo Lu (D1)
Shunpei Takeuchi (D2)
Ya Ma (D3)
Kodai Ishibashi (D3)
Ami Takeuchi (D3)
Atsushi Yamamoto (D3)
Exchange Students
Emy Saetre (Chaimers University of Technology, Sweden, Sep2023~July2024)
Ola Rosengren (Chaimers University of Technology, Sweden, Sep2023~July2024)
Kassandra Bastien (Institut National des Sciences Appliquees, INSA Lyon, France, Oct2024-Jan2025)
Josh Ryan Tran (Chaimers University of Technology, Sweden, Oct2024-July2025)
Visiting Students
Audrey Wachter (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, Jun-Aug2022)
Monika Jozwiak (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland, Sep-Oct2022)
Erdenebileg Munkhdeger (National University of Mongolia, Mongolia, Jun-Aug2023)
Liu Chengbin (Zhejiang University, China, July-Aug2023)
Chotiros Phaisomboon (Mahidol University, Thailand, Aug2023~Apr2024)
Oleksandra Bezsmertna (Loughborough University, Ukraine, June2025~Aug2025)
Alumni
Nobuhiro Akiyoshi, Dr. (Ph.D Researcher, Apr2020~Mar2023)
Eri Kamon, Dr. (Ph.D Researcher, Apr2020~Mar2023)
Chiam Nyet Cheng, Dr. (Visiting PhD Student from NAIST, Nov2020~Sep2021)
Fuma Ikuta (Master, Apr2020~Mar2022)
Rune Kurokawa (Master, Apr2020~Mar2022)
Ippei Yamasaki (Master, Apr2020~Mar2022)
Seira Nakatsuka (Master, Apr2021~Mar2023)
Erika Yamada (Master, Apr2021~Mar2023)
Shan Wenbo (Master, Sep2020~Sep2023)
Rita Takahashi (Master, Apr2022~Mar2024)
Kengo Toritsuka (Master, Apr2022~Mar2024)
Kohei Horiguchi (Master, Apr2022~Mar2024)
Takehiro Yamamoto (Master, Apr2022~Mar2024)
Chisora Yanai (Master, Apr2022~Mar2024)
Kouta Tsuchida (Master, Apr2023~Sep2025)