Taichi TAKASUKA, Ph.D. (Principal Investigator)

Ph.D., Purdue University, 2009

Postdoctoral: University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2010.1 - 2014.10

Assist. Prof., Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, 2014.11 - 2019.3

Assoc. Prof., 2019.4 - present

P.O.B.: EHIME, Japan

LinkedIn, ResearchGate, researchmap, google scholar

Petra BANKO, Ph.D. Postdoc

Project: Reconstitution of plant chromatin and epigenetics processes in vitro.

Ph.D., Hokkaido University, 2024

P.O.B.: Budapest, Hungary

Hobby: Horse riding, learning Japanese, and more

Kei-ichi OKIMUNE, D3 graduate student (JSPS DC1 research fellow)

Project: Structural and functional characterization of in vitro reconstituted chromatins.

B.S., M.S., Hokkaido University

P.O.B.: HYOGO, Japan

Hobby: Swimming

Shogo HATAYA, D2 graduate student (Hitachi Hokkaido U special fellow)

Project: A high-throughput aminotransferase activity measurement to build nitrogen flux network in Escherichia coli.

B.S., M.S., Hokkaido University

P.O.B.: IBARAKI, Japan

Hobby: Drinking Wine etc.

Tatsuya NAGANO, D1 graduate student (JSPS DC1 research fellow)

Project: Multi-omics based transcriptional network mapping of cellulolytic bacteria.

B.S., M.S., Hokkaido University

P.O.B.: AICHI, Japan

Hobby: Playing viola

Naoki HAYASHI, M2 graduate student

Project: A biochemical approach to define highly regulatable gene expression in bacteria.

B.S., Hokkaido University

P.O.B.: HOKKAIDO, Japan

Hobby: Reading

Sora FUKUI, M2 graduate student

Project: Nitrogen Flux Map in Escherichia coli.

B.S., Hokkaido University

P.O.B.: HOKKAIDO, Japan

Hobby: Various outdoor activities such as river fishing, insect collecting, driving, rock balancing and so on.

Junko HAGA, M1 graduate student

Project: Functional characterization of plant nucleosomes and octasomes.

B.S., Hokkaido University

P.O.B.: TOKYO, Japan

Hobby: TBA

Taiki AZUMA, M1 graduate student

Project: Effct of human histone variants on chromatin structure and function.

B.S., Hokkaido University

P.O.B.: KANAGAWA, Japan

Hobby: TBA

Aiko MATSUMOTO, B4 undergraduate student

Project: Functional characterization of novel kelp-degrading enzymes for efficient kelp utilization.

P.O.B.: TOKYO, Japan

Hobby: TBA

Saki MITSUMASU, B4 undergraduate student

Project: Genome engineering of a model bacterium for a conslidated plant biomass to bioplastic production.

P.O.B.: HYOGO, Japan

Hobby: TBA

Karin Arai, B3 undergraduate student

Project: Biochemistry and structural analysis of unusual chromatin structure.

P.O.B.: Hokkaido, Japan

Hobby: TBA

Atsune Uesaka, B3 undergraduate student

Project: Molecular mechanism and action of bacterial transcriptional regulators.

P.O.B.: Okayama, Japan

Hobby: TBA

James ELLINGER, Ph.D. (Visiting Scientist, faculty, University of Tokyo)

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison

Postdoctoral: University of Minnesota, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Senior Assistant Professor, University of Tokyo, 2015 - present

LinkedIn, Faculty page, HP

Szilvia NAGY, Ph.D. (Visiting Scientist, faculty, Semmelweis University)

Ph.D., Semmelweis University, Hungary

Project: Development of protein synthesis coupled protein disulfide formation methods, and more.

Beside making proteins in vitro, I enjoy bike touring, hiking, yoga, running, swing dance, drawing, live music, meeting new people.