1998 Graduated from Himeji Institute of Technology, Faculty of Science. 2000 Completed the master course in Himeji Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Life Science. 2004 Completed the doctor course in University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine. 2004-2005 Research Associate, University of Tokyo. 2005-2007 Research Fellow, NIPS (Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience). 2007-2008 JSPS Postdoctoral fellow, NIPS (Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience). 2008-2010 Project Assistant Professor, NIPS (Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience). 2010-2012 JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow for Research Abroad, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 2012-2013 Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 2013-2017 Assistant Project Scientist, University of California, Santa Barbara. 2017 Associate Professor,NIPS (Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience),2018 Associate Professor, NIPS (Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems).
Cellular and Molecular Biology, Sensory Physiology