1991 Graduated from School of Science, Univ. Tokyo. 1996 Completed the doctoral course in Applied Physics in the Graduate School of Science& Engineering. Tokyo Institute of Technolog. 1996 postdoc in RIKEN, 1998 postdoc in Univ Tokyo. 1999 Assitant Prof. in NIPS. 2001-2004 JST PRESTO researcher (concurrently) 2006 Associate Prof. in NIPS. 2009 Professor in Reserch Institute of Electronic Sicences, Hokkaido Univ. 2012-2019 Director of Nikon Imaging Center (concurrently), Hokkaido Univ. 2018-2019 Adjunct professor in NINS (concurrently),2019-present
Biophysics, Cell physiology
