Ph.D., biophysics and biochemistry, The University of Tokyo, Japan, 2008 

Mentor: Dr. Tadashi Yamamoto

B.Sc., biology, Chiba University, Japan, 2003

2008-2015 - Postdoctoral Researcher, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY. 

Mentor: Dr. Elaine Fuchs 

2016-present - Assistant Professor, Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology, Joint appointment with Dermatology and Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 

2016-present - Member, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University

Racheal David, University of Oregon
(Summer internship 2016)

Ajit Elhance
Research Assistant 

Miffy Guo
Research Assistant 2

David Halladin, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar 

Reiko Matsumoto, M.D.
Research Assistant

Kareena Patel, University of California, Berkeley
(Summer internship 2018)

Anish Raman
Research Assistant II

Yuya Tanaka, M.D.
M.D./Ph.D. student

James Tucker, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar

Avery Van Duzer
Research Assistant

Victoria Wu, Northwestern University
(Summer internship 2017)