MEMBERS

MEMBERS

Susumu YOSHIZAWA, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

aori.u-tokyo.ac.jp

- Center for Earth Surface System Dynamics, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute
- Department of Natural Environmental studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences

Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, the University of Tokyo,
5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8564, Japan

  • Hajime Itoh

    Ph.D. : Postdoctral Researcher

    Meta-population dynamics, tidal flat ecosystems, Magnetotactic bacteria
    Message: I aim to isolate and culture diverse Magnetotactic bacteria from marine sediments.

  • Youta Sugai

    Ph.D. : Postdoctral Researcher

    Marine microbial ecology, Biogeochemistry
    Message: I am interested in microbial communities in the ocean surface layer, especially in the Sea Surface Microlayer (SML), which is located at the top layer of the ocean.

  • Chunqi JIANG

    Ph.D. : Postdoctral Researcher

    Marine Microbiology
    Message: I am interested in various microorganisms and want to explore exciting dynamics and unknown functions of microorganisms through big data analysis.

  • Takayoshi Fujiwara

    Graduate student

    Microbial Ecology
    Message: I would like to clarify how aquatic microorganisms sense and utilize light.
    Department of Natural Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences

  • Yanfei Zhang

    Graduate student

    Marine Microbiology
    Message: There are many mysterious things about marine microbes, and among them, I am interested in light energy utilization via rhodopsin.

  • Mako Takada

    Graduate student

    Microbial Ecology
    Message: I would like to clarify the relationship between the light utilization mechanism and the photoprotection mechanism of marine microorganisms.
    Department of Natural Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences

  • Yu Yoshida

    Graduate student

    Symbiotic bacteria
    Message: I am interested in the symbiotic relationship between echinoderms and bacteria.

  • Kaho Mori

    Graduate student

    Microbial Ecology
    Message: I am curious about how microorganisms behave in closed environments such as aquariums.
    Department of Natural Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences

  • Satoshi Nishino

    Graduate student

    Microbial Ecology
    Message: Uncovering the ecology of SAR11 through genome analysis
    Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences

  • Yuno Takahashi

    Graduate student

    Microbial Ecology
    Message: I am fascinated by the diverse metabolic systems, response mechanisms, and survival strategies of microorganisms, and I am conducting research on them.

  • WANG Yuanyu

    Graduate student

    Microbial Ecology
    Message: I want to clarify the evolutionary history of luminous bacteria.

  • Wang Jingyi

    Graduate student

    Microbial Ecology
    Message:I am interested in the origins of life and astrobiology.

  • Hong Zhilan

    Graduate student

    Microbial Ecology
    Message:I am interested in the functions and structures of microbial rhodopsins.

ALUMNI

  • Yuya Tsukamoto

    Ph.D. : Postdoctral Researcher

    Geochemistry, Geobiology, Astrobiology

  • Rocky Md. Mehedi Iqbal

    Ph.D. student & Postdoctral Researcher

    Ph.D. (March 2022)
    Microbial communities on eelgrass
    Department of Natural Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences

  • Masumi Hasegawa

    Ph.D. student

    Ph.D. (March 2022)
    Photomicrobiology, Microbial Ecology
    Department of Natural Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences
    JSPS Research Fellow (DC1)

  • Yosuke Nishimura

    Ph.D. : Postdoctral Researcher

    Bioinformatics, Environmental Microbes
    Message: I would like to understand the activities of microbes on the earth with the calculator.

  • Minoru Ijichi

    Ph.D. : Postdoctral Researcher

    Marine Ecology, Marine Microbiology

  • Yu Nakajima

    Ph.D. student, Project Researcher

    Ph.D. (March 2019)
    Microbial Ecology, Marine Microbiology
    Department of Natural Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences
    JSPS Research Fellow (DC2)

  • Yohei Kumagai

    Ph.D. student

    Ph.D. (March 2018)
    Microbial Ecology, Comparative genomics
    Department of Natural Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences
    JSPS Research Fellow (DC1)