Yoji KAWANO, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics
Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST)
8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0101, JAPAN
Phone: +81-743-72-5501
FAX: +81-743-72-5502
emailnaist

PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Yoji+Kawano

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yoji_Kawano?ev=hdr_xprf
ResearcherID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-7484-2011

Education

1999 - 2001 Ph.D., Bioscience, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
(Supervisor: Dr. Kozo Kaibuchi)
1997 – 1999 M.Sc., Bioscience, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
(Supervisor: Dr. Kozo Kaibuchi)
1993 – 1997 B.S., Department of Agriculture, Tottori University, Japan
(Supervisor: Dr. Isao Morishima)

Professional Experience

2006 Jan – present Assistant Professor/Postdoctoral Researcher
Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan (Supervisor: Dr. Ko Shimamoto)
Studies of small GTPase OsRac1 and R proteins in rice immunity
2005 Apr – 2005 Sep Assistant Professor
Dokkyo Medical University, Japan (Supervisor: Dr. Hiromichi Shirataki)
Studies of vesicle transport in animals
2001 Apr – 2005 Mar Postdoctoral Researcher
Nagoya University, Japan (Supervisor: Dr. Kozo Kaibuchi)
Studies of axon formation in neurons

Committee Service

2010-2012 Local Organizing Committee XV International Congress of Molecular Plant-Microbe
Interactions

Professional Societies

The International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
The Molecular Biology Society of Japan
The Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists
The Phytopathological Society of Japan

Editorial Activities

Manuscript reviews for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions; BMC Plant Biology; Plant and
Cell Physiology; Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry; and Plant Signaling & Behavior

Honors and Awards

2006 The 16th Naito Conference: Innate Immunity in Medicine and Biology [I]

Research Funding Information

Current
2014-2016 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
2014-2015 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas
2014 Takeda Science Foundation
2014 NAIST Support Project of Foundation
2014 NAIST Academic Assistant
Completed
2012-2013 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas
2011-2012 Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
2011 Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists at NAIST (Global Centers of Excellence Program)
2010 Grant Program of SEI Group CSR Foundation
2010 Research Grant of Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry
2010 Research Grant of Maekawa Houonkai Foundation
2008-2009 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas
2007-2011 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) (Co-researcher)
2007-2008 Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
2007 The Naito Foundation Subsidy for Promotion of Specific Research Projects