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Staff

Assoc. Prof.

WATANABE Daisuke

CV:
  • Apr. 2004 Technical Officer, National Tax Agency
  • Jul. 2007 Research Fellow, National Tax Agency (@Cornell University, USA)
  • Jul. 2008 Researcher, National Research Institute of Brewing
  • Sep. 2013 Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
  • Jun. 2019 Associate Professor, Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
  • Dec. 2021 Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Area of Expertise:

Microbiology, Fermentation Science

Favorite:

Rilakkuma

Favorite Quote:

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.

Assist. Prof.

AKASAKA Naoki

CV:
  • Feb. 2009 Junior Fellow, Marukan Vinegar Co. Ltd. (May 2012 – Mar. 2016. Joint Researcher, Prof. S. Fujiwara’s Lab, Kwansei-Gakuin University)
  • Feb. 2019 Senior BioEngineer, Tech & Biz Development Division, Chitose Laboratory Corp.
  • Oct. 2024 Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Area of Expertise:

Applied Microbiology, Fermentation Technology

Favorite:

Gunpla

Favorite Quote:

Practice makes perfect.

Technical Staff

  • ABE Sakiko
  • ONISHI Naomi
  • YAMASHITA Satomi (Concurrent Post)

Students

Doctoral course

  • D3:TAKAHASHI Sora
  • D1:NAGANAWA Takekiyo (from Suntory Wellness Ltd.)
  • D1:MURAYAMA Noriko (from Ajinomoto Co.,Inc.)
  • D1:YUYAMA Taisei (from Iida Co.,Ltd.)
  • D1:YOSHIOKA Motomu
  • D1:Liu Qingyi

Master’s course

  • M2:FUNAKUBO Eimi
  • M2:YAMASAKI Airi
  • M1:Adina Amy Reikanisuji
  • M1:Jenna Hamaring Pinkan Kairupan
  • M1:Zixi Huang

Research students

  • Gerald Leong Shiey Chang

Alumni

  • 2025 MD:BUNGO Yuka, YOSHIOKA Motomu (advanced to the doctoral program)
  • 2024 MD:IWAMOTO Akiho, MIMA Misaki

Collaborators

Assoc. Prof.

MOROZUMI Yuichi