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
- D2：NAGANAWA Takekiyo (from Suntory Wellness Ltd.)
- D2：MURAYAMA Noriko (from Ajinomoto Co.,Inc.)
- D2：YUYAMA Taisei (from Iida Co.,Ltd.)
- D2：YOSHIOKA Motomu
- D2：Liu Qingyi
- D1 (Autumn)：Clara Artha Febriana
- D1：Riccardo Fenu
Master’s course
- M2：GOTO Chiharu
- M2：SAKAUE Keita
- M2：HOTTA Shiori
- M2：Adina Amy Reikanisuji
- M2：Jenna Hamaring Pinkan Kairupan
- M2：Zixi Huang
- M1 (Autumn)：Gerald Leong Shiey Chang
Research students
- AOYAMA Kotaro (from KUAS)
Alumni
- 2026 PhD：TAKAHASHI Sora；2026 MD：FUNAKUBO Eimi, YAMASAKI Airi
- 2025 MD：BUNGO Yuka, YOSHIOKA Motomu (advanced to the doctoral program)
- 2024 MD：IWAMOTO Akiho, MIMA Misaki