Academic formation
- 1993 PhD, The Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- 1993 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS) Research Fellowship for Young Scientists
- 1993 – 1999 Technical Assistant, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Bioscience,The University of Tokyo
- 1999 – 2005 Assistant Professor, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan
- 2018.04 – 2022.03 Program Officer, Research Center for Science systems, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
- 2020.04 – 2022.03 Chair, Department of Biological Science, The University of Tokyo
- 2017.04 – 2021.03 Director, Koishikawa Botanical Garden, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Current positions
- 2005.10 – Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
- 2008.04 – Guest professor, The Open University of Japan