Ogura Lab

• Profile

Name: Atsushi OGURA (小倉 淳)

Position: Assistant Professor (Ochadai Academic Production, Ochanomizu University)/ Lecturer (Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University) 

Affiliation: Ochadai Academic Production,  Ochanomizu University

• Education

1998: BSc University of Tokyo

2000: MSc University of Tokyo

2003: PhD. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

• Career

2003: Postdoc @National Institute of Genetics

2004-06: Postdoc (JSPS) @Tohoku University, Postdoc @Harvard University

2007: Asst. Prof. @National Institute of Genetics

2008- current: Asst. Prof. @Ochanomizu University

• Editorial Board

BMC Genomics, Associate Editor (2010-)

• Society

日本進化学会, 日本遺伝学会, 分子生物学会, the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, the Society for the Study of Evolution

• Self-introduction

I grew up in the suburbs of Tokyo, Japan. I received BS and MS in biology from the Tokyo University. For my master thesis, I studied the new function of transposable element, Group I intron, in defense mechanism of plant. After graduation from the Tokyo University, I studied molecular evolution and bioinformatics at National Institute of Genetics under the supervision of Prof. Gojobori. I received a PhD through “Comparative analysis of Gene expression in Camera eye and its implication to Genomic Diversification of bilateria”. On a large scale, I am interested in the diversification and speciation of animals at the genomic and gene expression level. I have focused on the evolution of human and octopus camera eyes to elucidate a mechanism to create similar and elaborate eyes in different lineages.

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