EDUCATION PhD in Life Science (2015), Kyoto University, Japan, Adviser Professor TakayukiKohchi; Master in Life Science (Life Science, 2010), Kyoto University, Japan, Adviser Professor Takayuki Kohchi; Undergraduate studies in biology (2004-2008), at the Kyoto Institute of Technology.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Since 04/2018 Assistant Professor, Department of Ecological Developmental Adaptability Life Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Tohoku University, Japan 03/2018 – 04/2014 Postdoctoral Fellow, Kyoto University, Japan 04/2014 – 04/2010 PhD Student, Kyoto University, Japan
PRESENTATION & AWARDS (Selection)
Invited talk; A possible ancestral role of Strigolactone/Karrikin signaling in bryophytes, Komatsu A et al., The 83rd Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of Japan 2019
Invited talk and Presentation award; Transcription factor D53 is involved in the determination of the gemma number formed in gemma cups of Marchantia polymorpha, Komatsu A et al., Japan-Taiwan Plant Biology 2019,
SL/KL Signaling Pathway Controls Asexual Reproduction of Marchantia polymorpha, Komatsu A et al., The 23rd International conference on Plant Growth Substances (IPGSA2019)
Phototropin and distinct NPH3/RPT2-LIKE proteins mediate phototropic responses of the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha in single-cell and tissue levels, Komatsu A et al., International Symposium on Plant Photobiology, 2018
Invited talk; Recombinant Inbred Line -Establishment of New Mr.& Mrs. Marchantia-, Komatsu A, The 65th NIBB Conference Marchantia Workshop 2017
PUBLICATIONS
Published articles: 4 (first author: 2); h-factor: 4; Total number of citations: >40
4) Komatsu A, Nishihama E and Kohchi T, Methods in molecular biology, 1924:53 – 61, 2019
3) Suetsugu N et al., PNAS 113(37):10424-10429, 2016
2) Komatsu A et al., Plant Physiology 166(1):411- 427, 2014
1) Kitajima S et al., BMC Biochemistry 11(6), 2010
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