I love outdoor activities: hiking, skiing, fishing, and collecting wild plants for eating TEMPRA.
Campus | Katahira campus |
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Laboratory |
Microbial Genetics and Evolution
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Tel | +81-22-217-5696 |
yohtsubo @ige.tohoku.ac.jp | |
Website | http://www.ige.tohoku.ac.jp/joho/gmProject/gmhomeJP.html |
Career |
I received a Ph.D. degree from Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo. After working as a special postdoctoral researcher at RIKEN for two years, I was appointed an assistant professor at Tohoku University. |
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Selected Publications |
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Activities in Academic Societies |
Society of Genome Microbiology, Japan; Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry |
Recent Activities
The genes for PCB degradation are located on a mobile genetic element, and its intercellular transposition was demonstrated first among related elements. I have also been conducting research that aims to understand the catabolite control mechanisms of a soil bacterium that degrades PCBs, which are man-made persistent substances. While conducting such so-called “wet research,” I have been creating and publishing computer software that allows efficient analysis of genomic data. A software program designated “GenomeMatcher” enables comparative genomics as well as information processing for a wide variety of purposes. “AceFileViewer” and “GenoFinisher” support finishing of microbial genomic sequencing, while “ShortReadManager” is useful for processing a huge amount of data generated by next-generation sequencers.