Masahiro Uesaka, PhD

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Sep. 2022 – CurrentAssistant Professor,
Department of Ecological Developmental Adaptability Life Sciences,
Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University
Apr. 2018 – Aug. 2022Research Scientist,
Laboratory for Evolutionary Morphology,
RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research
Apr. 2015 – Mar. 2018JSPS Postdoctoral fellow (PD),
Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Apr. 2012 – Mar. 2015JSPS Research Fellow (DC1),
Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University

EDUCATION

Mar. 2015Doctor of Philosophy, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Apr. 2013 – Mar. 2015Visiting student, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
Mar. 2012Master of Science, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Mar. 2010Bachelor of Science, Kyoto University

Publications

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RESEARCH GRANTS

  • Apr. 2022 – Mar. 2025
    KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists
    Elucidation of the recapitulation tendency in embryogenesis by analyzing the gene regulatory activity in vertebrate organogenesis
  • Jun. 2017 – Mar. 2022
    KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas
    Measuring molecular fluctuations of chordate developmental system and their relationship toward evolutionary conservation
  • Apr. 2018 – Mar. 2021
    KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists
    Testing the recapitulation tendency in vertebrate embryogenesis by analyzing developmental patterns of gene regulatory activities
  • Apr. 2015 – Mar. 2018
    KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Research Fellow (PD)
    Comparative omics analysis for understanding the origin of evolutionary diversity in telencephalon development
  • Apr. 2012 – Mar. 2015
    KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Research Fellow (DC1)
    Mammalian epigenome evolution based on species-specific non-coding RNA acquisition by pseudogene insertion

ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS (only oral presentations)

International Conferences/Meetings

  • The developmental hourglass model and the vertebrate body plan conservation: insights from single-cell level transcriptome analysis The 3rd AsiaEvo Conference. Dec. 2023
  • Does vertebrate embryogenesis recapitulate its evolutionary history? The 2nd AsiaEvo Conference. Aug. 2021
  • [Organized] Testing the recapitulative pattern in vertebrate embryogenesis from the perspective of gene regulation. JSDB Online Trial Meeting 2020. Sep. 2020

Japanese Conferences/Meetings

  • 脊椎動物発生のオープンクロマチン動態に見られた系統進化の反復的パターン. 第42回 日本分子生物学会年会. Nov. 2019
  • [Invited] 脊椎動物の胚発生における反復説の検証. 日本動物学会第90回大阪大会. Sep. 2019
  • [Organized] 脊椎動物の発生過程は進化を反復するのか？ 日本進化学会第21回大会. Aug. 2019
  • Species-specific pseudogene insertions generate cis-acting RNA for promoter demethylation in the macaque. 第35回日本分子生物学会年会. Dec. 2012
  • マカクザルにおける偽遺伝子由来promoter-associated noncoding RNA (pancRNA) による種特異的転写活性化. 第104回 日本繁殖生物学会大会. Sep. 2011
  • マウス・サル脳における種特異的promoter-associated noncoding RNAの同定. RNAフロンティアミーティング2010. Sep. 2010
  • マウス・サル脳における種特異的promoter-associated noncoding RNAの同定. 第102回 日本繁殖生物学会大会. Aug. 2009

ORGANIZED SYMPOSIA

  • Genomic Inference of Gene Regulatory Networks Underlying Development, Regeneration, and Evolution. JSDB Online Trial Meeting 2020. Sep. 2020
  • 表現型進化を制約しうる発生基盤. 日本進化学会 第22回 オンライン大会. Sep. 2020
  • Genomic Inference of Gene Regulatory Networks Underlying Development, Regeneration, and Evolution. The 53rd JSDB-APDBN Meeting. May. 2020
  • 発生がもたらす進化の方向性. 日本進化学会第21回大会. Aug. 2019

MEDIA / PRESS RELEASES

PEER REVIEW EXPERIENCES

  • Current Opinion in Genetics & Development
  • Journal of Experimental Zoology, Part B (Guest associate editor)
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution

ACADEMIC COMMUNITY

  • Society for Evolutionary studies, Japan
  • The Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists
  • The Molecular Biology Society of Japan