Members
PI
Taiko Kim To
2011 PhD (Science) from the University of Tokyo. (Actual researches were done in Dr. Kazuo Shinozaki’s Lab in RIKEN Yokohama.)
2023-Curernt: Associate Professor (Independent PI), Department of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology. 2015-2023: Assistant Professor (Dr. Tetsuji Kakutani’s Lab) the University of Tokyo. 2011-2015: Post-doctoral fellows (Dr. Tetsuji Kakutani’s Lab) the National Institute of Genetics. 2003-2005: Staff Research Associate (Dr. Michael Grunstein’s Lab) in UCLA (USA), where I met epigenetics.
Favorite things: Tasty foods. Hot springs.
I am interested in the mechanism of plant epigenetics, and also trying to establish an epigenome editing technology.
D2(PhD student in the University of Tokyo)
Shoko Oda
I am studying DNA methylation in transposons. I am also interested in data analysis.
M1
Ryosei Murakami
I am collecting cute things on my desk.
B4
Kohei Shimosaka
I am researching the domains of DNA methylation enzymes!
D2 (PhD student in the University of Tokyo)
Shumpei Takeuchi
I mainly study the temperature sensitivity of DNA methylation.
M1
Risa Kawashima
I also love dogs and Arabidopsis.
B4
Hana Takei
D1
Yuto Iwaya
I primarily research the dynamics and functions of epigenetics in mammalian cells!
M1
MASHBAT MANDUKHAI
Live music, traveling, home parties
There are a lot of sweets in the lab, so I can do my best every day ^_^.
B4
Yuki Tahara
I'll do my best with the research.
Technical Staff
Sayaka Tominaga
Taking steady steps to do good work.
Support Staff
Hiroko Yamamoto
Researcher
Tetsuji Kakutani
TO Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology