Education
1979-1983 Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, ?Awarded the degree of the BSc in biology
1983-1985 Department of Biology, Institute of Science,? Kyushu University, ?Awarded the degree of MSc in biology for a thesis entitled "Sequence homologies of reverse transcriptase- containing viruses and transposable genetic elements and their functional and evolutionary implications"
1985-1989 Department of Biology, Institute of Science,? Kyushu University, ?Awarded the degree of PhD in biology for a thesis entitled "Computational approaches to the ribozyme system"
Research and Professional Experience
1989-1993 Researcher, 5th Department of Protein Engineering Research Institute
1993-1996 Associate Professor, Dept. Computer Science and Systems Engineering of Kyushu Institute of Technology
1996-1999 Researcher, Dept. Bioinformatics, Biomolecular Engineering Research Insitute
1999-2002 Research Director, Dept. Bioinformatics, Biomolecular Engineering Research Institute
2002-2002 Research Director, Dept. Comp. Biol., Research Association Biomolecular Engineering Research Institute
2002-2005 Professor, Toh Lab., Bioinfomatics Center, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
2005-2010 Professor, Div. Bioinformatics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University
2010- Deputy Director, Computational Biology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Research Fields
Molecular Evolution, Protein Engineering