Members : Masahiko Hibi
[ Masahiko Hibi ] , [ Takashi Shimizu ] , [ Hisashi Hashimoto ]
Birth data
April 16, 1963
Education
- M.D. Degree, Hiroshima University, 1988
- Ph.D. Degree in Immunology, Osaka University, 1992
Scientific Positions
- Postdoctoral Fellow at University of California, San Diego (04/92-01/95)
- Research Associate at Osaka University Medical School (002/95-03/99)
- Associate Professor at Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine (04/99-03/01)
- Team Leader at RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (04/01-03/10)
- Adjunct Professor at Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine (04/002-03/09)
- Professor at Nagoya University, Bioscience and Biotechnology Center (04/09-)
Research Areas
Developmental Biology and Neuroscience
Research Highlights
- Identification of IL-6 receptor complex (with T. Kishimoto)
- Identification of Jun N-terminal Kinases (with M. Karin)
- Elucidation of signaling through the cytokine receptor gp130 (with T. Hirano)
- Elucidation of the mechanisms for dorso-ventral axis formation in zebrafish
- Elucidation of the mechanisms for anterior-posterior patterning in vertebrate central nervous system
Other Contribution to Research
- 2004, organizer for 1st Asia-Oceania Fish Meeting
- 2006, organizer for 7th International Meeting on Zebrafish Development & Genetics
- 2008, organizer for 41st Annual Meeting for the Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists
- 2009, organizer for 4th Asia-Oceania Fish Meeting
- Editorial board, Mechanisms of Development