Curriculum Vitae: Asako Sugimoto

Education:

1983-1987: Biophysics and Biochemistry, School of Science, University of Tokyo. B.Sc. 1987

1987-1989: Biophysics and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo. M.Sc.1989

1989-1992: Biophysics and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo. Ph.D.1992

Ph.D. Thesis: Characterization of genes involved in the initiation of sexual reproduction process in fission yeast. (Advisor: Dr. Masayuki Yamamoto)

Research Activity:

1992-1996: Postdoctoral Fellow. Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Advisor: Dr. Joel H. Rothman)

1996-2002: Assistant Professor. Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo. (Laboratory of Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto)

1997-2000: Researcher. PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Corporation.

2001-present : Team Leader. Laboratory for Developmental Genomics, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology.

2002-2006: Adjunct Associate Professor. Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University.

2006-present: Adjunct Associate Professor. Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University.

2010-present: Professor. Laboratory of Developmental Dynamics, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University

Professional Membership:

The Molecular Biology Society of Japan
Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists
Japan Society for Cell Biology
Japanese C. elegans Community

Editorial Board:

2003-present: Editorial Board, Developmental Dynamics
2010-present: Associate Editor, Genes to Cells

Meeting organizer:

2000: Co-organizer, The 2nd Japanese C. elegans Meeting (Tokyo, Japan)
2001: Program Commitee, The 25th Annual Meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan (Yokohama, Japan)
2004: Co-organizer, East Asia C. elegans Meeting (Awaji Island, Japan)
2006: Co-organizer, CDB symposium 2006 “Logic of Development” (Kobe, Japan)
2008: Co-organizer, CDB Retreat (Awaji Island, Japan)
2009: Organizing Committee, The 17th International C. elegans Meeting (Los Angeles, USA)

Administration of scientific associations:

2002-2004: Administrator, Japanese C. elegans Community Mailing List & Homepage
2003-2005: Treasurer, The Molecular Biology Society of Japan
2008-present: Member of Administrative Board, The Molecular Biology Society of Japan