MATSU-URA, Toru

　　Title: Research Scientist

　　Address: 3230 Eden Ave, Care 4876, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA

　　Tel: 001-513-558-3289

　　Email: toru.matsuura@uc.edu

　　Education Background:

　　2005  Ph.D. (Neuroscience), College of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan

　　2001  M.S. (Neuroscience), Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

　　1999  B.S. (Science), Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

　　Working Experiences:

　　2013-present  Research Scientist, Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA

　　2011-2013  Research Scientist, Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA

　　2005-2010  Research Scientist, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN, Wako, Japan

　　Research Interests:

　　Pattern formation in living organisms: Ca²⁺ oscillation, Circadian rhythm, and Coupled oscillators; Synthetic biology: Building synthetic gene network to modify the productivity of biomaterials in fungus, bacteria, and mammalian cells.

　　Professional Activities:

　　Member of “Biophysical Society”, “Society of Research on Biological Rhythm”, and “The Molecular Biology Society of Japan”.