Yu Matsuura, Ph.D. | 松浦 優 まつうら ゆう
昆虫に共生・寄生する新規微生物の探索から、それらの進化、機能、発生・維持機構などについて研究しています。いろんな共同研究にも参画させていただいておりますが、自らのキャパシティにつりあわない好奇心の取り扱いに困っています。二児の父。
A little bit about myself:
I study biology and evolution of symbioses between insects and microbes. A 4-year-old father. No particular life-time hobby, but enjoy traveling, shooting photos, sitting in front of microscopes, dancing to music, learning (spoken) languages, and, most of the time doing household chores…
Also on researchmap, researchgate and ORCID.
Work Experience (Research Positions) | 職・研究歴
2016 – present Assistant Professor
Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus
琉球大学 熱帯生物圏研究センター 助教
2013 – 2016 JSPS Postdoctoral Reseach Fellow (Hokkaido University)
日本学術振興会 特別研究員PD (受入研究機関: 北海道大学大学院 地球環境科学研究院) Host researcher: Prof. Dr. Toru MIURA
2010 – 2013 JSPS Predoctoral Research Fellow (University of Tsukuba)
日本学術振興会 特別研究員DC1 Host researcher: Prof. Dr. Takema FUKATSU
2008 – 2013 AIST Research Trainee (Tsukuba)
産業技術総合研究所つくばセンター 技術研修員
2005 – 2007 某英会話学校 非常勤講師
Education | 学歴
2008 – 2013 Ph.D., Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
筑波大学大学院 生命環境科学研究科 博士課程 (農学修士 & 学術博士) Mentor: Prof. Dr. Takema FUKATSU
2006 – 2008 BS, Biology, Osaka City University
大阪市立大学 理学部 生物学科 Mentor: Prof. Dr. Hideharu NUMATA
2000 – 2005 BA, Foreign Languages, Osaka University of Foreign Studies
大阪外国語大学 外国語学部 国際文化学科
Areas of Expertise | 専門分野
• Animal-Microbe Symbioses, Environmental Microbiology, Evolutionary Biology, Entomology, Insect Molecular Biology, Developmental Biology
Learned Skills | 主な研究スキル
• Field Collection, Insect Rearing, Microbial Culture, Histology, Embryology, Microscopic techniques (Light/Fluorescence/Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy, SEM, Tissue Clearing, Various FISH and antibody staining methodologies, Imaging Analyses), Molecular Cloning, in vitro and in situ Gene Expression Analyses, Reverse Genetics (RNAi, genome editing), Molecular Phylogenetics, Elementary Genomics and Transcriptomics
Scientific Awards | 受賞歴
• Young Scientist Initiative Award, SESJ – 2019, The Society of Evolutionary Studies, Japan 日本進化学会研究奨励賞 (2019)
• M&E Paper Award (as a co-author) – October 2016, The Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology
• Zoological Science Award – September 2010, The Zoological Society of Japan
• AEZ Poster Presentation Award – March 2010, The Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology
Affiliations/Memberships | 所属学会・研究会
• The Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology – Since 2008 日本応用動物昆虫学会
• The Society of Evolutionary Studies, Japan – Since 2009 日本進化学会
• The Zoological Society of Japan – 2009 – 2021 日本動物学会
• The Japanese Society of Cordyceps Research – 2017 -2020 日本冬虫夏草の会
• The Mycological Society of Japan – Since 2018 日本菌学会
Ad-hoc Reviewer / Journal Editor | 査読歴・編集歴
Biologia, BMC Evolutionary Biology, BMC Microbiology, Entomological Science, Environmental Microbiology, Frontiers in Marine Science, Frontiers in Microbiology, Genome Biology and Evolution, Insect Science, The ISME Journal, Journal of Insect Physiology, mBio, Microbial Ecology, mSphere, Mycology, PLoS One, PNAS, Scientific Reports, Symbiosis, Zoological Science.
• Editor of Symbiosis (Springer), June 2020 – current
• Topic Editor of Frontiers in Physiology “Symbiotic Organs in Insects: Development, Metabolism, and Physiological Regulation“
Languages | 言語
Japanese (native, Osaka-ben)
English (fluent speaking; academic level reading and writing)
Hindi (elementary level speaking, reading and writing)
Spanish (elementary level speaking and reading)
<居住歴>
広島県福山市生まれ->大阪府岸和田市育ち->箕面市->San Diego, USA->岸和田市->茨城県つくば市（引越しx3）>北海道札幌市->Cologne, Germany->札幌市->沖縄県宜野湾市->中頭郡中城村（引越しx1）(現在地)