Affiliations

• Research Assistant Professor, Center for Stem Cell Biology, Life Sciences Institute
• Assistant Professor, Department of Cell & Developmental Biology
• Assistant Professor, Cellular and Molecular Biology Program

Education

• BS, Biology, Kyoto University, Japan, 1994
• PhD, Biophysics, Kyoto University, Japan, 1999

Honors and Awards

• 2011 MacArthur Foundation Award
• 2009 Women in Cell Biology (WICB) Career Recognition Award (the Junior Award) from the American Society for Cell Biology
• 2008 Searle Scholar
• 2008-2010 March of Dimes, Basil O'Conner Starter Scholar Award