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MOCHIZUKI Tomofumi (Ph. D)

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Associate Professor of Plant Pathology Lab.

Graduate School of Agriculture, Osaka Metropolitan University

E-mail: tomochi AT omu.ac.jp

ORCID (0000-0002-9129-4555)

Education

1995-1999 University of Ryukyu, B Sc
1999-2001 Osaka Prefecture University, M Sc
2001-2005 Osaka Prefecture University, Ph D 

Professional Experience

2005-2008 Post-doctoral Researcher, NARO, Agricultural Research Center
2008-2016  Assistant Professor, Osaka Prefecture University
{2014 Visiting Researcher, Pennsylvania State University, Roossinck Lab (USA)}
2016-2019 Lecturer, Osaka Prefecture University
2020- present Associate Professor, Osaka Prefecture University

Award

Jun, 2014: Young scientist award of the Phytopathological Society of Japan.
“Molecular biological and histochemical studies on the mechanism of symptom expression upon plant viral infection”

Office hour <B11-421>:

Monday – Friday (12:10-12:55)

Mailing Address:

Graduate School of Agriculture, Osaka Metropolitan University
1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai-shi, OSAKA, 599-8531, Japan

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at Marilyn Lab. in the Penn State (2014)


cucumber mosaic virus (CMV)

Model plant virus of Plant Pathology Group.
We cause beautiful mosaic disease on the host plants.
Many variants exist, each with a different personality, being gentle or harsh.

Family: Bromoviridae
Genus: Cucumovirus
Species: Cucumber mosaic virus 

CMV

tobacco

Model plant of Plant Pathology Group.
I show beautiful mosaic by the CMV infection.

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Nicotiana
Species: N. tabacum

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wild tobacco

Model plant of Plant Pathology Group.
Many plant viruses easily infect me because I am a natural variant of the virus immunity gene (RDR1).

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Nicotiana
Species: N. benthamiana

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Lab. Members (including Alumni & Alumnae)

Dr. SUNPAPAO Anurag (2011) Prince of Songkla University, Thailand (Link)
Dr. MURAI Hirotomo (2022)

2024

OKADA Yo, YAMAGUCHI Taihei

2023

FUJITA Kyosuke, TO Kon, IMASATO Koushi, FUKAE Ayano

2022

IIDA Taketo, KATAKE Tomoki 

2021

AZUMA Kazunori, YOSHIMOTO Nanoka

2020

HIGUCHI Aika, MORITAKA Yukiko

2019

IGUCHI Hiroki, TANAKA Fuka

2018

IKEMOTO Yuta, KOEDA Akihiko

2017

KAMIMURA Kazuya, HASHIMOTO Takashi, FUKUNISHI Miki

2016

ATSUMARU Kenta, SHIBA Kazuki, OHARA Rie

2015

OKAMOTO Naoki, IKEDA Mihiro, KONDO Haruka, TAMURA Keisuke, MURAI Hirotomo

2014

EBATA Mami, SASAI Shinsaku, TAMURA Shohei, BANNO Arisa

2013

HATTA Chiharu, FUJII Minaho

2012

ATARASHI Aya, UZIKE Tomoya, MATSUSHIMA Toru, NISHI Yusuke

2011

HIGASHIDE Tomoaki, YAMAZAKI Ryota

2010

IWAMOTO Itsuki, OKAMURA Yukako

2009

USAMI Atsushi, SAWANE Hironori, NISHIMURA Miho

2008

NAKAMURA Asami, WADA Tomoya, WATANABE Shota