Alumni

Soichiro Seki （BA&MsC&DC 2018.4-2024.3; JSPS PD at IPR, Osaka Univ. Japan, 2024.4- )

Doctor (2021.4-2024.3) "Structural and functional diversity of pigments in green algal light-harvesting complexes"

Master (2019.4-2021.3)"Elucidation of xanthophyll in marine algal photosynthesis"

Bachelor (2018.4-2019.3) "Elucidation of carotenoid accumulation behavior of Codium fragile upon irradiation strengths during growth" 

Kazuhiro Yoshida（BA&MsC 2021.4-2024.3; Present Job, ）

Master (2022.4-2024.3)"Singlet excited state of photosynthetic pigment siphonaxanthin: Solvent dependence of emission"

Bachelor (2021.4-2022.3)"Role of the hydroxy group of siphonaxanthin, a photosynthetic pigment, on optical properties"

Hikari Takakura （BA&MsC 2020.4-2023.3; Present Job, Pias Corporation）

Master (2021.4-2023.3) "In-vitro reconstitution of photosynthetic light-harvesting complexes from marine green alga, Codium fragile ~Unique pigment composition is regulated by its protein~"

Bachelor (2020.4-2021.3) "Elucidation of the function of membrane lipids on the light-harvesting complex II from a marine alga, Codium fragile"

Chiari Akiyama（BA&MsC 2019.4-2022.3; Present Job, DuPont Japan）

Research Theme: MsC (2020.4-2022.3) "Pigment binding properties in the light harvesting complex studied by in vitro reconstitution"

Research Theme: BA (2019.4-2020.3) "Elucidation of the role of thylakoid membrane lipids on the light-harvesting antenna complex II from a green alga, Codium fragile"

Shusaku Ikeyama（Specially appointed research assistant 2020.4-2021.3）

Research Theme: "Synthesis of urea from CO₂ and ammonia using nitrite reductase"

Yuki Isaji（BA&MsC 2017.4-2020.3; Present Job, Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.）

Research Theme: MsC (2018.4-2020.3) "In-vitro reconstitution of photosynthetic light-harvesting complex from Codium fragile"

Research Theme: BA (2017.4-2018.3) "In-vitro reconstruction of light-harvesting antenna, SCP, focusing on physical properties of pigments"

Ryuichi Kano（BA&MsC 2016.4-2019.3; Present Job, Shizuoka Gas Co. Ltd.）

Research Theme: MsC (2017.4-2019.3) "X-ray crystallographic study of photosynthetic antenna from green alga, Codium fragile"

Research Theme: BA (2016.4-2017.3) "Purification of a new photosynthetic antenna of deep green algae for crystal structure analysis"

Nami Yamano（BA&MsC&DC 2013.4-2019.3; PD of OMU, 2019.4-2019.6; PD of Renmin University, China, 2019.9-2024.1; PD of Fukuoka Univ., Japan, 2024.4-）

Research Theme: DC (2016.4-2019.3) "Elucidation of the pigment-pigment and pigment-protein interactions of photosynthetic antenna complex"

Research Theme: MsC (2014.4-2016.3) "Structure and function of photosynthetic membranes, igment-protein complexes in chloroplast-genome modified lettuce dominantly accumulating astaxanthin"

Kentaro Fujiwara（BA&MsC 2014.4-2017.3; Present Job, Panasonic Co.）

Research Theme: MsC (2015.4-2017.3) "Extra accumulation of carotenoids upon irradiation during culture of a siphonous green alga, Codium fragile"

Research Theme: BA (2014.4-2015.3) "Irradiation-light dependences of pigment composition of a deep-sea green algae, Codium fragile"

Noriko Kawai （Research Associate　2013.6-2015.9)

Hiroyo Matsuda-Otaki （Research Associate　2014.1-2015.9)