Education: Graduate school of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo (Ph. D.), 2016 Graduate school of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University (M. Sc), 2001 Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University (B), 1999 Positions: Manager, Yuriage Reasearch Institute, Riken Food Co., Ltd., Natori, 2021-present Group Leader, Bio-resources Business Development Division, Riken Food Co., Ltd., Tagajyo, 2016-2021 Visiting Researcher, Ion Beam Breeding, RIKEN, Saitama, 2010-present Chief Researcher, Research and Development Dep., Riken Food Co., Tagajyo, 2009-2016 Researcher, Research and Development Dep., Riken Food Co., Tagajyo, 2004-2009 Assistant Professor, Graduate school of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, 2002-2003 Researcher, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tokyo, 2001-2002 Research interents: Phycology, Ecology, Physiology, Cultivation, Food Science and Food Culture (Seaweeds, Algae)