Yukimasa Takeda, Ph.D. Assistant professor Department of Cellular Regenerative Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine 465 Kajii-tyo, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan TEL: 81-75-251-5444 FAX: 81-75-251-5444 Email: takeday@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp 2002–2003 B.Sc. Chemistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan 2003–2005 M.Sc. Biochemistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan 2005–2008 Ph.D. Biochemistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan 2008–2014 Visiting Fellow Cell Biology Section, Laboratory of Respiratory Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH 2014–2015 Postdoctoral Fellow Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, RIKEN Tsukuba Institute, RIKEN 2015–Present Assistant professor Department of Cellular Regenerative Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Research interests; brown adipocytes, nuclear receptors, lipid and glucose metabolism, mesenchymal stem cells, regenerative medicine, direct reprogramming, reprogramming, circadian rhythm 2006 JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2) 2012 The Fellow Award for Research Excellence 2012, NIH (2012) 2012 JSPS Research Fellowship for Japanese Biomedical and Behavioral Researchers at NIH