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Watanabe Akihiko

ワタナベ アキヒコ | Watanabe Akihiko
Affiliation and department:
Job title: Professor
Homepage URL  (2): https://main-yu-reproduction.ssl-lolipop.jp/index.htmlhttp://mail-sci.kj.yamagata-u.ac.jp/~watan/index_e.html
Research field  (2): Evolutionary biology ,  Developmental biology
Research keywords  (4): 両生類 ,  先体反応 ,  精子運動調節 ,  体内受精
Research theme for competitive and other funds  (11):
  • 2020 - 2023 精子貯蔵に関する輸精管の機能進化におけるCRISP2の役割
  • 2016 - 2019 Molecular basis for the adaptive evolution of the regulation of sperm motility in correlation with the internal fertilization of terrestrial animals
  • 2015 - 2018 Studies on molecular mechanisms for functional evolution of oviduct to establish internal fertilization
  • 2012 - 2016 Interdisciplinary research to accelerate making the Japanese fire-bellied newt a model animal: groundwork for technology and information and its practical application.
  • 2012 - 2015 Mechanism for sperm motility initiation involving in the adaptive evolution to establish internal fertilization
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Papers (40):
  • Haruka Furukawa, Shinya Mito, Jun Nishio, Nozomi Sato, Yoshihiro Ando, Atsushi Tominaga, Fubito Toyama, Yuni Nakauchi, Eriko Takayama-Watanabe, Akihiko Watanabe. Identification and characterization of sperm motility-initiating substance-2 gene in internally fertilizing <scp><i>Cynops</i></scp> species. Development, Growth & Differentiation. 2023. 65. 3. 144-152
  • Tae Sato, Takeshi Arimura, Kenji Murata, Maako Kawamura, Wataru Obama, Megumu Suzuki, Yuni Nakauchi, Atsushi Tominaga, Masaya Morita, Kiyoshi Hiraoka, et al. Differences of Extracellular Cues and Ca2+ Permeable Channels in the Signaling Pathways for Inducing Amphibian Sperm Motility. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 2021. 38. 4. 343-351
  • Nanae Makino, Nozomi Sato, Eriko Takayama-Watanabe, Akihiko Watanabe. Localization of sperm intracellular Ca2+ keeps fertilizability in the newt vas deferens. Reproduction (Cambridge, England). 2020. 159. 3. 339-349
  • S. Kon, A. Takaku, F. Toyama, E. Takayama-Watanabe, A. Watanabe. Acrosome reaction inducing substance triggers two different pathways of sperm intracellular signaling in newt fertilization. Int. J. Dev.. Biol. 2019. 63. 589-595
  • Daisuke Endo, Shinnosuke Kon, Tae Sato, Fubito Toyama, Yohei Katsura, Yuni Nakauchi, Eriko Takayama-Watanabe, Akihiko Watanabe. NMDA-type glutamate receptors mediate the acrosome reaction and motility initiation in newt sperm. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 2019
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MISC (16):
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Education (2):
  • - 1993 Tohoku University Graduate School, Division of Natural Science
  • - 1988 Tohoku University Faculty of Science
Professional career (1):
  • 博士(理学) (東北大学)
Work history (6):
  • 2017/04 - 現在 Yamagata University
  • 2011/10 - 2017/03 Yamagata University Faculty of Science
  • 2007/04 - 2011/09 Yamagata University Faculty of Science
  • 2002/04 - 2007/03 Yamagata University Faculty of Science
  • 1993/09 - 2002/03 Yamagata University Faculty of Science
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Committee career (5):
  • 2007/06 - 現在 日本アンドロロジー学会 評議員
  • 2022/09 - 2023/09 日本動物学会 第94回大会実行委員長
  • 2016/09 - 2020/09 日本動物学会 理事
  • 2014/09 - 2016/09 日本動物学会 将来計画委員会委員
  • 2014/09 - 2016/09 日本動物学会 支部代表委員
Awards (1):
  • 2017/04 - 科学技術賞
Association Membership(s) (5):
精子研究会 ,  THE JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES IN SPACE ,  JAPAN SOCIETY OF ANDROLOGY ,  JAPANESE SOCIETY OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGISTS ,  THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN
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