2012 - 2017 Identification of natural ligands for olfactory receptors and elucidation of biological function
2011 - 2016 Analysis of the genome evolution by gene duplication using olfactory receptor gene families
2011 - 2012 Possibility of the research on ancient DNA for marine eukaryotes
2008 - 2010 Comparative evolutionary analysis on the olfactory and other chemosensory receptor gene families using whole genome sequences
2008 - 2010 Studies on endocrine system of amphioxus in comparison with vertebrates
2005 - 2007 脊椎動物ゲノムにおける嗅覚受容体多重遺伝子族の分子進化
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Papers (46)：
Yoshihito Niimura, Bhim B Biswa, Takushi Kishida, Atsushi Toyoda, Kazumichi Fujiwara, Masato Ito, Kazushige Touhara, Miho Inoue-Murayama, Scott H Jenkins, Christopher Adenyo, et al. Synchronized Expansion and Contraction of Olfactory, Vomeronasal, and Taste Receptor Gene Families in Hystricomorph Rodents. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 2024. 41. 4
Satoshi Morinaga, Koji Nagata, Sayoko Ihara, Tomohiro Yumita, Yoshihito Niimura, Koji Sato, Kazushige Touhara. Structural model for ligand binding and channel opening of an insect gustatory receptor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2022
MUHAMMAD SHOAIB AKHTAR, RYUICHI ASHINO, HIROKI OOTA, HAJIME ISHIDA, YOSHIHITO NIIMURA, KAZUSHIGE TOUHARA, AMANDA D. MELIN, SHOJI KAWAMURA. Genetic variation of olfactory receptor gene family in a Japanese population. Anthropological Science. 2022
Joseph D Orkin, Michael J Montague, Daniela Tejada-Martinez, Marc de Manuel, Javier Del Campo, Saul Cheves Hernandez, Anthony Di Fiore, Claudia Fontsere, Jason A Hodgson, Mareike C Janiak, et al. The genomics of ecological flexibility, large brains, and long lives in capuchin monkeys revealed with fecalFACS. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2021. 118. 7
Yoshihito Niimura, Mai Tsunoda, Sari Kato, Ken Murata, Taichi Yanagawa, Shunta Suzuki, Kazushige Touhara. Origin and Evolution of the Gene Family of Proteinaceous Pheromones, the Exocrine Gland-Secreting Peptides, in Rodents. Molecular biology and evolution. 2021. 38. 2. 634-649
1994 - 1999 The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Science Department of Physics
1990 - 1994 The University of Tokyo Faculty of Science Department of Physics
Professional career (1)：
理学 (東京大学)
Work history (5)：
2021/04 - 現在 University of Miyazaki Faculty of Agriculture Department of Veterinary Sciences
2013/04 - 2021/03 The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences
2004/09 - 2013/03 Tokyo Medical and Dental University Medical Research Institute
2002/09 - 2004/08 Penn State University
1999/04 - 2002/08 National Institute of Genetics
Awards (1)：
2015/09 - 日本味と匂学会 研究奨励賞受賞
Association Membership(s) (6)：
THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF TASTE AND SMELL
, SOCIETY OF EVOLUTIONARY STUDIES, JAPAN
, 日本分子生物学会
, 日本獣医学会
, European Chemoreception Research Organization
, Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
