Research theme for competitive and other funds (25):
2019 - 2022 南極陸上植生コアに刻まれた人新世における地球環境変動の解析
2018 - 2021 Genome analysis of ancient samples preserved in Antarctica
2017 - 2020 The research of atmospheric bioaerosols in free troposphere over the Antarctica: the investigations into the deposition mechanisms of microorganisms in Antarctic ice cores
2016 - 2020 Plasticity and diversity of lichens' symbiotic combinations - Pole-to-Pole phylogeography
2015 - 2019 Ecological and biological evaluation of plant pathogenic microorganisms in polar regions
2013 - 2017 Distribution of meio-fauna assemblages in Lake Nurume-Ike, an East Antarctic meromictic lake
2012 - 2017 Genome analysis of biosphere of Moss-pillar in an east Antarctic lake
2012 - 2015 Spectroscopic analysis of penguin eyes on the ultra-violet radiation via ozone-hole
2011 - 2015 Biodiversity under the extreme environment - Antarctic lakes as a model site
2010 - 2012 Elucidation of the role of anaerobic respiration for the sulfur and nitrogen circulation in the ocean and Antarctic lakes
2009 - 2011 A spectroscopic study on the effect of ultraviolet radiation through the ozone-hole at the Antarctica
2007 - 2010 Vegetation change and carbon cycle in the high Arctic
2007 - 2009 Elucidation of the role of dimethyl sulfoxide respiration for the sulfur circulation in the ocean and Antarctic lakes
2006 - 2009 Diversity and phylogeny of microbial florae in Polar regions : an IPY core project
2006 - 2009 Response system of Polar Lake Ecosystem against the global environmental change
2006 - 2008 Molecular mechanism of cataract induced by the ultra-violet radiation through the ozone-hole occurred over the Antarctica
2005 - 2008 Study on unmanned aerial vehicles and onboard instruments for the aeromagnetic survey
2002 - 2005 Impact on the biological diversity in polar lakes affected by global environmental changes.
1999 - 2004 北極域ツンドラ環境変動の研究
2002 - 2003 Fluctuation of Antarctic Ice Sheet and environmental change during the late Quaternary
2000 - 2003 Biodiversity and evolution of terrestrial flora in Antarctica.
1997 - 1999 Acclimation of photosynthetic properties in ice algae
1997 - 1998 A trial for good use of herbarium specimens to assess local environment
1994 - 1996 Ecosystem change at the glacier-edge areas in the Arctic
1990 - 1990 蘚苔植物の生活史に関する研究
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Papers (164):
Zichen He, Takeshi Naganuma, Merry Sailonga Faluaburu, Ryosuke Nakai, Hiroshi Kanda, Masaki Uchida, Satoshi Imura, Martin W. Hahn. Bacterial phylotypes associated with rock-dwelling Umbilicaria Lichens from Arctic/Subarctic areas in North America and Northern Europe. Polar Biology. 2024
Masahiro Otani, Haruki Kitamura, Sakae Kudoh, Satoshi Imura, Masaru Nakano. Transcriptome analysis of the common moss Bryum pseudotriquetrum grown under Antarctic field condition. AoB PLANTS. 2024. 16. 5. plae043
Genki I. Matsumoto, Eisuke Honda, Keisuke Ito, Ijin Kang, Koji Seto, Yukinori Tani, Takahiro Watanabe, Kaoru Kashima, Shuji Ohtani, Toshiro Yamanaka, et al. Holocene paleolimnological changes in rundvågshetta lakes in the Soya Coast region and their paleoenvironmental significance with glacial isostatic adjustment in East Antarctica. Quaternary Science Reviews. 2024. 338. 108822
Shu-Kuan Wong, Satoshi Imura, Masaki Uchida, Kenichi Watanabe, Mizuho Mori, Sakae Kudoh. The diversity, composition and functions of soil bacterial communities surrounding Syowa Station, East Antarctica, under different intensities of human disturbances. Polar Science. 2024. 101095-101095
Ekaterina Pushkareva, Josef Elster, Sakae Kudoh, Satoshi Imura, Burkhard Becker. Microbial community composition of terrestrial habitats in East Antarctica with a focus on microphototrophs. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2024. 14
飯山香織, 田口大作, 川又明徳, 伊村智, 伊村智, 酒井博之, 黒沢則夫. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic community structures of the hyper-saline Lake in East Antarctica. 日本微生物生態学会大会(Web). 2023. 36th
田口大作, 川又明徳, 小杉真貴子, 伊村智, 伊村智, 黒沢則夫. Microbial community structures in the lakes in the coastal area of East Antarctica. 日本微生物生態学会大会(Web). 2023. 36th
Imura, S. One million years history of paleoclimate change - A view from Antarctica. Journal of JSES. 2021. 47. 5. 31-34
Tadome, K, Hiyashi, S, Takamura, S, Imura, S. Report of the terrestrial biological research activities in the Sør Rondane Mountains, 2019-2020 (JARE-61). Antarctic Record. 2021. 65. 65. 45-69
Chapter 2: Patterns of microorganisms inhabiting Antarctic freshwater lakes with special reference to aquatic moss pillars.
Springer Polar Sciences. Springer, Cham. 2019
Lectures and oral presentations (2):
Transition of Antarctic terrestrial ecosystem after the last glacial maximum -view from the lake bottom-
(The 9th Malaysian international Seminar on Antarctica (MISA9) 2021)
The SCAR long-term concept - Horizon Scan
(Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2016 2016)
Professional career (1):
博士(理学) (広島大学)
Work history (5):
2018/04 - 現在 National Institute of Polar Research Vice-Director General
2011 - 現在 National Institute of Polar Research National Institute of Polar Research
2007 - 2011 National Institute of Polar Research National Institute of Polar Research
2002 - 2007 National Institute of Polar Research National Institute of Polar Research
1994 - 2002 National Institute of Polar Research
Committee career (3):
2024/04 - 現在 日本分類学会連合 監査
2009/01 - 現在 日本学術会議 地球惑星科学委員会 国際対応分科会 SCAR小委員会 幹事
2018/01 - 2019/12 日本蘚苔類学会 会長
Association Membership(s) (5):
THE JAPANESE SOCIETY OF LIMNOLOGY
, SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SPECIES BIOLOGY
, THE BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN
, THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN
, JAPANESE SOCIETY OF BRYOLOGY