2017 - 2019 Identification of molecular determinants of synaptic connectivity in the nervous system
2013 - 2018 Discovery of new molecules involved in learning and memory and study of their mode of action
2014 - 2016 モデル生物である線虫を用いた連合学習の分子・神経メカニズムの解明
Papers (5):
Naoko Sakai, Peter Sun, Byunghyuk Kim, Scott W Emmons. Function of cell adhesion molecules in differentiation of ray sensory neurons in C. elegans. G3 (Bethesda, Md.). 2023. 13. 3
Naoko Sakai, Hayao Ohno, Morikatsu Yoshida, Eri Iwamoto, Akito Kurogi, Danfeng Jiang, Takahiro Sato, Mikiya Miyazato, Masayasu Kojima, Johji Kato, et al. Characterization of putative tachykinin peptides in Caenorhabditis elegans. Biochemical and biophysical research communications. 2021. 559. 197-202
Systematic analysis of CAMs expressed in ray neurons in C. elegans.
(23rd International C. elegans Conference 2021)
Elucidating the functions of cell adhesion molecules in determining neuronal connectivity in C. elegans
(Molecular Mechanisms of Neuronal Connectivity (Virtual) 2020)
2014/07 - c.elegans topic meeting CeNeuro2014 Poster Prize first prize Identification of molecules downstream of the insulin/PI3K pathway involved in the regulation of salt chemotaxis learning
Association Membership(s) (3):
GSA(Genetics Society of America)
, 日本分子生物学会
, 日本神経科学学会