Mitsunori Fukuda, PhD (Web of
Science(ResearcherID)、ResearchGate、Google
Scholar、ORCID、Research.com)
Professor
Laboratory
of Membrane Trafficking Mechanisms
Department
of Integrative Life Sciences
Graduate
School of Life Sciences
Tohoku
University
Aobayama,
Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
Profile
PhD, Graduate School of Medicine, The
University of Tokyo (1996.3)
Researcher, The Japan Society for the
Promotion of Science (1996.4-1998.3)
Research Scientist, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN
(1998.4-2002.3)
Unit Leader, Fukuda Initiative Research Unit, RIKEN
(2002.4-2007.3)
Professor, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku
University (2006.4-)
Calcium Binding
Proteins (2005-2008: Associate Editor)
International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics (2007-: Editorial Board member) [link]
Journal of Biochemistry
(2008-2010: Advisory Board member; 2014-: Associate Editor) [link]
Cell Structure and Function (2011-:
Associate Editor) [link]
Faculty Opinions/F1000Prime (2014-: Faculty member) [link]
F1000Research (2014-:
Advisory Board member) [link]
Traffic (2022-: Editorial Board member) [link]
Awards
The 2004 Young Scientist Award from the Japanese Biochemical Society
The 2006 Young Scientist Award from the Kao Foundation for Arts and
Sciences
The 2007 Young Scientist Award from the Molecular Biology Society of
Japan
2020 Takeuchi Medal (IFPCS Award) from The International Federation
of Pigment Cell Societies [link][Certificate][Awardee Lecture]
Research
Interest
The human body comprises a great many cells, each of which contains many
subcellular units known as organelles (e.g., nucleus, the Golgi apparatus, and
endoplasmic reticulum). Signals are
exchanged frequently between cells and between organelles through “membrane
traffic”, in which membrane-wrapped substances
are transported. However, much
remains unknown about this process. Our laboratory focuses on the secretory
phenomena (i.e., transport of secretory vesicles in neurons and endocrine
cells) and on the melanin transport in melanocytes and tries to identify “key
molecules” responsible for the secretion events
and melanin transport. The aim of
our research is to elucidate the molecular mechanism of membrane traffic by use
of molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, and molecular imaging
techniques (more details).
Publications