Winners of JSPP Young Investigator Award
2024 (31th)
Momoko IKEUCHI (Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology)
TitleUncovering regulatory framework on cellular plasticity and regenerative capacity in plants
Satoshi KIDOKORO (School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
TitleElucidation of transcriptional regulatory mechanisms in the early response to cold stress in plants
Yuki KONDO (Graduate School of Science, Kobe University)
TitleStudy on the mechanisms behind cell fate determination of vascular stem cells
Masatsugu TOYOTA (Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saitama University)
TitleMechanisms of mechano-sensory signal transduction in plants
Kei HIRUMA (Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
TitleResearch on plant immune and nutritional responses during interactions with fungi
2023 (30th)
Tatsuaki GOH (Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST))
TitleElucidation of root development mechanisms based on spatiotemporal cellular dynamics
Takashi L. SHIMADA (Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University)
TitleElucidation of diverse physiological functions of lipid droplets in plants
2022 (29th)
Minako UEDA (Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University)
TitleMechanisms of body axis formation in plant embryos
Misato OHTANI (Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo)
TitleElucidation of the post-transcriptional gene regulation to control cell differentiation in plants
Atsushi TAKEMIYA (Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University)
TitleMolecular mechanisms of blue light-dependent stomatal opening
Ryo NAGAO (Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University)
TitleFunctional and structural studies of diatom photosystem-light-harvesting supercomplexes
Michitaka NOTAGUCHI (Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, Nagoya University)
TitleStudy on systemic signaling in plants and grafting
2021 (28th)
Takumi HIGAKI (International Research Organization for Advanced Science and Technology (IROAST), Kumamoto University)
TitleQuantitative bioimaging of plant cytoskeleton
Nobutoshi YAMAGUCHI (Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST))
TitleThe elucidation of gene regulatory networks in flower morphogenesis
2020 (27th)
Atsushi J NAGANO (Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukoku University)
TitlePlant responses to complex natural environments captured by field transcriptomics
Juntaro NEGI (Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University)
TitleNew insights into the biology of stomatal guard cells
2019 (26th)
Yutaka KODAMA (Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University)
TitleTemperature sensing mechanism involved in chloroplast movement
Takuya SUZAKI (Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba)
TitleMolecular genetic studies on symbiotic organ development and nitrate response during legume−Rhizobium symbiosis
2018 (25th)
Kohji YAMADA (Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences, Tokushima University)
TitleRegulation of sugar transporter activity as a plant defense strategy
Keisuke YOSHIDA (Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
TitleRedox-based regulatory network for controlling plant organelle functions
2017 (24th)
Motomu ENDO (Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University)
TitleCircadian clock network structure of plants
Michi SUGA (Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University)
TitleStructural and functional studies of two photosystems
2016 (23rd)
Kyoko OHASHI-ITO (Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo)
TitleThe molecular mechanism underlying the initial process of vascular development
Yuki NAKAMURA (Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica)
TitleLipid Diversity in Plant Growth and Development
2015 (22nd)
Kimitsune ISHIZAKI (Graduate School of Science, Kobe University)
TitleDevelopmental genetics of the gametophytic body plan in a basal land plant Marchantia polymorpha
Nobutaka MITSUDA (Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
TitleComprehensive Study of Plant Regulonome
2014 (21th)
Takeshi OBAYASHI (Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University)
TitleDevelopment of a platform to predict gene function based on gene coexpressin
Norihito NAKAMICHI (Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University)
TitleTranscriptional network in circadian clock system
2013 (20th)
Shin-ichi ARIMURA (Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo)
TitleStudies of molecular mechanisms and biological meaning of plant mitochondrial dynamics
Yoshihisa ODA (Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo)
TitleRegulation of spatial patterns in the plant cell cortex
2012 (19th)
Noriyuki NISHIMURA (Institute of Radiation Breeding, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS))
TitleStudies on ABA perception and ABA signaling netword
Kohki YOSHIMOTO (RIKEN Plant Science Center)
TitleMolecular mechanisms and self-degradation system in plants
2011 (18th)
Shinichiro SAWA (Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo)
TitleCLV3 functions in meristem maintenance system in Arabidopsis
2010 (17th)
Takashi UEDA (Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo)
TitleMembrane traffic in plants~molecular mechanisms and physiological significance~
Keiko SUGIMOTO (RIKEN Plant Science Center)
TitleMore cell or more cycle? - control of the endocycle and its link to palnt development -
2009 (16th)
Tstsuya SAKAI (RIKEN Plant Science Center)
TitleMolecular genetic study on the mechanisms regulating the direction of plant growth in response to light
Shinji MASUDA (Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
TitleA new type of blue-light receptors using flavin as a chromophore
2008 (15th)
Hidehiro FUKAKI (Graduate School of Science, Kobe University)
TitleMolecular Genetic Study on the Mechanisms of Root
Development in Higher Plants
Yoshikatsu MATSUBAYASHI (Graduate School of Bio-Agricultural Sciences, Nagoya University)
TitleIdentification and Functional Analysis of Secreted Peptides Regulating Cell Growth in Plants
2007 (14th)
Maki KAWAI-YAMADA (Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo)
TitlePlant Cell Death as an Oxidative Stress Response
Tetsu KINOSHITA (Integrated Genetics, National Institute of Genetics)
TitleStudy on Genomic Imprinting in Flowering Plant
2006 (13rd)
Eiji NAMBARA (RIKEN Plant Science Center)
TitleA genetic study on abscisic acid action in Arabidopsis seed
Miyo T. MORITA (Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST))
TitleMolecular Genetic Mechanism Of Membrane Traffic And Dynamics Involved In Gravitropism In Highaer Plants
2005 (12nd)
Masaki ITO (Graduate School of Bioagricurtural Sciences, Nagoya University)
TitleCell cycle-regulated transcription at the G2/M phase in higher plants
Hideki TAKAHASHI (RIKEN Plant Science Center)
TitleMolecular Physiology of Plant Sulfate Transport System
2004 (11th)
Hitoshi SAKAKIBARA (RIKEN Plant Science Center)
TitleMolecular Approaches for Elucidating Regulation of Nitrogen Assimilatory Genes and Signal Transduction
Toru FUJIWARA (Biotechnology Research Center, University of Tokyo)
TitleIdentification and characterization of a boron transporter
2003 (10th)
Toshinori KINOSHITA (Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University)
TitleBlue light signal transduction and regulation of the plasma membrane H+-ATPase in stomatal guard cells
Shuichi YANAGISAWA (Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
TitlePLANT-SPECIFIC DOF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS: FROM DISCOVERY TO APPLICATION
2002 (9th)
Takashi ARAKI (Department of Botany, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University)
TitleGenetic Analysis of the Phase Transition in Higher Plants
Takumi NOGUCHI (Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN)
TitleSpectroscopic Studies on the Structures and Reactions of Photosynthetic Proteins
2001 (8th)
Hirokazu TSUKAYA (National Institute for Basic Biology/Center for Integrative Biosciences)
TitleMechanisms for control of leaf shape
Kazuyuki KUCHITSU (Department of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo University of Science)
TitleROLES OF ION FLUXES AND THEIR REGULATION IN SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION IN PLANTS
2000 (7th)
Niji OHTA (Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Saitama University)
TitleORIGIN, EVOLUTION AND GENE EXPRESSION OF ORGANELLES
Hiroyuki SATOH (Deparment of Biomolecular Science, Toho University)
TitleMolecurlar biological analyses of a water-soluble chlorophyll protein in Brassicaceae Plants.
1999 (6th)
Tatsuo KAKIMOTO (Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University)
TitleCYTOKININ SIGNALING
1998 (5th)
Hajime WADA (Department of Biology, Graduate School of Sciences, Kyushu University)
TitleMOLECULAR-BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF BIOSYNTHESIS AND FUNCTION OF UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS
1995 (4th)
Shinobu SATOH (Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba)
TitleSTUDIES ON THE FUNCTIONS OF CELL WALL WITH CULTURED CELLS OF CARROT
1996 (3rd)
Seiji SONOBE (Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science, Himeji Institute of Technology)
TitleDEVELOPMENT OF EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEMS FOR PLANT CYTOSKELETONS IN TOBACCO BY-2 CELL
Mitsue MIYAO-TOKUTOMI (National lnstitute of Agrobiological Resources)
TitleSTUDY OF THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC PHOTOSYSTEM II COMPLEX
1995 (2nd)
Akira NAGATANI (Laboratory of Photoperception and Signal Transduction, Frontier Research Program, RIKEN Institute)
TitleMolecular analysis of phytochrome action with mutants and transgenic plants
Makoto MATSUOKA (Bioscience Center, Nagoya University)
TitleStudy on expression mechanism of C4 photosynthetic genes
1994 (1st)
Tatsuo OMATA (School of Agricultural Sciences, Nagoya University)
TitleIdentification and characterization of an active nitrate transporter of cyanobacteria
Tetsuro MIMURA (Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science, Himeji Institute of Technology)