PhD: Graduate School of Medical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 1988.
MD: The University of Kanazawa School of Medicine, Japan, 1984.
Development and regeneration of the central nervous system (CNS); therapeutic strategies for neurological diseases
Developmental Biology
Olig2 defines a subset of neural stem cells that produce specific olfactory bulb interneuron subtypes in the subventricular zone of adult mice. Development (Cambridge). 2022; 149:dev200028.
Conserved Gsx2/Ind homeodomain monomer versus homodimer DNA binding defines regulatory outcomes in flies and mice. Genes and Development. 2021; 35:157-174.
Developmental dynamics of neurogenesis and gliogenesis in the postnatal mammalian brain in health and disease: Historical and future perspectives. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Developmental Biology. 2020; 9:e369.
Physical interactions between Gsx2 and Ascl1 balance progenitor expansion versus neurogenesis in the mouse lateral ganglionic eminence. Development (Cambridge). 2020; 147:dev185348.
Chapter 23 Neurogenesis in the damaged mammalian brain. Patterning and Cell Type Specification in the Developing CNS and PNS. : Elsevier; Elsevier; 2020.