Members

  • Masanori MURAYAMA
    Team Director
    1996-1997 Newspaper delivery man
    2001 Graduated from Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science Life Science
    2006 Ph.D. in Life Science, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science
    2006 Physiology Department University of Bern (Switzerland)
    2010 Incumbent
  • Yasuhiro OISI
    Research Scientist
    Interest: Neural circuit mechanisms generating perception
    Research methods: Genetic manipulation, Perceptual tasks, Electrophysiology
    Special skills: Mouse training
    Hobby: Reading, Walking
  • Hiroyuki UWAMORI
    Research Scientist
    Interest: Perception mechanisms
    Research methods: Two-photon Ca2+ imaging, behavioral experiments, data analyses
    Special skills: Playing the guitar
    Hobby: Cooking
  • Ikumi OOMOTO
    Research Scientist
    Interest: The relationships for memory consolidation and neural activity during sleep
    Research methods: Two photon imaging
    Special skills: Pipetting by both hands
    Hobby: Swimming, reading
  • Kotaro ISHIZU
    Research Scientist
    Interest: Generation of sensations
    Research methods: Two-photon Ca2+ imaging, behavioral experiments
    Special skills: 3D printer
    Hobby: Housework, Childcare
  • Yusuke ATSUMI
    Research Associate
     
  • Tomoki OSUKA
    Research Associate
    Interest: Mechanisms of Consciousness
    Research methods: Two-photon imaging, marmoset experiments
    Special skills: Early to bed, early to rise
    Hobby: Daily cooking and taking walks
  • Yoshiki ITO
    Graduate Student
     
  • Nobuhiko TAKAHASHI
    Graduate Student
     
  • Masayuki FUKUDA
    Graduate Student
    Interest: Mechanisms for integrating internal states and sensory information
    Research methods: One-photon voltage imaging, behavioral experiments
    Special skills: Skiing
    Hobby: Traveling
  • Makoto MATSUMOTO
    Graduate Student
    Interest: Perception
    Research methods: Two-photon Ca2+ imaging
    Special skills: could sleep endlessly
    Hobby: Coffee
  • Chihiro HOMMA
    Technical Staff
     
  • Maya ODAGAWA
    Technical Staff
     
  • Chie MATSUBARA
    Technical Staff
     
  • Midori KOBAYASHI
    Technical Staff
     
  • Tomomitsu KARAKI
    Technical Staff
     
  • Mami SUZUKI
    Laboratory Assistant
     
  • Others
    Visiting Researcher 18
    Research assistant 3
     
     
    Former members
    Satoshi Manita (University of Yamanashi Faculity of Medicine, Associate professor)
    Daisuke Miyamoto (University of Wisconsin HFSP Fellow → Now, University of Toyama, Associate professor)
    Takayuki Suzuki (Company)
    Daichi Hirai (Company)
    Keisuke Ota (University of Tokyo, Associate professor)
    Megumi Fukuda (Company)
    Hirotake Misu (National Institute for Physiological Sciences, graduate student)
    Yoshihito Saito ()