Tatsuhiko Kadowaki PhD

Professor

After obtaining an undergraduate degree in Agricultural biochemistry, he pursued Master study in Biochemistry at Nagoya University (Japan) and PhD study in Cell Biology and Genetics at Case Western Reserve University (US). Subsequently, he worked at Harvard Medical School as the HHMI postdoctoral research fellow, and then Nagoya University, Stanford University, and UCSF as the JSPS postdoctoral research fellow. Upon his appointment to Nagoya University as Associate Professor, he has started studying honey bee and other Arthropod species as the model systems to understand Ecophysiology as well as host-pathogen/parasite interactions at molecular and cellular levels.

Professor Kadowaki has published around 60 peer-reviewed papers. He has served as an editor for two journals and a panel for several research grant awarding bodies.



  • MA, Nagoya University, 1988
  • PhD, Case Western Reserve University, 1994


  • Professor, Sep. 2018- Department of Biological Sciences, XJTLU
  • Associate Professor, Sep. 2011-Aug. 2018 Department of Biological Sciences, XJTLU
  • Associate Professor, Apr. 1999-Aug. 2011 Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
  • Postdoctoral fellow, Jan. 1999-Mar. 1999 Department of Physiology, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
  • JSPS research fellow, Jan. 1998-Dec. 1998 Department of Developmental Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Stanford University School of Medicine
  • JSPS research fellow, Apr. 1996-Dec. 1997 BioScience Center, Nagoya University
  • JSPS research fellow, Jan. 1996-Mar. 1996 Department of Genetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School
  • Postdoctoral fellow, Apr. 1994-Dec. 1995 Department of Genetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School
  • Postdoctoral fellow, Jan. 1994-Mar. 1994 Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine


  • Large-scale losses of managed European honey bee colonies have been recently reported in several developed countries. Honey bee pollination provides a critical ecosystem function that is also necessary for production of a variety of agricultural crops. Thus, prevention of honey bee colony losses is a central issue in the current apiculture. Although there are many potential causes for the observed declines, pathogens/parasites are considered major threats to the health of honey bees. There are different kinds of honey bee pathogens/parasites, such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoans, and mites. We study the roles of host-pathogen/parasite interactions for honey bee diseases and characterize the genomes and transcriptomes of honey bee pathogens/parasites.
  • It is not completely established whether the novel phenotypes gained by natural selection have crucial roles for speciation. Adaptation of the animal species to local environment may have induced the changes in expression patterns (through the mutations in cis-regulatory elements) or channel properties (through the amino acid substitutions) of sensory proteins such as Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) channels and Ionotropic Receptors (IRs). This could be one of the driving forces for speciation. We try to understand relationship between the temperature and humidity preferences of various Arthropod species and the properties of their TRP channels and IRs responsible for thermo- and hygro-sensation. It will give insight into the evolutionary mechanisms of TRP channels and IRs underlying temperature and humidity adaptation.


  • Yuan X, Zhu Y, and Kadowaki T. Evolutionary history of metazoan TMEM16 family. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 107595. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107595, 2022
  • Yuan X and Kadowaki T. DWV 3C protease uncovers the diverse catalytic triad in insect RNA viruses. Microbiol. Spectr. 10, e0006822, 2022.
  • Wu Y, Yuan X, Li J, and Kadowaki T. DWV infection in vitro using honey bee pupal tissue. Front. Microbiol. 12, 631889, 2021.
  • Wu Y, Liu Q, Weiss B, Kaltenpoth M, and Kadowaki T. Honey bee suppresses the parasitic mite Vitellogenin by antimicrobial peptide. Front. Microbiol. 11, 1037, 2020.
  • Liu Q, Lei J, Darby AC, and Kadowaki T. Trypanosomatid parasite dynamically changes the transcriptome during infection and modifies honey bee physiology. Commun. Biol. 3, 51, 2020.
  • Lu D, Peng X, Jia X, Li G, Tan N, Wei Z, Fei X, Liu X, Kadowaki T, and Liu J. Carbonic Anhydrase I modifies SOD1-induced motor neuron toxicity in Drosophila via ER stress pathway. J. Neurosci. Neurol. Disord. 3, 135-144, 2019.
  • Lei J, Liu Q, and Kadowaki T. Honey bee parasitic mite contains the sensilla-rich sensory organ on the foreleg tarsus expressing ionotropic receptors with conserved functions. Front. Physiol. 10, 556, 2019.
  • Liu Q, Lei J, and Kadowaki T. Gene disruption of honey bee trypanosomatid parasite, Lotmaria passim, by CRISPR/Cas9 system. Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 9, 126, 2019.
  • Dong X, Chaisiri K, Xia D, Armstrong SD, Fang Y, Donnelly MJ, Kadowaki T, McGarry JW, Darby AC, and Makepeace BL. Genomes of trombidid mites reveal novel predicted allergens and laterally-transferred genes associated with secondary metabolism. Gigascience 7 (12), 2018. doi: 10.1093/gigascience/giy127.
  • Wang X, Li T, Kashio M, Xu Y, Tominaga M, and Kadowaki T. HsTRPA of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, functions as a nocisensor and uncovers the evolutionary plasticity of HsTRPA channels. eNeuro 5, 0327-17, 2018. Press Release by Society for Neuroscience on Eurekalert (https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/sfn-cfa020118.php).
  • Shinmura Y, Okuyama H, Kiyoshi T, Lin C-P, Kadowaki T, and Takahashi J-I. The complete mitochondrial genome and genetic distinction of the Taiwanese honeybee, Apis cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Conserv. Genet. Resour. 10, 621-626, 2018.
  • Wu Y, Dong X, and Kadowaki T. Characterization of the copy number and variants of Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) in the pairs of honey bee pupa and infesting Varroa destructor or Tropilaelaps mercedesae. Front. Microbiol. 8, 1558, 2017.
  • Dong X, Armstrong SD, Xia D, Makepeace BL, Darby AC, and Kadowaki T. Draft genome of the honey bee ectoparasitic mite, Tropilaelaps mercedesae, is shaped by the parasitic life history. GigaScience 6, 1-17, 2017. Press Release by Oxford University Press on Eurekalert (https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-02/g-wtb021617.php).
  • Peng G, Kashio M, Li T, Dong X, Tominaga M, and Kadowaki T. TRPA1 channels in Drosophila and honey bee ectoparasitic mites share heat sensitivity and temperature-related physiological functions. Front. Physiol. 7, 447, 2016.
  • Dong X, Kashio M, Peng G, Wang X, Tominaga M, and Kadowaki T. Isoform-specific modulation of the chemical sensitivity of conserved TRPA1 channel in the major honey bee ectoparasitic mite, Tropilaelaps mercedesae. Open Biol. 6, 160042, 2016.
  • Ravoet J, Schwarz RS, Descamps T, Yañez O, Tozkar CO, Martin-Hernandez R, Bartolomé C, Smet L, Higes M, Wenseleers T, Schmid-Hempel R, Neumann P, Kadowaki T, Evans JD, de Graaf DC. Differential diagnosis of the honey bee trypanosomatids Crithidia mellificae and Lotmaria passim. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 130, 21-27, 2015.
  • Peng G, Kashio M, Morimoto T, Li T, Zhu J, Tominaga M, and Kadowaki T. Plant-derived tick repellents activate the honey bee ectoparasitic mite TRPA1. Cell Rep. 12, 190-202, 2015. Press Release by Cell Press on Eurekalert (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-07/cp-wbm062515.php).
  • Sadd BM et al (includes Kadowaki T). The genomes of two key bumble bee species with primitive eusocial organization Genome Biol. 16, 76, 2015.
  • Kadowaki T. Evolutionary dynamics of metazoan TRP channels. Pflügers Arch. 467, 2043-2053, 2015.
  • Peng G, Shi X, and Kadowaki T. Evolution of TRP channels inferred by their classification in diverse animal species. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 84, 145-157, 2015.
  • Yang B, Peng G, Li T, and Kadowaki T. Molecular and phylogenetic characterization of honey bee viruses, Nosema microsporidia, protozoan parasites, and parasitic mites in China. Ecol. Evol. 3, 298-311, 2013.
  • Morimoto T, Kojima Y, Yoshiyama M, Kimura K, Yang B, Peng G, and Kadowaki T. Molecular detection of protozoan parasites infecting Apis mellifera colonies in Japan. Environ. Microbiol. Rep. 5, 74-77, 2013.
  • Morimoto T, Kojima Y, Yoshiyama M, Kimura K, Yang B, and Kadowaki T. Molecular identification of Chronic bee paralysis virus infection in Apis mellifera colonies in Japan. Viruses 4, 1093-1103, 2012.
  • Hakuno F, Yamauchi Y, Kaneko G, Yoneyama Y, Nakae J, Chida K, Kadowaki T, Yamanouchi K, Nishihara M, and Takahashi S-I. Constitutive expression of insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-1 inhibits myogenic differentiation through nuclei exclusion of Foxo1 in L6 myoblasts. PLoS ONE 6, e25655, 2011.
  • Kojima Y, Toki T, Morimoto T, Yoshiyama M, Kimura K, and Kadowaki T. Infestation of Japanese native honey bees by tracheal mite and virus from non-native European honey bees in Japan. Microbial Ecol. 62, 895-906, 2011.
  • Morimoto T, Kojima Y, Toki T, Komeda Y, Yoshiyama M, Kimura K, Nirasawa K, and Kadowaki T. The habitat disruption induces immune-suppression and oxidative stress in honey bees. Ecol. Evol. 1, 201-217, 2011.
  • Kojima Y, Yoshiyama M, Kimura K, and Kadowaki T. PCR-based detection of a tracheal mite of the honey bee Acarapis woodi. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 108, 135-137, 2011.
  • Kohno K, Sokabe T, Tominaga M, and Kadowaki T. Honey bee thermal/chemical sensor, AmHsTRPA, reveals neofunctionalization and loss of Transient Receptor Potential channel genes. J. Neurosci. 30, 12219-12229, 2010 (selected as Cover article).
  • The Nasonia Genome Working Group (includes Kadowaki T). Functional and evolutionary insights from the genomes of three parasitoid Nasonia species. Science 327, 343-348, 2010.
  • Matsuura H, Sokabe T, Kohno K, Tominaga M, and Kadowaki T. Evolutionary conservation and changes in insect TRP channels. BMC Evol. Biol. 9, 228, 2009 (selected as Featured article).
  • Higuchi N, Kohno K, and Kadowaki T. Specific retention of the protostome-specific PsGEF may parallel with the evolution of mushroom bodies in insect and lophotrochozoan brains. BMC Biol. 7, 21, 2009.
  • Matsui T, Yamamoto T, Wyder S, Zdobnov EM, and Kadowaki T. Expression profiles of Urbilaterian genes uniquely shared between honey bee and vertebrates. BMC Genomics 10, 17, 2009.
  • Sokabe T, Tsujiuchi S, Kadowaki T, and Tominaga M. Drosophila Painless is a Ca2+-requiring channel activated by noxious heat. J. Neurosci. 28, 9929-9938, 2008.
  • Phan H-P, Ezure T, Ito M, Kadowaki T, Kitagawa Y, and Niimi T. Expression and chain assembly of human laminin-332 in an insect cell-free translation system. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 72, 1847-1852, 2008.
  • Tribolium Genome Sequencing Consortium. (includes Kadowaki T). The genome of the model beetle and pest Tribolium castaneum. Nature 452, 949-955, 2008.
  • Wyder S, Kriventseva EV, Schröder R, Kadowaki T, and Zdobnov EM. Quantification of ortholog losses in insects and vertebrates. Genome Biol. 8, R242, 2007.
  • Galli LM, Barnes TL, Secrest SS, Kadowaki T, and Burrus LW. Porcupine-mediated lipid-modification regulates the activity and distribution of Wnt proteins in the chick neural tube. Development 134, 3339-3348, 2007.
  • Tsujiuchi S, Sivan-Loukianova E, Eberl DF, Kitagawa Y, and Kadowaki T. Dynamic range compression in the honey bee auditory system toward waggle dance sounds. PLoS ONE 2, e234, 2007.
  • Funada M, Hara H, Sasagawa H, Kitagawa Y, and Kadowaki T. A honey bee Dscam family member, AbsCAM, is a brain-specific cell adhesion molecule with the neurite outgrowth activity which influences neuronal wiring during development. Eur. J. Neurosci. 25, 168-180, 2007.
  • Dearden PK, Wilson MJ, Sablan L, Osborne PW, Havler M, McNaughton E, Kimura K, Milshina NV, Hasselmann M, Gempe T, Schioett M, Brown SJ, Elsik CG, Holland PWH, Kadowaki T, and Beye M. Patterns of conservation and change in honey bee developmental genes. Genome Res. 16, 1376-1384, 2006.
  • The Honey Bee Genome Sequencing Consortium (includes Kadowaki T). Insights into social insects from the genome of the honey bee Apis mellifera. Nature 443, 931-949, 2006.
  • Tsuchimoto M, Yasuo S, Funada M, Aoki M, Sasagawa H, Yoshimura T, Tadauchi O, Cameron SA, Kitagawa Y, and Kadowaki T. Conservation of novel Mahya genes shows the existence of neural functions common between Hymenoptera and Deuterostome. Dev. Genes Evol. 215, 564-574, 2005.
  • Yamashita H, Goto A, Kadowaki T, and Kitagawa Y. Mammalian and Drosophila cells adhere to the laminin alpha4 LG4 domain through syndecans but not glypicans. Biochem. J. 382, 933-943, 2004.
  • Funada M, Yasuo S, Yoshimura T, Ebihara S, Sasagawa H, Kitagawa Y, and Kadowaki T. Characterization of the two distinct subtypes of metabotropic glutamate receptors from honeybee, Apis mellifera. Neurosci. Lett. 359, 190-194, 2004.
  • Tsuchimoto M, Aoki M, Takada M, Kanou Y, Sasagawa H, Kitagawa Y, and Kadowaki T. The changes of gene expression in honeybee (Apis mellifera) brains associated with ages. Zoolog. Sci. 21, 23-28, 2004.
  • Goto A, Kadowaki T, and Kitagawa Y. Drosophila hemolectin gene is expressed in embryonic and larval hemocytes and its knock down causes bleeding defects. Dev. Biol. 264, 582-591, 2003.
  • Tanaka K, Kitagawa Y, and Kadowaki T. Misexpression of mouse porcupine isoforms modulates the differentiation of P19 embryonal carcinoma cells. Cell Biol. Int. 27, 549-557, 2003.
  • Sasagawa H, Narita R, Kitagawa Y, and Kadowaki T. The expression of genes encoding visual components is regulated by a circadian clock, light environment and age in the honeybee (Apis mellifera). Eur. J. Neurosci. 17, 963-970, 2003.
  • Tanaka K, Kitagawa Y, and Kadowaki T. Drosophila segment polarity gene product Porcupine stimulates the posttranslation N-glycosylation of Wingless in the Endoplasmic reticulum. J. Biol. Chem. 277, 12816-12823, 2002.
  • Yanagawa S, Matsuda Y, Lee JS, Matsubayashi H, Sese S, Kadowaki T, and Ishimoto A. Casein kinase I phosphorylates the Armadillo protein and induces its degradation in Drosophila. EMBO J. 21, 1733-1742, 2002.
  • Goto A, Matsushima Y, Kadowaki T, and Kitagawa Y. Drosophila mitochondrial transcription factor A (d-TFAM) is dispensable for the transcription of mitochondrial DNA in Kc167 cells. Biochem. J. 354, 243-248, 2001.
  • Goto A, Kumagai T, Kumagai C, Hirose J, Narita H, Mori H, Kadowaki T, Beck K, and Kitagawa Y. A Drosophila haemocyte-specific protein, hemolectin, similar to human von Willebrand factor. Biochem. J. 359, 99-108, 2001.
  • Thumm M and Kadowaki T. The loss of Drosophila APG4/AUT2 function modifies the phenotypes of cut and Notch signaling pathway mutants. Mol. Genet. Genomics 266, 657-663, 2001.
  • Tanaka K, Okabayashi K, Asashima M, Perrimon N, and Kadowaki T. The evolutionarily conserved porcupine gene family is involved in the processing of the Wnt family. Eur. J. Biochem. 267, 4300-4311, 2000.
  • Kumagai T, Yokoyama H, Goto A, Hirose J, Kadowaki T, Narita H, and Kitagawa Y. Screening for Drosophila proteins with distinct expression patterns during development by use of monoclonal antibodies. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 64, 24-28, 2000.
  • Kumagai C, Kadowaki T, and Kitagawa Y. Disulfide-bonding between Drosophila laminin beta and gamma chains is essential for alpha chain to form alpha beta gamma trimer. FEBS Lett. 412, 211-216, 1997.
  • Kadowaki T, Wilder E, Klingensmith J, Zachary K, and Perrimon N. The segment polarity gene porcupine encodes a putative multitransmembrane protein involved in Wingless processing. Genes & Dev. 10, 3116-3128, 1996.
  • Inagaki H, Matsushima Y, Nakamura K, Ohshima M, Kadowaki T, and Kitagawa Y. A large DNA-binding nuclear protein with RNA recognition motif and serine/argine-rich domain. J. Biol. Chem. 271, 12525-12531, 1996.
  • Kadowaki T, Schneiter R, Hitomi M, and Tartakoff AM. Mutations in nucleolar proteins lead to nucleolar accumulation of polyA+ RNA in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol. Biol. Cell. 6, 1103-1110, 1995.
  • Schneiter R, Kadowaki T, and Tartakoff AM. mRNA transport in yeast: time to reinvestigate the functions of the nucleolus. Mol. Biol. Cell. 6, 357-370, 1995.
  • Kadowaki T, Hitomi M, Chen S, and Tartakoff AM. Nuclear mRNA accumulation causes nucleolar fragmentation in yeast mtr2 mutant. Mol. Biol. Cell. 5, 1253-1263, 1994.
  • Kadowaki T, Chen S, Hitomi M, Jacobs E, Kumagai C, Liang S, Schneiter R, Singleton D, Wisniewska J, and Tartakoff AM. Isolation and characterization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mRNA transport-defective (mtr) mutants. J. Cell. Biol. 126, 649-659, 1994.
  • Kadowaki T, Goldfarb D, Spitz LM, Tartakoff AM, and Ohno M. Regulation of RNA processing and transport by a nuclear guanine nucleotide release protein and members of the Ras superfamily. EMBO J. 12, 2929-2937, 1993.
  • Kadowaki T, Zhao Y, and Tartakoff AM. A conditional yeast mutant deficient in mRNA transport from nucleus to cytoplasm. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 89, 2312-2316, 1992.
  • Kadowaki T and Kitagawa Y. Hypoxic depression of mitochondrial mRNA levels in HeLa cells. Exp. Cell Res. 192, 243-247, 1991.
  • Kadowaki T and Kitagawa Y. Enhanced transcription of mitochondrial genes after growth stimulation and glucocorticoid treatment of Reuber hepatoma H-35. FEBS Lett. 233, 51-56, 1988.


  • Nine items written with Japanese


  • Wu Y, Dong, X, Kadowaki T. Characterization of the cross-interactions between Deformed Wing Virus (DWV), honey bee, and the ectoparastic mite, Tropilaelaps mercedesae. The 2018 International Congress of Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control and the 51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology, Surfers Paradise, Australia, 2018 August 12-16.
  • Lei J, Liu Q, and Kadowaki T. Characterization of major sensory organ and Ionotropic receptors of Tropilaelaps mercedesae. The 2018 International Congress of Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control and the 51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology, Surfers Paradise, Australia, 2018 August 12-16.
  • Liu Q, Armstrong S, Darby A, and Kadowaki T. Molecular ecological characterization of trypanosomatid parasite infecting honey bees. Entomology 2017, Denver, Colorado, USA, 2017 November 5-8.
  • Dong X, Darby A, and Kadowaki T. Parasitic life history shapes the genome of honey bee ectoparasitic mite, Tropilaelaps mercedesae. The 6th EMBO meeting. Birmingham, UK, 2015 September 5-8.
  • Toki T, Kojima Y, Morimoto T, Yoshiyama M, Kimura K and Kadowaki T. Prevalence of pathogens and tracheal mite in honey bees in Japan. EURBEE 2010: 4th EUROPEAN CONFERENCE OF APIDOLOGY. Ankara, Turkey, 2010 September 7-9.
  • Kohno K, Sokabe T, Tominaga M and Kadowaki T. Honey bee thermal/chemical sensor, AmHsTRPA, reveals neofunctionalization and loss of TRP channel genes. EURBEE 2010: 4th EUROPEAN CONFERENCE OF APIDOLOGY. Ankara, Turkey, 2010 September 7-9.
  • Kadowaki T. Honey bee Genome, Sensory system, and Disease. International Symposium 2009 for Healthcare. Woosuk University, Korea, 2009 June 5 (Invited talk).
  • Matsui T, Ichikawa N, Tsuchimoto M, Wyder S, Zdobnov EM, Kitagawa Y and Kadowaki T. Evolution and functional implications of genes specifically retained between honey bee and vertebrates. THE BIOLOGY OF GENOMES. Cold Spring Harbor, USA, 2007 May
  • Tsuchimoto M, Funada M, Kitagawa Y, Yasuo S, Yoshimura T, Sasagawa H, Tadauchi O, Cameron SA and Kadowaki T. A novel gene, Mahya, is shared between Hymenoptera and vertebrates. The 17th Annual and International Meeting of the Japanese Association for Animal Cell Technology. Nagoya, Japan, 2004 November.
  • Mizuno K, Kadowaki T and Kitagawa Y. Mass-production of laminins in yeast as the material of reconstructive therapy. The 15th Annual and International Meeting of the Japanese Association for Animal Cell Technology. Fuchu, Japan, 2002 November.
  • Aoki M, Takada M, Kanou Y, Sasagawa H, Kitagawa Y and Kadowaki T. Gene-expression profile of honeybee (Apis mellifera) brain associated with ages. XIV International Congress of IUSSI. Sapporo, Japan, 2002 July-August.
  • Sasagawa H, Kadowaki T, Matsuyama S, Hirai Y and Peng CYS. Semiochemically mediated recognition in honey bee societies. XIV International Congress of IUSSI. Sapporo, Japan, 2002 July-August.
  • Schneiter R, Kadowaki T and Tartakoff AM. The yeast nucleolus implicated in mRNA export. Mol. Biol. Cell 5, 342a, 1994.
  • Kadowaki T and Tartakoff AM. MTR2, An essential nuclear protein which affects mRNA transport and the distribution of nucleolar components in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol. Biol. Cell 4, 83a, 1993.
  • Kadowaki T and Tartakoff AM. The BHK cell temperature-sensitive mutant, tsBN2, is ts for export of mRNA from nucleus to cytoplasm. Mol. Biol. Cell 3, 284a, 1992.
  • Kadowaki T and Tartakoff AM. A yeast gene implicated in mRNA export from nucleus to cytoplasm. Mol. Biol. Cell 3, 134a, 1992.
  • Kadowaki T, Zhao Y and Tartakoff AM. mRNA export from the yeast nucleus. J. Cell Biol. 115, 98a, 1991.
  • Kadowaki T and Tartakoff AM. mRNA export from the yeast nucleus. J. Cell Biol. 111, 248a, 1990.


  • 2015 Research Development Fund at XJTLU, Characterization of the cross-interaction between virus, ectoparasitic mite, and honey bee (RDF-15-01-25), 2016-2019, 90,000 RMB
  • 2014 Research Development Fund at XJTLU, Molecular ecological study of trypanosomatid parasite infecting honey bee (RDF-14-01-11), 2015-2018, 100,000 RMB
  • 2012 Suzhou Science and Technology Development Planning Programme (China), Development of novel technology to control a major pest of apiculture industry, 2012-2015, 45,000 RMB
  • Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Environment Fund, Infrastructure development for sustainable apiculture, horticulture, and ecosystem by conservation of honey bees, 2010-2012, 10 million JPY
  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas from MAFF, Advancement of apiculture technology and honey bee usage for crop pollination, 2010-2012, 26.8 million JPY
  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) from JSPS, Basic research on honey bee conservation to support sustainable apiculture, horticulture, and ecosystem, 2010-2011, 16.8 million JPY
  • The Sumitomo Foundation, Epidemiological investigation of honey bees in Japan and characterization of novel honey bee pathogens, 2009-2010, 2.1 million JPY
  • Yamada Bee Farm Grant for Honey bee Research, Development of prevention against major pathogens causing honey bee diseases in Japan, 2009-2011, 3 million JPY
  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas from MAFF, 21102, Nationwide survey of honey bee pathogens and identification of major factors influencing honey bee health conditions in Japan, 2009-2010, 2 million JPY
  • Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research from JSPS, Research on the prevention and causes of honey bee CCD, 2008-2010, 3.5 million JPY
  • Yamada Bee Farm Grant for Honey bee Research, Identification of the causes of honey bee CCD by field survey, 2008-2009, 1.7 million JPY
  • Nagoya University Akasaki Research Grant, Application of insect auditory system to develop supersensitive sound and vibration sensors, 2007-2008, 1.8 million JPY
  • Mitutoyo Association for Science and Technology Research Grant, Application of insect auditory system to develop supersensitive sound and vibration sensors, 2007-2008, 2 million JPY
  • Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research from JSPS, Basic research on honey bee auditory system to develop microsensors, 2005-2007, 2.7 million JPY
  • Joint Research Grant of Nagoya University-Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, LTD, Development of insect sensory and motion system based robots and microsensors, 2004-2005, 0.5 million JPY
  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) from JSPS, Basic research on the development of regenerative medicine with mesenchymal stem cells, 2003-2005, 3.6 million JPY
  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas (A) from MEXT, Functional characterization of the acylation of Wnt family proteins, 2002-2004, 6.8 million JPY
  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) from JSPS, Mechanisms of the biosynthesis of Wnt family proteins in endoplasmic reticulum, 2000-2002, 3.4 million JPY
  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas from MEXT, Roles of Drosophila thermo-sensitive TRP channels on adaptation to environments as well as speciation, 2009-2011, 6 million JPY
  • Nagoya University Research Grant, Characterization of genes associated with social behavior and cognition by comparative genomics, 2005-2006, 0.55 million JPY


  • Editor of Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Jan. 2013-Present
  • Editor of Frontiers in Evolutionary and Population Genetics, Jul. 2011-Present
  • Panel of Application for GWIS (Graduate Women in Science) National Fellowship Program, 2017-Present
  • Panel of Application for Yamada Research Grant, 2015
  • Panel of Application for Research Grant Regular Program (German-Israel Foundation for Scientific Research and Development), 2014
  • Panel of Application for Yamada Research Grant, 2012
  • Panel of Postdoctoral Research Fellowship and International Cooperative Research Grant applications (JSPS), Aug. 2011-Present
  • Board of Directors, JAACT, Apr. 2004-Mar. 2008
  • Member, JSBBA committee for interaction between academia and industry, Apr. 2003-Mar. 2004
  • Secretary, JAACT, Apr. 2001-Mar. 2003
  • Symposium organizer, The 21st Annual Meeting of Japanese Association for Animal Cell Technology (JAACT2008), Fukuoka, Japan, 2008
  • Symposium organizer, The 17th Annual Meeting of Japanese Association for Animal Cell Technology (JAACT2004), Nagoya, Japan, 2004
  • Symposium organizer, The 13th Annual Meeting of Japanese Association for Animal Cell Technology (JAACT2000), Fukuoka, Japan, 2000


  • Apr. 2000-Aug. 2011 Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience (PG), Nagoya University
  • Apr. 2000-Aug. 2011 Advanced Molecular Biology, Nagoya University
  • Apr. 2006-Aug. 2011 Bioinformatics, Nagoya University
  • Apr. 2000-Aug. 2011 Laboratory Class of Biochemistry, Nagoya University
  • Apr. 2003-Aug. 2011 Basic Molecular Biology, Nagoya University
  • Apr. 2000-Aug. 2002 Basic Life Science, Nagoya University


  • Mar 2015-Present Research Methods in Post-Genomic Biology (BIO403, Shared Master module)
  • Mar 2012-Present Biochemical Messengers (BIO302, Shared module)
  • Mar 2012-June 2017 Structure and Dynamics of Biomolecules (BIO212)
  • Sep 2011-Present Gene Expression and Genome Analysis (BIO305)


  • SIP (Suzhou Industrial Park) Jinji Lake Double-Hundred Talents Program 2011 (China)
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (1996-1998)
  • Suntory Scholarship for Graduate Students (1986-1988)
Tatsuhiko Kadowaki