Research fields:
Applied microbiology
Research themes:
Functional analysis and application of cell-surface proteins called hydrophobins in koji molds
Main books and papers:
◆Microbiological Experiment [in Japanese] (Co-author) Kodansha Scientific Publishing, 2019
◆“Tokoton Yasashii Biseibutsu no Hon” (Microbiology Made Extremely Easy) Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, 2018
◆“Nihon no Dento–Hakko no Kagaku: Biseibutsu ga Umidasu ‘Umasa’ no Himitsu” (Japanese Tradition–the Science of Fermentation: the Secret of Umami Produced by Microorganisms) Kodansha (Bluebacks series), 2018
◆“Zukai Biseibutsugaku Nyumon” (An Illustrated Introduction to Microbiology) (co-author) Ohmsha, 2009
◆“Kyamberu Seibutsu Gaku” (Co-translator of Campbell Biology, 7th ed.) Maruzen, 2007
◆Basic Master Series: Microbiology [in Japanese] (Co-author) Ohmsha, 2006