Shuichiro Tomita
"Production of the cocoons containing recombinant silks: regulation and realization"

Position

• Unit Leader,
New Silk Research Unit
Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, NARO

Education

• B. S. Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo (1988)
• M. S. Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo (1990)
• Ph D. Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo (2001)

Professional Experiences

• 1990 – 2001 National Institute of Sericultural and Entomological Science, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery
• 2001 – 2016 National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
• 2000 – 2002 Department of Zoology, University of Washington
• 2016 - Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, NARO

Research Interests

Development and evolution of Arthropod appendages.
Physiology of insect appendage regeneration.