People
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Associate Professor
Naomichi Takemata
e-mail: takemata[at]fc.ritsumei.ac.jp
Education and Degrees
- March 2011 B.A., Department of Life & Cognitive Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- September 2016 Ph.D. (Science), Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Professional Experience
- April 2013 – March 2016 JSPS Research Fellow (DC1), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- September 2016 – December 2016 Project Researcher, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- January 2017 – October 2020 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Indiana University, USA
- April 2018 – March 2020 JSPS Overseas Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- November 2020 – September 2021 Researcher, Kyoto University
- November 2020 – March 2024 PRESTO Researcher, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
- October 2021 – March 2024 Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
- April 2024 – Present ERATO Researcher, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
- April 2025 – Present Associate Professor, Microbial Genome Dynamics Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University
Awards
- 2020 UJA Paper Award, UJA (Association of Japanese Researchers Abroad)
- November 2022 Young Investigator Award, Japanese Society for Extremophiles
- April 2025 Young Scientists’ Award, Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Research Fields
Molecular biology of archaea, genome dynamics, and omics analyses
Message
If you are interested in exploring the fundamental principles of life through research on the uniquely fascinating organisms known as archaea, we warmly invite you to join our laboratory!
Research Fellow (Postdoctoral Researcher)
Ryosuke Hosoki
Researcher
Kodai Yamaura
Administrative Assistant
Tomomi Takemata
Students
B4
Shengde Sanhao
Mei Shigaraki
Hina Shimano
Yuto Hishimoto
Nami Fujioka
Kentaro Miyamoto



