Tsugama Laboratory — For Genomics of Plant Resources
植物資源ゲノミクス研究室 (津釜研)   (C) 2019 Daisuke Tsugama

Last update: 01/16/2026

Daisuke TsugamaPrincipal Investigator/ 津釜 大侑准教授

Like: Run, ramen, coffee, beer, sake, mouflon

Believe: "Chance favors the prepared mind"

Want to be:
Lifelong "Science Guy"

See also:
ORCID and researchmap

1985-2004Born in Oyama-shi, Tochigi → Utsunomiya High School
栃木県小山市に生まれる → 栃木県立宇都宮高校     Good days.
2004-2008B.S. @ The University of Tokyo
Started research under the supervision of Tetsuo Takano at ANESC.
東京大学 教養学部理科二類 → 農学部 生産生物学専修
アジア生物資源環境研究センターの高野哲夫先生の下で研究を開始。
2008-2013M.Sc. and Ph.D. @ The University of Tokyo (@Takano lab)
Learned the basics of research. Realized the power of science.
東大 大学院農学生命科学研究科 修士・博士課程 (@高野研)
研究の基礎を学ぶ。科学の力を実感。
2013-2015Post-doc @ Sarah M. Assmann lab, Penn State University
→ @ Lab of Plant Molecular Genetics, The University of Tokyo
(PI: Nobuhiro Tsutsumi)
Saw professionalism in colleagues. Failed 50 times in job hunting...
ポスドク @ ペンシルバニア州立大学のSarah M. Assmann先生の研究室
→ @ 東大 院農学生命科学研究科 植物分子遺伝学研究室 (PI: 堤伸浩先生)
恵まれた環境でした。就活では50連敗...
2015-2018Assistant professor @ Lab of Crop Physiology, Hokkaido University
(PIs: Kiyoshi Masuda and Kaien Fujino)
Realized the importance of crops and sustainability.
北海道大学 大学院農学研究院 作物生理学研究室 助教
上司は増田清先生と藤野介延先生。作物研究開始。
2019-Associate professor @ ARC-BRES
アジア生物資源環境研究センター 准教授

Pabasara WeerasingheD3/ ウェラシンゲ パバサラ博士3年

Pabasara san is interested in the sex-determining genes in garden asparagus. She eperimentally confirmed that some genes that were previously thought to be male-specific are indeed male-specific. She is also interested in bioinformatic approach to identify genes involved in regulating the asparagus sex.

Eman H ShalabyD3/ シャラビ イマン博士3年

Shalaby san is interested in genes regulating abiotic stress tolerance in tomato. She has been working to characterize tomato WRKY transcription factor genes. She is also interested in developing new tools for genetic modification and genome editing of plants.

Kohta KambaraD2/ 神原 昂太博士2年

Like: Onsen, basketball, travel, sake, cycling(温泉、バスケ、旅行、酒、自転車に乗ること

Believe: "Every cloud has a silver lining(雲の上はいつも晴れ)"

Kambara kun is interested in genes regulating pearl millet traits. He has been using RNA-Seq data and GWAS systems to promote the identification of such genes. He is interested in the panicle traits in particular, and has been using some new quantitative ways to assess them.

Xin JinD1/ 金 鑫博士1年

Jin san is interested in bioinformatics. He has been trying to identify genes relevant to pearl millet tolerance to abiotic stresses.

Ziyi ZuoM1/ 左 子易修士1年

Zuo san is interested in biotechnology. He has been trying to develop vectors that can be used to express genes across different biological kingdoms.

Collaborators / 共同研究者

Tetsuo Takano / 高野 哲夫

Professor, ARC-BRES
アジア生物資源環境研究センター 教授
For VIP1, pearl millet and other projects 恩師

Alumni / 元メンバー

Jinping Cheng / 程 金平

2019-2020 Visiting scientist
元 共同研究員
Assistant professor, Nanjing Agricultural University
現 南京農業大学 助教

Hyuk Sung Yoon / 尹 赫晟

2017-2021 Ph.D. candidate
元 博士課程学生
Postdoctoral fellow, Rutgers University
現 米国ラトガース大学 ポスドク

Maimuna Qazi / カジ マイムナ

2020-2023 Ph.D. candidate
元 博士課程学生

Renan Yang / 楊 人安

2022-2024 M.Sc. student
元 修士課程学生

Sena Iwasaki / 岩崎 世那

2022-2024 M.Sc. student
元 修士課程学生