# Atsushi Ogura (小倉 淳) — full portfolio text

> Reading genomes to understand how life diversifies — and turning that knowledge into biological function for food, water and carbon.

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## Roles

- Professor, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology
- President & CEO, Novelgen Inc.
- Representative Director, Aquatic BioGX Initiative

## Profile

Working across bioinformatics, comparative genomics and biotechnology, my mission is to decode the evolution and diversity of life through genomic information — and to turn that knowledge toward solving the planet's challenges.

For more than twenty years I have sequenced the genomes of non-model organisms — molluscs, microalgae, insects and more — studying how complex traits such as the nervous system and the camera eye evolve, and how biological diversity arises.

Today I focus on implementing the “wisdom of nature” uncovered in that basic research as sustainable function in society: CO₂ fixation and water purification by microalgae, marine-derived bioadhesives, sustainable insect food — returning life's diverse capabilities to the environment and industry.

I founded Novelgen Inc. and the Aquatic BioGX Initiative to lead the real-world implementation of a genome-science-based “Bio-Green Transformation (GX).”

## Research themes

### Diversity & Evolution

How is biological diversity generated? By comparing genomes and transcriptomes across molluscs, vertebrates, diatoms and insects, I trace how complex traits such as the camera eye evolved — through gene loss, Pax-6 splicing variants and regulatory rewiring — and how species adapt to extreme and changing environments, from deep-sea hydrothermal vents to conservation of aquatic ecosystems.

Keywords: Camera eye, Cephalopods, Comparative genomics, Biodiversity, Adaptation, Environmental genomics

### Information Biology

Life is data. I build the computational methods to read it: de novo genome assembly pipelines for species with no reference (combining MinION long reads and short reads), differential alternative-splicing estimation without a genome, and graph-based analysis of single-cell transcriptomes as evolving gene-correlation networks that track disease trajectories such as diabetes and fibrosis.

Keywords: Single-cell, Gene networks, de novo assembly, MinION, Metatranscriptome, Algorithms

### Harnessing Biological Function

Genome science becomes real-world impact. My teams engineer microalgae for CO₂ fixation, microplastic removal, water purification and high-value land-based aquaculture; develop the FP121 series of hybrid proteins that mimic marine adhesives with cell-adhesion activity; and advance the genomics-assisted domestication of crickets as a sustainable protein source — the core of the Bio-Green Transformation.

Keywords: Microalgae, CO₂ fixation, Microplastics, Bioadhesives (FP121), Edible insects, Aquaculture

## Summary numbers

- Journal papers: 70; books/chapters/reviews: 16
- Conference presentations: 210 (invited 45, international 67, domestic oral 55, domestic poster 46, organized symposia 15; a talk can carry several tags)
- Granted patents: 14
- Competitive research grants: 46 (approx. ¥1.7B+ secured)

## Education

- 2003: Ph.D. in Genetics, SOKENDAI (Graduate University for Advanced Studies), School of Life Science, Dept. of Genetics
- 2000: M.Sc., Graduate School, University of Tokyo, Applied Life Engineering
- 1998: B.Sc., University of Tokyo (Natural Sciences II)

## Career

- 2026.1 – present: Representative Director, Aquatic BioGX Initiative (general incorporated association)
- 2019.10 – present: President & CEO, Novelgen Inc.
- 2019.4 – present: Professor, School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology
- 2013.9 – 2019.3: Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology
- 2012.8 – 2013.8: Lecturer, Institute for Proteo-genome Research, Tokushima University
- 2008.3 – 2012.7: Assistant Professor (specially appointed), Ochanomizu University, Academic Production
- 2007.4 – 2008.2: Deputy Head, DDBJ System Management, National Institute of Genetics
- 2007.3 – 2008.2: Assistant Professor (specially appointed), National Institute of Genetics
- 2006.12 – 2007.2: Project Researcher, National Institute of Genetics
- 2004.6 – 2006.3: Research Fellow, Prof. Hartl Lab, Harvard University, Dept. of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
- 2004.4 – 2006.12: Research Fellow (PD), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
- 2003.8 – 2004.3: Researcher, Bioinformatics Promotion Program, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
- 2003.4 – 2003.7: Researcher, Center for Information Biology, Genetics Promotion Foundation

## Editorial and advisory roles

- 2025.12: Director, Aquatic Integrated Carbon-Fixation Promotion Organization
- 2010: Associate Editor, BMC Genomics
- 2018: Editorial Board, Human Genomics
- 2012: Steering Committee, Cephalopod Genomics Consortium

## Peer-reviewed journal articles (70, newest first)

70. Satomura K., Ogura A. “Molecular Divergence Between Two Geographically Overlapping Cryptic Crickets: Loxoblemmus campestris and L. sylvestris”, 2026, Ecology and Evolution https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.74457
69. Le BTN., Nguyen PT., Tran HS., Dang LT., Tran TTH., Ogura A., Yura K., Kim OTP. “Transcriptomic and Metagenomic Analyses of Snout Otter Clams (Lutraria rhynchaena) Infected with Swollen-Siphon Disease”, 2026, Journal of Shellfish Research, 45(2):241-254 https://doi.org/10.2983/035.045.0202
68. Kamba S., Kuroki M., Takemura I., Tabata H., Minei R., Shimamoto M., Ogura A., Hasegawa M., Ishikawa M. “Enrichment of Lysobacter in a long-term organically managed agricultural field with low soilborne disease incidence”, 2026, Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiosc.2026.07.002
67. Matano Y., Kubota H., Sakagami K., Nagai N., Ogura A. “Antioxidant and Renal Protective Effects of House Cricket (Acheta domesticus) Powder in a Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Nephropathy Model”, 2026, Applied Food Research, 6(1):101598 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afres.2025.101598
66. Kawakami Y., Shishioh N., Ogura A. “Development of the FP121 series: Hybrid proteins mimicking marine adhesive proteins with cell adhesion and proliferation activity”, 2025, Materials & Design, 255:114153 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2025.114153
65. Sustainable Cephalopod Aquaculture and Welfare Group, including Ogura A. “A balanced approach to the potential of octopus aquaculture”, 2025, Marine Policy, 179:106682 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106682
64. Takekata H., Satomura K., Ogura A., Takemura A. “Chilling induces prompt and synchronised hatching after obligatory diapause in the subtropical cricket Cardiodactylus guttulus”, 2025, Physiological Entomology, 50 https://doi.org/10.1111/phen.12482
63. Nagai S., Minei R., Takemura I., Tabata H., Töpel M., Pinder M., Kourtchenko O., Lee-Kuo K., Van Nguyen N., Sildever S., Ogura A., Gojobori T. “The draft genome sequences of the cosmopolitan centric diatom, the genus Skeletonema”, 2025, Scientific Data, 12(1):1358 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05432-8
62. Murata K., Kataoka K., Sanno R., Satomura K., Ogura A., Asahi T., Yura K., Suzuki T. “Complete mitochondrial genome sequences of two ground crickets, Dianemobius fascipes nigrofasciatus and Polionemobius taprobanensis (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Trigonidiidae)”, 2023, Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources, 8(12):1311-1315 https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2023.2285400
61. Motomura K., Matsuzaka T., Shichino S., Ogawa T., Pan H., Nakajima T., Asano Y., Okayama T., Takeuchi T., Ohno H., Han SI., Miyamoto T., Takeuchi Y., Sekiya M., Sone H., Yahagi N., Nakagawa Y., Oda T., Ueha S., Ikeo K., Ogura A., Matsushima K., Shimano H. “Single-Cell Transcriptome Profiling of Pancreatic Islets From Early Diabetic Mice Identifies Anxa10 for Ca2+ Allostasis Toward β-Cell Failure”, 2024, Diabetes, 73(1):75-92 https://doi.org/10.2337/db23-0212
60. Díaz-MacAdoo D., Nagai S., Mata MT., Minei R., Ogura A., Riquelme C. “Comparative analysis of carotenoid synthesis and transcriptome of a microalga Chlorophyta MCH-35, potential lutein producer, in response to different quality light”, 2023, Algal Research, 74:103206 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2023.103206
59. Nakagawa S., Sakaguchi S., Ogura A., Mineta K., Endo T., Suzuki Y., Gojobori T. “Current trends in RNA virus detection through metatranscriptome sequencing data”, 2023, FEBS Open Bio, 13(6):992-1000 https://doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.13626
58. Minei R., Aoki H., Ogura A., Kunisada T. “Compensatory gene expression potentially rescues impaired brain development in Kit mutant mice”, 2023, Scientific Reports, 13(1):4166 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30032-0
57. Mori T., Machida K., Kudou Y., Kimishima M., Sassa K., Goto-Inoue N., Minei R., Ogura A., Kobayashi Y., Kamiya K., Nakaya D., Yamamoto N., Kashiwagi A., Kashiwagi K. “Novel predator-induced phenotypic plasticity by hemoglobin and physiological changes in the brain of Xenopus tropicalis”, 2023, Frontiers in Physiology, 14:1178869 https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1178869
56. Matano Y., Sakagami K., Nojiri Y., Nomura K., Masuda A., Moriike Y., Yamamoto A., Nagai N.*, Ogura A. “Toxicity of House Cricket (Acheta domesticus) in Mice ” 2022, Clinical & Medical Biochemistry, Vol. 08 Iss. 04 No: 1000128 https://www.walshmedicalmedia.com/open-access/toxicity-of-house-cricket-emacheta-domesticusem-in-mice-113380.html
55. Khedkar G., Kambayashi C., Tabata H., Takemura I., Minei R., Ogura A., Kurabayashi A. “The draft genome sequence of the Brahminy blindsnake Indotyphlops braminus”, 2022, Scientific Data, 9(1):410 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01530-z
54. Nakajima Y., Ogura A. “Genomics and effective trait candidates of edible insects”, 2022, Food Bioscience, 48:101793 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2022.101793
53. Sato T., Goto-Inoue N., Kimishima M., Toyoharu J., Minei R., Ogura A., Nagoya H., Mori T. “A novel ND1 mitochondrial DNA mutation is maternally inherited in growth hormone transgenesis in amago salmon (Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae)”, 2022, Scientific Reports, 12(1):6720 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10521-4
52. Yin X., Kamba S., Yamamoto K., Ogura A., Wandera EA., Shah MM., Seto H., Kondo T., Ichinose Y., Hasegawa M. “Analysis of Environmental and Pathogenic Bacteria Attached to Aerosol Particles Size-Separated with a Metal Mesh Device”, 2022, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(9) https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095773
51. Asano Y., Ogawa T., Shichino S., Ueha S., Matsushima K., Ogura A. “Time-Series Analysis of Gene Correlation Networks based on Single-Cell Transcriptome Data”, 2021, IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), 2134-2141 https://doi.org/10.1109/BIBM52615.2021.9669412
50. Jiang L., Kon T., Chen C., Ichikawa R., Zheng Q., Pei L., Takemura I., Nsobi LH., Tabata H., Pan H., Omori Y., Ogura A. “Whole-genome sequencing of endangered Zhoushan cattle suggests its origin and the association of MC1R with black coat colour”, 2021, Scientific Reports, 11(1):17359 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96896-2
49. Kon T., Pei L., Ichikawa R., Chen C., Wang P., Takemura I., Ye Y., Yan X., Guo B., Li W., Lauden HN., Tabata H., Pan H., Omori Y., Ogura A., Jiang L. “Whole-genome resequencing of large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) reveals the population structure and signatures of environmental adaptation”, 2021, Scientific Reports, 11(1):11235 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90645-1
48. Kamba S., Ogura A., Miura Y., Hasegawa M. “Enrichment of Uncommon Bacteria in Soil by Fractionation Using a Metal Mesh Device”, 2021, Analytical Sciences, 37:1295-1300 https://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.21P042
47. Jiang L., Pei L., Wang P., Liu L., Li G., Liu B., Lu Z., Tabata H., Pan H., Ogura A. “Molecular Characterization and Evolution Analysis of Two Forms of TLR5 and TLR13 Genes Base on Larimichthys crocea Genome Data”, 2020, International Journal of Genomics, 2020:4895037 https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/4895037
46. Kim OTP., Kagaya Y., Tran HS., Minei R., Tran TTH., Duong HTT., Le BTN., Dang LT., Kinoshita K., Ogura A., Yura K. “A novel circular ssDNA virus of the phylum Cressdnaviricota discovered in metagenomic data from otter clams (Lutraria rhynchaena)”, 2020, Archives of Virology, 165(12):2921-2926 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-020-04819-9
45. Bonadè M., Ogura A., Corre E., Bassaglia Y., Bonnaud-Ponticelli L. “Diversity of Light Sensing Molecules and Their Expression During the Embryogenesis of the Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)”, 2020, Frontiers in Physiology, 11:521989 https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2020.521989
44. Yoshida MA., Imoto J., Kawai Y., Funahashi S., Minei R., Akizuki Y., Ogura A., Nakabayashi K., Yura K., Ikeo K. “Genomic and Transcriptomic Analyses of Bioluminescence Genes in the Enope Squid Watasenia scintillans”, 2020, Marine Biotechnology, 22(6):760-771 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-020-10001-8
43. Kataoka K., Minei R., Ide K., Ogura A., Takeyama H., Takeda M., Suzuki T., Yura K., Asahi T. “The Draft Genome Dataset of the Asian Cricket Teleogryllus occipitalis for Molecular Research Toward Entomophagy”, 2020, Frontiers in Genetics, 11:470 https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2020.00470
42. Kagaya Y., Minei R., Duong HTT., Le BTN., Dang LT., Tran TTH., Nguyen HT., Kinoshita K., Yura K., Ogura A., Kim OTP. “Metagenome Sequences from the Environment of Diseased Otter Clams, Lutraria rhynchaena, from a Farm in Vietnam”, 2020, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 9(2) https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01068-19
41. *Asano Y., Ogura A., Shichino S., Ueha S., Matsushima K. “Analysis of Time Sequence Data of Single-cell Transcriptome using Gene Correlation Networks”, 2019, JCIM, Vol.39th, ROMBUNNO.4-F-1-03
40. Ogura A., Akizuki Y., Imoda H., Mineta K., Gojobori T., Nagai S. “Comparative genome and transcriptome analysis of diatom, Skeletonema costatum, reveals evolution of genes for harmful algal bloom”, 2018, BMC Genomics, 19(1):765 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-018-5144-5
39. Minei R., Hoshina R., Ogura A. “De novo assembly of middle-sized genome using MinION and Illumina sequencers”, 2018, BMC Genomics, 19(1):700 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-018-5067-1
38. Komiyama T., Ogura A., Kajiwara T., Okada Y., Kobayashi H. “Analysis of Candidate Idarubicin Drug Resistance Genes in MOLT-3 Cells Using Exome Nuclear DNA”, 2018, Genes, 9(8) https://doi.org/10.3390/genes9080390
37. Tabata H., Koinui A., Ogura A., Nishihara D., Yamamoto H. “A novel nuclear localization signal spans the linker of the two DNA-binding subdomains in the conserved paired domain of Pax6”, 2018, Genes & Genetic Systems, 93(2):75-81 https://doi.org/10.1266/ggs.17-00057
36. Yonezawa K., Nakata K., Minei R., Ogura A. “DASE2: differential alternative splicing variants estimation method without reference genome, and comparison with mapping strategy”, 2017, International Journal of Data Mining and Bioinformatics, 18:56-73 https://doi.org/10.1504/IJDMB.2017.086101
35. Komiyama T., Ogura A., Hirokawa T., Zhijing M., Kamiguchi H., Asai S., Miyachi H., Kobayashi H. “Analysis to Estimate Genetic Variations in the Idarubicin-Resistant Derivative MOLT-3”, 2016, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 18(1) https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms18010012
34. Masakiyo, Y., Ogura, A., Ichihara, K., Yura, K., *Shimada, S. “Candidate key genes for low-salinity adaptation identified by RNA-seq comparison between closely related Ulvarian species in marine and brackish waters.”, 2017, Algal Resources, 9(2), 61-76 https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jsap/9/2/9_61/_article
33. Yonezawa K., Mori T., Shigeno S., Ogura A. “DASE: Condition-specific differential alternative splicing variants estimation method without reference genome sequence, and its application to non-model organisms”, 2016, IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), 324-329 https://doi.org/10.1109/BIBM.2016.7822540
32. R Minei, T Mori, A Ogura, “Brain transcriptome analysis of predator-specific stress response in Rana pirica”, 2016, GENES & GENETIC SYSTEMS 91 (6), 353-353
31. Komiyama T., Lin M., Ogura A. “aCGH Analysis to Estimate Genetic Variations among Domesticated Chickens”, 2016, BioMed Research International, 2016:1794329 https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/1794329
30. Koga H., Fujitani H., Morino Y., Miyamoto N., Tsuchimoto J., Shibata TF., Nozawa M., Shigenobu S., Ogura A., Tachibana K., Kiyomoto M., Amemiya S., Wada H. “Experimental Approach Reveals the Role of alx1 in the Evolution of the Echinoderm Larval Skeleton”, 2016, PloS One, 11(2):e0149067 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149067
29. Miyake M., Nomura A., Ogura A., Takehana K., Kitahara Y., Takahara K., Tsugawa K., Miyamoto C., Miura N., Sato R., Kurahashi K., Harding HP., Oyadomari M., Ron D., Oyadomari S. “Skeletal muscle-specific eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α phosphorylation controls amino acid metabolism and fibroblast growth factor 21-mediated non-cell-autonomous energy metabolism”, 2015, FASEB Journal, 30(2):798-812 https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.15-275990
28. Yoshida MA., Ogura A., Ikeo K., Shigeno S., Moritaki T., Winters GC., Kohn AB., Moroz LL. “Molecular Evidence for Convergence and Parallelism in Evolution of Complex Brains of Cephalopod Molluscs: Insights from Visual Systems”, 2015, Integrative and Comparative Biology, 55(6):1070-83 https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icv049
27. Kamijyo A., Yura K., Ogura A. “Distinct evolutionary rate in the eye field transcription factors found by estimation of ancestral protein structure”, 2014, Gene, 555(2):73-9 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2014.10.003
26. Shigeno S., Ogura A., Mori T., Toyohara H., Yoshida T., Tsuchida S., Fujikura K. “Sensing deep extreme environments: the receptor cell types, brain centers, and multi-layer neural packaging of hydrothermal vent endemic worms”, 2014, Frontiers in Zoology, 11(1):82 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-014-0082-9
25. Hayashi K., Kawai YL., Yura K., Yoshida MA., Ogura A., Hata K., Nakabayashi K., Okamura K. “Complete genome sequence of the mitochondrial DNA of the sparkling enope squid, Watasenia scintillans”, 2014, Mitochondrial DNA Part A: DNA Mapping, Sequencing, and Analysis, 27(3):1842-3 https://doi.org/10.3109/19401736.2014.971251
24. Yoshida MA., Yamada L., Ochi H., Iwata Y., Tamura-Nakano M., Sawada H., Sauer WHH., Ogura A., Hirohashi N. “Integrative omics analysis reveals differentially distributed proteins in dimorphic euspermatozoa of the squid, Loligo bleekeri”, 2014, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 450(3):1218-24 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.04.076
23. Yoshida MA., Yura K., Ogura A. “Cephalopod eye evolution was modulated by the acquisition of Pax-6 splicing variants”, 2014, Scientific Reports, 4:4256 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep04256
22. Hall NE., Hanzak J., Allcock AL., Cooke IR., Ogura A., Strugnell JM. “The complete mitochondrial genome of the pygmy squid, Idiosepius (Cephalopoda: Decapodiformes): the first representative from the family Idiosepiidae”, 2014, Mitochondrial DNA Part A: DNA Mapping, Sequencing, and Analysis, 27(1):5-6 https://doi.org/10.3109/19401736.2013.865180
21. Sousounis K., Ogura A., Tsonis PA. “Transcriptome analysis of Nautilus and pygmy squid developing eye provides insights in lens and eye evolution”, 2013, PloS One, 8(10):e78054 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078054
20. Ogura A., Yoshida MA., Moritaki T., Okuda Y., Sese J., Shimizu KK., Sousounis K., Tsonis PA. “Loss of the six3/6 controlling pathways might have resulted in pinhole-eye evolution in Nautilus”, 2013, Scientific Reports, 3:1432 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01432
19. Asato R., Yoshida S., Ogura A., Nakama T., Ishikawa K., Nakao S., Sassa Y., Enaida H., Oshima Y., Ikeo K., Gojobori T., Kono T., Ishibashi T. “Comparison of gene expression profile of epiretinal membranes obtained from eyes with proliferative vitreoretinopathy to that of secondary epiretinal membranes”, 2013, PloS One, 8(1):e54191 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054191
18. Fukuzaki M., Yoshida M., Ogura A., Sese J. “Systematic measurement of missmatch effect for designing inter-species microarray”, 2012, IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), 478-481 https://doi.org/10.1109/BIBM.2012.6392729
17. Albertin CB., Bonnaud L., Brown CT., Crookes-Goodson WJ., da Fonseca RR., Di Cristo C., Dilkes BP., Edsinger-Gonzales E., Freeman RM., Hanlon RT., Koenig KM., Lindgren AR., Martindale MQ., Minx P., Moroz LL., Nödl MT., Nyholm SV., Ogura A., Pungor JR., Rosenthal JJ., Schwarz EM., Shigeno S., Strugnell JM., Wollesen T., Zhang G., Ragsdale CW. “Cephalopod genomics: A plan of strategies and organization”, 2012, Standards in Genomic Sciences, 7(1):175-88 https://doi.org/10.4056/sigs.3136559
16. Ogura A., Lin M., Shigenobu Y., Fujiwara A., Ikeo K., Nagai S. “Effective gene collection from the metatranscriptome of marine microorganisms”, 2011, BMC Genomics, 12(Suppl 3):S15 https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-12-S3-S15
15. Yoshida MA., Ogura A. “Genetic mechanisms involved in the evolution of the cephalopod camera eye revealed by transcriptomic and developmental studies”, 2011, BMC Evolutionary Biology, 11:180 https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-180
14. Yoshida MA., Ishikura Y., Moritaki T., Shoguchi E., Shimizu KK., Sese J., Ogura A. “Genome structure analysis of molluscs revealed whole genome duplication and lineage specific repeat variation”, 2011, Gene, 483(1-2):63-71 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2011.05.027
13. 福崎睦美, 吉田真明, 小倉淳, *瀬々潤 “比較トランスクリプトーム向けマイクロアレイの設計” IPSJ SIG Technical Report, 2011, Vol.2011-BIO-24 No.10 1-6
12. 小中佳子, 福崎睦美, 吉田真明, 小倉淳, *瀬々潤 “頻出パターン解析による重複遺伝子の同定 手法” IPSJ SIG Technical Report, 2010, Vol.2010-BIO-23 No.18 1-8
11. Ogura A., Yoshida MA., Fukuzaki M., Sese J. “In vitro homology search array comprehensively reveals highly conserved genes and their functional characteristics in non-sequenced species”, 2010, BMC Genomics, 11(Suppl 4):S9 https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-11-S4-S9
10. Chapman JA., Kirkness EF., Simakov O., Hampson SE., Mitros T., Weinmaier T., Rattei T., Balasubramanian PG., Borman J., Busam D., Disbennett K., Pfannkoch C., Sumin N., Sutton GG., Viswanathan LD., Walenz B., Goodstein DM., Hellsten U., Kawashima T., Prochnik SE., Putnam NH., Shu S., Blumberg B., Dana CE., Gee L., Kibler DF., Law L., Lindgens D., Martinez DE., Peng J., Wigge PA., Bertulat B., Guder C., Nakamura Y., Ozbek S., Watanabe H., Khalturin K., Hemmrich G., Franke A., Augustin R., Fraune S., Hayakawa E., Hayakawa S., Hirose M., Hwang JS., Ikeo K., Nishimiya-Fujisawa C., Ogura A., Takahashi T., Steinmetz PR., Zhang X., Aufschnaiter R., Eder MK., Gorny AK., Salvenmoser W., Heimberg AM., Wheeler BM., Peterson KJ., Böttger A., Tischler P., Wolf A., Gojobori T., Remington KA., Strausberg RL., Venter JC., Technau U., Hobmayer B., Bosch TC., Holstein TW., Fujisawa T., Bode HR., David CN., Rokhsar DS., Steele RE. “The dynamic genome of Hydra”, 2010, Nature, 464(7288):592-6 https://doi.org/10.1038/nature08830
9. Yoshida S., Ogura A., Ishikawa K., Yoshida A., Kohno R., Yamaji Y., Ikeo K., Gojobori T., Kono T., Ishibashi T. “Gene expression profile of fibrovascular membranes from patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy”, 2009, British Journal of Ophthalmology, 94(6):795-801 https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2009.167072
8. Landry CR., Castillo-Davis CI., Ogura A., Liu JS., Hartl DL. “Systems-level analysis and evolution of the phototransduction network in Drosophila”, 2007, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 104(9):3283-8 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0611402104
7. Choy KW., Wang CC., Ogura A., Lau TK., Rogers MS., Ikeo K., Gojobori T., Tang LY., Lam DSC., Chung TKH., Pang CP. “Molecular characterization of the developmental gene in eyes: through data-mining on integrated transcriptome databases”, 2006, Clinical Biochemistry, 39(3):224-30 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2005.12.005
6. Choy KW., Wang CC., Ogura A., Lau TK., Rogers MS., Ikeo K., Gojobori T., Lam DSC., Pang CP. “Genomic annotation of 15,809 ESTs identified from pooled early gestation human eyes”, 2005, Physiological Genomics, 25(1):9-15 https://doi.org/10.1152/physiolgenomics.00121.2005
5. Ogura A., Ikeo K., Gojobori T. “Estimation of ancestral gene set of bilaterian animals and its implication to dynamic change of gene content in bilaterian evolution”, 2005, Gene, 345(1):65-71 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2004.11.036
4. Ogura A., Ikeo K., Gojobori T. “Comparative analysis of gene expression for convergent evolution of camera eye between octopus and human”, 2004, Genome Research, 14(8):1555-61 https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.2268104
3. Nishida H., Ogura A., Yokota A., Yamaguchi I., Sugiyama J. “Group I intron located in PR protein homologue gene in Youngia japonica”, 2000, Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 64(3):606-9 https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.64.606
2. Zimmer T., Ogura A., Takewaka T., Zimmer RM., Ohta A., Takagi M. “Gene regulation in response to overexpression of cytochrome P450 and proliferation of the endoplasmic reticulum in Saccharomyces cerevisiae”, 2000, Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 64(9):1930-6 https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.64.1930
1. Zimmer T., Ogura A., Ohta A., Takagi M. “Misfolded membrane-bound cytochrome P450 activates KAR2 induction through two distinct mechanisms”, 1999, Journal of Biochemistry, 126(6):1080-9 https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022553

## Books, chapters and reviews (16, newest first)

16. 小倉淳 “養殖ビジネス 2025年11月号（寄稿）”, 緑書房, 2025 https://www.midorishobo.co.jp/SHOP/2292511.html
15. 小坂浩司, 小松和也, 大熊那夫紀, 八尾英也, 山内仁, 木俣光正, 野村幹弘, 熊野淳夫, 今野大輝, 大河佑貴, 小倉淳, 吉村和就 “水処理・水ビジネスの技術と市場2025”, 2025, ISBN 978-4-7813-1860-8 http://www.cmcbooks.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=115845
14. Ogura A. “AI and ML-Driven Strategies for Drug Repurposing: Techniques, Applications, and Challenges,” in “Applied Artificial Intelligence for Drug Discovery”, 2025, Springer Nature https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-98022-0_23
13. 小倉淳 “藻類による二酸化炭素回収・固定化と有用物質生産”, 2025, ISBN 978-4-7813-1857-8 https://www.cmcbooks.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=115819
12. 小倉淳 “昆虫食：未来の食料資源”, 昆虫と自然 2024年8月号 特集・昆虫の利用・昆虫と食 http://hokuryukan-ns.co.jp/cms/books/%E6%98%86%E8%99%AB%E3%81%A8%E8%87%AA%E7%84%B6-2024%E5%B9%B4%EF%BC%98%E6%9C%88%E5%8F%B7-%E7%89%B9-%E9%9B%86%E3%83%BB%E6%98%86%E8%99%AB%E3%81%AE%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E3%83%BB%E6%98%86%E8%99%AB%E3%81%A8/
11. 小倉淳 “藻類を用いたマイクロプラスチック除去技術”, 月間プラスチックス 2022年11月号
10. 小倉淳 “昆虫が支える循環型食糧システムの開発を目指して”, 食品と開発 2022年11月号
9. 小倉淳, 田端裕正 “微細藻類を用いたマイクロプラスチックの除去・回収技術” 環境浄化技術 2022年3・4月号 https://jglobal.jst.go.jp/detail?JGLOBAL_ID=202202221519069412
8. 由良敬, 鈴木丈詞, 渡邉 崇人, 小倉淳, 朝日透, 生田和正, 霜田政美, 森岡伸介, 佐藤秀, 中村龍 平 “昆虫を活用した新たな食料生産システムの構築” JATAFFジャーナル９巻６号特集「食のフロ ンティアとパラダイムシフト」
7. 小倉淳, 田端裕正 “藻類培養技術 屋内外大量生産・各種処理評価／トラブル対応・商業化 に向けた取り組み”, 2021, ISBN 978-4-86502-219-3 https://johokiko.co.jp/publishing/BC211001.php
6. *Ogura A. “Genome and transcriptome-wide researches of brain evolution”, 2017, Brain Evolution by Design, Springer, ISBN 978-4-431-56469-0 ～ https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-4-431-56469-0
5. 滋野修一, 小倉淳, 坪内泰志, 森司 “深海の熱水極限環境に適応した動物たち” 生物の科学 遺 伝, 2016, 70(3), 189-193
4. *Ogura A. “Metatranscriptome” Genome Analysis: Current Procedures and Applications, 2014, Horizon press, ISBN:978-1908230294 http://www.caister.com/genomeanalysis
3. 小倉淳 “頭足類の比較ゲノムプラットフォームの展望” 比較生理生化学会誌, 2013, 30(1) 3-10 PRESENTATIONS INVITED TALKS https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/hikakuseiriseika/30/1/30_3/_article/-char/ja
2. *Ogura A. “Evolutionary genomics for eye diversification” Evolutionary Biology, 2010, Springer Verlag, pp 179-186, ISBN:978-3642433818 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-12340-5_11
1. *Ogura A. Translation of “Section B, Data acquisition (pp.9~27)” in “Instant Notes in Bioinformatics”, 2003, Springer 総説

## Invited talks (45, newest first)

45. 小倉淳（トークセッション登壇） “研究をビジネスへ転換する共創のダイナミズム”, KSAC DEMO DAY 2026, グランフロント大阪 (2026.04)
44. 小倉淳 “水圏BioGXイニシアチブの狙いと分科会によるアクション”, 一般社団法人水圏BioGXイニシアチブ設立記念キックオフシンポジウム, 東京 (2026.01)
43. 小倉淳 “海洋由来の接着タンパク質とその材料用途・医療用途への可能性”, 関西バイオものづくり月例発表会 (2025.11)
42. Ogura A., “de novo domestication and genomics-assisted breeding of crickets”, XXVII International Congress of Entomology, Kyoto (2024.08)
41. 小倉淳, “手つかずの海から、手塩にかけた海へ”, 超異分野学会2024東京大会 (2024.03)
40. 小倉淳, “微細藻類による水質浄化技術を利用した高付加価値陸上養殖システムの確立” SBIR ピッチ, 東京 (2024.03)
39. 小倉淳, “BioGX” 桂トランスフォーム, 京都 (2024.02)
38. 小倉淳, “BioGX” ZET summit, 京都 (2024.02)
37. 小倉淳, 五條堀孝 “バイオグリーントランスフォーメーション”, 神戸国際会議場, 日本分子生物学会フォーラム (2023.12)
36. 小倉淳, 峯田克彦 “ゲノムビッグバン”, 日本遺伝学会, 熊本 (2023.09)
35. 小倉淳, “新規家畜化・栽培化の最前線”, 遺伝学会, 北海道大学 (2022.09)
34. 小倉淳, “「海ごみ問題」を超異分野チームで解く”, 超異分野学会2022東京大会 (2022.03)
33. 小倉淳, “バイオテクノロジーによる社会課題解決”, バイオビジネス創出研究会, 滋賀県 (2022.02)
32. 小倉淳, “昆虫利用型食料生産コンソーシアムにおける長浜バイオ大学の取り組み”, 昆虫ビジネス研究開発プラットフォームオープンイノベーション創出ワークショップ, オンライン (2021.06)
31. Ogura A., Minei R., Yonezawa R. “Differential Alternative Splicing variants Estimation method without reference genome”, Splicing2018, Risbon (Portugal) (2018.07)
30. 小倉淳, “バイオグルー: 新規医療用接着剤”, マリンテックの社会実装~混沌と希望のはざま~, マリンバイオテクノロジー学会 (2018.05)
29. 小倉淳, “バイオテクノロジーとバイオインフォマティクスの融合による新しいメディカルバイオサイエンス”, 再生医科学セミナー, 岐阜大, 長 (2018.05)
28. 小倉淳, ”海洋イノベーションの源泉となる海洋遺伝子資源”, 海洋産業シンポジウム, 清水マリンビル (2018.03)
27. 小倉淳, “海洋由来の新規医療用接着剤”, 超異分野学会, TEPIA東京 (2018.03)
26. Ogura A., “Evolutionary genomic changes of symbiont in relation to giant virus”, Institute of Genome Research 5th Anniversary and The International Conference, Genome Science - From Basic Research to Applications, Vietnam (Hanoi) (2017.09)
25. Minei R., Hoshina R., Ogura A., “De novo endosymbiotic green algae genome assembly Nanopore MinION”, Institute of Genome Research 5th Anniversary and The International Conference, Genome Science - From Basic Research to Applications, Vietnam (Hanoi) (2017.09)
24. Ogura A., “Evolution and diversification of eye”, Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution 2017, USA (Austin) (2017.07)
23. Ogura A., “Genome of pygmy squid”, 2nd World Cephalopod Fishery Symposium, Zhousang (China) (2016.11)
22. Ogura A., “Evolution of symbiotic systems”, Université Laval (2016.11)
21. Ogura A., “Loss and Gain of the Lens in the Evolution of Cephalopods”, International Society for Eye Research, Tokyo (Japan) (2016.09)
20. Ogura A., Akizuki Y., Nagai S., “The comparative genome analysis of the centric diatom Skeletonema costatum”, International Workshop on diatoms, Yokohama (Japan) (2016.09)
19. Ogura A., “Genomics for Marine Biology” Zhejiang Ocean University (2016.04)
18. 小倉淳 “バイオインフォマティシャンの育成” 日本臨床化学会 (2015.11)
17. 小倉淳 “次世代検査者とバイオインフォマティクスの育成” 日本遺伝子検査学会 (2015.10)
16. Ogura A. “Metatranscriptome approach to understand genetic diversity and functional interaction among species” Genetics, Environment and Genome Structure, GSJ symposium (2014.09)
15. 小倉淳 “長鎖シーケンスを利用した藻類のde novoゲノム解析と共生初期ステージにおけるゲノム変化” 次世代シークエンサーを利用したゲノムレベルの進化解析の最前線, 進化学会シンポジウム (2014.08)
14. 小倉淳 “ゲノム科学から眺める頭足類” 頭足類学シンポジウム, 沖縄県立美術館博物館 (2014.08)
13. 小倉淳 “比較ゲノム・トランスクリプトーム研究から迫る眼多様化メカニズム” 遺伝研研究集会-ゲノム編集時代の分子進化, 国立遺伝学研究所 (2014.06)
12. 小倉淳 “次世代シーケンス解析に基づく生物の多様性と進化メカニズムの研究“ 北海道大学 (2014.03)
11. Ogura A. “Novel role of PERK-regulated non-coding RNAs in the unfolded protein response revealed by comprehensive gene expression analysis”, Kobe (Japan), The 24th CDB meeting (2013.06)
10. Ogura A. “Genomes of Cephalopods”, NESCent meeting “Path to Cephalopod Genomics”, Durham (USA) (2012.05)
9. Ogura A. “Genomic Conservation and Diversity in Cephalopods; The Sea Primates”, Symposium on genomics and computation biology, Tainan (Taiwan) (2011.12)
8. 小倉淳 “ゲノムから見た頭足類の特徴およびバイオインフォマティクスを用いた新たな展開” 動物学会シンポジウム- 頭足類の知性、進化、モデル動物としての可能性 (2011.09)
7. Ogura A. “Comparative Transcriptomics for Eye Diversification of Molluscs” Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution 2011, Japan (Kyoto) (2011.07)
6. 小倉淳 “非モデル生物における新規なゲノム/トランスクリプトーム実験解析手法” 静岡大学 (2010.10)
5. 小倉淳 “分子情報から探る感覚器の起源と進化” 遺伝学会 (2010.09)
4. 小倉淳 “比較トランスクリプトームによる軟体動物の眼の多様化プロセス解析” 日本進化学会 (2010.08)
3. Yoshida M., Satoh C., *Ogura A. “Transcriptomic Analysis of Molluscan Eye and Developmental Expression Studies in Pygmy Squid” OIST Retinal workshop, Japan (Okinawa) (2009.11)
2. Ogura A. “Contribution of miRNA-mediated gene regulation to the evolution of animal eye” Albany 2009 16th conversations, USA (Albany) (2009.06)
1. 小倉淳 “眼の起源と進化：ゲノム・遺伝子発現解析から” 北海道大学, PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES (2008.05)

## Organized symposia and sessions (15, newest first)

15. 遠藤俊徳, 小倉淳 “Biological Hidden Gems: From Deciphering Information to Designing Function in the light of evolution”, 分子生物学会 (2026.12)
14. 小倉淳, 鈴木道生 “バイオグリーントランスフォーメーションで拓くCO₂固定の新時代”, 分子生物学会 (2025.12)
13. 里村和浩, 小倉淳（企画） “新たに開拓する有用昆虫 ―遺伝子から表現型まで―（ワークショップW3）”, 日本進化学会大会, 長浜バイオ大学 (2025.08)
12. 小倉淳, 五條堀孝 “BIO-GX”, 分子生物学会フォーラム (2023.12)
11. 小倉淳 “我が国における昆虫産業の意義について”, バイオインダストリー協会 Food Bio Plus研究会昆虫資源会合 (2023.09)
10. 小倉淳, 峯田克彦 “ゲノムビッグバン”, 遺伝学会ワークショップ (2023.09)
9. 里村和浩, 小倉淳 “新規家畜化の最前線”, 遺伝学会 (2022.09)
8. 小倉淳, 鈴木丈詞, 渡邉崇人, 片岡孝介 “昆虫を次世代タンパク質源に！基礎研究から社会実装まで” (2021.07)
7. 小倉淳 “昆虫学から先端研究、そして昆虫食の社会実装へ” (2021.07)
6. 小倉淳 “昆虫利用型食料生産コンソーシアムにおける長浜バイオ大学の取り組み”, 昆虫ビジネス研究開発プラットフォームオープンイノベーション創出イベント (2021.06)
5. 小倉淳 “大量データ時代の新しい遺伝学”, 遺伝学会 (2014.09)
4. Ogura A. “Young Researchers Conference on Evolutionary Genomics”, Symposium main organizer (2011.08)
3. Ogura A., Mineta K. “Origin and diversification of sensory organs”, SMBE (2011.07)
2. 小倉淳, 池尾一穂 “分子情報から探る感覚器の起源と進化”, 遺伝学会 (2010.09)
1. 小倉淳, 池尾一穂 “メタゲノム/メタトランスクリプトームが明らかにする生物多様化メカニズム”, 日本進化学会 (2010.08)

Other presentations (67 international, 101 domestic): see https://whelix.info/data/presentations.json

## Competitive research grants (newest first)

- 2026–2035: COI-NEXT Hiroshima University hub (Prof. Sakuno) — JST COI-NEXT (Hiroshima University); role Co-I; ¥20M+
- 2026–2028: A novel meniscus repair/regeneration therapy using a marine adhesive protein — JSPS KAKENHI Scientific Research (C); role Co-I; ¥1M
- 2025: Meniscus repair/regeneration therapy using marine protein FP121 (Seeds A564) — AMED Translational Research Program — Seeds A (Hokkaido Univ hub; Kagawa Univ); role Company partner; ¥2.5M
- 2025–2026: Medical bone-adhesive from a marine adhesive protein (Novelglue; Seeds H-084; incl. output-strengthening support) — AMED Translational Research Program — Seeds H (Kyoto Univ iACT); role PI; ¥5M
- 2025: Heat-tolerant oyster seedling-production system — PwC Foundation Grant (Spring); role PI; ¥10M
- 2025–2027: Ranking tracking in evolving networks and its relation to change-driving factors — JSPS KAKENHI Scientific Research (C); role Co-I; ¥1M
- 2024–2025: Closed-cycle aquaculture system using microalgae — MAFF SBIR (Phase 2) / BRAIN; role PI; ¥19.5M
- 2023–2025: Oyster–microalgae integrated aquaculture system — Hiroshima Carbon-Recycle Program (CHANCE); role PI; ¥20M
- 2023: High-value land-based aquaculture via microalgae water purification — MAFF SBIR (Phase 1) / BRAIN; role PI; ¥9.75M
- 2023–: Oyster fattening system & fisheries-logistics DX — MAFF SBIR Phase 3 (JATAFF); role PI; ¥1.25B
- 2023: Bio-derived medical adhesive — Ikeda Senshu Bank Innovation R&D Grant 2023; role PI; ¥2M
- 2023: Microalgae CO₂-fixation demonstration unit — Osaka City Carbon-Neutral New-Technology Program; role PI; ¥1.5M
- 2022: Microalgae biochar for decarbonisation & water purification — Shiga Near-Future Technology Program; role PI; ¥20M
- 2022–2026: Hazard-substance database for edible insects (food safety) — MAFF Regulatory Science Program; role Co-I; ¥15M
- 2022–2031: Sustainable land-based aquaculture hub for a circular society — JST COI-NEXT; role Co-I; ¥12M
- 2022: Microplastic removal & water purification by microalgae — Fukushima Innovation Program; role PI; ¥4.9M
- 2022: Sustainable aquaculture using microalgae — G-7 Scholarship Foundation; role PI; ¥1M
- 2022–2025: Diversity, ecological significance and evolution of alga-symbiotic protists — JSPS KAKENHI Scientific Research (C); role Co-I; ¥1.2M
- 2022–2025: Estimating ranking-change drivers in time-series networks, applied to inflammation progression — JSPS KAKENHI Scientific Research (C); role Co-I; ¥1.2M
- 2021–2022: High-value water-purification tank via microalgae microplastic removal — MAFF SBIR (Phase 0) / BRAIN; role PI; ¥19.5M
- 2021: Microplastic removal, water purification & energy by microalgae — Fukushima Innovation Program; role PI; ¥5.1M
- 2021: CO₂ fixation of an algal microplastic-removal tank — Shiga Near-Future Technology Program; role PI; ¥4M
- 2021: Microplastic removal using microalgae — Fujimori Science & Technology Foundation; role PI; ¥1M
- 2020–2027: Insect-supported circular food production for food security & space — Cabinet Office / MAFF (Moonshot); role Institutional PI; ¥180M
- 2020: Algae-based microplastic-removal tank — Nagahama Glocal Challenge Support Program; role PI; ¥2M
- 2020: Mass-producible bio-derived medical adhesive — Shiga Tech Planter Prototyping Support; role PI; ¥1M
- 2020: Bio-derived medical adhesive — Ikeda Senshu Bank Innovation R&D Grant 2020; role PI; ¥2M
- 2020–2022: Whole-genome insertion of a giant virus into Chlorella and the Chlorella–Paramecium symbiosis — JSPS KAKENHI Challenging Research (Exploratory); role PI; ¥3.5M
- 2019: Bio-derived novel medical adhesive — Kansai Mirai Bank Joint-Research Grant; role PI; ¥2M
- 2019–2021: Microplastic-removal water-purification system — Nippon Foundation — Project Ikkaku; role PI; ¥40M
- 2019–2021: Elucidation of endosymbiosis in algae and protozoa — JSPS KAKENHI Scientific Research (C); role Co-I; ¥1.3M
- 2018: Commercialisation of a novel medical adhesive — NEDO R&D Venture Support Program (NEP); role PI; ¥5M
- 2017–2018: Whole-genome insertion of a giant virus into host Chlorella — Sumitomo Foundation; role PI; ¥1.5M
- 2017: Novel medical adhesive 'BioGlue' — Kansai Urban Bank Grant; role PI; ¥1M
- 2017–2021: Informatics methods for cell sociology from single-cell sequencing data — JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid on Innovative Areas; role Co-I; ¥12M
- 2017–2020: Genome-dynamics-based assessment of beech-forest decline — JSPS KAKENHI Scientific Research (B); role Co-I; ¥1.5M
- 2016–2018: Diversity and evolution of symbiosis in protozoa hosting many endosymbiotic algae — JSPS KAKENHI Scientific Research (C); role Co-I; ¥1.17M
- 2015: JSPS foreign-researcher re-invitation — JSPS Invitation Fellowship (re-invitation); role PI; ¥0.2M
- 2014–2016: Environmental impact assessment of beech forests via genome-wide gene expression — JSPS KAKENHI Scientific Research (B); role Co-I; ¥1.8M
- 2014–2015: Reference-genome construction for Fagales toward functional genomics of trees — JSPS KAKENHI Challenging Exploratory Research; role Co-I; ¥1.5M
- 2013–2015: Diversity of endosymbiotic algae in ciliates and host–alga selection — JSPS KAKENHI Young Scientists (B); role Co-I; ¥1M
- 2012–2014: Evolutionary diversity of chemical-recognition systems in extreme reducing environments — JSPS KAKENHI Challenging Exploratory Research; role Co-I; ¥1.5M
- 2012–2013: Molecular evolution of gene-regulatory networks generating eye-morphology diversity — JSPS KAKENHI Young Scientists (B); role PI; ¥3.6M
- 2011–2012: Gene-diversity evaluation model via novel-gene search microarray — JGC-S (Saneyoshi) Scholarship Foundation; role PI; ¥2M
- 2005–2009: Systems understanding of disease states and a disease-information model — JSPS KAKENHI Scientific Research on Priority Areas; role Co-I; ¥1M
- 2004–2006: JSPS Encouragement of Scientists — JSPS Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows (Encouragement); role PI; ¥3.4M

## Awards and honors

- 2026.06: VivaTech 2026 — “Tech For Change” selection
- 2026.03: Best Business Concept Presentation Award
- 2025.11: Agri Food Tech Expo World Championship — Selected
- 2025.10: Toyo Keizai "Amazing Ventures 100" — Selected
- 2025.09: Forbes Oceans "Local Engagement" Award
- 2024.11: ILS TOP100 STARTUPS — Selected
- 2024.06: Kansai Mirai Bank "Mirai Way" Excellence Award
- 2023.09: U Startup KANSAI 2023 EXPO Award
- 2023.07: HVC KYOTO 2023 — Kansai Innovation Initiative Award
- 2020.10: Eco Tech Grand Prix 2020 — Nippon Steel Engineering Award & Audience Award
- 2019.09: BRAVE 2019 — Uchida & Samejima Law Office Award
- 2017.09: Marine Tech Grand Prix 2017 — Dai Nippon Printing Award
- 2017.07: Shiga Tech Planter 2017 — Takara Bio, Kansai Urban Bank & Audience Awards
- 2003: Walter Fitch Prize

## Program and accelerator selections

- 2026–2027: X-HUB — UK Course — Bio Green Transformation — UK expansion
- 2026–2027: CDL-Paris — Climate Stream — Bio Green Transformation
- 2026: JETRO J-StarX — UK Impact Accelerator Programme — NovelGlue — overseas expansion
- 2026–2027: JETRO J-StarX — Global Growth for Climate Tech in Europe — Climate-tech Global Expansion
- 2026–2027: OIH Global Bridge — Green Economy with Microalgae
- 2026.07: Osaka Business Development Agency — Overseas Expansion Support Program — Bio Green Transformation — overseas expansion
- 2026.05: JETRO J-StarX Europe Long-term Program (France) — Bio Green Transformation
- 2025.07: OI Promotion Support for Startups Using Patent Information — IP portfolio expansion
- 2025.07: Shiga SME Overseas Expansion Support Subsidy — Overseas patent filing
- 2025.06: Emergency Program to Prevent Overseas Outflow of Plant Varieties — Overseas trademark filing
- 2024.10: iPASS Kinki 2024 — Branding of the microalgae water-purification system
- 2024.10: I-OPEN 2024 — Branding of the short-cycle fattening system
- 2024.10: Osaka City New-Technology Business Creation Support (Carbon Neutral) — Exhibit toward Expo 2025
- 2024.08: JETRO Global Startup Acceleration Program (StartX) — Bio Green Transformation
- 2024.03: Expo 2025 — Resona Healthcare Pavilion Exhibitor — Oyster fattening & CO₂ fixation
- 2023.09: Kobe SDGs Challenge 2023 — Bio-GX
- 2023.06: INPIT IP Landscape Program — IP-landscape analysis of microplastic-removal technology

## Granted patents (14)

- 2025: JP 7681272 — Preparation of polynucleotide samples from body-hair; RNA/DNA analysis & sampling kit
- 2025: JP 7626483 — Insect-component-containing composition
- 2024: JP 7598132 — Animal rearing apparatus
- 2024: JP 7588922 — CO₂ fixation system, method and program
- 2024: JP 7486813 — Carbonized combustion material and its production method
- 2024: JP 7479090 — Renal function improving agent
- 2024: JP 7442210 — Information processing method, system and program
- 2023: JP 7410581 — Water treatment method and system
- 2023: US 11,827,551 — Method and system for recovering microplastics from water (US)
- 2023: JP 7357981 — Algae-culture environment adjustment method and server
- 2022: JP 7099766 — Method and system for recovering microplastics from water
- 2021: JP 6955292 — Method and system for recovering microplastics from water
- 2020: JP 7082354 — Nucleic-acid samples from body hair for skin diagnosis/analysis
- 2015: JP 5733742 — Microarray for novel-gene detection, its design method and applications

## Skills and expertise

Genomics, Bioinformatics, Comparative genomics, Microalgae biotechnology, Molecular evolution, Single-cell transcriptomics, de novo assembly, Nanopore / MinION, Metatranscriptomics, Gene correlation networks, Cephalopod genomics, Cricket genomics, Eye evolution, CO₂ fixation, Marine bioadhesives, Aquaculture, Entrepreneurship, Python, RNA-seq, Phylogenomics, Diatom genomics, R, Machine learning, Data science, Patents / IP, Science communication