Kunifumi Tagawa

Last Updated :2024/10/02

Affiliations, Positions
Seto Inland Sea Carbon-neutral Research Center, Professor (Special Recognition)
Web Site
https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/rinkai
E-mail
kunihiroshima-u.ac.jp

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 1997/04/01, 1997/05/31, Kyoto University, Faculty of Science, Assistant Research Staff
  • 1997/06/01, 1998/07/31, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 1998/11/01, 2001/01/31, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Research Fellowship for Young Scientist (PD)
  • 2001/02/01, 2003/07/31, University of Hawaii, Pacific Biomedical Research Center, Assistant Reseacher
  • 2003/11/01, 2004/03/31, The University of Texas, Health Science Center at Houston, Research Associate
  • 2004/04/01, 2005/03/31, Kwansei Gakuin, Junior High School, Teacher
  • 2005/04/01, 2007/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Science, Marine Biological Laboratory, Associate Professor
  • 2007/04/01, 2019/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Science, Marine Biological Laboratory, Associate Professor
  • 2017/04/01, 2019/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Science, Marine Biological Laboratory, Director
  • 2018/04/01, 2020/03/31, Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University of Malang, Indonesia, Faculty of Science and Technology, Visiting Professor
  • 2019/04/01, 2023/03/31, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Marine Biological Laboratory, Director & Associate Professor
  • 2019/11/25, 2021/11/24, Sunan Ampel State Islamic University of Surabaya, Indonesia, Faculty of Science and Technology, Visiting Professor
  • 2020/04/01, 2022/03/31, Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University of Malang, Indonesia, Faculty of Science and Technology, Visiting Professor
  • 2021/11/25, 2023/11/24, Sunan Ampel State Islamic University of Surabaya, Indonesia, Faculty of Science and Technology, VIsiting Professor
  • 2022/04/01, 2024/03/31, Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University of Malang, Indonesia, Faculty of Science and Technology, Visiting Professor
  • 2023/11/25, 2025/11/24, Sunan Ampel State Islamic University of Surabaya, Indonesia, Faculty of Science and Technology, Visiting Professor
  • 2024/04/01, 2026/03/31, Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University of Malang, Indonesia, Faculty of Science and Technology, Visiting Professor

Educational Backgrounds

  • Kyoto University of Education, Japan, 1986/04, 1990/03
  • Kyoto University, Japan, 1992/04, 1994/03
  • Kyoto University, Japan, 1994/04, 1997/03

Academic Degrees

  • Master of Science, Kyoto University
  • Doctor of Science, Kyoto University

Research Fields

  • Biology;Biological Science;Developmental biology

Research Keywords

  • Hemichordates, acorn worm, Development, Evolution, Regeneration, Comparative Embryology, Evo-Devo, Acoelomorpha, Praesagittifera naikaiensis, Deuterostomes, Bilateria

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • Zoological Society of Japan
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  • Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists
  • The Japanese Society for Genome Editing

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Advanced Biology
  2. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Comparative Embryology
  3. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Seminar for Evolution and Development
  4. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Special Study for Graduation
  5. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Special Study for Graduation
  6. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Practice for Fundamental Biology IV
  7. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Summer Course for Marine Biology A
  8. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Summer Course for Marine Biology B
  9. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Marine Biological Course
  10. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Year, New marine course for marine biological education
  11. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Shimanami Kaido Marine Biology Course
  12. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Shimanami Kaido Marine Biology Course
  13. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Academic Year, Research for Academic Degree Dissertation in Basic Biology
  14. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Natural History Sciences
  15. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Exercises in Basic Biology A
  16. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Exercises in Basic Biology B
  17. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Introduction to Genetics and Genomics

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Predominant expression of a cytoskeltal actin gene in mesenchyme cells during embryogenesis of the ascidian Halocynthia roretzi, DEVELOPMENT GROWTH & DIFFERENTIATION, 38(4), 401-411, 1996
  2. The recently-described ascidian species Molgula tectiformis is a direct developer, ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 14(2), 297-303, 1997
  3. ★, The Spawning and Early Development of the Hawaiian Acorn Worm (Hemichordate), Ptychodera flava, ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 15(1), 85-91, 1998
  4. Characterization of an ascidian maternal T-box gene, As-mT, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, 42(8), 1093-1100, 1998
  5. ★, Novel pattern of Brachyury gene expression in hemichordate embryos, MECHANISMS OF DEVELOPMENT, 75(1-2), 139-143, 1998
  6. A comparative molecular approach to mesodermal patterning in basal deuterostomes: the expression pattern of Brachyury in the enteropneust hemichordate Ptychodera flava, DEVELOPMENT, 126(1), 85-95, 1999
  7. Characterization of Gill-Specific Genes of the Acorn Worm Ptychodera flava, DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS, 217(3), 309-319, 2000
  8. Developmental expression of the hemichordate otx ortholog, MECHANISMS OF DEVELOPMENT, 91(1-2), 337-339, 2000
  9. Characterization of a hemichordate fork head/HNF-3 gene expression, DEVELOPMENT GENES AND EVOLUTION, 210(1), 11-17, 2000
  10. T-Brain Expression in the Apical Organ of Hemichordate Tornaria Larvae Suggests its Evolutionary Link to the Vertebrate Forebrain, JOUNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY (MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION), 288(1), 23-31, 2000
  11. Embryonic expression of a hemichordate distal-less gene, ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 18(1), 57-61, 2001
  12. Deuterostome evolution: Early development in the enteropneust hemichordate Ptychodera flava, EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT, 3(6), 375-390, 2001
  13. ★, Molecular Studies of Hemichordate Development: A Key to Understanding the Evolution of Bilateral Animals and Chordates, EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT, 3(6), 443-454, 2001
  14. Group B Sox genes that contribute to specifications of the vertebrate brain are expressed in the apical organ and ciliary bands of hemichordate larvae, ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 19(1), 57-66, 2002
  15. Conserved and divergent aspects of expression pattern of BMP-2/4 in hemichordate acorn worm and echinoderm sea cucumber embryos, ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 19(10), 1113-1121, 2002
  16. Amphi-Eomes/Tbr1: an amphioxus cognate of vertebrate Eomesodermin and T-Brain1 genes whose expression reveals evolutionarily distinct domain in amphioxus development, JOUNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY (MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION), 294(2), 136-145, 2002
  17. A novel amphioxus cadherin that localizes to epithelial adherence junctions has an unusual domain organization for chordate phylogeny, EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT, 4(6), 426-434, 2002
  18. Development and neural organization of the tornaria larva of the Hawaiian hemichordate, Ptychodera flava, ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 21(1), 69-78, 2004
  19. How far are hemichordates related to human being?, Heredity, 58(2), 6-10, 2004
  20. Diversification of epithelial adherens junctions with independent reductive changes in cadherin form: identification of potential molecular synapomorphies among bilaterians, EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT, 7(5), 376-389, 2005
  21. Introduction to Current Study on Hemichordates with Emphasis on Molecular Developmental Biology, Taxa, 22, 63-71, 2007
  22. Near complete loss of retinal ganglion cells in the math5/brn3b double knockout elicits severe reductions of other cell types during retinal development, DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, 316(2), 214-227, 2008
  23. ★, Regeneration in the Hemichordate Ptychodera flava, ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 27(2), 91-95, 201002
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  24. Regeneration in the Hemichordate Ptychodera flava, 2011
  25. Identical Genomic Organization of Two Hemichordate Hox Clusters, CURRENT BIOLOGY, 22(21), 2053-2058, 20121106
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  26. How was the notochord born?, EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT, 14(1), 56-75, 2012
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  27. Identification of an intact ParaHox cluster with temporal colinearity but altered spatial colinearity in the hemichordate Ptychodera flava, BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 13, 20130627
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  28. ★, A cDNA Resource for Gene Expression Studies of a Hemichordate, Ptychodera flava, ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 31(7), 414-420, 201407
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  29. On a Possible Evolutionary Link of the Stomochord of Hemichordates to Pharyngeal Organs of Chordates, GENESIS, 52(12), 925-934, 201412
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  30. ★, Hedgehog Expression During Development and Regeneration in the Hemichordate, Ptychodera flava, ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 32(1), 33-37, 201501
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  31. ★, Hemichordate genomes and deuterostome origins, NATURE, 527(7579), 459-465, 201511
  32. ★, Hemichordate models, Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, 39, 71-78, 20160618
  33. Magnetically tunable control of light reflection in an unusual optical protein of squid, AIP ADVANCES, 7(5), 201705
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  34. ★, Regeneration in the enteropneust hemichordate, Ptychodera flava, and its evolutionary implications, Development, Growth & Differentiation, 60(6), 400-408, 20180814
  35. A draft nuclear-genome assembly of the acoel flatworm Praesagittifera naikaiensis, GigaScience, 8(4), 1-8, 20190406
  36. Xenacoelomorph-Specific Hox Peptides: Insights into the Phylogeny of Acoels, Nemertodermatids, and Xenoturbellids, Zoological Science, 36(5), 395-401, 2019
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  37. ★, Ancestral Stem Cell Reprogramming Genes Active in Hemichordate Regeneration, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, 1-11, 20220215
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  38. Transcriptomic evidence for Brachyury expression in the caudal tip region of adult Ptychodera flava (Hemichordata), Development Growth and Differentiation, 65(8), 470-480, 202310
  39. An eDNA metabarcoding of brittle stars: Examples from the Seto Inland Sea, a semi-closed marine area, Regional Studies in Marine Science, 74, 2024

Publications such as books

  1. 2022, Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology, 2450), Studying Hemichordata WBR using Ptychodera flava, Springer Nature, 2022, Scholarly Book, Joint work, 英語, Edited by Simon Blanchoud, Brigitte Galliot
  2. 2019, Evolutionary Developmental Biology: A Reference Guide, Evo-Devo Lessons Learned from Hemichordates, Hemichordates, Acorn worm, Animal evolution, Deuterostome, Direct and indirect development, Springer Nature Switzerland, 2019, Scholarly Book, Single work
  3. 2004, Hemichordate embryos; procurement, culture, and basic methods, Elsevier Press, 2004, Scholarly Book, Joint work
  4. 2000, Developmental mechanisms underlying the origin and evolution of chordate, Springer, 2000, Scholarly Book, Joint work

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Brachyury gene in the hemichordates, Ptychodera flava, Tagawa K, Arimoto A, Nishitsuji K, Hisata K, Satoh N., 17th International Echinoderm Conference & 2nd International Hemichordate Meeting, 2024/07/15, Without Invitation, English, Spain, Tenerife
  2. T Gene and Evolution of Chordates., Kuni Tagawa, 1999/04/12, With Invitation, English, University of Hawaii, Department of Genetics
  3. Expression of chordate notochord genes in acorn worm development, Kuni Tagawa, 1999/11/19, With Invitation, English, University of Hawaii, Department of Zoology
  4. Anuses, Mouths, and Brains: The evolution of deuterostomes., Kuni Tagawa, 2001/02/28, With Invitation, English, University of Hawaii, Kewalo Marine Laboratory
  5. Molecular Studies of Hemichordate Development: Anuses, Mouths, and Brains, Kun Tagawa, 2002/05, With Invitation, English, 14th Sea Urchin Meeting, Woods Hole
  6. Molecular Studies of Hemichordate Development: New Insights into Bilaterian Evolution, Kuni Tagawa, 2002/08/13, With Invitation, English, Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe
  7. Evolutionary origin of developmental programs for the chordate brain and mouth, Kuni Tagawa, 2003/01/20, With Invitation, English, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  8. Hemichordates: New Model System for the Origin and Evolution of Chordates, Kuni Tagawa, 2003/07/02, With Invitation, English, Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology, Norway
  9. The nervous system of hemichordates and its marker, Kuni Tagawa, The 75th Annual Meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan, 2004/09/10, With Invitation, Japanese
  10. Towards the genome analysis of hemichordates, Kuni Tagawa, 2006/12/20, With Invitation, Japanese, Shimoda Marine Research Center, Tsukuba University
  11. The study on hemichordates, Kuni Tagawa, 2007/09/28, With Invitation, Japanese, Kochi University
  12. The enteropneust hemichordates and the evolution of deuterostomes, Kuni Tagawa, 2012/09/26, With Invitation, Japanese, Yamaguchi University
  13. Current progress of Ambulacraria genomics, Kuni Tagawa, Takeshi Kawashima, Kazunori Tachibana, The 84th Annual Meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan, 2013/09/26, With Invitation, Japanese
  14. Enteropneust Hemichordates, Kuni Tagawa, 2013/10/17, With Invitation, Japanese, Yamagata University
  15. The regeneration of the acorn worm Ptychodera flava and its genomic and EST analyses, Kuni Tagawa, The fourth Japanese Association for Marine Biology (JAMBIO) Forum, Japa, 2014/01/16, With Invitation, Japanese, University of Tsukuba, Tokyo Campus
  16. Regenerative and genomic analyses of the hemichordates, Ptychodera flava, Kuni Tagawa, 2014/12/02, With Invitation, English, National Chung Hsing University
  17. Regenerative and genomic analyses of the hemichordates, Ptychodera flava, Kuni Tagawa, 2014/12/03, With Invitation, English, Academia Sinica
  18. The Regeneration and Evolutionary Development of Enteropneust Hemichordates, Kuni Tagawa, 2015/11/11, With Invitation, Japanese, Kagoshima University
  19. Hemichordate genomes and the ancestry of chordates, Kunifumi Tagawa, The 2nd Hiroshima International Symposium on Future Science (Hi-SFs 2016) on Current and Future trends on the Interdisciplinary Researches in Life Sciences, 2016/03/18, With Invitation, English, Faculty of Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima University
  20. Ptychodera flava works for the past quarter-century, Kuni Tagawa, First International Hemichodate Meeting, 2016/12/10, With Invitation, English, Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University
  21. Recent advance on the research of hemichordate development, Kuni Tagawa, 2017/03/27, With Invitation, English, State Islamic University of Malang, Indonesia
  22. Recent advance on the research of hemichordate development, Kuni Tagawa, 2017/03/29, With Invitation, English, University of Brawijaya, Indonesia
  23. Recent advance on the research of hemichordate development,, Kuni Tagawa, 2017/03/30, With Invitation, English, State Islamic University of Surabaya, Indonesia
  24. The history of Ptychodera flava research, Kuni Tagawa, The 88th Annual Meetings of the Zoological Society of Japan, 2017/09/21, With Invitation, Japanese
  25. Deuterostome Origin and Chordate Evolution: From Hemichordate Perspectives, Kuni Tagawa, The 90th Annual Meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan, 2019/09/12, With Invitation, Japanese, Osaka City University Sugimoto Campus
  26. Regeneratin of acorn worms (Hemichordata) and acoel flatworms (Acoelomorpha), Kuni Tagawa, International Seminar on Marine Life, 2019/11/25, With Invitation, English, Universitas Islam Nergeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya, Indonesia
  27. Regeneratin of acorn worms (Hemichordata) and acoel flatworms (Acoelomorpha), Kuni Tagawa, 2019/11/26, With Invitation, English, State Islamic University of Malang, Indonesia, Indonesia
  28. Our Research & Education and SDGs related, Kunifumi Tagawa, The 13th International Conference on Global Resource Conservation, 2022/07/25, With Invitation, English, University of Brawijyaya, Republic of Indonesia
  29. Marine Biotechonolgy, Kunifumi Tagawa, 2023/10/16, With Invitation, English, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya, Surabaya City, Indonesia
  30. Our Research & Education for STEM, Kunifumi Tagawa, The 13th International Conference on Green Technology, 2023/10/17, With Invitation, English, Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang, Malang City, Indonesia
  31. Marine Biology, Kunifumi Tagawa, 2023/10/18, With Invitation, English, Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang, Indonesia

Social Activities

History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers

  1. 2005, Zoological Science, Others, 1
  2. 2006, Development, Genes and Evolution, Others, 1
  3. 2007, Zoological Science, Others, 2
  4. 2011, Development, Genes and Evolution, Others, 2
  5. 2014, Development, Growth and Differentiation, Others, 2
  6. 2015, Zoological Scinece, Others, 1
  7. 2015, JEZ PartB: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, Others, 2
  8. 2016, Developmental Dynamics, Others, 3
  9. 2018, Scienteific Reports, Others, 1
  10. 2018, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Others, 1
  11. 2022, Communication Biology, Others, 1
  12. 2022, Nature Communications, Others, 1