Yoshitaka Tanaka

Last Updated :2026/10/29

Affiliations, Positions
Amphibian Research Center, Assistant Professor
Web Site
https://researchmap.jp/yoshitaka.tanaka
E-mail
yotanakahiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
Using fish and amphibians as aquatic vertebrate models, I study how morphology has evolved and diversified in association with transitions into terrestrial and aquatic environments. In particular, I use genetic engineering approaches to investigate how changes in developmental processes and in the genome affect morphology.

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2026/10, Hiroshima University, Amphibian Research Center, Assistant Professor
  • 2026/04, 2026/09, Okayama University, JSPS Research Fellow (PD)
  • 2024/04, 2026/03, Setouchi City Marine-Diversity Project Leader
  • 2024/04, 2026/03, Okayama University, Ushimado Marine Institute, Part-time researcher
  • 2023/04, 2024/03, Kyoto University, Graduate School of Agriculture, Laboratory of Genome Editing Breeding, Postdoctoral Researcher
  • 2020/04, 2023/03, Tohoku University, Graduate School of Life Sciences, JSPS Research Fellow (DC1)

Educational Backgrounds

  • Tohoku University, Graduate School of Life Sciences, 2020/04, 2023/03
  • Tohoku University, Graduate School of Life Sciences, 2018/04, 2020/03
  • Kyoto University, Faculty of Science, 2014/04, 2018/03

Academic Degrees

  • Ph.D (Life Science), Tohoku University

Research Fields

  • Biology;Biological Science;Developmental biology
  • Biology;Basic biology;Evolutionary biology

Research Keywords

  • Evo-Devo / Morphology / Genome Evolution / Fish / Amphibian

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • The Zoological Society of Japan
  • Society of Evolutionary Studies, Japan

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Sexual Dimorphism in Vertebral Number: Developmental Implications Inferred From Vertebral and Body Proportions, Evolution & Development, 20260909
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  2. ★, Highly efficient transgenesis mediated by Tip100 transposon system in medaka, Transgenic Research, 20251009
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  3. ★, Anterior-posterior constraint on Hedgehog signaling by hhip in teleost fin elaboration, Development, 20241115
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  4. ★, Morphological evolution and diversity of pectoral fin skeletons in teleosts, Zoological letters, 8(1), 13-13, 20221126
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  5. Evo-Devo of the Fin-to-Limb Transition, Evolutionary Developmental Biology, 1-14, 20200812
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  6. Pattern of fin rays along the antero-posterior axis based on their connection to distal radials, Zoological letters, 5, 30-30, 20190918
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