YUMIKO UKITA

Last Updated :2026/05/08

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Assistant Professor (Special Appointment)
Web Site
https://chihara-lab.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
E-mail
yukitahiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
I have been studying the function of olfactory receptor in non-olfactory tissues by using fruit fly.

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2023/04/01, 2025/09/30, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Research Fellowship for Young Scientists

Educational Backgrounds

  • Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Program of Life and Environmental Sciences, Doctoral course, 2023/04, 2025/09
  • Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Program of Life and Environmental Sciences, Master's course, 2021/04, 2023/03

Academic Degrees

  • Hiroshima University
  • Hiroshima University

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2026, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 2Term, Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
  2. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Seminar for Cell Biology
  3. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Practice for Fundamental Biology IV
  4. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Research for Academic Degree Dissertation in Basic Biology
  5. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Exercises in Basic Biology A
  6. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Exercises in Basic Biology B
  7. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Biomedical Science Seminar A
  8. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Biomedical Science Seminar B
  9. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Research for Academic Degree Dissertation in Biomedial Science
  10. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Exercises in Biomedical Science A
  11. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Exercises in Biomedical Science B
  12. 2026, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , 3Term, Biomedical Science Seminar C
  13. 2026, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Year, Research for Academic Degree Dissertation in Integrated Life Sciences
  14. 2026, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , 3Term, Biomedical Science Seminar D
  15. 2026, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , 3Term, Biomedical Science Seminar E

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. ★, Generation of Odorant Receptor-QF2 Knock-In Drivers for Improved Analysis of Olfactory Circuits in Drosophila, Genes to Cells, 30(4), e70028, 202505
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  2. Akaluc/AkaLumine bioluminescence system enables highly sensitive, non-invasive and temporal monitoring of gene expression in Drosophila, communications biology, 6(1), 1270, 202312
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  3. Endoplasmic reticulum proteins Meigo and Gp93 govern dendrite targeting by regulating Toll-6 localization, Developmental Biology, 484, 30-39, 202204
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  4. ★, Ubiquitin proteasome system in circadian rhythm and sleep homeostasis: Lessons from Drosophila, Genes to Cells, 27(6), 381-391, 202204
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Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. QF2 knock-in drivers reveal unexpected endogenous expression of olfactory receptors, Yumiko Ukita, Ryoka Suzuki, Keita Miyoshi, Tzu-Chiao Lu, Kuniaki Saito, Hongjie Li, Misako Okumura, Takahiro Chihara, 2025 Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference, 2025/11/30, Without Invitation, English
  2. Unexpected endogenous expression of olfactory receptors in Drosophila, Yumiko Ukita, Ryoka Suzuki, Keita Miyoshi, Tzu-Chiao Lu, Kuniaki Saito, Hongjie Li, Misako Okumura, Takahiro Chihara, Joint Meeting of JSCB 77th and JSDB 58th, 2025/07/16, Without Invitation, English, Nagoya, Aichi
  3. Non-olfactory expression of olfactory receptors in Drosophila, Yumiko Ukita, Ryoka Suzuki, Keita Miyoshi, Tzu-Chiao Lu, Kuniaki Saito, Hongjie Li, Misako Okumura, Takahiro Chihara, 66th Annual Drosophila Research Conference, 2025/03/19, Without Invitation, English, San Diego, California, US
  4. Olfactory receptor for the development of adult midgut, Yumiko Ukita, Ryoka Suzuki, Keita Miyoshi, Tomoe Kobayashi, Makoto Matsuyama, Kuniaki Saito, Misako Okumura, Takahiro Chihara, The 16th Japanese Drosophila Research Conference, 2024/09/17, Without Invitation, English, Sendai, Miyagi
  5. The role of olfactory receptors in non-olfactory tissues, Yumiko Ukita, Misako Okumura and Takahiro Chihara, The 15th Japan Drosophila Research Conference, 2022/09/12, Without Invitation, English, Nagoya, Aichi