広島大学

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

• 2023/10/01, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Associate Professor
• 2020/04/01, 2023/09/30, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Assistant Professor

Academic Degrees

• TOHOKU UNIVERSITY

Educational Activity

• [Bachelor Degree Program] School of Dentistry : Program of Dentistry : Dentistry
• [Master's Program] Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences : Division of Integrated Health Sciences : Program of Biomedical Science
• [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences : Division of Integrated Health Sciences : Program of Biomedical Science
• [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences : Division of Biomedical Sciences : Program of Dental Sciences

Research Fields

• Complex systems;Human life science;Eating habits
• Biological Sciences;Neuroscience;Neurophysiology / General neuroscience
• Biology;Biological Science;Developmental biology
• Medicine,dentistry, and pharmacy;Clinical internal medicine;Psychiatric science

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

1. 2025, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 1Term, Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
2. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Oral Physiology I
3. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Oral Physiology II
4. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Practice of Oral Physiology
5. 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Dental Research Practices I
6. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Dental Research Practices II
7. 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Dental Research Practices III
8. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Physiology and Oral Physiology
9. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Practice on Basic Dental Sciences
10. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Physiology and Oral Physiology
11. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Seminar
12. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Seminar
13. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Research
14. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Research
15. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Seminar
16. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Seminar
17. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Research
18. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Research
19. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Physiology and Biological Chemistry
20. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Seminar on Physiology and Oral Physiology
21. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Seminar on Physiology and Oral Physiology
22. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Research on Physiology and Oral Physiology
23. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Research on Physiology and Oral Physiology

Research Activities

Academic Papers

1. Mice Born to Mothers Fed a Diet High in Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Low in Omega-3 Fatty Acids During Pregnancy Exhibit Various Behavioral Changes Including Impaired Social Behaviors and Enhanced Recognition Memory, JOURNAL OF NUTRITION, 155(3), 775-787, 202503
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2. Nutritional Imbalance between Omega-6 and Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids during Pregnancy Increases the Number of Pyramidal Neurons in the Basolateral Amygdala and Anxiety-Related Behavior in Offspring, JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE AND VITAMINOLOGY, 70(5), 411-421, 2024
3. Effect of irinotecan administration on amiloride-sensitive sodium taste responses in mice, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORAL SCIENCES, 131(2), 202304
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4. Characterization of the fatty acid profile in the ventral midbrain of mice exposed to dietary imbalance between omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids during specific life stages, BMC RESEARCH NOTES, 15(1), 20220905
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5. The roles of polyunsaturated fatty acids in brain development, Journal of Lipid Nutrition, 31(1), 3-10, 202203
6. Maternal dietary imbalance between omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids triggers the offspring's overeating in mice, Communications Biology, 3, 202008
7. Dmrt genes participate in the development of Cajal-Retzius cells derived from the cortical hem in the telencephalon, Developmental Dynamics, 249(6), 698-710, 202006

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

1. The chemotherapeutic agent irinotecan impairs amiloride-sensitive sodium taste responses in mice, Makoto Sugita, Nobuyuki Sakayori, Hiroyuki Kawaguchi, Nami Obayashi, The 101st Annual Meeting of The Physiological Society of Japan, 2024/03, Without Invitation, Japanese
2. The roles of polyunsaturated fatty acids in brain development, Sakayori N, The 6th Spring Neurodevelopmental Biology Meeting, 2023/04, With Invitation, English
3. Ingestive behaviors in mouse offspring are affected by maternal dietary balance of polyunsaturated fatty acids, Sakayori N, 2023/03, Without Invitation, English
4. Comprehensive behavioral analyses of male and female mice derived from mothers fed a diet high in omega-6 and low in omega-3 fatty acids, Sakayori N, Fujii K, Katakura M, Takao K, Sugita M, 22nd IUNS International Congress of Nutrition, 2022/12, Without Invitation, English
5. Dietary imbalance in polyunsaturated fatty acids during pregnancy affects dopaminergic neurogenesis in their embryos and is associated with offspring's various behavioral abnormalities., Sakayori N, Fujii K, Katakura M, Kobayashi K, Takao K, Sugita M, NEURO2022, 2022/07, Without Invitation, English
6. The roles of brain polyunsaturated fatty acids in dopamine-dependent ingestive behaviors, Sakayori N, Katakura M, Sugita M, Kobayashi K, The 44th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society/The 1st CJK International Meeting, 2021/07, Without Invitation, English
7. The roles of essential fatty acids in dopaminergic neurogenesis and dopamine-dependent ingestive behaviors, Nobuyuki Sakayori, Kazuto Kobayashi, The 93rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Biochemical Society, 2020/09, Without Invitation, Japanese
8. Lipid molecules to produce willpower and its dysregulation by modern diets, Sakayori N, 2020/09, Without Invitation, English
9. The roles of brain essential fatty acids in dopamine-dependent ingestive behaviors., Nobuyuki Sakayori, Kazuto Kobayashi, The 43rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, 2020/07, Without Invitation, English

Awards

1. 2022/12/11, 22nd International Congress of Nutrition Young Investigator Excellent Abstract Award, Chair, Organizing Committee of 22nd IUNS-ICN, Chair, Award Selection Committee of 22nd IUNS-ICN, Comprehensive behavioral analyses of male and female mice derived from mothers fed a diet high in omega-6 and low in omega-3 fatty acids

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

1. KAKENHI(Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)), 2021/04, 2025/03
2. Lotte Research Promotion Grant, 2021/04, 2024/03

Social Activities

Organizing Academic Conferences, etc.

1. 2024/08
2. 2023/09
3. 2023/08
4. 2023/03