Chief and Associate Director for research
Aquatic Genomics Research Center
National Research Institute of Science 2-12-4 Fukuura, Kanazawa
Yokohama 236-8648, Japan
Dr. Ichiro Oohara is one of the leading scientists in the field of genomics and proteiomics, who has the expertise on the genetic regulation of the development of organism. He is a pioneer in the manipulation of the genes to direct the genes expressions. He has been awarded with several Japanese and international scientific awards. He directs and advises GIOSTAR team to identify the specific target genes, which may help the Stem Cells to differentiate towards the specific tissue lineage.