CV

Suguru Takagi, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biological Science and Neuroscience

Department of Biological Science and Program in Neuroscience
Florida State University
 
stakagi_[at]_fsu.edu
 

Education

  • Department of Physics, Graduate school of Science, University of Tokyo
    PhD student (Science), Laboratory of Prof. Akinao Nose
    Apr 2016 – Mar 2019 
  • Department of Physics, Graduate school of Science, University of Tokyo
    Master student (Science), Laboratory of Prof. Akinao Nose
    Apr 2014- Mar 2016
  • Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo
    Bachelor student (Engineering), Laboratory of Prof. Norikatsu Mio
    Apr 2010 – Mar 2014

Research experiences

  • RIKEN Center for Brain Science
    Part-time Researcher (Laboratory of Dr. Hokto Kazama)
    May – Jul 2026
  • Center of Integrative Genomics, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne
    Post-doctoral fellow (Laboratory of Prof. Richard Benton)
    Sep 2019 – Nov 2025
  • Department of Complexity Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Frontier Science, University of Tokyo
    Post-doctoral fellow (Laboratory of Prof. Akinao Nose)
    Apr 2019 – Aug 2019
  • HHMI Janelia Research Campus
    Visiting student researcher (Laboratory of Dr. Albert Cardona)
    Sep 2019 – Nov 2019
  • HHMI Janelia Farm Research Campus
    Visiting student researcher (Laboratory of Dr. Albert Cardona)
    Oct 2014 – Dec 2014

Fellowships

  • JSPS Overseas Research Fellowships
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
    Apr 2023 – present
  • Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowships
    European Commission
    Nov 2020 – Oct 2022
  • EMBO Long-term Fellowships
    European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
    Sep 2019 – Aug 2020
  • JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists – PD
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
    Apr 2019 – Aug 2019
  • JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists – DC2
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
    Apr 2018 – Mar 2019

Awards

  • Swiss Drosophila Meeting 2021 Best Poster Prize
    Sep 2021
  • Toshihiko Tokizane Memorial Award for Excellent Graduate Study in Neuroscience
    Jul 2018
  • JNS-SfN Exchange Travel Award, The Japan Neuroscience Society
    Jun 2018

Teaching

  • BSc3 Chemosensory Perception: Neuroanatomy
    University of Lausanne
    2019 – 2022
  • BSc3 Practical work in molecular biology (Travaux pratiques de biologie moléculaire)
    University of Lausanne
    2020
  • OIST International Undergraduate Student Collaborative Workshop: Decoding the Brain
    Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
    2015

Outreach activities

  • Press conference,  University of Tokyo
    2017
  • Open campus, Kashiwa Campus, University of Tokyo
    2014-2018

Research skills

  • Biology
    Drosophila genetics, calcium imaging, photolabelling, immunohistochemistry, optogenetics, behavioral assays, closed-loop tethered fly, EM analyses, electrophysiology, basic molecular biology
  • Software
    Statistical analyses (R), closed-loop feedback system (Python/Cython), image processing (ImageJ), computational modelling (NEST/Python), basic MATLAB skills
  • Hardware
    acoustic processing, LED illumination, laser irradiation, Raspberry Pi, basic electric circuits, basic optical systems, basic control theory

Training

  • EMBO Lab Leadership Course
    EMBO Solutions
    Oct 2021
  • NIPS training course (patch-clamp electrophysiology)
    National Institute for Physiological Sciences
    Jul-Aug 2014

Languages

  • Japanese (native)
  • English (C2 Proficient)
  • French (B1 Intermediate)