CURRICULUM VITAE

(Oct. 2016)

Name: Ichirou Karahara

Office Address:

Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama

3190 Gofuku, Toyama 930-8555, Japan

E-mail: karahara@sci.u-toyama.ac.jp

Tel: + 81-76-445-6630

Fax: + 81-76-445-6549

Date of birth: 2 October 1966

Nationality: Japanese Gender: Male

Education:

1996 D.Sc. (Ph.D.) Physiology

, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University

1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka 560-0043, Osaka, Japan

1991 M.Sc. Physiology , Osaka University, Japan

1989 B.Sc. Biology, Osaka University, Japan

Professional Experience:

2014-present: Professor, Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama

2006: Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama

2000: Visiting Researcher Fellowship supported by MEXT Japan, MCD Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder

1996-2006: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Toyama

1996: Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (PD: Postdoctoral) supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Osaka University, Japan

Teaching Experience:

List of courses taught at Univ. Toyama: Plant Physiology (2007- present), Plant Morphology (2007- present), Cell Biology (2007- 2011), Physiology and Morphology Lab Course (1997- present), Botany Field Work Course (1997- present), Plant Biology (Liberal arts) (2007, 2009, 2011, 2014)

List of course taught at Yamagata Univ.: Plant Morphology (2015)

List of course taught at Niigata Univ.: Plant Morphology (2009, 2016)

Honors and awards:

2009: Excellent Paper Award "Hirase Award" (Japanese Society for Plant Morphology)

2000: Young Scientist Award (Japanese Society for Plant Morphology)

2000: Young Scientist Award (Japanese Society for Root Research)

Professional Activity:

2016: Organizing Committee member of the 11th Asian Microgravity Symposium

2015- present: Editor for "Journal of Plant Research"

2014 - 2016: Judge for Research Fellowship for Young Scientists supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

2014 - 2018: Vice-Chair of Sub-Scientific Commission F1 (Gravitational and Space Biology) of COSPAR (Committee on Space Research)

2013- 2015: Editorial Board Member for "Journal of Plant Research"

2013: Judge for a grant in aid ERA-CAPS of European Research Area

2013: Judge for a grant in aid BBSRC of Research Councils UK

2012- present: Editor in Chief for "Plant Morphology"

2012- 2017: Councilor of Japanese Society for Plant Physiology

2010- 2012: Editor for "Plant Morphology"

2010- 2012: Councilor of Japanese Society for Root Research

2010- 2012: Chair of Public Relations Committee, Japanese Society of Plant Morphology

2009- present: Councilor of Japanese Society for Biological Sciences in Space

2008- 2009: Chairman of Japanese Society for Root Research

2008- 2009: Councilor of Japanese Society for Plant Physiology

2007- 2015: Organized Co-operative Agreement on Research between Faculty of Science, University of Toyama, Japan and Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

2006- 2015: Editor in Chief for "Plant Root"

2006- 2007: Vice Chair of Japanese Society for Root Research

2004- 2007: Editorial Board Member for "Root Research" (in Japanese)

1996- 2003: Councilor of Japanese Society for Root Research

Invited Talks (international):

2016: Invited seminar and lecture, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Life Science Seminar

2015: Invited talk and Chair of session C2 (Biology of Plants and Microorganisms) of the 2nd East Asia Microscopy Conference (EAMC2)

2011: Plenary lecture and Organizing committee member, 7th International Symposium on Structure and Function of Roots, High Tatras, Slovakia

2010: Invited talk and Chair of session L13 Plant Science,17th International Microscopy Congress (IMC17), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2008: Invited talk, Workshop on Plant Structure and Function, Beijing Botanical Society, Beijing Forestry University; Academic Exchange Seminar in South China Botanical Garden, Guangzhou

2005: Invited lecture, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing; Peking University, Beijing

Professional Societies, Membership:

Botanical Society of Japan, Japanese Society for Plant Physiology, Japanese Society for Root Research, Japanese Society for Plant Morphology, Japanese Society for Biological Sciences in Space, Japanese Society of Microscopy, American Society of Plant Biologists

Academic Services:

Reviewer for manuscripts: Planta, Annals of Botany London, Physiologia Plantarum, Plant Physiology, Plant Cell Physiology, Plant Root, Advances in Space Research, Journal of Plant Research, Micron, Plant and Soil, Protoplasma, Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, Biological Sciences in Space, Proteome Science, Microgravity Sci. Technol.

Grant evaluation: BBSRC, Research Councils UK; ERA-CAPS European Commission, European Research Area; Research Fellowship for Young Scientists, JSPS; International Foundation for Science

Publications:

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1. Takeuchi M, Karahara I, Kajimura N, Takaoka A, Murata K, Misaki K, et al. Single microfilaments mediate the early steps of microtubule bundling during preprophase band formation in onion cotyledon epidermal cells. Mol Biol Cell. 2016;27(11):1809-20.

2. Karahara I, Yamauchi D, Uesugi K, Mineyuki Y. Three-dimensional imaging of plant tissues using X-ray micro-computed tomography. Plant Morphology. 2015;27:21-6.

3. Karahara I. The history and current status of space life sciences in Asia - A report of the 10th Asian Microgravity Symposium 2014 Seoul -. Biological Sciences in Space. 2015;29:8-11.

4. Yukiyoshi K, Karahara I. Role of ethylene signalling in the formation of constitutive aerenchyma in primary roots of rice. AoB Plants. 2014;6:plu043.

5. Tamaoki D, Karahara I, Nishiuchi T, Wakasugi T, Yamada K, Kamisaka S. Effects of hypergravity stimulus on the global gene expression during reproductive growth in arabidopsis. Plant Biol (Stuttg). 2014;16:179-86.

6. Karahara I, Kang B-H. High-pressure freezing and low-temperature processing of plant tissue samples for electron microscopy. Methods Mol Biol. 2014;1080:147-57.

7. Hoson T, Soga K, Kazuyuki W, Takahashi H, Karahara I, Yano S, et al. Growth stimulation in inflorescences of an Arabidopsis tubulin mutant under microgravity conditions in space. Plant Biology. 2014;16:91-6.

8. Yano S, Kasahara H, Masuda D, Tanigaki F, Shimazu T, Suzuki H, et al. Improvements in and actual performance of the Plant Experiment Unit onboard Kibo, the Japanese experiment module on the international space station. Adv Space Res. 2013;51(5):780-8.

9. Yamauchi D, Tamaoki D, Hayami M, Takeuchi M, Karahara I, Sato M, et al. Micro-CT observations of the 3D distribution of calcium oxalate crystals in cotyledons during maturation and germination in Lotus miyakojimae seeds. Microscopy. 2013;62:353-61.

10. Karahara I, Mineyuki Y. A brief introductory guide to the ultrastructural analyses of plant tissues by using high-pressure freezing techniques. Plant Morphology. 2013;25:15-20.

11. Yamauchi D, Tamaoki D, Hayami M, Uesugi K, Takeuchi A, Suzuki Y, et al. Extracting tissue and cell outlines of Arabidopsis seeds using refraction contrast X-ray CT at the SPring-8 facility. AIP Conference Proceedings. 2012;1466(1):237-42.

12. Karahara I, Umemura K, Soga Y, Akai Y, Bando T, Ito Y, et al. Demonstration of osmotically dependent promotion of aerenchyma formation at different levels in the primary roots of rice using a "sandwich" method and X-ray computed tomography. Ann Bot (Lond). 2012;110(2):503-9.

13. Karahara I, Staehelin LA, Mineyuki Y. The role of endocytosis in the creation of the cortical division zone in plants. In: Ceresa B, editor. Molecular Regulation of Endocytosis. Rijeka: InTech; 2012. p. 41-60.

14. Karahara I. The pea stem: A unique experimental system to study the development of the Casparian strip. Plant Signal Behav. 2012;7(9):1-2.

15. Karahara I. Earthquake and plant root researches. Plant Root. 2012;6:1-4.

16. Horie T, Karahara I, Katsuhara M. Salinity tolerance mechanisms in glycophytes: An overview with the central focus on rice plants. Rice. 2012;5(1):11.

17. Tamaoki D, Karahara I, Nishiuchi T, Wakasugi T, Yamada K, Kamisaka S. Involvement of auxin dynamics in hypergravity-induced promotion of lignin-related gene expression in Arabidopsis inflorescence stems. J Exp Bot. 2011;62(15):5463-9.

18. Karahara I, Takaya E, Fujibayashi S, Inoue H, Weller JL, Reid JB, et al. Development of the Casparian strip is delayed by blue light in pea stems. Planta. 2011;234(5):1019-30.

19. Karahara I. Publications from 2007 to 2010 in Plant Root: A retrospection. Plant Root. 2011;5(0):1-4.

20. Chen T, Cai X, Wu X, Karahara I, Schreiber L, Lin J. Casparian strip development and its potential function in salt tolerance. Plant Signal Behav. 2011;6(10):1499-502.

21. Karahara I, Staehelin LA, Mineyuki Y. A role of endocytosis in plant cytokinesis. Comm Int Biol. 2010;3(1):1-3.

22. Karahara I. Back in the forest. Plant Root. 2010;4(0):1-3.

23. Tamaoki D, Karahara I, Nishiuchi T, De Oliveira S, Schreiber L, Wakasugi T, et al. Transcriptome profiling in Arabidopsis inflorescence stems grown under hypergravity in terms of cell walls and plant hormones. Adv Space Res. 2009;44:245-53.

24. Karahara I, Tamaoki D, Nishiuchi T, Schreiber L, Kamisaka S. Effects of altered gravity conditions on lignin and secondary wall formation in herbaceous dicots and woody plants. Biolological Sciences in Space. 2009;23(4):177-82.

25. Karahara I, Suda J, Tahara H, Yokota E, Shimmen T, Misaki K, et al. The preprophase band is a localized center of clathrin-mediated endocytosis in late prophase cells of the onion cotyledon epidermis. Plant J. 2009;57(5):819-31.

26. Karahara I, Suda J, Staehelin LA, Mineyuki Y. Quantitative Analysis of Vesicles in the Preprophase Band by Electron Tomography. Cytologia. 2009;74(2):113-4.

27. Karahara I. Crisis and opportunity. Plant Root. 2009;3(0):1-2.

28. Karahara I, Matsuda K, Honma Y. Effects of ethylene on the production, elongation, and differentiation of endodermal cells in maize primary root: An integrative analysis of the developmental process of a particular cell type. Plant Root. 2008;2(0):29-37.

29. Karahara I. Our first year. Plant Root. 2008;2(0):1-2.

30. Karahara I. The" Plant Root" has been launched. Plant Root. 2007;1(0):1-2.

31. Tamaoki D, Karahara I, Schreiber L, Wakasugi T, Yamada K, Kamisaka S. Effects of hypergravity conditions on elongation growth and lignin formation in the inflorescence stem of Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Plant Research. 2006;119(2):79-84.

32. Tamaoki D, Karahara I, Nishiuchi T, Wakasugi T, Yamada K, Yamaguchi K, et al. Effect of hypergravity on expression levels of lignin biosynthesis-related genes in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Gravitational Physiology. 2006;13:101-2.

33. Nakabayashi I, Karahara I, Tamaoki D, Masuda K, Wakasugi T, Yamada K, et al. Hypergravity stimulus enhances primary xylem development and decreases mechanical properties of secondary cell walls in inflorescence stems of Arabidopsis thaliana. Ann Bot (Lond). 2006;97(6):1083-90.

34. Nakabayashi I, Karahara I, Tamaoki D, Masuda K, Soga K, Hoson T, et al. Effects of hypergravity stimulus on primary xylem development and mechanical properties of secondary cell walls in inflorescence stems of Arabidopsis thaliana L. Journal of Gravitational Physiology. 2006;13:121-2.

35. Kamachi H, Komori I, Tamura H, Sawa Y, Karahara I, Honma Y, et al. Lead tolerance and accumulation in the gametophytes of the fern Athyrium yokoscense. J Plant Res. 2005;118(2):137-45.

36. Karahara I, Ikeda A, Kondo T, Uetake Y. Development of the Casparian strip in primary roots of maize under salt stress. Planta. 2004;219(1):41-7.

37. Homma Y, Karahara I. The Casparian strip in a cleared hypocotyl of Arabidopsis. Cytologia. 2004;69(1):i-ii (Technical note).

38. Honma Y, Nakabayashi I, Tamaoki D, Kasahara H, Ishioka N, Shimazu T, et al. Optical microscopy of Arabidopsis seedlings fixed in non-fresh FAA using Kennedy Fixation Tubes. Biolological Sciences in Space. 2003;17(4):307-8.

39. Murata T, Karahara I, Kozuka T, Giddings Jr TH, Staehelin LA, Mineyuki Y. Improved method for visualizing coated pits, microfilaments, and microtubules in cryofixed and freeze-substituted plant cells. J Electron Microsc. 2002;51(2):133-6.

40. Yokoyama M, Karahara I. Radial widening of the Casparian strip follows induced radial expansion of endodermal cells. Planta. 2001;213(3):474-7.

41. Fujihira K, Kurata T, Watahiki MK, Karahara I, Yamamoto KT. An agravitropic mutant of Arabidopsis, endodermal-amyloplast less 1, that lacks amyloplasts in hypocotyl endodermal cell layer. Plant Cell Physiol. 2000;41(11):1193-9.

42. Zeier J, Goll A, Yokoyama M, Karahara I, Schreiber L. Structure and chemical composition of endodermal and rhizodermal/hypodermal walls of several species. Plant, Cell & Environment. 1999;22(3):271-9.

43. Karahara I, Shibaoka H. Effects of brefeldin A on the development of the Casparian strip in pea epicotyls. Protoplasma. 1998;203(1):58-64.

44. Karahara I, Shibaoka H. The Casparian strip in pea epicotyls: effects of light on its development. Planta. 1994;192(2):269-75.

45. Karahara I, Shibaoka H. Isolation of Casparian strips from pea roots. Plant Cell Physiol. 1992;33(5):555-61.