Education
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Ph D, Biochemistry
— Osaka City University (1996) Studies on cherry tomato (Lycopersion esculentum var. Cherry) and other new plant lectins: Purification, properties and utilization
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MS, Biochemistry
— Osaka City University (1992) Studies on chemical structure and functional properties of polysaccharides extracted from red algae (Porphyra tenera)
- BS, Nutritional Biochemistry — Tohoku Women's College (1990)
Publications
- F-type lectins: A highly diversified family of fucose-binding proteins with a unique sequence motif and structural fold, involved in self/non-self recognition 2017
- Microbial diversity of biological filters in recirculating aquaculture systems 2010
- Microbial community diversity and function in biofiltration compartments of an Atlantic salmon marine recirculating aquaculture system
Presentations
- Microbial community structure and function in biofiltration compartments of an Atlantic salmon marine recirculating aquaculture system. 2025
- Solid waste treatment for saltwater RAS: Microbial anaerobic digestion and biomethane production 2017
Grants and Contracts
- Improving Bluegill Aquaculture for Bio-monitoring 2022
- Improving the survival rates of weak and slow-growing oysters during the winter season: Land-based recirculating aquaculture system for overwinter oyster farming 2022
- Improving the survival rates of weak and slow-growing oysters during the winter season: Land-based recirculating aquaculture system for overwinter oyster farming 2022
- Nursery grow-out of European seabass fry and juveniles at IMET's Aquaculture Research Center (ARC) 2017
- High value marine fish for Baltimore's neediest citizens 2017
- In-line conversion of salmon smolt solid waste to biomethane 2017
- Nursery grow-out of European seabass fry and juveniles at IMET's Aquaculture Research Center (ARC) 2016
- Microbial fuel cells (MFC) for biological monitoring and waste treatment of aquaculture: “Remote and real-time” device to improve environment associated with aquaculture
- Opportunities for increased aquaculture profitability by converting aquaculture wastes to valuable biomethane and biofertilizer
Courses Taught
- Marine and Environmental Biotechnology
- Marine and Environmental Technology
- Marine and Environmental Technology
- Marine and Environmental Biotechnology
- Marine and Environmental Biotechnology