We are interested in cell polarity establishment and cell fate determination in plants. We aim to elucidate the mechanism of nematode infection from the point of cell biology by focusing on feeding site formation where vascular precursor cells are converted into specialized feeding cells. Based on our knowledge of basic science, we also aim for developing nematode control methods.

2005.03: PhD (Bioscience), Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST)
2003.04 – 2005.03: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research fellow (DC2)
2005.04 – 2006.03: Post-doctoral researcher, Graduate School of Biological Sciences, NAIST
2006.04 – 2014.11: Assistant Professor, NAIST
2014.12 – 2016.03: Associate Professor, NAIST
2016.04 – 2016.07: Post-doctoral researcher, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
2016.08 – 2017.08: Research Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
2017.09 – 2022.07: Professor, College of Life Sciences & Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
2022.08 – present: Associate Professor, International Research Organization for Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University

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Email: ma-furut@kumamoto-u.ac.jp

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