Dr. Teruyuki Matsunaga, Postdoctoral Fellow

University of California, Berkeley
Department of Integrative Biology
Office: 4095 Valley Life Sciences Building
tsukkichi.empty.kumara [at] gmail [dot] com
Department of Integrative Biology
Office: 4095 Valley Life Sciences Building
tsukkichi.empty.kumara [at] gmail [dot] com
Appointment and Education
JSPS doctral fellow (2015 – 2017)
Ph.D., Science, The University of Tokyo (2016)
B.S., Physics, Tokyo University Science (2011)
Ph.D., Science, The University of Tokyo (2016)
B.S., Physics, Tokyo University Science (2011)
Publications
Karageorgi M*, Groen SC*, Verster KI, Aguilar JM, Sumbul F, Hastings AP, Pelaez JN, Bernstein SL, Matsunaga T, Astourian M, Guerra G, Rico F, Dobler S, Agrawal AA, Whiteman NK (2019). Genome editing retraces the evolution of toxin resistance in the monarch butterfly. Nature
Karageorgi M*, Matsunaga T*, Whiteman KN (2018) Drosophila: Where the Wild Flies Are. Mini review. Current Biology. *equal contribution
Matsunaga T, Kohsaka H, Nose A (2017). Gap junction-mediated signaling from motor neurons regulates motor generation in the central circuits of larval Drosophila. Journal of Neuroscience. Selected as a featured article in this issue of the journal
Kumashiro Y, Matsunaga T, Muraoka M, Tanaka N, Itoga K, Kobayashi J, Tomiyama Y, Kuroda M, Shimizu T, Hashimoto I, Umemura K, Yamato M, Okano T (2014). Rate control of cell sheet recovery by incorporating hydrophilic pattern in thermoresponsive cell culture dish. JBiomed Master Res A
Matsunaga T, Fushiki A, Nose A, Kohsaka H (2013). Optogenetic perturbation of neural activity with laser illumination in semi-intact Drosophila larvae in motion. Journal of Visualized Experiments
Inada K, Kohsaka H, Takasu E, Matsunaga T, Nose A (2011). Optical dissection of neural circuits responsible for Drosophila larval locomotion with halorhodopsin. PLoS ONE
Karageorgi M*, Matsunaga T*, Whiteman KN (2018) Drosophila: Where the Wild Flies Are. Mini review. Current Biology. *equal contribution
Matsunaga T, Kohsaka H, Nose A (2017). Gap junction-mediated signaling from motor neurons regulates motor generation in the central circuits of larval Drosophila. Journal of Neuroscience. Selected as a featured article in this issue of the journal
Kumashiro Y, Matsunaga T, Muraoka M, Tanaka N, Itoga K, Kobayashi J, Tomiyama Y, Kuroda M, Shimizu T, Hashimoto I, Umemura K, Yamato M, Okano T (2014). Rate control of cell sheet recovery by incorporating hydrophilic pattern in thermoresponsive cell culture dish. JBiomed Master Res A
Matsunaga T, Fushiki A, Nose A, Kohsaka H (2013). Optogenetic perturbation of neural activity with laser illumination in semi-intact Drosophila larvae in motion. Journal of Visualized Experiments
Inada K, Kohsaka H, Takasu E, Matsunaga T, Nose A (2011). Optical dissection of neural circuits responsible for Drosophila larval locomotion with halorhodopsin. PLoS ONE