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Motoaki Seki graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University in 1988. He obtained his Ph.D. in science from Hiroshima University in 1994. He continued the study until March 1995 as a Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
In April 1995, he joined Laboratory of Plant Molecular Biology, RIKEN Tsukuba Institute and has studied plant functional genomics and molecular responses to abiotic stresses in plants.
In 1999, he also became Senior Scientist of Plant Mutation Exploration Team, Plant Functional Genomics Research Group, RIKEN Genomic Sciences Center and has performed Arabidopsis functional genomics using full-length cDNAs　and whole-genome transcriptome analyses under drought, cold and high-salinity stress conditions.
In November 2006, he was appointed to be Team Leader of Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Plant Science Center.
In April 2008, he was appointed to be Guest Professor of Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University.
In April 2012, he was appointed to be Visiting Professor of Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Science (VAAS), Vietnam.
In April 2013, he was appointed to be Visiting Professor of Mahidol University, Thailand.
In April 2013, he was appointed to be Team Leader of Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN  Center for Sustainable Resource Science.
In October 2017, he was appointed to be Visiting Professor of Punjab University, Pakistan.
In April 2018, he was appointed to be Chief Scientist of RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR).
In April 2023, he was appointed to be Visiting Professor of Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University.

Alumini

Miho MAKINO (ICAR2023 Part Timer) (Feb. 2022-Mar. 2024)

Thu ANH VU（International Program Associate; Apr. 2018 to Sep. 2023）
→ Agricultural Genetics Institute (AGI), Vietnam

Hinata MOTEGI (Student Trainee etc) (Apr. 2021-Mar. 2023)

Kentaro NAKAMINAMI (Research Scientist) (Apr. 2008-Mar. 2023)
→ FORDAYS Co., Ltd.

Hiroki Tokunaga (Research Scientist) (Apr. 2016-Sep. 2022)
→ JIRCAS, Tropical Agriculture Research Front (Ishigaki), Research Staff

Zarnab AHMAD (Student Trainee) (Oct. 2017-Sep. 2021)
→ Lahore University of Management Sciences, Postdoc

Akihiro MATSUI (Research Scientist) (Oct. 2005-Mar. 2021)
→ IAI CORPORATION

Khurram BASHIR (Research Scientist) (Apr. 2013-Mar. 2021)
→ Lahore University of Management Sciences, Associate Professor

Yuiko SATO (Student Trainee etc) (Apr. 2018-Mar. 2021)

Sultana Rasheed（JRA etc）（Dec. 2013-Mar. 2020

Yuji Sunaoshi (Student Trainee etc) (Oct. 2015-Dec. 2019)

Aya Sakamoto (Student Trainee) (Oct. 2017-Mar. 2019)

Kaori Sako（Postdoctoral Researcher）（Apr. 2012-Mar. 2019)
→ Lecturer, Department of Advanced Bioscience, Kindai University

Takahiro Abe (Student Trainee) (Apr. 2017-Mar. 2019)

Minako SUMITA (Assistant) (2006-Dec. 2018)

Jong-Myong KIM (Research Scientist) (Apr. 2005-Mar. 2018)
→ Project Associate Professor, Lab. of Radio-Plant Physiology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo

Hiroko TSUCHIDA (Technical Staff) (Oct. 2017-Mar. 2018)

Huong MAI NGUYEN (Student Trainee) (Nov. 2012-Mar. 2018)

Tomoe NAKAMURA (Student Trainee) (Apr. 2015-Mar. 2018)

Chien VAN HA (Postdoctoral Researcher) (Apr. 2017-Jan. 2018)

Seiko Nomura (Technical Staff)(Apr. 2010-Nov. 2017)

Cam Chau THI NGUYEN （Yokohama City Univ. Master and Doctor Course）(Apr. 2011 to Mar. 2017）
→ Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Lecturer

Onsaya PATANUN （International Program Associate; Aug. 2013 to Jul. 2016）
→ Mahidol University

Yoshio TAKEI（Yokohama City Univ., Undergraduate and Master Course; Oct. 2013 to Mar. 2017）
→ SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.

Taku Sasaki（Postdoctoral Researcher (CREST)）（Apr. 2014-Mar. 2015）
→ Post-Doctoral Fellow, National Institute of Genetics, Tetsuji Kakutani Lab.
→ Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo

Anh Hai Nguyen（International Program Associate）(Apr. 2013-Mar. 2015)
→ Agricultural Genetics Institute (AGI), Vietnam, Researcher

Huong Thi Tong（Visiting Scientist）(Sep. 2015)
→ Agricultural Genetics Institute (AGI), Vietnam, Research Staff

Thu ANH VU(Visiting Scientist)(Oct. 2014-Nov. 2014)
→ Agricultural Genetics Institute (AGI), Vietnam, Researcher

Taeko Morosawa (Technical Staff) (May 2005-Apr. 2013)
→ Ogasawara Hahajima Tourist Association

Sachiko Oyama (Technical Staff) (Apr. 2010-Mar. 2013)
→ RIKEN CSRS BMEP, Cell Factory Research Team, Technical Staff

Thuy THI LE (Visiting Scientist）(Dec. 2011-Mar. 2012）
→ Agricultural Genetics Institute (AGI), Vietnam, Researcher

Taiko Kim To (University of Tokyo, Doctor Course)(Apr. 2006-Mar. 2011）
→ Associate Professor, Department of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Marina Ando（Yokohama City Univ., Master Course）(Nov. 2012-Mar. 2014）

Shuhei Kobayashi（Yokohama City Univ., Master Course）(Apr. 2009-Mar. 2011）

Tatsuya Nishioka (Yokohama City Univ., Master Course）(Apr. 2009-Mar. 2011）

Chika Ushifusa　(Yokohama City Univ., Undergraduate Course）(Nov. 2009-Mar. 2011）

Fiona Robertson (JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow）(May 2010-Apr. 2011)
→ University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, Senior Lecturer

Alessandra Devoto (JSPS Invitation Fellow）(Apr. 2010-Aug. 2010)
→ Royal Holloway - University of London、Professor

Masanori Okamoto（RIKEN Special Postdoctoral Researcher）(Apr. 2007-Mar. 2010)
→ Team Leader, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS)

Yukio Kurihara（Postdoctoral Research Scientist）(Apr. 2007 ~Mar. 2010)
→ Assistant Professor, Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Makiko Kawashima (Technical Staff) (May 2006 ~ Apr. 2009)

Maiko Nakajima(Technical Staff) (Mar. 2001-Sep. 2007)

Akiko Enju (Technical Staff) (Apr. 2001 ~ May 2006)
→ The University of Adelaide, Mark Tester Lab

Masakazu Satou(Technical Scientist) (Apr. 2006 ~ Mar. 2007)
→ The Dragon Genomics Center, Takara Bio Inc.

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