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The nervous system functions through the formation of an elaborate network of diverse and differentiated nerve cells. Abnormalities in these differentiation and connection mechanisms are known to impair the normal functioning of the cranial nerve system and cause various neurological and psychiatric disorders. I am conducting research for the purpose of clarifying the brain function acquisition of the cerebral nervous system through dynamic changes of molecular activities and circuit formation.
Personal and Team Background
I am a neuroscientist, wife, and mother of two wonderful daughters. Currently, I reside in Kodaira-shi in Tokyo. In my free time, I enjoy reading ‘bunkoban’ novels, watching movies, and window shopping. When I was a high school student, I wanted to be a foreign diplomat because I wanted to travel abroad, but thought it would be too difficult, so I decided to be a neuroscientist instead. I love travelling and have been to San Diego and Washington in the USA, Lion in France, Beijing in China, and Lisbon in Portugal. Someday I hope to visit Brazil and Singapore.
Typically, our team consists of four researchers. We are researching DSCAM functions in the midbrain. Please see the details of our research below. Our team has published several papers on our research and we recently presented at a symposium online. We are planning to present at two more symposiums in 2021 at this time. We are looking for overseas partners to cooperate with us on…
Academic history：
April 1994 – Mar 1998 Kyushu University (The Faculty of Science)
Apr 1998 – Mar 2000 Nara Institute of Science and Technology (Division of Biological Science)
Apr 2000– Mar 2003* Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine (Division of Basic Medicine) *: graduated early
Research history:
Apr 2001– May 2003 Research Fellowship DC1 for Young Scientists of JSPS （Dr. Kozo Kaibuchi）
Jun 2003– Apr 2004 Research Fellowship PD for Young Scientists of JSPS （Dr. Kozo Kaibuchi）
Jun 2004– Aug 2005 Research Fellowship PD for Young Scientists of JSPS （Dr. Masaki Inagaki）
Sep 2005– Aug 2008 Research Assistant at Nagoya University Graduate school of Medicine（Dr. Kozo Kaibuchi）
Sep 2008– Mar 2011 GCOE Associate Professor at Tamagawa University（Dr. Jun Tanji）
Apr 2011– Dec 2012 Principal Researcher at Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science（Dr. Eiji Hoshi）
Jan 2013– Mar 2017 Research Fellow at National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry （Dr. Mikio Hoshino）
Apr 2017– Mar 2020 Restart Postdoctoral Fellowship RPD of JSPS（Dr. Mikio Hoshino）
Apr 2020– present Research Fellow at National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP)
Contact information
Nariko Arimura, Ph.D
Research Fellow
Department of Biochemistry and Cellular Biology
National Institute of Neuroscience
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP)
4-1-1, Ogawahigashicho, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan.187-8502
n-arimur[at]ncnp.go.jp