Education
Undergraduate
Tokyo University of Agriculture; B.S. in Fermentation Chemistry, 1984
Graduate
Yamanashi University; M. Sc. in Applied Microbiology, 1986
Tokyo Institute of Technology; Ph.D. in Bioengineering, 1993
Professional Experience
1983-1984
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture, and National Research Institute of Brewing.
1984-1986
Graduate student, Dept. of Fermentation Chemistry, Yamanashi University.
1986-1991
Researcher, Central Laboratory of Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
1987-1990
Visiting research associate, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN Institute).
1991-1993
Ph.D. student, Dept. of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology.
1993-1995
Post Doctoral Fellow, Michigan State University, Center for Microbial Ecology.
1995-2001
Research associate, Deep-sea Microorganisms Research Group, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center.
1997-1998
Visiting research associate, Nara Institute of Science and Technology.
2001-
Group leader of Microbial Genome Research Group, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center.
2002-2003
Visitingscientist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego.
2006-2009
Program director of extremophiles research program, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology.
2006-
Visiting professor of Azabu University, School of Veterinary Medicine.
2009-
Team leader of environmental metagenome research group
Membership
- American Society for Microbiology
- Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology
- Society of Genome Microbiology, Japan
- Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry
- The Molecular Biology Society of Japan
Awards
- The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Prizes of Science and Technology) April 18, 2001
- The Academic Research Award from The Toyama Prefectural Foundation (Genome Science) May 15, 2001
External Professional Activities
【Meetings / Workshops】
(Invited speaker)
- Hideto Takami(2009) Metagenomics in the deep subsurface environments. The 8th International Workshop on Advanced Genomics, Tokyo, Japan
- Hideto Takami(2008) Metagenomic analysis of deep subsurface environments. Metagenomics 2008, San Diego, USA
- Hideto Takami(2006) Diversity and commonality of extremophilic Bacillus-related species revealed by their genome sequences. Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology for Future Bioindustry, Sendai, Japan
- Hideto Takami(2005) Genomic diversity of extremophilic bacilli. International Symposium on Extremophiles and Their Applications, Tokyo, Japan
- Hideto Takami(2005) Diversity and commonality of environmental Bacillus-related species revealed by their genome sequences. The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology Meeting, Seoul, Korea
- Hideto Takami(2005) Comparative genomics of bacilli, which thrive in extreme environments. HGM (Human Genome Meeting) 2005, Kyoto, Japan
- Hideto Takami(2001) Complete genome sequence of alkaliphilic Bacillus halodurans and genomic sequence comparison with other Bacillus strains. Recent Progress in Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics, Korea Genome Organization Meeting, Seoul, Korea
- Hideto Takami, Kaoru Nakasone, Yoshihiro Takaki, Go Maeno, Rumie Sasaki, Noriaki Masui, Fumie Fuji, Chie Hirama, Yuka Nakamura, Naotake Ogasawara, Satoru Kuhara, and Koki Horikoshi (2001) Complete genome sequence of alkaliphilic bacterium, Bacillus halodurans and genomic sequence comparison with Bacillus subtilis. International Symposium on bacilli, Tokyo, Japan
- Hideto Takami(2001) Genome analysis of alkaliphilic Bacillus halodurans and its perspective to industrial application. International Symposium on Extremophiles and Genomics Tokyo. Tokyo, Japan
- Takami, H., Takaki, Y., Nakasone, K., Sasaki, R., and Horikoshi, K. (2000) Whole genome analysis of alkaliphilic Bacillus halodurans and conparative study with Bacillus halodurans. The 3rd International Congress on Extremophiles, Hamburg, Germany
- Hideto Takami and Koki Horikoshi (1999) Genome analysis of facultatively alkaliphilic Bacillus halodurans C-1.33. European Congress on Biotechnology 99'. Brussels, Belgium.
- H. Takami, T. Nagahama, F. Fuji, A. Inoue, F. Abe, K. Horikoshi (1998) Microbial Diversity in the Deep-sea Environment. American Geographical Union, 1998 Spring Meeting in Boston, USA.
- Hideto Takami, Kaoru Nakasone, Chie Hirama, Yoshihiro Takaki, Noriaki Masui, Yuka Nakamura, Fumie Fuji, Akira Inoue, Shinsuke Nakade, Naotake Ogasawara, and Koki Horikoshi (1998) Partial Genome Analysis of Alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. C-125. International Congress on Extremophiles 98 in Yokohama, Japan.
【Visiting lecturer】
- Toyo University (1995, 1999-2000)
- Tokyo Institute of Technology (2000)
- The University of Tokyo (2001)
- Kitasato University (2005, 2007-2009)
- Tokushima University (2007-2009)
- Tokyo Metropolitan University (2010)
- Azabu University (since 2006)
- Kagawa University (2012-2013)
- The University of Tokyo (2013)
- Kagawa University (2012-2014)
- University of Tokyo (2013)
【Society member】
- Genome Technology 164 Committee (Since 2001)
- Committee member for Research Program of Metagenomic Technology and its Industrial Application (2006-2007)
- Professional member for Science Funding Committee of Japan Society of the Promotion of Science (2009-2011)
- Council member for Society of Genome Microbiology, Japan (2009-2014)
- Organizing Committee Member for 10th International Workshop on Advanced Genomics (2012-2013)
【Journal editor】
- Microbes and Environments (since 2007)
- The Scientific World JOURNAL(Editorial Board, Genetics) (2011~)
【Journal reviewer】
- The ISME Journal
- Environmental Microbiology and Environmental Microbiology Reports
- DNA and Cell biology
- Microbes and Environments
- DNA Research
- Journal of General Virology
- The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology
- Archives of Microbiology
- Extremophiles
- Gene
- Antonie van Leeuwenhoeck
- Deep-sea Research
- Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry
- International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
