4. Research staff profile
Okinawa Churashima Foundation RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Research on marine organisms

Research staff profile

Rui Matsumoto

Rui Matsumoto, Ph.D.

(Laboratory Manager)

Area of
expertise		 Biology of chondrichthyan fishes (sharks and rays)
Research
content		 Growth and reproduction of chondrichthyan fishes Whale shark migration
Systematis of chondrichthyan fishes (sharks and rays) based on comparative anatomy

Nozomi Kobayashi, Ph.D.

(Research Scientist)

Area of
expertise		 Cetacean ecology, ethology and Bioacoustics
Research
content		 Life history and behavioral science on cetacean. Acoustic communication on animals.
Kei Miyamoto, Ph.D.

Taketeru Tomita, Ph.D.

(Research Scientist)

Area of
expertise		 Biology of chondrichthyan fishes (sharks, batoids and chimaeras)
Research
content		 Functional morphology and evolutionary biology of chondrichthyan fishes
Kei Miyamoto

Kei Miyamoto

(Research Scientist)

Area of
expertise		 Ichthyology
Research
content		 Management of zoological collection
Taxonomy of fishes
Haruna Okabe

Haruna Okabe

(Research Scientist)

Area of
expertise		 Cetacean Ecology
Research
content		 Life history and behavioral science on cetacean.
Research on cetacean fauna
Management of zoological collection
Hitomi Asato

Hitomi Asato

Area of
expertise		 Animal Ecology, Conservation biology
Research
content		 Life-history of reptiles, Field ecology and conservation of reptiles in Ryukyu Archipelago
hanahara

Nozomi Hanahara

(Research Scientist)

Area of
expertise		 Ichthyology
Research
content		 Ecology and Taxonomy of Gobioid fishes
 

Zoological Laboratory & Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

Keiichi Sato

Keiichi Sato, Ph.D.

Area of
expertise		 Chondrichthyan fish biology
Research
content		 Ecology, physiology and reproductive biology of chondrichthyan fishes (sharks and rays)
Systematics of chondrichthyan fishes based on comparative anatomy.
Keiichi Ueda

Keiichi Ueda, Ph.D.

Area of
expertise		 Clinical veterinary of the small cetaceans
Research
content		 Research on surgical procedure of aquatic animals
Research on fungal infections concerning the small cetaceans
Isao Kawazu

Isao Kawazu, Ph.D.

Area of
expertise		 Reproductive biology and ecology of sea turtles
Research
content		 Reproductive biology and research on artificial insemination of sea turtles
Reproductive ecology of sea turtles
Shinichiro Oka, Ph.D.

Shin-ichiro Oka, Ph.D.

Area of
expertise		 Life history of fishes
Research
content		 Fish ecology and morphology of early life stages
Life history of fishes and crustaceans
hanahara

Takahide Sasai

(Research Scientist)

Area of
expertise		 Herpetology
Research
content		 Ecology and Ethology of Marine reptiles
 

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