Group Members

Jamie M. Kass

Associate Professor, PI
email: <kass (at) tohoku.ac.jp>

• PhD in Biology, City University of New York, 2019
• Master of Environmental Management, Duke University, 2007
• Bachelor of Science in Biology, Bachelor of Arts in English, SUNY Binghamton, 2004

Everton Miranda

Assistant Professor
email: <miranda (at) tohoku.ac.jp>

• PhD in Ecology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2020
• MSc in Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation, Mato Grosso Federal University
• Degree in Environmental Law, Candido Mendes University
• Bachelor in Biological Sciences, Rio de Janeiro Federal University

Shiori Takeshige

Assistant Professor
email: <shiori.takeshige.e5 (at) tohoku.ac.jp>

• PhD in Arts and Sciences, The Open University of Japan, 2024
• MS in Arts and Sciences, The Open University of Japan, 2021
• Bachelor in Liberal Arts, The Open University of Japan, 2019

Jotaro Urabe

Research Fellow (Emeritus Professor)
email: <urabe (at) tohoku.ac.jp>

• PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1988
• Master, Tokyo University of Fisheries, 1984
• Bachelor, Tokyo University of Fisheries, 1982

Hiromichi Suzuki

D2 (JSPS research fellow)
Focus: Limnology and ecology of zooplankton
Research: Determinants of zooplankton community structure and dynamics using field studies, experiments, and data analysis

Matthew Durant

M2
Focus: Marine conservation climate change
Research: Ecology and conservation of Pacific sharks and rays, potential benefits of marine protected areas

Megan Low

M2
Focus: Functional diversity of pollinating insects
Research: Predicting and mapping pollinator diversity and pollination service potential

Ryo Nishida

M2
Focus: Impacts of human activity on biodiversity
Research: Relationships between traditional land use practices and species’ distributions

Taro Takane

M2
Focus: Ecology and evolution of monkeys
Research: Biogeography and phylogenetic patterns of the genus Macaca

Ruiqi Zhang

M2
Focus: Plant biogeography
Research: Biogeography of color morphs for the spotted bellflower (ホタルブクロ)

Akari Sarishi

M1
Focus: Plankton ecology
Research:

Tsumugi Watanabe

M1
Focus: Species reintroductions
Research:

Yi Shen

M1
Focus: Remote sensing
Research:

Zhihui Chen

D1
Focus: Plant biogeography
Research: community ecology of montane plants in southern China
Education: Sun Yat-sen University

Felipe Pereira da Rocha

D3
Focus: Amphibian biogeography and tropic interactions
Research: global trophic diversity of ant-eating amphibians
Education: Hong Kong University

Yoshihiro Komatsu

B3
Focus: Climate change and biodiversity
Research: How will climate change effect Japanese deer distribution?

Tomoyo Kobayashi

B3
Focus: Conservation of marine mammals
Research: Biogeography of orcas

Yusuke Sawada

B3
Focus: Soil ecology
Research: Influence of human development distribution of soil mites

So Kaneko

B4
Focus: Threats from invasive fish
Research: Establishment risk and invasive distribution mapping of smallmouth bass in Japan

Kenshin Matsumoto

B4
Focus: Interactions between humans and wildlife
Research: Distribution of Japanese serow and potential shifts with climate change

Takumi Yamaguchi

B4
Focus: Fish ecology and biogeography
Research: Distribution of Japanese eel and associated human impacts