Okamoto Naoki

Affiliation
Life Science Center for Survival Dynamics, Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance (TARA)
Official title
Associate Professor
Sex
Male
KAKEN ID
10577969
Research fields
Developmental biology
Cell biology
Research keywords
Comparative Endocrinology
Insect Physiology
Peptide hormones
Steroid Hormones
Insulin-Like Peptides
Drosophila melanogaster
Bombyx mori
Research projects
栄養応答性を司る新規内分泌システムの探索2023-04 -- (current)Naoki OkamotoJapan Science and Technology Agency (JST)/FOREST (Fusion Oriented REsearch for disruptive Science and Technology)
全身性カルシウム恒常性メカニズムの追求：個体形状変化をモデル系とした研究2022-08 -- 2027-03岡本直樹武田科学振興財団/2022年度ライフサイエンス研究助成　2,000,000Yen
発生過程において個体形状の変化を調節する内分泌機構の解明2022-04 -- 2025-03岡本直樹日本学術振興会/科学研究費補助金　基盤研究(C)/4,160,000Yen
Elucidation of the neuroendocrine control of hatching behavior2020-09 -- 2022-03Naoki OkamotoUniversity of Tsukuba/Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up2,860,000Yen
Elucidation of the neuroendocrine control of innate behavior during development.2020-05 -- (current)Naoki OkamotoMolecular Biology Society of Japan/The 10th Tomizawa Jun-ichi & Keiko Fund for Young Scientist3,000,000Yen
発生タイミングを制御する神経細胞ネットワークとその機能の解明2015-09 -- 2020-03Naoki Okamoto内藤記念科学振興財団/2014年度内藤記念海外研究留学助成金3,000,000Yen
テナガショウジョウバエ性的二型の分子機構：体サイズと内分泌支配の関係について2014-04 -- 2015-08Naoki OkamotoJapan Society of for the Promotion of Science/Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research3,770,000Yen
インスリン様ペプチドの産生を制御する栄養シグナル伝達機構の解明2013-08 -- 2016-03岡本 直樹武田科学振興財団/2013年度ライフサイエンス研究奨励2,000,000Yen
Study on regulatory mechanisms of the expression and secretion of insulin-like peptides2011-04 -- 2013-03Naoki OkamotoJapan Society of for the Promotion of Science/Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)2,730,000Yen
Career history
2024-04 -- 2025-03Chiba UniversityGraduate School of SciencePart-time Lecturer
2023-06 -- (current)University of TsukubaLife Science Center for Survival Dynamics, TARAAssociate Professor
2020-04 -- 2023-05University of TsukubaLife Science Center for Survival DynamicsAssistant Professor
2017-09 -- 2020-03University of California, RiversideDepartment of EntomologyAssistant Project Scientist
2015-09 -- 2017-08University of California, RiversideDepartment of EntomologyJSPS Postdoctoral fellow for Research Abroad / Assistant Project Scientist
2014-04 -- 2015-08RIKENRIKEN Center for Developmental BiologyResearch Scientist
2011-04 -- 2014-03RIKENRIKEN Center for Developmental BiologySpecial Postdoctoral Researcher
2010-03 -- 2011-03RIKENRIKEN Center for Developmental BiologyResearch Scientist
2009-04 -- 2010-03Nagoya UniversityGraduate School of Bioagricultural SciencesGlobal COE Prefellow
Academic background
2006-04 -- 2009-03Nagoya University Graduate School of Science Division of Biological Science
2004-04 -- 2006-03Nagoya University Graduate School of Science Division of Biological Science
2000-04 -- 2004-03Kansai University Faculty of Engineering Department of Biotechnology
Degree
2009-03Doctor of ScienceNagoya University
Honors & Awards
2023-02-202022 BEST FACULTY MEMBER, University of Tsukuba
2021-04-14令和3年度 若手教員特別奨励賞
2021-04-14Young Scientists’ Prize for Science and Technology by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology昆虫の発育と成長を調節する内分泌機構に関する研究
2019-07Excellent Oral Presentation Award (The 4th International Insect Hormone Workshop 2019)
2017-09Excellent Oral Presentation Award (The 3rd International Insect Hormone Workshop 2017)
2015-07Travel Award for Outstanding Oral Presentation (The 2nd International Insect Hormone Workshop 2015)
2014-067th Daigoro Moriwaki Award : First Prize
2014-03Genetics Society of America Poster Award : Third Prize
2014-01Biology Prize (FY2013: RIKEN Special Postdoctoral Researchers/Foreign Postdoctoral Researchers Presentation of Research Results)
2013-03RIKEN Research Incentive Award
2012-09RIKEN CDB Retreat Poster Award : First Prize
2009-11Global COE Young Scientist Award (MEXT Global COE program in Nagoya University)
2008-12Best Presentation Prize for Under-Forty (The 33rd Annual Meeting of
the Japanese Society for Comparative Endocrinology)
Articles
Books
  • Molluscan Insulin-Related Peptides
    Okamoto Naoki
    Handbook of Hormones: Comparative Endocrinology for Basic and Clinical Research, Second Edition/Elsevier/pp.681-683, 2021-07
  • Insect Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Like Peptides
    Okamoto Naoki
    Handbook of Hormones: Comparative Endocrinology for Basic and Clinical Research, Second Edition/Elsevier/pp.677-679, 2021-07
  • Insect Insulin-Like Peptides
    Okamoto Naoki
    Handbook of Hormones: Comparative Endocrinology for Basic and Clinical Research, Second Edition/Elsevier/pp.673-675, 2021-07
  • Insulin superfamily
    Okamoto Naoki
    Handbook of Hormones: Comparative Endocrinology for Basic and Clinical Research, Second Edition/Elsevier/pp.669-671, 2021-07
  • Molecular functions of ecdysteroids in insects
    Okamoto Naoki; Yamanaka Naoki
    Advances in Invertebrate (Neuro)Endocrinology, Volume2: Arthropoda/Apple Academic Press/pp.77-128, 2020-02
  • Molluscan Insulin-Related Peptides
    Okamoto Naoki
    Handbook of Hormones: Comparative Endocrinology for Basic and Clinical Research/Elsevier/pp.374-376, 2015-09
  • Insect Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Like Peptides
    Okamoto Naoki
    Handbook of Hormones: Comparative Endocrinology for Basic and Clinical Research/Elsevier/pp.371-373, 2015-09
  • Insect Insulin-Like Peptides
    Okamoto Naoki
    Handbook of Hormones: Comparative Endocrinology for Basic and Clinical Research/Elsevier/pp.368-370, 2015-09
  • Insulin superfamily
    Okamoto Naoki
    Handbook of Hormones: Comparative Endocrinology for Basic and Clinical Research/Elsevier/pp.366-367, 2015-09
  • 昆虫インスリン様ペプチドの構造と機能
    岡本 直樹; 溝口 明
    脱皮・変態の生物学−昆虫と甲殻類のホルモン作用の謎を追う/東海大学出版/pp.247-267, 2011-05
Conference, etc.
  • Unraveling the neuroendocrine mechanisms of calcium homeostasis in “bone-less” insects.
    Okamoto Naoki; Mizuno Yosuke; Niwa Ryusuke
    Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry (JSBBA), 2024 Annual Meeting/2024-03-26
  • Endocrine regulation of calcium homeostasis in Drosophila
    Okamoto Naoki
    International Syposium on "Signals for Human, Animal and Planetary Health: From Metabolites To Biological Interactions"/2024-03-04--2024-03-08
  • Exploration of Ion transport peptide receptor in the fruit fly Drosophila
    Watanabe Akira; Furumitsu Megumi; Iwakoshi-Ukena Eiko; ...
    The Asia Pacific Drosophila Neurobiology Conference 3 (APDNC3)/2024-02-27--2024-03-01
  • A neuropeptide acts specialized calcium storage organs to regulate calcium homeostasis in Drosophila
    Okamoto Naoki; Mizuno Yosuke; Kohsaka Hiroshi; Niwa R...
    The Asia Pacific Drosophila Neurobiology Conference 3 (APDNC3)/2024-02-27--2024-03-01
  • 内分泌系によるカルシウム恒常性の調節機構： ショウジョウバエを用いた研究
    岡本 直樹
    第483回発生研セミナー/2024-02-09
  • Developmental adaptation to environment in multicellular organisms
    岡本 直樹; 小幡 史明
    第46回日本分子生物学会年会/2023-12-08
  • 昆虫ニコチン性アセチルコリン受容体の先端開拓：サブユニット構成とネオニコチノイド感受性
    小森 勇磨; 高山 浩一; 岡本 直樹; 清家 和樹; 吉成 祐人; 近藤 周; 谷本 拓; 丹羽 隆介; Sat...
    日本農芸化学会 中部・関西支部合同大会/2023-09-30--2023-10-01
  • Unraveling the mystery of calcium storage and homeostatic mechanisms in "bone-less” insects
    岡本 直樹
    The 5th Morphomeostasis meeting/2023-09-29
  • 昆虫の発生を調節する内分泌機構 ～ショウジョウバエを用いた新規因子の探索と機能解析～
    岡本 直樹
    福井県立大・先端セミナー/2023-09-28
  • Endocrine Regulation of Calcium Homeostasis in Drosophila
    Okamoto Naoki; Mizuno Yosuke; Niwa Ryusuke
    The 6th International Insect Hormone Workshop/2023-06-18--2023-06-24
  • "骨"のない昆虫においてカルシウム恒常性を調節する内分泌機構の発見
    岡本 直樹
    名古屋大学GTRセミナー/2023-03-28
  • チロシン感知が可能とするタンパク質飢餓をしのぐ適応応答
    小坂元 陽奈; 岡本 直樹; 丹羽 隆介; 三浦 正幸; 小幡 史明
    第45回日本分子生物学会年会/2022-11-30--2022-12-02
  • Regulation and Function of Nutrient-responsive "Tobidogu"
    岡本 直樹; 小幡 史明
    第45回日本分子生物学会年会/2022-12-02
  • Neuroendocrine regulation of calcium homeostasis in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster
    Okamoto Naoki; Mizuno Yosuke; Niwa Ryusuke
    第45回日本分子生物学会年会/2022-11-30--2022-12-02
  • ホルモンによる組織間コミューニケーションを介した発生調節機構：ショウジョウバエを用いた研究
    岡本 直樹
    日本植物学会第86回大会/2022-09-19
  • Endocrine regulation of calcium homeostasis during development
    Okamoto Naoki; Mizuno Yosuke; Niwa Ryusuke
    15th Japan Drosophila Research Conference/2022-09-12--2022-09-14
  • Isoform-specific functional analysis of Ion transport peptide and its alternatively spliced variants in Drosophila
    Watanabe Akira; Yoshii Taishi; Tanimoto Hiromu; Kondo Sh...
    15th Japan Drosophila Research Conference/2022-09-12--2022-09-14
  • Sensing of the non-essential amino acid tyrosine governs the response to dietary protein intake in Drosophila
    Kosakamoto Hina; Okamoto Naoki; Niwa Ryusuke; Miura Masa...
    15th Japan Drosophila Research Conference/2022-09-12--2022-09-14
  • The expression patterns of ion transport peptide and its alternatively spliced variants imply their pleiotropic functions during development in Drosophila
    Watanabe Akira; Yoshii Taishi; Tanimoto Hiromu; Kondo Sh...
    The 55th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Developmental Biologists/2022-05-31--2022-06-03
  • Adaptive responses to protein restriction governed by nonessential amino acid tyrosine in Drosophila larvae
    Kosakamoto Hina; Okamoto Naoki; Niwa Ryusuke; Miura Masa...
    The 55th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Developmental Biologists/2022-06-02--2022-06-02
  • Lessons from Non-Model organisms: For developmental biologists who only use model organisms
    岡本 直樹
    The 55th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Developmental Biologists/2022-05-31
  • ショウジョウバエのニコチン性アセチルコリン受容体に対するネオニコチノイドの活性を支配する因子
    高山 浩一; 小森 勇磨; 岡本 直樹; 吉成 祐人; 清家 和樹; 丹羽 隆介; 伊原 誠; Sattelle ...
    日本農芸化学会2023年度大会/2023-03-14--2023-03-16
  • キイロショウジョウバエIon Transport Peptideのアイソフォーム特異的な機能解析
    渡邉 瑛; 丹羽 隆介; 岡本 直樹
    日本動物学会関東支部 第74回大会/2022-03-05--2022-03-05
  • Endocrine regulation of body shape during development in Drosophila
    Okamoto Naoki
    The 44th Annual Meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan/2021-12-01--2021-12-03
  • Isoform-specific expression patterns of ion transport peptide imply their pleiotropic functions in Drosophila.
    Watanabe Akira; Yoshii Taishi; Tanimoto Hiromu; Kondo Sh...
    The 44th Annual Meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan/2021-12-01--2021-12-03
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Intellectural property rights
  • Methods for targeting membrane steroid transporters
    Yamanaka Naoki; Yamanaka Sachiko; Okamoto Naoki; Bittar ...
Teaching
2023-10 -- 2024-02Seminar on Animal Physiology and Developmental Biology IVFUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-01 -- 2024-02Fundamental Biology, Laboratory IIIUniversity of Tsukuba.
2023-10 -- 2023-11Fundamental Biology, Laboratory IIUniversity of Tsukuba.
2023-10 -- 2024-02Seminar on Animal Physiology and Developmental Biology VFUniversity of Tsukuba.
2023-04 -- 2023-08Thesis Research in Animal Physiology and Developmental Biology SUniversity of Tsukuba.
2023-10 -- 2024-02General Biology IUniversity of Tsukuba.
2023-04 -- 2023-05Developmental Biology, Laboratory IUniversity of Tsukuba.
2023-10 -- 2024-02Thesis Research in Animal Physiology and Developmental Biology FUniversity of Tsukuba.
2023-10 -- 2024-02Methodology on Animal Physiology and Developmental Biology IIFUniversity of Tsukuba.
2023-10 -- 2024-02Seminar on Animal Physiology and Developmental Biology IIFUniversity of Tsukuba.
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Talks
  • 内分泌系によるカルシウム恒常性の調節機構： ショウジョウバエを用いた研究
    岡本 直樹
    第483回発生研セミナー/2024-02-09
  • 昆虫の発生を調節する内分泌機構 ～ショウジョウバエを用いた新規因子の探索と機能解析～
    岡本 直樹
    福井県立大・先端セミナー/2023-09-28
University Management
2024-04 -- (current)生物学類・大学説明会委員会委員（生存ダイナミクス研究センター選出）
2023-04 -- (current)スポーツ・デー運営委員会委員（生物学類選出）
Other activities
2023-04 -- 2024-03原著論文査読（レフリー）：Frontiers in Physiology, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, General and Comparative Endocrinology, Zoological Science, Journal of Experimental Biology.
2022-04 -- 2023-03原著論文査読（レフリー）： Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Frontiers in Physiology, PeerJ.
2021-04 -- 2022-03原著論文査読（レフリー）：Gene, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Genes & Genetic Systems.
2020-04 -- 2021-03原著論文査読（レフリー）：Gene, Insects, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, In vitro cellular & animal developmental biology, Open Biology, PeerJ, PLOS Genetics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA.

(Last updated: 2024-04-27)