This is the personal research website of Takuma Kumamoto. I am a developmental and evolutionary neuroscientist at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science. My research focuses on how the diversity and complexity of the cerebral cortex have emerged through development and evolution. Please visit the Research page to learn more about my work (Research).
This website is regularly updated with the latest information on my research activities and publications. If you are interested in my research or potential collaborations, please feel free to contact me via the Contact Me page (Contact Me).
UPCOMING EVENTS and NEWS
If you are interested in brain development and evolution, please feel free to contact me.
（Upcoming Events）
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Feb 8–10, 2027 — We are organizing the Yamada Conference “Brain Architecture Meeting” in Izu, Japan. Registration is now open (deadline: September 30). We look forward to seeing you there!
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Dec 1–4, 2026 — I will attend and present at the Annual Meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan in Yokohama.
（Past Events & News）
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Sep 16, 2026 — Our comparative MRI study of the avian brain was published as a Reviewed Preprint in eLife.
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Sep 8–9, 2026 — I attended and presented at the NEWTON Meeting in Gotemba. Despite the rainy weather, it was a great meeting!
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Sep 3–5, 2026 — I attended and presented at the Annual Meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan at Hokkaido University—my first visit to Hokkaido!
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Aug 28–29, 2026 — I attended the final AMED-CREST group meeting at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science.
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Aug 5–7, 2026 — We held our annual summer seminar at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science. Thank you to everyone who participated!
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Jul 17, 2026 — I organized a public lecture at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, featuring Dr. Natsubori (TMIMS) and Dr. Norimoto (Nagoya University). We welcomed approximately 100 participants onsite and 350 online. Many thanks to both speakers for their excellent talks.
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Jul 4, 2026 — I attended a meeting of the Société Franco-Japonaise des Sciences Biologiques in Ebisu, Tokyo.
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Jul 3, 2026 — Our comparative MRI study of the avian brain was posted on bioRxiv.
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Jun 27, 2026 — I was awarded a two-year JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory).
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Jun 17, 2026 — I gave my annual Food Science I lecture at Sugiyama Jogakuen University. Thank you!
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Jun 14, 2026 — Our study on the evolutionary origins of subplate neurons was posted on bioRxiv.
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May 16, 2026 — A collaborative study from the Sasanuma laboratory, on which I am a co-author, was posted on bioRxiv.
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May 11, 2026 — I attended the TMIMS Symposium at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science.
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Apr 26, 2026 — Our collaborative study was accepted for publication in The EMBO Journal. Congratulations to Suzuki-san and the team!
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Mar 10, 2026 — Our follow-up study on the iOn switch was accepted for publication in Communications Biology. This work was co-first-authored by graduate student Zi Chao and Kyosuke Wada.
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Jan 20, 2026 — Our collaborative study was accepted for publication in Development, Growth & Differentiation. Congratulations to the team!
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Jan 1, 2026 — Happy New Year!
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