Basic information
Kentaro Hosaka
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Department
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Department of Botany, Division of Fungi and Algae
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Degree
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Ph.D (Botany & Plant Pathology), Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon, USA), 2005
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E-mail
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Information
Research Field
Mycology (Systematics, Phylogenetics, Biogeography and Biodiversity)
Research Contents
(1) Systematics and phylogenetics of mushroom-forming fungi, emphasizing on Phallomycetidae (= gomphoid-phalloid fungi, including earthstars, stinkhorns, coral fungi, and some truffle-like fungi) and Hydnangiaceae (Laccaria and Hydnangium).
(2) Biogeography of globally distributed mushrooms.
(3) Biodiversity of mushrooms based on specimen-based data and metagenomic data from soil DNA.
(4) Monitoring of radionuclide accumulation in mushroom fruit bodies.
(5) Biodiversity of symbiotic organisms in mushroom fruit bodies.
Working experience
| 2008-present | Curator (Mycology), Department of Botany, Division of Fungi and Algae, National Museum of Nature and Science (Tsukuba, Japan) |
| 2005-2008 |
postdoctoral fellow, Department of Botany, The Field Museum (Chicago, Illinois, USA) |
| 2005 | Ph.D (Botany & Plant Pathology), Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon, USA) |
| 1999 | B.S. (Biology), Department of Biology, University of the Ryukyusu (Okinawa), Japan |
Activities in academic conferences
Japanese Society for Plant Systematics, The Young Scientist Award (2015)
International Symposium of Korea National Herbarium (2014) Organizing Committee
International Mycological Congress (2014) Organizing Committee, Student Award Committee
Japanese Society of Mushroom Science and Technology
Fungal Diversity, editor (2015-)
MycoKeys, editor (2011-)
International Biogeography Society
The Union of Japanese Societies for Natural History (representing the Mycological Society of Japan)
International Association for Plant Taxonomy
Japanese Society for Plant Systematics
Mycological Society of Japan, Editor (Mycoscience) (2009-)
Mycological Society of America
British Mycological Society, Editorial Board member (Fungal Biology)
Kanto Branch of The Mycological Society of Japan, Symposium Organizer (2009-)
North American Truffling Society, Vice President (2001-2005)
Mycologist Circle of Japan
Japanese Society of Myxomycetology
Society of Systematic Biologists
The Biological Society of Okinawa
The Society for Mycology Education
Japanese Society of Mushroom Science and Biotechnology
The Society of Biological Sciences Education of Japan
Mycological Society of America, Best Student Oral Presentation Award (2003)
Comments
My research is heavily based on intensive fieldwork, specimen curation, and DNA analyses. Fieldwork has been conducted in all major continents including Africa and South America, but not in Antarctica yet.
If you are interested in working in my lab, or doing fieldwork with me, please do not hesitate to contact me anytime!