3月15日13時に第15期公募情報を公開いたしました。
4月1日13時より応募者登録サイトへの登録が可能です。
Information on the 15th call for applications was opened at 13:00 on 15 March.
Applicants can register on the registration website from 1 April at 13:00.
Research Interests: Chemical Ecology, Insect Ecology, Plant Ecology
Research Topic: The Function of Plant communication to Biological Communities
Kaori, as an elementary school student, was fascinated by plant’s strategies to transport pollen. As a PhD student, she studied plant’s defense mechanisms to escape from enemies through plant induced volatiles. Since then, she has been interested in both plant induced responses and interactions through plant induced volatiles. In her current project, she has focused on the so-called plant-communication; intact plant induces defense when a neighbor plant is damaged and starts releasing volatiles. She wants to investigate if there are some universal principles, understand ecological meaning, clarify mechanisms and identify volatile chemical compounds from plants. Moreover, she wants to extend her research to applied sciences in agriculture and industry.