BRCAS

Dr. Ryuji Machida

Ph.D. University of Tokyo

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Office: Greenhouse Builiding  200

Tel:+886-2-2787-1585

• Marine Molecular Ecology
• Marine Metazoan Metagenomics
• Evolutionary ecology

Research Directions

• 1.Metagenomics for marine metazoans
  Metagenomics has transformed our understanding of microbial communities, and is beginning to be applied to metazoans. The majority of marine metazoan species are small and thus difficult to sample individually. Additionally, it is difficult to identify organisms based on the morphology of early developmental stages, such as eggs and larvae. Therefore, the application of metagenomic approaches to marine metazoans has the potential to transform our understanding of metazoan biodiversity.
• 2.Evolutionary ecology of marine invertebrates
  Our lab is studying invertebrate marine ecology and its evolution, using information acquired from both individual- and community-based (metagenomic) genetic analyses. Such data facilitate our study of invertebrate distribution, population structure, larval dispersal, and related fields.
• 3.Population subdivision in pelagic zooplankton
  Population subdivision and speciation are important evolutionary mechanisms, which contribute for generation of biodiversity of pelagic zooplankton. We are utilizing both individual- and community-based genetic analyses to study the pelagic gene flow barrier, which plays an important role in the establishment of new populations and species of marine planktonic animals.