معرفی
Masaki Kakeyama is a Professor at the Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Japan. With a Ph.D. from Waseda University, he leads research at the intersection of behavioral neuroscience, environmental toxicology, and developmental neurobiology.
- Key Affiliations: Japan Society of Endocrine Disrupters Research, Japanese Society of Toxicology, Japan Neuroscience Society
Research Focus spans neurodevelopmental impacts of environmental chemicals (dioxins, BPA, PCB congeners), neuronal migration mechanisms, and schema-based memory consolidation. His work explores how prenatal exposures alter medial prefrontal cortex and hippocampal function, leading to behavioral inflexibility and cognitive deficits in rodent models.
Scientific Contributions include:
- Characterizing aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) overactivation effects on cortical development
- Developing FlavorMap and IntelliCage automated behavioral assays
- Demonstrating neuronal heterotopia-induced distant brain region dysfunction
- Identifying developmental origins of metabolic disorders via maternal dioxin exposure
Awards:
- Encouragement Award, Japanese Society for Hygiene (2012)
Methodological Innovations include fluorescence laser microdissection-RTqPCR for single-cell gene expression analysis and live imaging techniques for neurochemical dynamics assessment.
Education: Ph.D. in Life Sciences (1995) from Graduate School of Human Sciences, Waseda University.