414 Burrill Hall, 407 S. Goodwin Ave. University of Illinois Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 217-244-5741
Email: khiraya2@uiuc.edu
Education
2001-2005 B.S., Department of Biosciences and Informatics, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan. Behavioral analysis in Caenorhabditis elegans: Integration of chemo- and thermo-sensation.
2005-present graduate student at the Neuroscience Program, University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Publications & Presentations
Kinetic analysis and neural circuit of chemotaxis in C.elegans. Kawamura K, Hirayama K, Kitamura Y, Oka K. presented at the Annual meeting of Physical Society of Japan, March, 2005.
Awards
2002-2003 Keio University Scholarship, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
2005-2007 Heiwa Nakajima Foundation Study Abroad Scholarship, Heiwa Nakajima
Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
Advisors
Kotaro Oka (undergraduate thesis advisor) Keio University
R. Gillette (thesis advisor)
University of Illinois