Education:

1996-1999
Laboratory of Genetics and Biochemistry, Department of Aquatic Biosciences, Tokyo University of Fisheries.
Awarded the degree of PhD in fisheries science for a thesis entitled "Molecular genetics of activin and inhibin genes in rainbow trout".
Work supervised by Professor Takashi Aoki.

1994-1996
Laboratory of Genetics and Biochemistry, Department of Aquatic Biosciences, Tokyo University of Fisheries.
Awarded the degree of M.S in fisheries science for a thesis entitled "Structure analysis of fish activin genes".
Work supervised by Professor Takashi Aoki.

1990 -1994
Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of fisheries science, Tokyo University of Fisheries.
Awarded the degree of B.S in fisheries science.

Work History:

1999-present
Postdoctoral research associate, Syracuse university, Department of Biology.

Honor:

1994-1999 Graduate student scholarship from Japan scholarship foundation.
1990-1994 Undergraduate student scholarship from Japan scholarship foundation.

Publications:

Tada T. and Yokoyama S. (2003)
Molecular genetics and evolution of the RH1 gene in deep-sea fishes. (Manuscript in preparation.)

Deeb S. S., Wakefield M., Tada T., Marotte L., Yokoyama S. and Graves J. A. M. (2003)
The cone visual pigments of an Australian marsupial, the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii): sequence, spectral tuning and evolution. Molecular Biology and Evolution (in press)

Yokoyama S. and Tada T. (2003)
The spectral tuning in the short wavelength-sensitive type 2 pigments. Gene. 306 (13): 91-98
[PubMed: Abstract] [PDF: Fulltext]

Tada T., Endo M., Hirono I., Takashima F. and Aoki T. (2002)
Differential expression and cellular localization of activin and inhibin mRNA in the rainbow trout ovary and testis. General Comparative Endocrinology 125(1): 142-149
[PubMed: Abstract] [PDF: Fulltext]

Yokoyama S. and Tada T. (2000)
Adaptive evolution of the African and Indonesian coelacanths to deep-sea environments. Gene. 261(1): 35-42
[PubMed: Abstract] [PDF: Fulltext]

Lee J-Y., Tada T.., Hirono I. and Aoki T. (1998)
Molecular cloning and evolution of transferrin cDNAs in salmonids. Molecular Marine Biology and Biotechnology 7(4): 287-293
[PubMed: Abstract] [PDF: Fulltext]

Tada T., Hirono I., Aoki T. and Takashima F. (1998)
Structure and expression of activin genes in rainbow trout. Molecular Marine Biology and Biotechnology 7(1): 72-77
[PubMed: Abstract] [PDF: Fulltext]

Tada T., Hirono I., Aoki T. and Takashima F. (1998)
Cloning and Sequencing of Carp and Medaka Activin Subunit Genes. Fisheries Science 64(5): 680-685