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Yukiko Goda
Goda in 2020
Born
Osaka
Alma materStanford University
Scientific career
InstitutionsSalk Institute
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
University of California, San Diego
University College London
Riken
ThesisMolecular analysis of vesicular transport from endosomes to the trans Golgi network (1990)
Academic advisorsCharles F. Stevens

Yukiko Goda is a Japanese molecular biologist who is a professor and group leader at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Her research considers neural communication through synapses. She was elected a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization in 2023.

Early life

Goda was born in Osaka, but grew up between Japan and Canada because her father worked in a trading company.[1] She was at high school in Toronto, and secured a scholarship to attend the University of Toronto.[1] Despite initially considering literature, Goda became interested in science during her undergraduate studies, and spent her summer holidays on research placements in chemistry and biology.[1] She worked in Jack Greenblatt's laboratory, where she studied bacteriophage transcription.[1][2] She trained in cell biology, and completed her doctoral research at Stanford University with Suzanne Pfeffer, where she studied vesicular transport from endosomes to the Golgi complex.[3] She completed a course on developmental neurobiology at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, where she learned that Stevens' group were investigating synaptic plasticity in vivo.[1] Goda moved to the Salk Institute for Biological Studies as a postdoctoral researcher with Charles F. Stevens,[2] where she specialised in electrophysiology, and studied how neurons alter their synaptic strengths.[4][1] Goda eventually set up her own laboratory at University of California, San Diego.[1] In 2001, she moved to the Medical Research Council at University College London.[2]

Research and career

In 2011, Goda returned to Japan, where she established her own research group at Riken.[5] She joined the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology in 2022.[5] Her research has uncovered the processes involved in trans-synaptic interactions.[2] Goda has dedicated her career to understanding the molecular mechanisms of synaptic function, including synaptic homeostasis and other types of plasticity.[1]

Awards and honours

Selected publications

  • Karine Pozo; Yukiko Goda (1 May 2010). "Unraveling mechanisms of homeostatic synaptic plasticity". Neuron. 66 (3): 337–351. doi:10.1016/J.NEURON.2010.04.028. ISSN 0896-6273. PMC 3021747. PMID 20471348. Wikidata Q37752834.
  • Martin Geppert; Yukiko Goda; Robert E. Hammer; Cai Li; Thomas W. Rosahl; Charles F. Stevens; Thomas C. Südhof (18 November 1994). "Synaptotagmin I: a major Ca2+ sensor for transmitter release at a central synapse". Cell. 79 (4): 717–727. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(94)90556-8. ISSN 0092-8674. PMID 7954835. Wikidata Q28587672.
  • Lorenzo A Cingolani; Yukiko Goda (1 May 2008). "Actin in action: the interplay between the actin cytoskeleton and synaptic efficacy". Nature Reviews Neuroscience. 9 (5): 344–356. doi:10.1038/NRN2373. ISSN 1471-003X. PMID 18425089. Wikidata Q37143121.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Short, Ben (2010-08-09). "Yukiko Goda: memories are made of this". The Journal of Cell Biology. 190 (3): 282–283. doi:10.1083/jcb.1903pi. ISSN 1540-8140. PMC 2922646. PMID 20696703.
  2. ^ a b c d "Yukiko Goda". Neuron. 98 (5): 883–885. June 2018. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2018.05.034.
  3. ^ "Molecular analysis of vesicular transport from endosomes to the trans Golgi network | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  4. ^ "Connecting minds – People – EMBO". 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  5. ^ a b "Yukiko Goda". OIST Groups. 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  6. ^ "Top scientist receives Tsukahara Award 2013 for research excellence | RIKEN Brain Science Institute (RIKEN BSI)". bsi.riken.jp. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  7. ^ "EMBO announces election of new members – Press releases – EMBO". 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
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