Dr. Masami Yoshimura is currently working as Associate Professor in School of Veterinary Medicine. Bacherlor's: BSc, Kyoto University; Master's: MSc, Kyoto University; PhD: D.Sc. Kyoto University. His research interests are Comparative Biomedical Sciences, molecular and cellular mechanisms etc.

The long-term goal of my research is threefold: 1) To elucidate the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying regulation of the cAMP signaling pathway in the central nervous system, 2) To determine the role that the cAMP signaling pathway plays in the physiological and behavioral responses of an animal, and 3) To elucidate the pathways that transduce change in cAMP signaling into the physiological and behavioral manifestations. In particular, I am interested in the effects of ethanol on the cAMP signaling system and the role that this signaling pathway has in an animal’s responses to ethanol. My research program will be interdisciplinary covering molecular biology and pharmacology of the cAMP signaling system, generation of transgenic and gene targeted animals, electrophysiology of neuronal activity, behavioral analysis of model animals, and gene expression study.