Affiliation: Associate Professor, Miyakonojo College, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology (KOSEN)

Dr. Toshiyuki Takahashi received his PhD degree in Biological Science from Hiroshima University (Hiroshima, Japan). He worked as a non-tenured researcher at Time Associate Co., Ltd. (Japan), as a research associate at Keio University (Yokohama, Japan), as a research associate at Miyakonojo National College of Technology (Miyazaki, Japan), and as a senior researcher at Miyakonojo National College of Technology (Miyazaki, Japan). Currently, he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Science and Engineering at the National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Miyakonojo College, Japan. He has specifically conducted research on cross-interaction in the symbiosis between host cells and algal symbionts. He has also focused on technological developments, using microbes and microalgae. He has published several peer-reviewed publications and scientific book chapters.