Ph.D. (Department of Multi-Disciplinary Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo). After fixed-term posts at Kyoto University (Center for the Promotion of Excellence in Higher Education, Collaborative Graduate Program in Design, and The Hakubi Center for Advanced Research), joined current position in April 2020. Specializes in educational psychology, development psychology, and behavioral genetics. Engages in research that elucidates developmental aspects and underlying mechanisms of individual differences in human psychological characteristics and psychiatric symptoms, as well as that seeks a deeper understanding the complex interactions between genes and environments therein.

Papers published

Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-82781-5
Title: Genetic and environmental architecture of conscientiousness in adolescence
Journal Paper: Scientific Reports
Published: February 5, 2021
Author: Yusuke Takahashi, Anqing Zheng, Shinji Yamagata & Juko Ando