Dr Kei Jokura
Exeter Associate
Living Systems Institute
Stocker Road
Exeter EX4 4QD
About me:
I am interested in the neuronal mechanisms by which animals change their behavior in response to external stimuli. In particular, I focus on the ciliomotor nervous system of marine invertebrates.
Interests:
Organisms change their behavior in response to a multitude of external stimuli. Different stimuli impinging on different senses are often integrated in non-linear ways by excitable single cells or the nervous system of animals. The mechanisms and diversity of such multisensory integration are incompletely understood. I propose to study multisensory integration and neuronal circuitry in ciliated larvae of marine invertebrates.
Qualifications:
2020 PhD, Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba
2017 MSc, Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba
2015 BSc, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University
Career:
2020- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Living Systems Institute, University of Exeter
