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Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies

Reiko Akiyama

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Research interests

Evolutionary ecological genomics of plants: life history evolution, plant-animal interaction, consequence of polyploidy, response to environment, genetic and genomic basis of adaptation

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Education and professional positions

2016 - present Postdoctoral researcher (Oberassistentin), Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Switzerland
2014 - 2016 Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Switzerland
2012 Postdoctoral researcher, Institute of Plant Biology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
2006 - 2011 Ph.D. in Plant ecology. Uppsala University, Sweden
2004 - 2005 Exchange programme at Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Sweden
2003 - 2006 M.Sc. in Agriculture. Kyoto University, Japan
1999 - 2003 B.Sc. in Agriculture. Kyoto University, Japan

Selected publications

  • Akiyama R., Sun J., Hatakeyama M., Lischer HEL., Briskine RV., Hay A., Gan X., Tsiantis M., Kudoh H., Kanaoka MM., Sese J., Shimizu KK., Shimizu-Inatsugi R. (2020) Fine-scale empirical data on niche divergence and homeolog expression patterns in an allopolyploid and its diploid progenitor species. New Phytologist: DOI: 10.1111/nph.17101
  • Paape T., Akiyama R., Cereghetti T., Onda Y., Hirao A., Kenta T., Shimizu KK. (2020) Experimental and field data support range expansion in an allopolyploid Arabidopsisowing to parental legacy of heavy metal hyperaccumulation. Frontiers in Genetics 11: DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.565854
  • Akiyama R., Milosavljevic S., Leutenegger M., et al. (2020). Trait-dependent resemblance of the flowering phenology and floral morphology of the allopolyploid Cardamine flexuosa to those of the parental diploids in natural habitats. Journal of Plant Research 133(2):147-155, 147–155. DOI: 10.1007/s10265-019-01164-0
  • Song YH., Kubota A., Kwon MS., Covington MF., Lee N., Taagen ER., Cintrón DL., Hwang DY., Akiyama R., Hodge SK., Huang H., Nguyen NH., Nusinow DA., Millar AJ., Shimizu KK., Imaizumi T. (2018). Molecular basis of flowering under natural long-day conditions in Arabidopsis. Nature Plants 4:824-835. DOI: 10.1038/s41477-018-0253-3
  • Akiyama R., Agren J. (2014). Conflicting selection on the timing of germination in a natural population of Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 27(1):193-199.  DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12293
  • Mizumachi E., Mori A., Osawa N., Akiyama R., Tokuchi N. (2012). Variation in herbivory-induced responses within successively flushing Quercus serrata seedlings under different nutrient conditions. Journal of Forest Research 17: 175-183. DOI: 10.1007/s10310-011-0291-4
  • Akiyama R., Agren J. (2012). Magnitude and timing of leaf damage affect seed production in a natural population of Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae). PLoS ONE, 7(1):e30015. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030015
  • Mizumachi E., Mori A., Osawa N., Akiyama R., Tokuchi N. (2006). Shoot development and extension of Quercus serrata saplings in response to insect damage and nutrient conditions. Annals of Botany 98: 219-226. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcl091

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Reiko Akiyama

Reiko Akiyama

Post-doctoral researcher

Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies
University of Zurich
Winterthurerstrasse 190
8057 Zurich

Office: Y13-J-68
Phone: +41 44 635 4986