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Kuroda Shunya
 
Organization
Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology Special-Appointment Assistant Professor
Position
Special-Appointment Assistant Professor
Profile

I trace the fates of epithelial and mesenchymal cells to explore how animal body plans evolve.

Epithelium: Cell lineage analysis of head cavities Kuroda et al., 2021
Epithelium: Evolution of otic vesicle growth laws Kuroda & Horiguchi et al., 2026
Mesenchyme: Cell lineage analysis of neural crest cells and head mesoderm Kuroda et al., 2023; Kuroda & Lalonde et al., 2023; Kuroda & Adachi, 2027

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Degree

  • Doctor of Science ( 2022.3   Kobe University )

Research Interests

  • Evolutionary Morphology

  • Comparative Embryology

Education

  • Kobe University   大学院理学研究科   生物学専攻

    2019.4 - 2022.3

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    Country： Japan

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  • Kobe University   大学院理学研究科   生物学専攻

    2017.4 - 2019.3

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    Country： Japan

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  • Waseda University   教育学部   理学科生物学専修

    2013.4 - 2017.3

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    Country： Japan

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  • Chiba Prefectural High School    

    2009.4 - 2012.3

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    Country： Japan

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Research History

  • Okayama University   Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI)   Project Assistant Professor

    2026.5

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    Country：Japan

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  • Kanazawa University   Nano Life Science Institute   JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists

    2025.4 - 2026.4

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  • Kanazawa University   Institute for Frontier Science Initiative   Post-Doctoral Researcher

    2023.4 - 2025.3

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    Country：Japan

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  • Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey   Department of Genetics   Post-Doctoral Associate

    2022.4 - 2023.3

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    Country：United States

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  • RIKEN   Evolutionary Morphology Laboratory   Junior Research Associate

    2019.4 - 2022.3

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    Country：Japan

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Professional Memberships

  • Zoological Society of Japan

    2024

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  • Society of Evolutionary Studies, Japan

    2018

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  • Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists

    2018

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Committee Memberships

  • Evo-Devoの集い   第一回Evo-Devo若手研究会実行委員  

    2025.3   

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    Committee type：Other

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  • 進化学若手の会   運営委員  

    2019 - 2022   

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    Committee type：Other

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Papers

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Books

  • Evolution of the Vertebrate Skull: Cell Types, Tissues, and Morphology Reviewed

    Shunya Kuroda, Noritaka Adachi（ Role： Contributor ,  Chapter 5: Evolution of the Head Skeleton in Jawed Vertebrates with Special Reference to Embryonic Origins）

    CRC Press  2027.1  （ ISBN:9781032935928 ）

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    Book type：Scholarly book

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  • 生物の科学遺伝Vol.78 No.1 (2024)

    Shunya Kuroda（ Role： Contributor）

    NTS  2024.1  （ ISBN:9784860438647 ）

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MISC

  • Divergent mechanics of inner ear morphogenesis are coupled to developmental tempo over vertebrate evolution

    Shunya Kuroda, Shuhei A. Horiguchi, Soichiro Kato, Oki Hayasaka, Hiroyasu Kamei, Wataru Takagi, Shinnosuke Higuchi, Tatsuya Hirasawa, Koji Fujimura, Kiyoshi Hiraoka, Nanoka Suzuki, Makoto Suzuki, Hajime Ogino, Anna Yasunaga, Hiroshi Kiyonari, Shigeru Kuratani, Satoru Okuda

    bioRxiv   2026.2

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    Authorship：Lead author,　Corresponding author   Publishing type：Internal/External technical report, pre-print, etc.   Publisher：openRxiv  

    Vertebrate embryos vary in size and developmental tempo based on reproductive strategies; however, organs of ancient origin, such as the eye and inner ear, remain highly conserved in structure and function. How both diverse embryonic traits and conserved organ development occur remains unclear. Here, we identify divergent morphogenetic mechanics of inner ear development, particularly in vesicular primordium expansion, in 12 species representing the major vertebrate lineages. Differences in cell volume regulation determine tissue growth mechanics, which diversify the expansion process but yield a conserved morphological outcome. Heterochronic shifts in organogenesis allow this regulation to evolve in coordination with a prolonged developmental period. These findings suggest that alternative morphogenetic mechanics mitigate the effects of diversified embryonic traits, thereby ensuring consistent morphological outcomes for highly conserved organs.

    DOI： 10.64898/2026.02.27.706697

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  • Meeting Report: The First Evo‐Devo Young Researchers Meeting Reviewed

    Yui Uchida, Tasuku Ishida, Satomi Ono, Shunya Kuroda, Aimi Kobayashi, Naoki Konno, Yoshitaka Tanaka, Tetsuro Nishizawa, Junki Yoshida, Ken‐ichiro Yoshimoto, Mizuho Yoneda

    Development, Growth & Differentiation   1 - 5   2025.7

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    Language：English   Publishing type：Meeting report   Publisher：Wiley  

    DOI： 10.1111/dgd.70016

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  • Making a map: exploring the origins of the shoulder and neck

    Shunya Kuroda

    2024.9

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    Language：English   Publishing type：Article, review, commentary, editorial, etc. (trade magazine, newspaper, online media)   Publisher：The Node  

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  • Distinct ossification trade-offs illuminate the shoulder girdle reconfiguration at the water-to-land transition

    Janet Wei, Thomas W.P. Wood, Kathleen Flaherty, Alyssa Enny, Ali Andrescavage, Danielle Brazer, Dina Navon, Thomas A. Stewart, Hannah Cohen, Anusha Shanabag, Shunya Kuroda, Ingo Braasch, Tetsuya Nakamura

    bioRxiv   2023.7

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    DOI： 10.1101/2023.07.17.547998

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  • Multiple embryonic sources converge to form the pectoral girdle skeleton in zebrafish

    Shunya Kuroda, Robert L. Lalonde, Thomas A. Mansour, Christian Mosimann, Tetsuya Nakamura

    bioRxiv   2023.7

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    The morphological transformation of the pectoral/shoulder girdle is fundamental to the water-to-land transition in vertebrate evolution. Although previous studies have resolved the embryonic origins of the tetrapod shoulder girdle, those of the fish pectoral girdle remain uncharacterized, creating a gap in the understanding of girdle transformation mechanisms from fish to modern tetrapods. Here, we identified the embryonic origins of the pectoral girdle of zebrafish (Danio rerio), including the cleithrum as an ancestral pectoral girdle element lost in extant tetrapods. Our combinatorial approach of photoconversion and genetic cell lineage tracing mapped that cleithrum development combines three adjoining embryonic populations: cranial neural crest cells and lateral plate mesoderm-derivatives (trunk lateral plate mesoderm and cardiopharyngeal mesoderm-associated cells). The topographical position of the cleithrum at the head/trunk interface is a shared characteristic among cleithrum-bearing fish, thus its multiple embryonic origins are likely a conserved feature. Moreover, a comparison of the pectoral girdle progenitors between aquatic fish and extant amniotes suggests that cleithrum loss is associated with the disappearance of its unique developmental environment by the insertion of the neck lateral plate mesoderm into the head/trunk interface. Overall, our study establishes an embryological framework for pectoral/shoulder girdle formation and their evolutionary trajectories from their origin in water to diversification on land.

    DOI： 10.1101/2023.07.14.548949

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  • 有顎脊椎動物における眼窩側頭域の発生と進化

    Shunya Kuroda

    Doctoral Thesis   2022.3

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    Authorship：Lead author   Language：Japanese  

    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14094/D1008288

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Presentations

  • Heterochrony diversifies accessibility to tissue volumetric growth across species during homologous organ morphogenesis

    Shunya Kuroda, Shuhei A. Horiguchi, Satoru Okuda

    10th European Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology Meeting 2026  2026.6.9 

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    Event date： 2026.6.8 - 2026.6.12

    Presentation type：Poster presentation  

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  • 胚の発生戦略の進化は保守的な器官の形態形成にも波及する Invited

    Shunya Kuroda

    Caravan Fukui 2025, Japanese Society for Quantitative Biology  2025.11.22 

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    Event date： 2025.11.22 - 2025.11.23

    Language：Japanese   Presentation type：Oral presentation (invited, special)  

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  • Morphogenesis of Peronia setoensis（Mollusca, Pulmonata, Onchidiidae）：From embryogenesis to regeneration

    Shunya Kuroda

    The 97th Annual Meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan  2026.9.3 

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    Language：Japanese   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

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  • チゴイソアワモチにおける背眼の発生

    Shunya Kuroda

    第309回 三崎談話会  2026.7.13 

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  • Building the inner ear in two ways

    Shunya Kuroda, Shuhei Horiguchi, Soichiro Kato, Oki Hayasaka, Hiroyasu Kamei, Wataru Takagi, Shinnosuke Higuchi, Tatsuya Hirasawa, Miku Yamashita, Koji Fujimura, Kiyoshi Hiraoka, Nanoka Suzuki, Makoto Suzuki, Hiroshi Kiyonari, Shigeru Kuratani, Satoru Okuda

    The 96th Annual Meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan  2025.9.5 

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    Presentation type：Symposium, workshop panel (public)  

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  • 相同な半規管形態を生み出す非相同な力学的形態形成機構

    Shunya Kuroda, Satoru Okuda

    12th Tokyo Vertebrate Morphology Meeting (TVMM)  2024.9.28 

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  • Diverged growth mechanisms in conserved luminal structures: A mechanical perspective

    Shunya Kuroda, Satoru Okuda

    The 95th Annual Meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan  2024.9.14 

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  • OP05-1-01: Diverged growth mechanisms in conserved otic vesicles: A mechanical perspective

    黒田春也, 奥田覚

    57th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists  2024.6.22 

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  • P222-1: 魚類の「肩」の骨は羊膜類ではどこへいったのか？

    Shunya Kuroda, Tetsuya Nakamaura

    日本機械学会第35回バイオエンジニアリング講演会  2023.6.3 

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  • #251: A pan-amniote configuration of chondrocranium revealed by genetic cell lineage analysis International conference

    Shunya Kuroda, Noritaka Adachi, Shigeru Kuratani

    Joint SDB-PASEDB Meeting  2022.7.18 

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    Language：English   Presentation type：Poster presentation  

    Venue：Vancouver, BC  

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  • D-09: Revisiting the mesoderm/neural crest cells boundaries in the mammalian embryonic head

    Shunya Kuroda, Noritaka Adachi, Shigeru Kuratani

    The 92nd Annual Meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan  2021.9 

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    Venue：Online  

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  • On the primary construction of vertebrate cranial wall

    Shunya Kuroda

    日本進化学会第23回オンライン東京大会  2021.8 

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  • OP08-2: Lineage tracing of premandibular mesoderm: studies on zebra finch and shark

    Shunya Kuroda, Noritaka Adachi, Rie Kusakabe, Shigeru Kuratani

    53rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists  2020.5 

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    Venue：Kumamoto-jo Hall, Kumamoto  

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  • PA-089: 頭部顔面発生における外眼筋の位置づけ：板鰓類胚の場合

    Shunya Kuroda, Noritaka Adachi, Rie Kusakabe, Shigeru Kuratani

    日本進化学会第21会大会  2019.8 

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  • P-38: サメ胚頭腔の発生運命の解析からみえる、頭部の筋骨格系の発生様式

    Shunya Kuroda, Noritaka Adachi, Rie Kusakabe, Shigeru Kuratani

    2018.8 

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  • P3-161: Lineage tracing analysis of head cavities in the shark and implications for evolution of orbitotemporal region in vertebrates

    Shunya Kuroda, Noritaka Adachi, Rie Kusakabe, Shigeru Kuratani

    2018.6 

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Awards

  • Wiley Top Cited Article 2022-2023 (Evolution & Development)

    2024.4   Wiley   A detailed redescription of the mesoderm/neural crest cell boundary in the murine orbitotemporal region integrates the mammalian cranium into a pan-amniote cranial configuration

    Shunya Kuroda, Noritaka Adachi, Shigeru Kuratani

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  • Outstanding Poster Presentation

    2023.6   Division of Bioengineering, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers   魚類の「肩」の骨は羊膜類ではどこへいったのか？

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  • SDB-PASEDB Student/Postdoc Travel Award

    2022.7   Society for Developmental Biology  

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Research Projects

  • 内耳形態形成における発生システム浮動とその進化機構の解明

    Grant number：25KJ0149  2025.04 - 2028.03

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業  特別研究員奨励費

    黒田 春也

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    Grant amount：\3510000 （ Direct expense: \2700000 、 Indirect expense：\810000 ）

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  • 相同な形態における多様な発生過程の理解に基づいたモデル生物再考

    Grant number：25K18522  2025.04 - 2027.03

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業  若手研究

    黒田 春也

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    Grant amount：\3250000 （ Direct expense: \2500000 、 Indirect expense：\750000 ）

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  • 発生スピードにおける胚の力学応答能の役割

    Grant number：23K19363  2023.08 - 2025.03

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業  研究活動スタート支援

    黒田 春也

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    Grant amount：\2600000 （ Direct expense: \2000000 、 Indirect expense：\600000 ）

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Social Activities

  • サイエンスフェア in 兵庫「サイエンスカフェ」

    Role(s)：Lecturer

    2018.1.28

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    Type：Science festival

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Academic Activities

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