About me

Kota Ishikawa

Ph.D. student
at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

I am a researcher who investigates animal behavior quantitatively, with a particular focus on how fluid motion affects animal behavior. I work on this interdisciplinary research of ethology × fluid dynamics.

  • Ph.D. candidate (Sep 2019~)
    Okinawa Insititute of Science and Technology
  • B. Sc. (Mar 2019)
    Department of Biology, Waseda University

Experience

2019.09 –
Ph.D. candidate. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)
Supervisor: Satoshi Mitarai (OIST), Amatzia Genin (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
2019.04 – 2019.08
Contract position. Waseda University, Department of Biology
Supervisor: Takashi Kato (Waseda University)
2015.04 – 2019.03
B. Sc. Waseda University, Department of Biology
Supervisor: Takashi Kato (Waseda University)

Publications

Journal papers

  1. Ishikawa K, Wu H, Mitarai S, and Genin A (2022) Effects of prey density and flow speed on plankton feeding by garden eels: A flume study. Journal of Experimental Biology. 225 (8). doi:10.1242/jeb.243655 (Corresponding author)
  2. Chuang P-S, Ishikawa K, and Mitarai S (2021) Morphological and Genetic Recovery of Coral Polyps After Bail-Out. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8:609287. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.609287

Conferences

  1. Ishikawa K, Wu H, Mitarai S, Genin A. (Sep, 2022) Adaptation of garden eels to flows. Zoological Society of Japan. Waseda University.
  2. Ishikawa K, Wu H, Mitarai S, and Genin A. (May, 2022) Effects of flow speed on plankton feeding by garden eels: A flume study. Microscale Ocean Biophysics 6.0. Mallorca, Spain
  3. Ishikawa K, Wu H, Mitarai S, and Genin A. (Feb, 2022) Effects of prey density and flow speed on plankton feeding by garden eels: a flume study. Ocean Sciences Meeting 2022. Online. Registration Award.
  4. Ishikawa K, Wu H, Mitarai S, and Genin A (Sep, 2021) Effects of flow speed on feeding behavior of garden eels. Japan Ethological Society. Online.
  5. Ishikawa K, Sato K, Omata K, Ogasa K, Adachi M, and Kato T. (Mar, 2019) Structure and Cross-activity of a Red Blood Cell Production Factor, Erythropoietin, of Western Clawed Frogs. Kanto branch of Zoological society of Japan conference. Korakuen campus of Chuo University.

Teaching and Outreach activity

Public lectures

2022.08
Science Tech Caravan in Iheya island
2022.08
Kids Science College @Okinawa zoo&museum
2021.12
Urasoe elementary school
2021.08
Kansei Gakuin elementary school students
2021.03
Kochi-Yamada high school

Others

2022.09
Exhibition at Zoological Society of Japan
2021.10 –
Website: All about Garden Eels

Awards and Grants

Awards

2016.04 – 2019.03
Sato Pharmaceutical co., Ltd. Scholarship. (1,000,000 yen)
2018.07 – 2018.08
Trish Morse Endowed Scholarship for Japan / U.S. Exchange. (5,300 dollars)

Certifications

PADI Divemaster
Sensuishi (Japanese National qualification as a diver)
Washington state boaters license