NAKABA Satoshi

Professional Career

2007-2009 : JSPS Research fellow (DC2),
2009-2011 : Post-doc Researcher, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
2011.12-2016.11 : Assistant Professor, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
2016.12-: Present Associate Professor(Tenured), Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Academic Degrees

2006/03 Ms.C., Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
2009/03 Ph.D., Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Research Interests

Wood Anatomy, Cell Biology, Tree Physiology

Publications

• Widyanto Dwi Nugroho, Gita Dwi Anjayani, Arisandy Fernando Tampubolon, Adhitya Wisnu Pradhana, Hairi Cipta, Novena Puteri Tiyasa, Yusuke Yamagishi, Kayo Kudo, Md Hasnat Rahman, Satoshi Nakaba, Ryo Funada. Stem gravitropism and tension wood formation in three tropical woody species with different wood densities. Journal of Wood Science (J. Wood Sci.) 71: 23. 2025 https://doi.org/10.1186/s10086-025-02196-y
• Ohse, M., Irohara, R., Iizuka, E., Arakawa, I., Kitin, P., Funada, R., Nakaba, S. Sequent periderm formation and changes in the cellular contents of phloem parenchyma during rhytidome development in Cryptomeria japonica. Journal of Wood Science (J. Wood Sci.) 68: 19, 202
• Rahman, M.H., Begum, S., Nugroho, W.D., Nakaba, S., Funada, R. The effects of watering on cambial activity in the stems of evergreen hardwood (Samanea saman) during the pre-monsoon season in subtropical Bangladesh. Journal of Wood Science (J. Wood Sci.) 68: 47, 2022
• Iizuka, E., Ohse, M., Arakawa, I., Kitin, P., Funada, R., Nakaba, S. Spatial and temporal patterns of wound periderm development in Cryptomeria japonica bark. IAWA Journal (IAWA J.) 2021, 42 (4), 486-496, doi:10.1163/22941932-bja10066
• Kitin, P., Hermanson, JC., Abe, H., Nakaba, S., Funada, R. Light microscopy of wood using sanded surface instead of slides. IAWA Journal (IAWA J.)42.3.322-335, 2021
• Rahman, Md H., Kudo, K., Yamagishi, Y., Nakamura, Y., Nakaba, S., Begum, S., Nugroho, W.D., Arakawa, I., Kitin, P., Funada, R. Winter-spring temperature pattern is closely related to the onset of cambial reactivation in stems of the evergreen conifer Chamaecyparis pisifera. Scientific Reports (Sci. Rep.), 10, 14341, 2020
• Kitin, P., Nakaba, S., Hunt, C.G., Lim, S., Funada, R. Direct fluorescence imaging of lignocellulosic and suberized cell walls in roots and stems. AoB Plants (AoBP.), 12, plaa032, 2020
• Iwami, K., Noma, S., Ban, T., Matsushita,Y., Arakawa, I., Kitin, P., Funada, R., Nakaba, S. Pathways of extra- and intercellular diffusion of colored substances in the blackened xylem of Diospyros kaki. Journal of Wood Science (J. Wood Sci.), 66, 47, 2020
• Begum, S., Furusawa, O., Shibagaki, M., Nakaba, S., Yamagishi, Y., Yoshimoto, J., Rahman, M.H., Sano, Y., Funada, R. Localization of actin filaments and cortical microtubules in wood-forming tissues of conifers. IAWA Journal (IAWA J.) 40.4. 703-720
• Rahman, M.H., Nugroho, W.D., Nakaba, S., Kitin, P., Kudo, K., Yamgishi, Y., Begum, S., Marsoem N., Funada, R. Changes in cambial activity are related to precipitation patterns in four tropical hardwood species grown in Indonesia. American Journal of Botany (Amer. J. Bot.) 106:760-771, 2019
• Rahman, M.H., Kudo, K., Begum, S,, Yamagishi, Y., Muraishi, T., Nakaba, S., Oribe, Y., Lee, C., Jin, H.O., Funada, R. Effects of auxin-transport-inhibitor and defoliation on wood formation in locally-heated Abies homolepis. IAWA Journal (IAWA J.). 39:353-371, 2018
• Nugroho, W.D., Nakaba, S., Yamagishi, Y., Begum, S., Rahman, M.H., Kudo, K., Marsoem, S.N., Funada, R. Stem gravitropism and tension wood formation in Acacia mangium seedlings inclined at various angles. Annals of Botany (Ann. Bot.). 122:87-94, 2018