Tadashi Fukami

Professor of Biology and of Earth System Science

Academic Appointments

Professor, Biology
Professor, Earth System Science

Honors & Awards

ASN Distinguished Naturalist Award, American Society of Naturalists (2022)
Fellow, Ecological Society of America (2019)
Presidential Award, American Society of Naturalists (2019)
Outstanding Ecological Theory Paper Award, Ecological Society of America Theoretical Ecology Section (2017)
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching, School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University (2015)
Science prize for inquiry-based instruction, Science magazine, AAAS (2013)
CAREER award, National Science Foundation (2012)
Denzaburo Miyadi Award, Ecological Society of Japan (2005)

Projects

Nectar microbes in ume orchards, Stanford University (12/7/2017 - Present)

The goal of this project is to understand how the microorganisms including bacteria and yeasts that colonize the floral nectar of ume, or Japanese apricot (Prunus mume), affect pollination by native honey bees, which is necessary for the production of the apricot. This knowledge will be used to determine how microbial colonization of flowers can be manipulated for more effective pollination. The study site is located in the Minabe/Tanabe region, a GIAHS (Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System) site designated by FAO.

Location

Minabe and Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan

Professional Education

Bachelor's, Waseda University, Biology (1996)
Master's, University of Tokyo, Wildlife Biology (1998)
PhD, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (2003)

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Ecological and evolutionary community assembly, with emphasis on understanding historical contingency in community structure, ecosystem functioning, biological invasion and ecological restoration, using experimental, theoretical, and comparative methods involving bacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals.

Stanford Advisees

Doctoral Dissertation Reader (AC)
Stephanie Caty, Johannah Farner, Jamie McDevitt-Irwin, Sophie Walton
Postdoctoral Faculty Sponsor
Lucas Nell, Amanda WU
Doctoral Dissertation Advisor (AC)
Callie Chappell, Magdalena Warren, Chih-Fu Yeh
Doctoral Dissertation Co-Advisor (AC)
Laura Leventhal, Suzanne Ou
Undergraduate Major Advisor
Theo Gress
Doctoral (Program)
Callie Chappell, Magdalena Warren, Chih-Fu Yeh

Graduate and Fellowship Programs

Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences) (Phd Program)

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