Jin Nakashima

Dr. Nakashima is a Senior Research Scholar at the Analytical Instrumentation Facility. He received his MS and PhD in Wood Science and Technology at the Graduate School of Agriculture from Kyoto University in Japan.

He is a Plant Physiology Scientist who focuses on cell wall remodeling when higher plants grow under microgravity, modification of lignin in bioenergy crops, and improvement of forage quality and digestibility in alfalfa by manipulating lignin biosynthesis. Moreover, leverages 20 years of experience in utilizing cutting-edge light and electron microscopes to approach not only biological but also non-biological specimens.