Kosuke Shiraishi is an Assistant Professor at Kyoto University and conducts research on C1 microbes that can utilize reduced carbon sources like methane and methanol. He advocates "C1 Chem-Bio Economy", a concept that balances economic growth and environmental measures, based on the new carbon cycle where classical carbon cycle between biomass-CO₂ and methane cycle between methane-CO₂ are conjugated. Apart from the academic research, he contributes to science-policy dialogues including UN-FAO Microbiome Working Group, IBF Food Systems Microbiome Working Group and Committee of Young Experts Towards Carbon Neutrality in 2050 of the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Before joining Kyoto University, he worked for the UN-FAO and Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. More information is available at https://researchmap.jp/shiraishi.kosuke.7t?lang=en.

Contact: shiraishi.kosuke.7t[at]kyoto-u.ac.jp

Publications and activities

Shiraishi K, Sakai Y. Autophagy as a survival strategy for eukaryotic microbes living in the phyllosphere. Front Plant Sci. 2022 Mar 25;13:867486. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.867486.

Yurimoto H, Shiraishi K, Sakai Y. Physiology of methylotrophs living in the phyllosphere. Microorganisms. 2021 Apr 12;9(4):809. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9040809.

Shiraishi K, Oku M, Kawaguchi K, Uchida D, Yurimoto H, Sakai Y. Yeast nitrogen utilization in the phyllosphere during plant lifespan under regulation of autophagy. Sci Rep. 2015 Apr 21;5:9719. doi: 10.1038/srep09719.