Department of Plant Sciences
221 Asmundson Hall (Office), 221 Asmundson Hall  (lab)
 University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616
Tel: (530) 752-7931 (office); (530) 754-4177 (lab)
Fax: (530) 752-9659 
email: kinoue@ucdavis.edu

Academic appointments:
  2012-        Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
  2008-2012 Associate Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
  2005-2008 Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
  2002-2005 Assistant Professor, Department of Pomology, UC Davis
  Postdoctoral experiences:
  1999-2002 DOE-Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (Dr. Kenneth Keegstra)
  1997-1999 Plant Biology Division, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK (Dr. Richard A. Dixon)
  Degrees: 
  1996 – PhD – University of Tokyo – Pharmaceutical Sciences 
  1993 – MS – University of Tokyo – Pharmaceutical Sciences 
  1991 – BS – University of Tokyo – Pharmaceutical Sciences
  Professional Societies affiliations: 
   American Society for Cell Biology
   American Society of Plant Biologists
  UC Davis Graduate Groups/Program affiliations:
Plant Biology Graduate Group
Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Group
Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology Program
Major services:
2012- Panel reviewer for US-NSF
2012- Panel reviewer for US-DOE
2012-2015 Chair for Plant Biology Graduate Group
2009-2012 Master adviser for Plant Biology Graduate Group
2006-2007 Chair of Seminar Committee (Plant Biology Graduate Group)
  UC ANR workgroup affiliations:
   Plant Growth Regulator
Honor
 2011 Finalist for the ASUCD Excellence in Education Award for the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. 
Grants awarded
>2014-2017 Energy Biosciences Program at the U.S. Department of Energy (grant no. DE–FG02–08ER15963)  
>2011-2016 Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences at the U.S. National Science Foundation (grant no. 1050602)
>2011-2014 Energy Biosciences Program at the U.S. Department of Energy (grant no. DE–FG02–08ER15963)
>2008-2011 Energy Biosciences Program at the U.S. Department of Energy (grant no. DE–FG02–08ER15963) 
>2006-2008 California Citrus Research Board (project no. 5210-133)
>2003-2006 National Research Initiative at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (grant no. 2003-02860)
>2003-2007 UC Discovery grant
>2002-2004;2007-2008  UCDavis Faculty Research Grant
 Other interests:  
   Mountain biking, road biking, cyclocross, hiking, snowshoeing