Yoshiki Hotta and the Dawn of Zebrafish Molecular Neurogenetics in Japan

Abstract

Abstract: After coming back to Japan to work in the Department of Physics at the University of Tokyo, Yoshiki Hotta spent a year or so on searching for behavioral mutants of goldfish. Although this endeavor did not succeed, he remained an adamant supporter of the development of zebrafish research in Japan. Here we review how his support helped zebrafish neurogenetics in Japan gain a unique position in the world research community.

Keywords::

• zebrafish
• transgenic
• mutant
• Isl1
• α-actin
• decision making
• Yoshiki Hotta
• motor control

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.