Kazushige Touhara (ja: 東原 和成) is a Japanese biologist, neuroscientist, and a professor at the University of Tokyo, Japan.
After training in the field of organic chemistry,[1] insect endocrinology,[2] and GPCR signaling,[3] he began to establish his team to conducted research on chemoreception with support from Hiroshi Kataoka.
[4] In 2024, he serves as the head of the Union of Japanese Societies for Biological Science and is involved in initiatives such as advocating for the doubling of Japan's scientific research funding.
[5] Additionally, he has published several essays focused on improving education and scientific research in Japan.
[26] Just before he was hired as an associate professor at the University of Tokyo, Nature published an article addressing concerns about the employment of younger researchers.