Research areas	Phylogenetics and systematics of fungi
Keywords	Fungi, mushroom, symbiosis, evolution, biodiversity, DNA
Themes	The aim of my study is to uncover the systematics, evolution, biodiversity, biogeography, and symbiosis of fungi, especially mushroom-forming fungi, using DNA information.
Major publications	Sato H. 2024. The evolution of ectomycorrhizal symbiosis in the Late Cretaceous is a key driver of explosive diversification in Agaricomycetes. New Phytologist 241(1): 444-460. Sato H, Lain A, Mizuno T, Yamashita S, Hassan JB, Othman KB, Itioka T. 2024. Host preference explains the high endemism of ectomycorrhizal fungi in a dipterocarp rainforest. Molecular Ecology 33(21): e17529. Sato H, Tanabe AS, Toju H. 2017. Host shifts enhance diversification of ectomycorrhizal fungi: diversification rate analysis of the ectomycorrhizal fungal genera Strobilomyces and Afroboletus with an 80‐gene phylogeny. New Phytologist 214(1): 443-454. Sato H, Morimoto S, Hattori T. 2012. A thirty-year survey reveals that ecosystem function of fungi predicts phenology of mushroom fruiting. PLoS One 7(11): e49777. Sato H, Yumoto T, Murakami N. 2007. Cryptic species and host specificity in the ectomycorrhizal genus Strobilomyces (Strobilomycetaceae). American Journal of Botany 94(10): 1630-1641.
Professional societies/Research and synergic activities	The Mycological Society of Japan The Japanese Society for Plant Systematics Society of Evolutionary Studies, Japan
Teaching Areas	Undergraduate courses Graduate courses (Master's program) Graduate courses (Doctor's program) Undergraduate courses open to all departments
Background	Apr, 2005 - Mar, 2008Division of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University Apr, 2003 - Mar, 2005Division of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University Apr, 1999 - Mar, 2003Faculty of Science, Kyoto University