Kazushige Touhara

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, insect endocrinology, and GPCR signaling, he began to establish his team to conducted research on chemoreception with support from Hiroshi Kataoka.

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. Additionally, he has published several essays focused on improving education and scientific research in Japan.