Rate My Professor Kenji Suetsugu

Kenji Suetsugu is Professor in the Division of Biodiversity, Ecology and Speciation at the Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University. His research centers on heterotrophic plants that obtain carbon resources by exploiting other organisms rather than through photosynthesis. He investigates the ecological and evolutionary processes involved in the transition from autotrophic to heterotrophic lifestyles, with particular attention to the spectrum between mutualism and parasitism. His work examines diverse interactions of these plants with their fungal hosts, pollinators, and seed dispersers. Suetsugu has authored or co-authored numerous peer-reviewed papers on topics including mycoheterotrophy in orchids and other species, novel seed dispersal mechanisms, and isotopic evidence for carbon acquisition from sources such as deadwood.