博士，副教授，硕士生导师。2012年本科毕业于哈尔滨工业大学生物技术专业，2013年硕士毕业于香港科技大学化学工程与生物分子工程专业，2017年博士毕业于京都大学环境工程专业。2017年10月至2020年6月在京都大学做博士后。研究方向为环境毒理学。以细胞为载体，采用体外生物学方法，定性定量的监测水环境中微量药物的整体活性。结合数学模型和化学分析，筛选出环境中需要优先控制的典型药物，为毒性实验、污染控制和政策制定提供依据。已经在Environmental Science & Technology等期刊发表论文5篇。

论文发表：

(1)Zhang, H.; Ihara, M.*; Hanamoto S.; Norihide N.; Jurgens M.D.; Johnson A.C.; Tanaka H.*. Quantification of pharmaceutical related biological activity in effluents from wastewater treatment plants in UK and Japan. Environmental science & technology, 2018, 52(20), 11848-11856.

(2)Zhang, H.; Ihara, M.O.; Nakada, N.; Tanaka, H.; Ihara, M.*. (Biological Activity-Based Prioritization of Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater for Environmental Monitoring: G Protein-Coupled Receptor Inhibitors. Environmental science & technology, 2020, 54(3), 1720-1729.

(3)Zhang, H.; Lin, Y.; Men, Z.; Ihara, M; Li, W.*; He, K.*. Evaluation of pharmaceutical activities of G-Protein Coupled Receptor targeted pharmaceuticals in Chinese wastewater effluent. Chinese Chemical Letters, 2020, 31(10): 2856-2863.

(4)Ihara, M.*; Inoue, A.; Hanamoto, S.; Zhang, H.; Aoki, J.; Tanaka, H. Detection of physiological activities of G protein-coupled receptor-acting pharmaceuticals in wastewater. Environmental science & technology, 2015, 49(3), 1903-1911.

(5)Ihara, M.*; Hanamoto, S.; Ihara, M. O.; Zhang, H.; Tanaka, H. Wastewater‐derived antagonistic activities of G protein‐coupled receptor‐acting pharmaceuticals in river water. Journal of Applied Toxicology, 2020, 40(7), 908-917.