Research History

1979     Born in Gifu, Japan

2001     B.S. in School of Engineering Science, Osaka University

2003     M.S. in Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University (supervisor: Prof. Toshio Yanagida)

2006     Ph.D. in Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University (supervisor: Prof. Toshio Yanagida)

2006-2011     Postdoctoral fellow in Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University (supervisor: Prof. Xiaoliang Sunney Xie)

2011-2020     Unit Leader in Quantitative Biology Center, RIKEN (PI)

2011-2020     Adjunct Associate Professor in Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University

2020-2023     Team Leader in RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (PI)

2020-present     Professor in Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University (PI)

2020-present     Professor in Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University  

2020-present     Adjunct Professor in Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University

2021-present    Team Leader, Research Center for Dynamic Living Systems, Kyoto University

2021　Adjunct Lecturer, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University

Awards / fellowships

2001　Top students awards, School of Engineering Science, Osaka University

2005-2007　Research Fellowships for Young Scientists (DC), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

2007-2008　Research fellow, The Uehara Memorial Foundation

2008-2010　Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Abroad, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

2010-2011　Research Fellowships for Young Scientists (PD), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

2015-2019　PRESTO Researcher, Japan Science and Technology Agency

2016    RIKEN Industry Partnerships Contribution Award

2019    Rising Star Award in the Single Cell Analysis field, Japan Science and Technology Agency

2020-　Suntory Rising Stars Encouragement Program in Life Sciences (SunRiSE) Fellow

2021   Osaka Science Prize

2021   JSPS Prize

2022  Kyoto SMI Nakatsuji Award.

2022 The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

2023 The 5th Teruo Hiruma Optical Science Award.

2023 The 15th Nakatani Foundation Incentive Award.

2024 The 56th Ichimura Prize in Science for Distinguished Achievement.

Other activities

2018     Advisory board of Bioconjugate Chemistry

Fields of expertise

Biophysics and Systems Biology

Address

KUIAS/iCeMS Research Building
Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan

Research History

1981     Born in Aichi, Japan

2005     B.S. in Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University

2010     Ph.D. in Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University (supervisor: Prof. Masayoshi Imagawa)

2010-2012     Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University (supervisor: Prof. Kazunori Kimura)

2012-2021     Researcher, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research

2020-2021     Visiting Researcher, Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University

2021-2023    Visiting Researcher, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, RIKEN

2021-present    Program-Specific Junior Associate Professor, Kyoto University

Fields of expertise

Molecular Biology, Biochemistry

Research History

1986     Born in Seoul, South Korea

2010     B.S. in Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University

2015     Ph.D. in Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University(supervisor: Prof. Tetsuro  Majima)

2015-2018     Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University

2018-2021     Special Postdoctoral Researcher, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics  Research

2020-2023     Visiting Researcher, Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University

2022-2023     Researcher, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics  Research

2023-present     Program-Specific Junior Associate Professor, Kyoto University

Fields of expertise

Photochemistry, Single Molecule Chemistry