Members

Yuichi Taniguchi

Professor, Institute for Advanced Study / Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University

Team Leader, Research Center for Dynamic Living Systems, Kyoto University

Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University

  • ytaniguchi [at] icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Profile

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

Masae Ohno (Johmura)

Program-Specific Junior Associate Professor, Kyoto University

  • ohno.masae.3x [at] kyoto-u.ac.jp

Profile

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

Sooyeon Kim

Program-Specific Junior Associate Professor, Kyoto University

  • kim.sooyeon.3u [at] kyoto-u.ac.jp

Profile

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

Latiefa Binti Kamarulzaman

Ph.D student, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University

Special research student, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University

  • latiefa.bintikamarulzaman.5e [at] kyoto-u.ac.jp

 

Zhang Yaqi

Ph.D student, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University

  • zhang.yaqi.28m [at] st.kyoto-u.ac.jp

 

 

 

Xie Bingxin

Master’s student, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University

  • xie.bingxin.37w [at] st.kyoto-u.ac.jp

 

 

Tetsu Hirai

Master’s student, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University

 

 

Kaoruko Shiozaki

Master’s student, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University

 

 

Gao  Jintian

Master’s student, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University

  • gao.jintian.43j [at] st.kyoto-u.ac.jp

 

 

Natalia Nakamura Gouvea

Research Student, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University

  • natalia.gouvea.56s [at] st.kyoto-u.ac.jp

 

 

 

Huangfu Yifei

Research Student, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University

  • huangfu.yifei.67i [at] st.kyoto-u.ac.jp

 

 

 

Misaki Tsuchida

Office Assistant ( Technical ),  Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University

 

 

 

Asuma Kubono

Office Assistant ( Technical ),  Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University

 

 

 

Yan  Peiji

Office Assistant ( Technical ),  Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University

 

 

 

Kayoko Hayashi

Office Assistant ( Technical ),  Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University

 

 

 

Reiko Otsuka

Assistant Administrative Staff, Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University

  • otsuka.reiko.2n [at] kyoto-u.ac.jp

 

 

Alumni

Graduate student

Wu Yixuan 2021-2024  
Yoshiki Okita 2018- 2021 Present: StemRIM Inc.
Vipin Kumar 2014 – 2020 Present: Postdoctoral fellow in the University of Oslo
Simon Leclerc 2013 – 2019 Present: Postdoctoral fellow in the University of Texas
Haruka Miyazawa 2012 – 2016  
Yodai Takei 2012 – 2014 Present: Ph.D student in California Institute of Technology

Researcher

Takuya Hidaka 2021-2024 Present: Institute of Molecular Biotechnology
David Priest 2014 – 2019 Present: Research fellow in the University of Melbourne
Yamato Yoshida 2016 – 2017 Present: Associate professor in the University of Tokyo
Kazuya Nishimura 2012 – 2015  
Yutaka Ogawa 2011 – 2014 Present: Researcher in RIKEN

Undergraduate student / Internship

Iris Shuge Dong 2024  
Gao  Jintian 2023～2024  
Haruka Inoue 2023  
Ayane Nakanishi 2023  
Yuriko Goto 2023  
Kae Iikura 2022  
Kotaro Nakai 2022  
Camellia Rui 2019  
Stephanie Xinzhu Wang 2019  
Carlton Moody 2019  
Rohan Zade 2019  
Colton Switalski 2018  
Hui-Ching Huang 2018  
Rewani Hailati 2018  
Latiefa Kamarulzaman 2017 Present: Ph.D student in Osaka University
Shoh Nakai 2017  
Keigo Nishida 2013 – 2016 Present: Ph.D student in Osaka University
Karishma Dagal 2016  
Matthew Dysthe 2016  
Leah Varner 2015  
Jidapas An-adirekkun 2015  
Drew Gunderson 2013  

Visiting Researcher

Ehab Abdella　　　　　　 2014　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　

Technical Staff

Kaori Tsujimura　　　　　 2019-2022　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　
Mayumi Ishida　　　　　 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　

Assistant

Yuriko Okuda　　　　　 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　
Yumie Ohyama