Present Affiliation

Professor, Department of Chemistry, Nara Medical University
Visiting Principal Investigator, Waseda Bioscience Research Institute in Singapore (WABIOS)
Visiting Professor, Organization for University Research Initiatives, Waseda University, Tokyo

Education

2006　　PhD (D.Med.Sci.), School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo
1994　　PhD (D.Eng.), Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Sci. & Eng., Waseda University
1991　　M.S., Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Sci. & Eng., Waseda University
1989　　B.S., Applied Chemistry, School of Sci.&Eng., Waseda University

Research and Teaching Experiences

2013-               Professor of Chemistry, Nara Medical University
2011 - 2013　　Associate Professor, Professor, Org. for Univ. Res. Initiatives,
　　　　　　　　Waseda University
2010 - 2011　　Associate Professor, Comprehensive Research Organization,
　　　　　　　　Waseda University
2009 - 2013　　Principal Investigator, Waseda Bioscience Research Institute in Singapore
　　　　　　　　(WABIOS)
2004 - 2005　　Visiting Lecturer at Tokyo Metropolitan University.
2002 - 2012　　Visiting Lecturer & Assoc. Prof. at Keio Univ. Center for Integrated Med. Res.
2001　　　　　 Visiting scholar at Dept. Bioengineering, UC San Diego
1998 - 2010　　Lecturer, Assoc. Professor at Adv. Res. Inst. for Sci. & Eng.,
　　　　　　　　Waseda University
1996 - 1998　　Visiting Scholar at Depts. Bioengineering & Medicine, UC San Diego
　　　　　　　　(as an Overseas Research Fellow of JSPS).
1994 - 1996　　Research fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).

Academic Societies

Soc. Blood Substitutes, Jpn (President, editor, board member) / Soc. Polymer Sci., Jpn. / Jpn. Soc. Artif. Organs / Am. Physiol. Soc. / Am. Chem. Soc. / Chem. Soc. Jpn / Int. Soc. Artif. Cells Blood Substitutes Immobilization Biotechnol. / Jpn Soc. Microcirculation / Intern. Soc. Oxygen Transport Tissues

Honors

Nov 2008　　Award for Outstanding Research on Membrane Technology (Mukai Science
　　　　　　　and Technology Foundation, Tokyo)
Dec 2006　　Young Investigator Award (International Liposome Society, London)
Nov 2003　　JSAO-Yoshimi Grant Award (Jpn Soc. Artificial Organs)
March 1994　Mizuno Award (Waseda Univ.) "Contribution to the Research of Artificial
　　　　　　　Red Cell"

Research Subjects

Artificial oxygen carriers / Molecular assembly / Liposome / Redox and ligand binding of hemoglobin / Tissue oxygenation / Tissue engineering / Microvascular physiology / Biorheology and microhemodynamics, etc.

Grants

(PI) Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) (2015-2017)

(PI) Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants (Health Science Research Including Drug Innovation) from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Japan (2012-14)

(PI) Grants-in-aid for scientific research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (Scientific Research - B 25282136 (2013-15), 17H02087 (2016-19)

(PI) Challenging Exploratory Research 24650301(2012-13))

Publications

157 original articles in peer-reviewed journals, and other 88 review papers as chapters in books or journals. 13 Jpn patents, and 3 US patents.

Publications (Japanese page)