Professor
Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering Kansai University
3-3-35 Yamate-cho; Suita-shi, Osaka 564-8680; Japan
Phone: +81-6-6368-0090; Fax: +81-6-6368-0090

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EDUCATION

04/89-03/93Bachelor of Science, Department of Industrial Chemistry Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
04/93-03/95 Master of Science, Department of Industrial Chemistry Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
03/98Ph.D. Department of Industrial Chemistry Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan Title of Ph.D. thesis was “Synthesis of Polymer Having a Phospholipid Polar Group and the Effect of Their Chemical Structure on the Blood Compatibility”

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

04/95- Research Associate, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
10/95- Lecturers, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
07/98-03/07 Associate Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
6/00-12/00Visiting scientists, University of Massachusetts (Prof. Thomas J. McCarthy)
4/07 Associate Professor, Kansai University
4/11- Professor, Kansai University

RESEARCH FIELDS

Polymer synthesis, Biomaterials

FOUNDED PROPOSAL

  • Terumo Scientific Foundation (1996)
  • Grant-in-aid for Encouragement of Young Scientists #09780795 (1997-1998)
  • Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research on Priority Area #10123208 (1998)
  • Grant-in-aid for Encouragement of Young Scientists #11780615 (1999-2000)
  • The Japan-Korea basic Scientific Cooperation Program (1999-2001)
  • Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research #12558103 (2000-2001)
  • Thailand-Japan Technology Transfer Project (2002)
  • The Cosmetology Research Foundation (2002-2003)
  • Kurata Memorial Hitachi Science Research Foundation (2003)
  • Grant-in-aid for Encouragement of Young Scientists #15700324 (2003-2004)
  • NEDO Industrial Technology Research Grant Program in ‘04 (2004-2006)
  • Grant-in-Aid for Exploratory Research #17650132 (2005-2006)
  • Grant-in-aid for Encouragement of Young Scientists #18681018 (2006-2008)
  • Mukai Scientific Research Foundation (2007)
  • JST Research for Promoting Technical Seeds (2009)
  • Grant-in-aid for Encouragement of Young Scientists #21680043 (2009-2011)
  • Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research on Innovation Areas “Molecular Soft-Interface Science” #21106520 (2009-2010)
  • The Japan-Korea basic Scientific Cooperation Program (2009-2011)
  • JST A-STEP·FS AS231Z00950F (2011)
  • Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research on Innovation Areas “Nanomedicine Molecular Science” # 24107524 (2012-2013)
  • Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research #24500532 (2012-2014)
  • JST A-STEP·FS AS251Z02092P (2013)
  • Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research on Innovation Areas “Nanomedicine Molecular Science” # 26107719 (2014-2015)
  • Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research (B) #16H03185 (2016-2018)
  • Grant-in-aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory) #17K20119 (2017-2018)
  • Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research (B) #19H04474 (2019-2021)
  • Grant-in-aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory) #21K19931 (2021-2022)
  • Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research (B) #23H03750 (2023-2025)

AFFILIATIONS

  • The Chemical Society of Japan
  • The Society of Polymer Science, Japan
  • The Japanese Society for Biomaterials
  • Japanese Society for Artificial Organs
  • The Japanese Biochemical Society
  • The Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices
  • The American Chemical Society
  • Society for Biomaterials (U.S.)

HONOR

  • Korea-Japan Biomaterials Research Young Investigator’s Award (1999)
  • Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science; The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2005)
  • Outstanding Paper Award of Japanese Society of Artificial Organs (2006)
  • Outstanding Research Award of Mukai Scientific Research Foundation (2008)
  • The Young Investigator’s Award of Japanese Society for Biomaterials (2009)
  • Award of Japanese Society for Biomaterials (2020)
  • Fellows of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (2020)