
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
EDUCATION
04/89-03/93 | Bachelor 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 |
03/98 | Ph.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 |
6/00-12/00 | Visiting 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)