People
Staff
Biographies
- 2010-2015 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Under the supervision of his advisor, Prof. Osamu Nureki, he elucidated the three-dimensional structures and functions of various proteins using X-ray crystallography. Obtained Ph.D. in Science. - 2015-2018 Researcher, Biopharmaceutical Research Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.
Engaged in research and development of antibody drugs. Mainly worked on antibody engineering and novel technology development. - 2018-2020 Research Fellow, Boston Children’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Under the supervision of Prof. Sun Hur, he studied the mechanism of innate immune response against RNA viruses. - 2021-2022 Project Assistant Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Research on CRISPR-Cas enzyme in Nishimasu Laboratory. - 2022 – 2023 Specially Appointed Lecturer, Lecturer
- 2023-Present Tenure-track Associate Professor, Institute for Integrated Research, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Established a laboratory as Principal Investigator. Aiming to elucidate the mechanism of immune response and develop therapeutic methods for autoimmune diseases.
Awards
- 2015 Incentive Award, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
- 2022 Young Innovator Award, CREST “Extracellular Particles
- 2023 Incentive Award, The Japanese Biochemical Society
- 2023 JAICI Award, Chemical Information Society of Japan
- 2024 Nagase Research Promotion Award, Nagase Science and Technology Foundation
Specially Appointed Researchers
Yukari ISAYAMA
Project : Development of useful application by using CRISPR-protease
Students
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Nina KURIHARA
Project : Regulatory role of LGP2 on antiviral immunity
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ZHANG JIAYAN
Project : Viral hijacking of host machinery in viral genome replication
