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ITO Yukishige

Research Director

              

Education
Mar. 1977 B.S. The University of Tokyo (Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Mar. 1979 M.S. The University of Tokyo (Pharmaceutical Chemistry)
Mar. 1982 Ph.D. The University of Tokyo (Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Supervisor: Prof. Masaji Ohno)
Appointments
Apr. 1982 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA (Advisor: Prof. Satoru Masamune)
Apr. 1984 Research Scientist, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research)
Aug. 1996  Senior Scientist, RIKEN 
Dec. 1998 Chief Scientist and Director of Synthetic Cellular Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN 
Apr. 2008  Chief Scientist and Director of Synthetic Cellular Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute
(Jan. 1991-Mar. 1993)  Visiting Scientist, CYTEL Corporation and Scripps Research Institute, San Diego, CA, USA (Host: Prof. James C. Paulson) 
Apr. 1999- Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Saitama University 

Awards
1993 Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry Award for the Encouragement of Young Scientists
2008 Roy L. Whistler International Award in Carbohydrate Chemistry (International Carbohydrate Organization)
2010 Significant Achievement Award (S) (RIKEN)
2010  Takeda Award for International Achievement (Takeda Rika Co.)
2012  Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry Award (Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry)

Major Funding
2004 Mizutani Foundation International Research Grant
2003-2008 Principal Investigator, CREST (Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology) Research Grant, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
2005-2008 International Research Grant, Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP)
2005-2010  Principal Investigator, Creative Scientific Research, Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS)
2009- Research Director, ERATO (Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology) “Glycotrilogy” Project, JST
Science Society
  • Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry
  • The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
  • The Chemical Society of Japan
  • The Japanese Biochemical Society
  • The Japanese Society of Carbohydrate Research
  • The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan
  • American Chemical Society

Publication List
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Other activities
  • Director, Japan Society for Carbohydrate Research
  • National Representative, International Carbohydrate Organization (2006-)
  • Vice-chair and program chair, 25th International Carbohydrate Symposium (2010, Tokyo, Japan)
  • President, International Carbohydrate Organization (2010-)
  • Carbohydrate Research, Editorial Board
  • Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry, Editorial Board
  • ACS Chemical Biology, Associate Editor (2013-)
  • Chemistry A Euroepan Journal, Associate Editor (2014-)



  • Born  1954
  • Nationality      Japanese

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