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Research Identifiers

• KAKEN Researcher No.: 00583999

• ORCID: 0000-0002-0499-8168

• ResearcherID / Publons: A-6117-2009

• researchmap: https://researchmap.jp/oisaki/

• Other Web Profiles: Google Scholar / ResearchGate / Scopus Profile / 日本の研究.com / tayo.jp

Contact Address

Harmonized Chemosphere Research Group
Catalytic Chemistry Research Institute (CCRI)
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Room 222, Laboratory of Advanced Research D
1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0006, JAPAN

e-mail: k.oisaki[at]aist.go.jp
TEL: +81-(0)50-3522-4955

Professional Experiences

2025 Apr.–present：Group Leader
Harmonized Chemosphere Research Group, Catalytic Chemistry Research Institute (CCRI), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

2023 Apr.–2025 Mar.：Team Leader
Interdisciplinary Research Center for Catalytic Chemistry (IRC3), AIST

2022 Apr.–2023 Mar.：Senior Researcher
Interdisciplinary Research Center for Catalytic Chemistry (IRC3), AIST

2016 Oct.–2022 Mar.：Lecturer
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo (UT) – Prof. Motomu Kanai

2010 Apr.–2016 Sep.：Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo (UT) – Prof. Motomu Kanai

2008 May–2010 Mar.：Postdoctoral Scholar (JSPS Fellow for Research Abroad)
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) – Prof. Omar M. Yaghi

2008 Apr.–2008 May：Postdoctoral Scholar
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo (UT) – Prof. Masakatsu Shibasaki

2005 Apr.–2008 Mar.：JSPS Research Fellow (DC1)
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo (UT) – Prof. Masakatsu Shibasaki

Concurrent Positions

2025 Apr.–present：Deputy Director
Open Innovation Laboratory for Food and Medicinal Resource Engineering (FoodMedOIL)

2024 Apr.–2025 Mar.：Laboratory Team Leader, FoodMedOIL
2022 Apr.–2024 Mar.：Project Researcher, FoodMedOIL

2024 Apr.–present：Researcher
NOF-AIST Smart Green Chemicals Cooperative Research Laboratory

2022 Dec.–present：Associate Professor
Master's/Doctoral Program in Life Science Innovation (T-LSI), School of Integrative and Global Major (SIGMA), University of Tsukuba

Education

2008 Mar.：Ph.D. (Pharmaceutical Sciences) — Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo (Advisor: Prof. Masakatsu Shibasaki)
2005 Mar.：M.Sc. — Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo (Advisor: Prof. Masakatsu Shibasaki)
2003 Mar.：B.Sc. — Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo (Advisor: Prof. Masakatsu Shibasaki)

Awards and Honors

• 2026　9th Ibaraki Tech Plan Prix: Real Tech Fund Award (Leave a Nest Co., Ltd., Japan)

• 2025　6th TCI Venture Award [Seeds] Excellent Award (Tsukuba Center Inc., Japan)

• 2023　Chemistry Communication Award 2023 [Individuals] (JUCST, Japan)

• 2021　Best Paper Award 2020 in SYNTHESIS (Thieme Chemistry, Germany)

• 2019　Lectureship Award (MEXT Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Area, Japan)

• 2019　Thieme Chemistry Journals Award (Thieme Chemistry, Germany)

• 2018　Chemist Award BCA (MSD Life Science Foundation, Japan)

• 2018　Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Award of Encouragement (Mitsui Chemicals, Japan)

• 2018　The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award for Young Scientists (PSJ, Japan)

• 2018　The Chemical Society of Japan Lecture Award for Young Chemists (CSJ, Japan)

• 2017　Nanyang Assistant Professorship, Finalist (NTU, Singapore)

• 2014　The Chemical Society of Japan Presentation Award [Academic] (CSJ, Japan)

• 2013　Fuji Film Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry (SSOCJ, Japan)

• 2012　Best Poster Presentation Award (ICCOS-2012, Russia)

• 2008　SYNStars Award (Thieme Chemistry, Germany)

• 2007　Poster Presentation Award (ESOC2007, Ireland)

Awards for Chem-Station (Group Awards)

• 2019　The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Science and Technology Prize [Public Understanding Promotion] (MEXT, Japan)

• 2017　Award for Chemical Education (CSJ, Japan)

• 2012　Chemistry Communication Award (JUCST, Japan)

• 2001　Microsoft FrontPage Homepage Grand Prize (Japan)

Synergistic Activities

2026 Apr.–present：Executive Committee Member
Consortium for Creating Food, Medicine, and Materials Based on Bioresources and Catalytic Technologies

2026 Feb.–present：Advisory Board
Cell Press Blue

2021 Jan.–present：Director
Advances in Biocompatible Chemistry – Interactive Forum (Online) (ABC-InFO)

2020 Jan.–present：Project Member
ARchemisT

2020 Jan.–2023 Dec.：Committee Member
Committee on Publications and Cheminformatics Data Standards (CPCDS), International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)

2019 Jan.–present：Scientific Advisory Board
ChemRxiv

2018 Apr.–2020 Mar.：Investigator
The S&T Experts Network, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP)

2017 Jun.–2018 Mar.：Committee Member
Second subcommittee in The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan

2015 Apr.–2017 Mar.：Project Coordinator
JST ERATO Kanai Life Science Catalysis Project

2002 Apr.–present：Deputy Director
Chem-Station

Research Interests

1. Catalytic methodologies for complex organic molecule syntheses

2. Mechanistic analysis of organic/organometallic reactions

3. Ordered materials oriented to catalytic application

4. Biocompatible transformations

5. Peptide and protein chemistry

6. Medicinal chemistry of small organic molecules, middle-size molecules, and chemically modified biologics

7. Chemical mimetics of natural substances for advancing bioinspired science

Keywords: Peptide chemistry / Protein chemistry / Homogeneous catalysis / Synthetic chemistry / Medicinal chemistry / Organic chemistry

Memberships

Pharmaceutical Society of Japan (PSJ) / Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) / Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry of Japan (SSOCJ) / American Chemical Society (ACS) / Japan Society for Science Visualization (JSSV) / Japan Society for Chemical Biology / Protein Science Society of Japan / The Japanese Peptide Society / Society of Organic Electron Transfer Chemistry, Japan / The Japanese Society of Carbohydrate Research / American MENSA / HELLIQ Society / ISI Society (US/Japan)