People

Keitaro Sou, Ph.D.

Education:

B.E. Chemistry, 1995, Waseda University, School of Science and Engineering, Department of Applied Chemistry

M.E. 1997, Waseda University, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Department of Applied Chemistry

Ph.D., 2000, Waseda University, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Department of Applied Chemistry

Experience:

1999.4.-2003.9., Research Associate, Advanced Research Institute for Science and Engineering (ARISE), Waseda University

2001.4.-2001.9., 2002.10.-2003.3., Visiting Researcher, Department of Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

2003.10.-2005.9., Lecturer (Full-time), ARISE, Waseda University

2005.10.-2009.3., Associate Professor, ARISE, Waseda University

2009.4.-2014.3., Staff, Center for Advanced Biomedical Sciences, TWIns, Waseda University

2014.4.-2017.9., Principal Investigator, Waseda Bioscience Research Institute in Singapore (WABIOS)

2014.4.-2017.9., Associate Professor, Organization for University Research Initiatives, Waseda University

2017.10.-2019.2., Adjunct Researcher, Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University

2019.3.-2023.6., Guest Researcher/Guest Associate Professor, Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University

2019.6.-2021.5., Visiting Researcher, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

2023.7.-Present, Senior Researcher/Professor, Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University

Membership in Professional Society:

The Society of Polymer Science, Japan / The Chemical Society of Japan / The American Chemical Society / The Japan Society of Drug Delivery System / The Society of Blood Substitute, Japan

Honors and Awards:

Mizuno Toshiyuki Memorial Award (Waseda University) 2000.

Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science (The Society of Polymer Science, Japan) 2005.

Young Investigator Award (XIth International Symposium on Blood Substitutes) 2007.

 

Professional Activity:

Guest Researcher, School of Medicine, Keio University, 2004-2012.

Editorial Advisory Board Member of Recent Patents on Nanomedicine, 2011.2-2012.4.

Regional Editor of Recent Patents on Nanomedicine, 2012.4.-2016.3.

Regional Editor of Current Nanomedicine, 2016.4.-present.

Editorial Board Member of Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2012.4.-2017.8.

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Pharmaceutical Science Research, 2014.6.-present.

Associate Editor for Nanobiotechnology in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology/Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2020.4.-present.

Thesis Advisory Committee for PhD students, Nanyang Technological University, 2017-present

COLLABORATORS

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Long Duc Le (PhD student), Chong Jian Rong (PhD student), Zhan Jing (PhD student), Wan Wei Yang (Masters student), Le Quang Luan (PhD student)


School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Sensing Team


TWIns, Waseda University, Japan

Liposome group


WPI-NanoLSI, Kanazawa University, Japan


Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Keio University, Japan


The University of Texas, Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA

ALUMNI

Runkai Hu (2018.4.-2022.3.) PhD student (Waseda University)

Sheng Dong (2016.9.-2018.3.) Research Associate (Waseda Bioscience Research Institute in Singapore)

Suyun Janet Tan (2016.10.-2017.3.)  Adjunct Researcher (Waseda Bioscience Research Institute in Singapore)

Salena Yip (2016.9.-2017.2.)  Intern from Singapore Polytechnic (Diploma in Applied Chemistry with Pharmaceutical Science)

Tnee Chin Kiat (2016.5.-2016.7.)  Intern from Nanyang Technological University (MAE)

Chan Zing Weng (2016.5.-2016.7.)  Intern from Nanyang Technological University (MSE)

Shoko Itakura, Ph.D. (2015.4.-2016.3.)  Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (PD)