Richiro Ushimaru, Associate Professor
Academic Career
2020.1 Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
2022.11 Excellent Young Researcher, The University of Tokyo
2025.2– Associate Professor, Institute for Advanced Study, Kyushu University
Education
2011.3 B.S. in Chemistry, Nagoya University (Prof. Ryoji Noyori)
2013.3 M.S. in Chemistry, Nagoya University (Prof. Ryoji Noyori)
2019.12 Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin (Prof. Hung-wen (Ben) Liu)
Honors and Awards
2018.9 Research Excellence Award, The University of Texas at Austin
2018.9 Leon O. Morgan Fellowship, The University of Texas at Austin
2020.7 The Young Scientists Award, Division of Natural Medicines, The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
2022.3 The 35th Distinguished Speech of Young Generation, Chemical Society of Japan
2023.6 The 24th Young Scientists Research Award, Enzyme Application Symposium
2023.6 The Japanese Society of Pharmacognosy Award for Young Scientists
2023.7 The 22nd Award for Young Scientists, Natural Products Chemistry Conference
2024.3 The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award for Young Scientists
2024.5 The JAICI Award, Japan Association for International Chemical Information
2024.5 The Japanese Society of Enzyme Engineering Award for Young Scientists
2025.6 The 14th JACI Award
2025.9 The Novozymes Japan Research Award 2026
Jiayi Yu (Ph.D., The University of Tokyo)