Associate Professor

Education

B.S. in Chemistry (Waseda University, 2005)

M.S. in Organic Chemistry (Waseda University, 2007)

Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry (Supervisor: Dr. Takanori Shibata, Waseda university, 2010)

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Professional Career

Research Associate (Supervisor: Dr. Kim Janda, The Scripps Research Institute, 2012-2014)

Assistant Professor, tenure-track (The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2014-2021)

Associate Professor, tenured (The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2021-present)

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Expertise

Organic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, peptide chemistry, chemical biology, protein chemistry, medicinal chemistry, drug development, preclinical development