Member

Masaru KATO, Ph.D.

2009-Project Associate Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo 2006-2008Project Associate Professor, Center for NanoBio Integration, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 2000-2006Assistant Professor, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka (Prof. Toshimasa Toyo'oka) 1999-2000Postodoctral Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University (Prof. Richard N. Zare) 1999PhD, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo Thesis Title "Separation mechanisms studies of chiral stationary phases for HPLC" 1996MS, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo (Prof. Kazuhiro Imai) 1994BS, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo (Prof. Kazuhiro Imai) 2002-2006Researcher, PRESTO,JST Award: 2003 The Young Scientist Award from the Chubu Division of the Japan Society of Analytical Chemistry 2006 The Young Scientist Award from the Japan Society of Analytical Chemistry 2007 The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award for Young Scientists Membership: The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry, The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, The Spciety of Chromatography Sciences, American Chemical Society Address: Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan TEL:+81-3-5841-1841 FAX:+81-3-5841-1841 e-mail:

★ Keywords

Microchip, Chromatography, Electrophoresis, Nanostructures, Biologicalcompounds, Molecular recognition, Cell, High-Throughput Screening

★ Heighlight Publications

1. M. Kato, K. Inuzuka, K. Sakai-Kato, T. Toyo'oka, "Monolithic bioreactor immobilizing trypsin for high-throughput analysis" Anal. Chem. 2005, 77, 1813-1818..
   
2. M. Kato, Y. Gyoten, K. Sakai-Kato, T. Nakajima, T. Toyo'oka, "Starch derivatives as dynamic coating additives for analysis of amino acids and peptides using poly(methyl methacrylate) microfluidic devices"Anal. Chem. 2004, 76, 6792-6796.
   
3. M. Kato, K. Sakai-Kato, H.-M. Jin, K. Kubota, H. Miyano, T. Toyo'oka, M. T. Dulay, R. N. Zare, "Integration of On-line Protein Digestion, Peptide Separation, and Protein Identification using Pepsin-Coated Photopolymerized Sol-Gel Columns and Capillary Electrophoresis/Mass Spectrometry" Anal. Chem. 2004, 76, 1896-1902.
   
4. Sakai-Kato, K., Kato, M., Toyo'oka,T.: On-line trypsin-encapsulated enzyme reactor by the sol-gel method integrated into capillary electrophoresis. Anal. Chem. 2002 74, 2943-2949.
   
5. Kato, M., Sakai-Kato, K., Matsumoto, N., Toyo'oka, T.: A protein-encapsulation technique by the sol-gel method for the preparation of monolithic columns for capillary electrochromatography. Anal. Chem. 2002 74, 1915-192
   
6. M. Kato, M. T. Dulay, B. Bennett, J.-R. Chen and R. N. Zare. "Enantiomeric separation of amino acids and non-protein amino acids using a particle-loaded monolithic column" Electrophoresis, 2000, 21, 3145-3151.

Postodoctral Reseaech Fellow

Tatsuhiro YAMAMOTO, Ph.D.

★ Keywords

Microchip, Chromatography, Electrophoresis, Nanostructures, Biologicalcompounds, Molecular recognition, Cell, High-Throughput Screening

★ Heighlight Publications

1. T.Yamamoto, K. Ikuta, K. Oi, K. Abe, T. Uwatoku, M. Murata, N. Shigetani, K.Yoshimitsu, H. Shimokawa, Y. Katayama, “First Functionalized MRI Contrast AgentRecognizing Vascular Lesions”, AnalyticalSciences, 20, 5-7 (2004)

2. T. Yamamoto, K. Ikuta, K. Oi, K. Abe, T. Uwatoku, F. Hyodo, M. Murata, N. Shigetani, K. Yoshimitsu, H. Shimokawa,H. Utsumi, Y. Katayama, “Invivo MR detection of vascular endothelial injury using a new class of MRIcontrast agent”, Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 14,2787-2790(2004)
   
3. S. Kawakami, P. Opanasopit, M. Yokoyama, N. Chansri, T. Yamamoto, T. Okano, F.Yamashita, M. Hashida, “Biodistribution Characteristics of All-trans RetinoicAcid Incorporated in Liposomes and Polymeric Micelles Following IntravenousAdministration”, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 94,2606-2615(2005)
   
4. K. Kawano, M. Watanabe, T. Yamamoto, M.Yokoyama,P. Opanasopit, T. Okano, Y. Maitani,  “Enhanced antitumor effect of camptothecin loaded in long-circulating polymericmicelles”, Journal of Controlled Release,112, 329-332 (2006)
   
5. E. Nakamura, K.Makino, T. Okano, T. Yamamoto, M. Yokoyama, “A polymeric micelle MRI contrast agentwith changeable relaxivity”, Journal ofControlled Release, 114, 325-333(2006).

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