Profile
IWAKI Mitsuhiro

Affiliations and Education
2018- | Deputy team leader, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, RIKEN |
2012- | Invited associate professor, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University |
2012- | Senior Scientist, Quantitative Biology Center, RIKEN |
2011-2014 | Visiting researcher, Harvard Medical School/ Dana-Farber cancer research institute (William Shih lab.) |
2007-2012 | Assistant professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University (Toshio Yanagida lab.) |
2006-2007 | Postdoctoral fellow, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University |
2002-2006 | Ph.D. in Biophysics, Osaka University, Graduate School of Engineering Science |
2000-2002 | M.S. in Biophysics, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine |
1996-2000 | B.S. in Physics, Osaka University, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science |
Teaching
2018- | Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University 「Nanobio Science III」 |
2016- | Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University 「Basic Medical Science II」 |
2013-2017 | Faculty of Science, Osaka University 「Physics in Biology」 |
2007-2012 | Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University 「Physiology Heart・Circulation」 「Training on the basic medical sciences (Respiratory, Circulation and Brain function)」 「Training on the Nano・Molecular cell biology」 「Training for the rotation students」 |
Honors
2018 | RIKEN BAIHO Award |
2017 | Bioindustry Research Award |
2016 | RIKEN Research Incentive Award |
2010 | Prize for outstanding achievement in education and research |
Funding (representative) and fellowship
2018 | Open innovation platform, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company (COCKPI-T) 「Development of imaging technique for mechanical signal in cardiomyocyte」 |
2017ー2021 | Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED-PRIME) 「Development of imaging technique for mechanical signal using DNA nanobio device」 |
2017ー2018 | Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) 「Design of Brownian machine assembly and clarification of the coordination mechanism」 |
2014ー2015 | Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research 「Design of biomolecular system and clarification of functional emergence」 |
2012-2013 | Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research 「Design of reconstitution system of muscle using DNA nano structure and the single molecule imaging」 |
2008-2012 | Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas 「Water and energy of ATP」 |
2009-2010 | Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) 「Mechanical control of Brownian process of motor protein」 |
2003-2004 | Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
Affiliated academic society
- Biophysical Society of Japan
- Biophysical Society