Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Institute of Science Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) / Apr 2025 – Present
School of Life Science and Technology
Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering
Institute of Science Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) / Apr 2023 – Mar 2025
School of Life Science and Technology
Master of Engineering
Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo, Japan) / Apr 2020 – Mar 2023 (Accelerated Graduation)
School of Life Science and Technology
Bachelor of Engineering
Kaisei Academy (Tokyo, Japan) / Apr 2017 – Mar 2020
High School Diploma
Research Experience
Institute of Science Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) / Apr 2025 – Present
Doctoral Thesis Research, under Prof. Dr. Kazushi Kinbara
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Tsukuba, Japan) / Apr 2025 – Present
A Technical-Training Student, under Prof. Dr. Shunsuke Tomita
Universität Basel (Basel, Switzerland) / Jun 2024 – Dec 2024
A Visiting Research Student, under Prof. Dr. Thomas R. Ward
Institute of Science Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) / Apr 2023 – Mar 2025
Master’s Thesis Research, under Prof. Dr. Kazushi Kinbara
“Strategic Design of PEG-Appended Molecules and Functionalization of Artificial Cell Membranes”
Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo, Japan) / Oct 2021 – Mar 2023
Bachelor’s Thesis Research, under Prof. Dr. Kazushi Kinbara
“Functionalization of Lipid Bilayers by Rigid π-Conjugated Macrocycles”
Publications
4. Rei Hamaguchi, Ai Kohata, Hiroka Sugai, Mafumi Hishida, Mitsunori Ikeguchi, and Kazushi Kinbara, in prep.
3. Rei Hamaguchi, Damian Alexander Graf, Kazushi Kinbara*, and Thomas R. Ward*
Programmable Artificial-Cellular Membrane Dynamics via Ring-Closing Metathesis.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 39204–39211. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c10187
Swiss Nanoscience Institute News: Controlled phase separation in membranes (Oct 21, 2025)
Science Tokyo News: Chemistry meets biology: controlling artificial cell membranes through catalysis (Nov 27, 2025)
2. Kylie Chinner, Niklas Grabicki, Rei Hamaguchi, Mitsunori Ikeguchi, Kazushi Kinbara, Sayaka Toyoda, Kohei Sato*, and Oliver Dumele*
Nanohoops in membranes: confined supramolecular spaces within phospholipid bilayer membranes.
Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 16367–16376. DOI: 10.1039/D4SC03408B
1. Junya Adachi, Haruka Oda, Toshiaki Fukushima*, Beni Lestari, Hiroshi Kimura, Hiroka Sugai, Kentaro Shiraki, Rei Hamaguchi, Kohei Sato, and Kazushi Kinbara*
Dense and Acidic Organelle-Targeted Visualization in Living Cells: Application of Viscosity-Responsive Fluorescence Utilizing Restricted Access to Minimum Energy Conical Intersection.
Anal. Chem. 2023, 95, 5196–5204. DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04133
Presentations
7. “Regulation of Artificial-Cellular Membrane Dynamics via Ring-Closing Metathesis”, Bio-Polymer Symposium 2025, Ookayama Campus, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, July 2025.
6. “Regulation of Membrane-Raft Dynamics via a Transition Metal-Catalyzed Reaction”, ISMSC 2025 Kyoto, ROHM Theatre Kyoto, Kyoto, May 2025.
5. “Control of the dynamics of an artificial cell-membrane via a transition metal-catalyzed reaction”, The 105th CSJ Annual Meeting, Senriyama Campus, Kansai University, Osaka, March 2025.
4. “Prediction and experimental validation of chain length-dependent water solubility of monodisperse-PEG-appended molecules”, The 26th Annual Meeting of JSTC, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, May 2024.
3. “Theoretical and experimental studies on the water solubility of monodisperse PEGylated molecules carrying PEG chain with different length”, The 104th CSJ Annual Meeting, Funabashi Campus, Nihon University College of Science and Technology, Chiba, March 2024.
2. “Development of Monodisperse PEG-appended Hoveyda–Grubbs-type Catalysts Embedded in Lipid Bilayers”, The 4th Molecular Engine Workshop, Kyodo Omachi Building, Akita, September 2023.
1. “Functionalization of Lipid Bilayers with Monodisperse PEGylated Amphiphilic Molecules”, The 33rd Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, Okayama Convention Center, Okayama, September 2023.
Honor & Award
Japanese Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1) / Apr 2025 – Present