CV

Education

• PhD in Environmental Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 2018
  • Laboratory: Woodward Group
  • Dissertation: Spatially resolved microspectroscopy of flavin-based magnetosensitive photochemistry（フラビンに基づく磁気感受性光化学の空間分解顕微分光）
• MChem in Chemistry (with a Year Abroad), University of Leicester (University of Stuttgart), 2014
  • 4th year project:
    • Laboratory: Monks Group
    • Dissertation: The determination of total atmospheric hydroxyl radical reactivity with the development of the comparative reactivity method
  • 3rd year project:
    • Laboratory: Laschat Group
    • Dissertation: Liquid crystalline aryl guanidinium ions: effects of bending on the mesomorphic properties

Work Experience

• Research Associate in Laser Photochemistry and Spectroscopy
  • University of Oxford
  • Laboratories:
    • Hore Group
    • Mackenzie Group
    • Timmel Group
  • 2023/04 - Present
• Special Project Researcher (特定プロジェクト研究員)
  • Saitama University
  • 2019/10 - 2023/03
• PRESTO Researcher (さきがけ専任研究者)
  • Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST, 科学技術振興機構)
  • 2019/10 - 2023/03
• Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS, 日本学術振興会)
  • Nominated by The Royal Society
  • Laboratory: QBPC (Maeda) Lab
  • 2018/10 - 2019/09
• Research Assistant
  • The University of Tokyo
  • 2018/06 - 2018/08
• Komaba Writers Studio Teaching Assistant
  • The University of Tokyo
  • 2015/10 - 2016/07
• Teaching Assistant
  • The University of Tokyo
  • 2015/04 - 2015/07
• Atmospheric Chemistry Temporary Summer Intern
  • University of Leicester
  • 2014/07

Skills

• Quantum biology
• Spin chemistry
• Microspectroscopy
  • Time-resolved
  • Confocal
  • Fluorescence
  • Single molecule
  • Fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy
• Magnetic resonance
• Molecular dynamics (MD)
• Molecular biology
  • Cell culture
  • Protein production
• Programming languages
  • Python
  • MATLAB
  • LabVIEW
  • Tcl

Awards and Scholarships

• Best Presentation Award
  • The 3rd Annual Meeting of the Quantum Life Science Society Conference (第３回量子生命科学会)
  • Title: Exploring magnetic field effects in biomolecules with high-sensitivity fluorescence spectroscopy
  • 2021/09
• EFEPR Scholarship
  • International EPR (ESR) Society
  • 2019/11
• The First National High School Memorial Award (一高記念賞)
  • The University of Tokyo
  • Best academic performance and dissertation in the year.
  • 2019/03
• Valedictorian (卒業生代表)
  • The University of Tokyo
  • 2018/09
• Best Poster Prize
  • Spin Chemistry Meeting 2017 (Taylor & Francis)
  • Title: Magnetosensitive flavin photochemistry in micron-scale reaction environments
  • 2017/09
• 2017 International Conference Travel Grant
  • The University of Tokyo
  • 2017/05
• MEXT Scholarship for PhD
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (文部科学省)
  • 2014/08
• ERASMUS Scholarship for MChem
  • ERASMUS Program
  • 2012/07

Professional Affiliations

• Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Member (MRSC)
• The International EPR (ESR) Society
  • Full Member
• Royal Microscopical Society
  • Member
• European Microscopy Society
  • Member
• Royal Institute of Navigation
  • Member (MRIN)
• Quantum Life Science Society
  • Member
• Society of Electron Spin and Technology (SEST)
  • Member

Research Grants and Funding

• JST PRESTO (さきがけ) Quantum Bio
  • Title: Spatiotemporal measurement of cryptochromes for animal magnetoreception (動物磁気感受のためのクリプトクロム時空間計測)
  • 55 million JPY (356,000 GBP (XR 2022/01))
  • 2019/10 - 2023/03
• Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Research Fellow
  • Title: Does protein clustering play a role in biological magnetoreception?
  • 5.07 million JPY (32,265 GBP (XR 2022/03))
  • 2018/10 - 2020/09

Peer-Review Activities

• Referee:
  • Scientific Reports
  • The European Physical Journal D
• Editorial activities:
  • PLOS Computational Biology - Guest Editor

Collaborators (alphabetical order)

• Shigeki Arai, QST, Japan
• Shin Hatakeyama, Saitama University, Japan
• Peter J. Hore, University of Oxford, UK
• Hitoshi Ishiwata, QST, Japan
• Alex R. Jones, National Physical Laboratory, UK
• Neill Lambert, RIKEN, Japan
• Danev Radostin, The University of Tokyo, Japan
• Ilia A. Solov’yov, Oldenburg University, Germany
• Miho Suzuki, Saitama University, Japan
• Shota Takemi, Saitama University, Japan
• Emil Vatai, RIKEN, Japan

Supervision

• Master’s students
  • Mizuki Kohmura (香村泉希) （QBPC (Maeda) Lab)　(RIKEN 2023/04~)
  • Ayumi Fukai (深井歩実) （QBPC (Maeda) Lab) (Eurofin 2023/04~)
  • Chiho Jimbo (神保知歩) （QBPC (Maeda) Lab)
  • Minori Fujita (藤田みのり) （QBPC (Maeda) Lab)
• Bachelor students
  • Hiroya Matsuda (松田大弥) （QBPC (Maeda) Lab) (IT company 2021/04~)
  • Wataru Fushimoto (伏本航) （QBPC (Maeda) Lab)
  • Ai Hatayama (畑山愛) （QBPC (Maeda) Lab)

Languages

• English (Native)
• Japanese (Intermediate)
• German (Basic/Intermediate)
• Korean (Basic)