Takinoue’s Profile
Masahiro Takinoue, Ph.D.
Professor (PI), Biophysicist
- Department of Computer Science, Institute of Science Tokyo
- Research Center for Autonomous Systems Materialogy (ASMat), Institute of Integrated Research (IIR), Institute of Science Tokyo
- ORCID / researchmap
- E-mail: takinoue (at) c.titech.ac.jp
masahiro.takinoue (at) takinoue-lab.jp - Teaching
- [Japanese version]
Remarks
- “Creating artificial cells and molecular robots using DNA – Exploring the boundary between matter and life” (2022) [English] [Japanese]
- “The Biophysics of ʻOrganismsʼ Not Existing in Nature”, the preface of the magazine by the Biophysical Society of Japan (2020) [English translation version] [Japanese original version]
Research Area of Expertise
Biophysics, Applied Physics, Applied Information Science, System Science
Research field
- Physics of Information Biomacromolecule; DNA Nanotechnology; Soft Matter Science
- Molecular Computing; Molecular Programming; Molecular Robotics
- Artificial Cell Systems; Bottom-up Synthetic Biology
- Nano&Micro Science and Technology; MEMS; Microfluidics
- Nonlinear Nonequilibrium Science
- Physical and Chemical Simulation
Professional Carrier
- 2024-present: Professor, Dept. Computer Science, Institute of Science Tokyo
- 2024-present: Professor, Research Center for Autonomous Systems Materialogy (ASMat), Institute of Integrated Research (IIR), Institute of Science Tokyo
- 2022-2024: Professor, Dept. Computer Science, Tokyo Tech
- 2024: Professor, Research Center for Autonomous Systems Materialogy (ASMat), Institute of Innovative Research (IIR), Tokyo Tech
- 2022-2024: Professor, Living Systems Materialogy (LiSM) Research Group, International Research Frontiers Initiative (IRFI), Tokyo Tech
- 2016-2022: Associate Professor, Dept. Computer Science, Tokyo Tech
- 2018: Invited Professor, Département de Chimie, L’École Normale Supérieure, Paris
- 2011-2016: Associate Professor, Dept. Computational Intelligence and Systems Science, Tokyo Tech
- 2011-2015: JST PRESTO Researcher
- 2009-2011: Assistant Professor, Takeuchi Lab., Institute of Industrial Science, The Univ. of Tokyo
- 2008-2009: Postdoctoral Fellow, Yoshikawa Lab., Dept. Phys., Kyoto Univ.
- 2007-2008: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Suyama Lab., The Univ. of Tokyo
- 2006-2007: JSPS Research Fellow (DC2), Suyama Lab., The Univ. of Tokyo
Educational Background
- 2007, March: Ph.D. in Physics
(Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Thesis title: Wet DNA nanodevices for molecular computing - 2004, March: M.S. in Physics
(Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan)
DNA thermodynamics and kinetics, DNA nanotechnology on molecular memory - 2002, March: B.S. in Physics
(Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Optical condensed matter physics on carbon nanotubes
Selected Award
- Seiichi Tejima Research Award, Japan (2023)
“Sequence-based engineering of dynamic functions of micrometer-sized DNA droplets” - Outstanding Researcher Award on Chemistry and Micro-Nano Systems (CHEMINAS Researcher Award) (2021)
- Tokyo Tech-Astellas Rx+ INnovation Award (Tech ARINA) (2019)
- The Young Scientists’ Prize, The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan (2017)
- Future Leaders of Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum (2017)
- Support for Tokyo Tech Advanced Researchers (STAR) (2017)
- Hot Article Award, Analytical Sciences (2016)
- Tokyo Tech Challenging Research Award, President’s Special Award (2013)
- Symbols of Tomorrow Award, Researcher Category (2013)
Publications
- See Publication List
Academic Activities
- International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS): Technical Program Committee (TPC) (2022-)
- International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS): Program Committee
- The Biophysical Society of Japan: Committee (2012-2013), etc.
- Japanese Society For Cell Synthesis Research: President (2019-2020), etc.
- Molecular Robotics Research Group (Japan): President (2018), etc.