Shojiro Maki
Chemistry on Firefly Bioluminescence
Position
Research Associate
Department of Applied Physics and Chemistry
The University of Electro-Communications, Japan
Major research interests
Bioorganic chemistry, Electro-organic Chemistry, Synthesis of Natural Products, Medicinal Chemistry, Medical science.
Academic Experience:
- 1996, 10 - present
- Assistant professor, Department of Applied Physics and Chemistry The University of Electro-Communications (Tokyo)
- 1994, 4 - 1996, 9
- Research Associate, Teikyo University (Kanagawa, Japan) Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science (Organic Chemistry)
- 1993, 4 - 1994, 3
- JSPS Fellowships for Japanese Junior Scientist.
- (others)
1992, 11 - 1993, 1 - Visiting Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry (Munich)
- 1996, 7 - 1996, 9
- Visiting Research Associate, Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry (Munich)
- 1999, 5 – 2000, 1
- Post doctoral researcher, Columbia University (New York)
Education
- 1991, 4 - 1994, 3
- D. Sci. Graduate School of Science and Technology, KEIO University (JAPAN)
- 1994, 3
- Ph. D. (Organic Chemistry from KEIO University (JAPAN))
Title: “Efficient Synthesis of Bioactive Natural Products Using Electrochemical Method as a Key Step” Supervisor: Prof. Shosuke YAMAMURA (KEIO University (JAPAN)) - 1989, 4 - 1991, 3
- M. Sci. (Organic Chemistry) Graduate School of Science and Technology, KEIO University (JAPAN)
- 1985, 4 - 1989, 3
- B. Sci. Faculty of Science and Technology, KEIO University (JAPAN)
Awards
- Incentive award for organic electron transfer chemistry (2005)
- Best teacher award of The University of electro-communications (2012)
Social activity
- Member of APEC Center for Technology Foresight (2007)
- Specialist of National Institute of Science & Technology Policy (2007~)
