@ Bionanoscience and Biochemistry laboratory, Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University
DR. YUSUKE AZUMA
Group Leader
Yusuke leads the research group that is developing protein cage-based technologies. He grew up in Japan and obtained his PhD in 2012 from Kyoto University under supervision of Prof. Shiroh Futaki, where he was trained in peptide chemistry. To expand his scientific skills and knowledge in intelligent protein design and directed evolution, he had a short internship and postdoc training at the University of Potsdam with Prof. Katja Arndt and at ETH Zurich with Prof. Donald Hilvert, respectively. In 2018, he joined the partner laboratory of Prof. Jonathan Heddle as an adiunkt, assistant professor, to acquire deep expertise in nanotechnology and to develop his own research career in artificial compartment design. All the while, his ever-long childhood dream is to become a professional baseball player or snowboard rider. You can find out more about him on research gate and orcid.
Contact:
Dr. Yusuke Azuma
Adiunkt naukowy (Assistant professor)
Małopolska Center of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University
Gronostajowa 7A, room 3/6, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
CV
Professional experience
Oct 2018 - Current
Adjunkt (Assistant professor)
at Małopolska Center of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University
Oct 2012 - Sep 2018
Postdoctoral fellow
at ETH Zurich, Switzerland (Donald Hilvert group)
Jul 2012 – Sep 2012
Visiting scientist
at the University of Potsdam, Germany (Katja Arndt group)
Apr 2012 - Sep 2012
Postdoctoral fellow
at Kyoto University, Japan (Shiroh Futaki group)
Oct 2011 – Nov 2011
Visiting scientist
at the University of Potsdam, Germany (Katja Arndt group)
Apr 2008 - Mar 2009
Lecturer
at Kyoto Barber & Beauty College, Japan
Apr 2007 - May 2009
Pharmacist
at Rejoice Pharmacy Rokujizou, Ain Holding Inc., Japan
Board and membership
Jan 2020 – present
Member
EMBO Young Investigator network
Sep 2022– present
Member
the American Chemical Society
Education
26th Mar 2012
PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences
from Kyoto University, Japan
Apr 2009 - Mar 2012
PhD student
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan, with Prof. Shiroh Futaki at the Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Japan
Apr 2007 - Mar 2009
Master's student
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan, with Prof. Shiroh Futaki at the Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Japan
Apr 2004 - Mar 2007
Undergraduate student
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan, with Prof. Yasumaru Hatanaka
Research Grant and Fellowship
Apr 2022 - Feb 2023
International Collaborative Research Grant
Institute for Chemical Research (ICR), Kyoto University
Feb 2021 - Jan 2025
Opus 19
the National Science Center (NCN), Poland
Oct 2020 - Sep 2024
Opus 18
the National Science Center (NCN), Poland
Jan 2020 - Dec 2024
Installation Grant
the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Oct 2019 - Sep 2023
Sonata 14
the National Science Center (NCN), Poland
Oct 2013 - Sep 2015
ETH Fellowship
ETH Zurich (co-funded by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions)
Oct 2012 - Sep 2013
Oversea Research Fellowship
Uehara Memorial Foundation
Oct 2011 - Sep 2012
PhD and Postdoc fellowship
Kyoto University Education Unit / Program for Global Leaders (funded by Japan Science and Technology Agency)
Oct 2011 - Nov 2011
Oversea Study fellowship
Kyoto University the Global Centers of Excellence (G-COE) program (funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS))
Apr 2009 - Mar 2012
Young Scientist Scholarship (DC1)
the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)