Professor Sotaro Uemura
Profile
Education
| 2001-2004 | Ph.D. in Biophysics, Waseda University, Integrative Bioscience and Biomedical Engineering (Grade skipping) |
| 2000-2001 | M.S. in Biophysics, Waseda University, Graduate School of Science and Engineering |
| 1996-2000 | B.S. in Biophysics, Waseda University, School of Science and Engineering |
Professional Career
| 2014 – present | Professor The University of Tokyo, Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science |
| 2013 – 2014 | Team Leader RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Division of Genomic Technologies, Japan |
| 2011 – 2013 | Unit Leader Omics Science Center, RIKEN Yokohama Institute, Japan |
| 2009 – 2011 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Joseph Puglisi lab) Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University, U.S.A. |
| 2007 – 2011 | Researcher of Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency |
| 2006 – 2009 | Assistant Professor Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan |
| 2005 – 2006 | Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Abroad The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
| 2004 – 2006 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Steven Chu lab) Department of Physics, Stanford University, U.S.A. |
| 2002 – 2005 | Predoctoral Fellowship The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
Awards
| 2022 | The Nakatani Foundation Award, Nakatani Foundation |
| 2016 | Young Global Leader 2016, World Economic Forum |
| 2011 | Commendation by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (The Young Scientist’s Prize) |
| 2009 | Research Award, Research Foundation for Opto-Science and Technology, Japan |
| 2006 | Early Research in Biophysics Award, The Biophysical Society of Japan |
| 2004 | Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists, Inoue Foundation of Science, Japan |