Yasuhiko Kizuka｜Gifu University, Institute for Glyco-core Research (iGCORE),「Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences」, Graduate School of Applied Biological Sciences, Glyco-biochemistry lab (Kizuka lab)

Member

Gifu University　iGCORE
Integrated Glyco-Molecular Science Center (iGMOL)
Professor (Director)
　Yasuhiko Kizuka

Education

2000	Hiroshima Gakuin High school
2004	Kyoto University, Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2006	Kyoto University, Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences (supervised by Dr. Shogo Oka)
2009	Kyoto University, Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences (supervised by Dr. Shogo Oka)
	(2007- JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists DC2)

Positions and Trainings

2009-2012	Postdoctoral Researcher, Disease Glycomics Team, RIKEN (PI: Dr. Naoyuki Taniguchi)
2012-2015	Special Postdoctoral Researcher, Disease Glycomics Team, RIKEN (PI: Dr. Naoyuki Taniguchi)
2015-2017	Researcher, Disease Glycomics Team, RIKEN (PI: Dr. Naoyuki Taniguchi)
2017-2020	Associate Professor, G-CHAIN, Gifu University
2021-2022	Associate Professor (Director), Integrated Glyco-Molecular Science Center (iGMOL), Institute for Glyco-core Research (iGCORE), Gifu University
2021-2022	Professor (Director), Integrated Glyco-Molecular Science Center (iGMOL), Institute for Glyco-core Research (iGCORE), Gifu University

　　　(Concurrent) 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

2015-2017	Partitme lecturer, Ochanomizu University
2017-2018	Partitme lecturer, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University
2018-2021	Visiting Researcher, Osaka International Cancer Institute
2019-2019	Visiting Associate Professor, Hiroshima University
2020-	Director’s Advisor, Institute for Glyco-core Research (iGCORE), Tokai National Higher Education and Research System (THERS)
2021-	Research Fellow, Osaka International Cancer Institute
2021-2021	Partitme lecturer, Ochanomizu University
2022-2022	Visiting Associate Professor, Ochanomizu University
2022-	Partitme lecturer, Kyoto University
2023-	Visiting Professor, Ochanomizu University
2024-	Professor, Quantum Medicine Innovation Research Center , Gifu University of Medicine

Awards

2011	Suzuki Koichi Memorial Award, The Japanese Biochemical Society
2012	Poster Award, The Japanese Society of Carbohydrate Research
2015	Research Incentive Award, RIKEN
2015	Young Investigator Award, The Japanese Society of Carbohydrate Research
2017	Young Investigator Award, The Japanese Biochemical Society

Grants (PI)

2011-2013	Kakenhi, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
2014-2015	Kakenhi, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative areas “Glyco-Neuroscience”
2014-2016	Kakenhi, Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
2015-2016	Takeda Science Foundation
2016-2020	AMED, The project for utilizing glycans in the development of innovative drug discovery technologies
2017-2019	Kakenhi, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
2017-2018	Takeda Science Foundation
2017-2018	Mochida Memorial Foundation for Medical and Pharmaceutical Research
2017-2021	MEXT, LEADER project
2018-2019	Uehara Memorial Foundation
2019-2020	Tokyo Biochemical Research Foundation
2020-2021	Kato Memorial Bioscience Foundation
2020-2022	Kakenhi, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
2021-2022	Naito Foundation
2022-2028	JST, FOREST program
2022-2023	Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience
2024-2026	Kakenhi, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Message

If you do something, I think you should enjoy it. Research will become very fun, depending on your way. After long and careful thoughts, when your thought is proved right, you will get a wonderful moment. That’s because you are the only person in the world who knows it, no matter how small that discovery is.
Research is done not alone, but created in a small society of laboratory or research team. During research, we often face hard time, for example no good results repeatedly, and are often worried alone. However, someone always notice your efforts. Therefore, I’m sure that people who sincerely work, and people who kindly help other people, will get a chance eventually.