Yasuhiko Kizuka

Gifu University, Institute for Glyco-core Research (iGCORE)
Integrated Glyco-Molecular Science Center (iGMOL)
Professor (Vice 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
2022-2026	Professor (Director), Integrated Glyco-Molecular Science Center (iGMOL), Institute for Glyco-core Research (iGCORE), Gifu University
2026-	Current Position

(Concurrent)

2015-2017	Part-time Lecturer, Ochanomizu University
2017-2018	Part-time Lecturer, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University
2018-2021	Visiting Researcher, Osaka International Cancer Institute
2019-2019	Visiting Associate Professor, Hiroshima University
2020-2024	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	Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University
2022-2022	Visiting Associate Professor, Institute for Human Life Sciences, Ochanomizu University
2022-	Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
2023-	Visiting Professor, Institute for Human Life Sciences, Ochanomizu University
2024-2025	Professor, Quantum Medicine Innovation Research Center, Gifu University School 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, Medical Research Grant
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, Continuation Medical Research Grant
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)

Board Member

2017-	BBA General Subjects, Editorial Board Member
2020-	Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology, Associate Editor
2022-	Journal of Biochemistry, Associate Editor
2024-	Journal of Biological Chemistry, Editorial Board Member
2025-	Glycoconjugate Journal, Editor

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 times, for example no good results repeatedly, and are often worried alone. However, someone always notices your efforts. Therefore, I'm sure that people who sincerely work, and people who kindly help other people, will get a chance eventually.