Seiya Kitamura, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Biography
Postdoctoral Associate The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla) Dennis Wolan, Ian Wilson, K. Barry Sharpless lab
Ph.D. University of California, Davis Bruce D. Hammock lab
BS Kyoto University Hisashi Miyagawa lab
Selected awards & scholarships
K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award (NIGMS, NIH) A universal high-throughput platform to improve biological functions of small molecules
Scholarship and tuition fee for long-term study abroad (JASSO) [for PhD work at UC Davis]
Organic Division Horizon Prize: Robert Robinson Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Greatest non-scientific achievement
Climbed High Plains Drifter – Buttermilks, Bishop, CA
Emiko Nagai, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Biography
Postdoctoral Associate University of Tokyo
Ph.D. Ishikawa Prefecture University
BS Mukogawa Women's University
Lucas Dada, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
I’m from Salta, Argentina where I receive my undergraduate degree in Chemistry. Then, I moved to Buenos Aires to complete my PhD in organic chemistry under the supervision of Dr. Oscar Varela. My graduate research focused on synthesis of glycomimetics as tools for enzyme inhibition and glycobiology. I love books, coffee, and sugar!
Biography
Ph.D. University of Buenos Aires
MSc National University of Salta
Keita Nakane, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
I am from Gumma, Japan. My graduate research focused on development of protein chemical modification techniques as a chemical tool for life science.
Biography
Ph.D. Tohoku University
M.S. Tokyo Institute of Technology
B.S. National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Gunma College