Faculty & Staff

Masateru Taniguchi
Professor
Biography
| 1992.03 – 1996.03 | Department of Petroleum Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University |
| 1996.04 – 1998.03 | M.E. Program, Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University |
| 1998.04 – 2001.03 | Ph.D. Program, Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University (JSPS Research Fellow) |
| 2001.04 – 2002.11 | JSPS Research Fellow (The University of Osaka, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research) |
| 2002.11 – 2003.03 | Research Associate, The University of Osaka |
| 2007.04 – 2008.04 | Assistant Professor, The University of Osaka |
| 2007.10 – | Concurrent position: PRESTO Researcher, JST Strategic Basic Research Programs |
| 2008.05 – 2011.09 | Associate Professor, The University of Osaka |
| 2011.10 – Present | Professor, The University of Osaka |

Makusu Tsutsui
Associate Professor
Biography
| 2003.04 – 2006.03 | Ph.D. Program, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University |
| 2006.04 – 2009.03 | JSPS Research Fellow (The University of Osaka, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research) |
| 2009.04 – 2011.12 | Project Researcher, The University of Osaka |
| 2012.01 – 2013.06 | Assistant Professor, The University of Osaka |
| 2013.06 – Present | Associate Professor, The University of Osaka |

Takahito Oshiro
Associate Professor (SANKEN AI Center)
Biography
| 1996.04 – 1998.03 | Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The University of Tokyo |
| 1998.04 – 2000.03 | M.S. Program, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo |
| 2000.04 – 2005.03 | Ph.D. Program (completed coursework; withdrew without degree), Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo |
| 2001.04 – 2003.03 | JSPS Research Fellow (DC2) |
| 2006.01 | Ph.D. (Science), The University of Tokyo |
| 2006.04 – 2007.04 | Project Researcher, 21st Century COE Program, The University of Tokyo |
| 2007.04 – 2010.03 | Special Postdoctoral Researcher, RIKEN |
| 2010.04 – 2014.03 | Project Assistant Professor, Director’s Specially Appointed Laboratory, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, The University of Osaka |
| 2014.04 – 2015.03 | Project Assistant Professor, Bio-Nanotechnology Research Division, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, The University of Osaka |
| 2015.04 – 2015.09 | Senior R&D Manager, Quantum Biosystems Co., Ltd. |
| 2015.10 – 2016.03 | Project Assistant Professor, Bio-Nanotechnology Research Division, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, The University of Osaka |
| 2016.04 – 2024.03 | Project Associate Professor, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, The University of Osaka |
| 2024.04 – Present | Associate Professor, Biomolecular AI Sensing and Applications, AI Center, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, The University of Osaka |

Hiroyuki Tanaka
Assistant Professor
Biography
| 1988.04 – 1992.03 | Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kindai University |
| 1992.04 – 1994.03 | M.S. Program, Graduate School of Science, The University of Osaka |
| 1994.04 – 1997.03 | Ph.D. Program, Graduate School of Science, The University of Osaka (JSPS Research Fellow, DC2) |
| 1997.04 – 1999.01 | JSPS Research Fellow (The University of Osaka, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research) |
| 1999.02 – 2005.12 | Research Associate, The University of Osaka |
| 2006.01 – Present | Assistant Professor, The University of Osaka |

Yuki Komoto
Assistant Professor
Biography
| 2009.04 – 2013.03 | School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| 2013.04 – 2015.03 | M.S. Program, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| 2015.04 – 2017.09 | Ph.D. Program, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology (JSPS Research Fellow, DC1) |
| 2017.10 – 2018.10 | Project Assistant Professor, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, The University of Osaka |
| 2018.10 | Ph.D. (Chemistry), Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| 2018.11 – | Assistant Professor, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, The University of Osaka |
| 2007.04 – Present | Assistant Professor, The University of Osaka |
Specially Appointed Professor
Takashi Washio
Specially Appointed Researchers
Sanae Murayama *
Tomoko Nakata *
Naomi Une *
Yoshiko Sakata * (SANKEN Nanotechnology Center)
Takayuki Takago
Satoru Yamada
* Full-time
Administrative Staff
Noriko Fujibayashi
Yayoi Manki (SANKEN AI Center)
Visiting Professors
Akira Yamaguchi
Kazuya Omi (HU)
Visiting Researchers
- HU
Kazuya Omi
Hiroshi Hayashi
Wataru Tonomura
Ryo Negishi
Iori Nakamura
Jun Takahashi
Takuya Uozumi
Kumi Ota
Atsuko Isu
- SGMO
Tatsuo Mitsui
Yuichi Yamada
Yoshihiro Takagi
Takamitsu Suzuki
Masaya Yoshida
Toshihiro Ozawa
Hideo Miyano
Yohei Watanabe
Yusuke Haba
Shinji Fujii
Shogo Harada
Masahiko Nagura
Tomoyuki Sekiya
Masato Sakakibara
Students
Master’s Program
Gaku Fukuhara (2nd year)
Riku Shibata (2nd year)
Md Sifat Islam (1st year) *SISC
Research Student
Yue Huang