Ken-ichiro Kamei
Associate professor
Principle Investigator
I’m an associate professor at Programs of Biology and Bioengineering, Divisions of Science and Engineering, New York University Abu Dhabi and visiting professor at Institute for Integrate Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University. My research interest is to recapitulate living systems into a micro-chip for contributing global healthcare as well as wildlife conservation. In particular, my research approach is based on a new methodological development that integrates micro/nanotechnology, materials science, stem cell biology, and imaging technology to create artificial cellular microenvironments for understanding the basic mechanisms regulating stem cell functions.
Professional experiences
| 2023. 2 – current | Associate Professor, Programs of Biology and Bioengineering, Divisions of Science and Engineering, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 2023. 2 – current | Visiting Associate Professor, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan |
| 2022. 9 – 2023. 1 | Visiting Associate Professor, Programs of Biology and Bioengineering, Divisions of Science and Engineering, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 2018. 3 – 2023. 1 | Associate Professor, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan |
| 2015. 10 – 2020. 3 | Adjunct Lecturer, School of Medicine, Doshisha University |
| 2015. 7 – 2018. 3 | Program Specific Research Center Associate Professor, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan |
| 2015. 7 – 2018. 3 | Program Specific Research Center Associate Professor, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan |
| 2010. 5 – 2015. 6 | Assistant Professor, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan |
| 2009. 7 – 2010. 5 | Staff Research Associate, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA |
| 2006. 5 – 2009. 7 | Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA |
| 2003. 4 – 2006. 4 | Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA |
| 2000. 4 – 2003. 3 | Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Department of Biological Information, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan |
Educations
| 2000-2003 | Ph.D. Department of Biological Information, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan |
| 1998-2000 | MS. Department of Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan |
| 1994-1998 | BS. Department of Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan |
Awards
| 2016 | iCeMS Director’s Special Award, WPI-iCeMS, Kyoto University |
| 2015 | 2015 Young Investigator Award, The 88th annual meeting of The Japanese Tissue Culture Association |
| 2010 | Global Education Seminar Presentation Award 2010, The Academy of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Japan |
| 2010 | The Best Poster Award, The 2nd iCeMS Retreat, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University |
| 2009 | BSCRC (Broad Stem Cell Research Center) Travel Award – ISSCR (International Society of Stem Cell Research) Annual Meeting, University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA |