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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 – currentAssociate Professor, Programs of Biology and Bioengineering, Divisions of Science and Engineering, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2023. 2 – currentVisiting Associate Professor, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
2022. 9 – 2023. 1Visiting Associate Professor, Programs of Biology and Bioengineering, Divisions of Science and Engineering, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2018. 3 – 2023. 1Associate Professor, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
2015. 10 – 2020. 3Adjunct Lecturer, School of Medicine, Doshisha University
2015. 7 – 2018. 3Program Specific Research Center Associate Professor, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
2015. 7 – 2018. 3Program Specific Research Center Associate Professor, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
2010. 5 – 2015. 6Assistant Professor, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
2009. 7 – 2010. 5Staff Research Associate, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
2006. 5 – 2009. 7Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
2003. 4 – 2006. 4Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
2000. 4 – 2003. 3Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Department of Biological Information, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Educations

2000-2003Ph.D. Department of Biological Information, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
1998-2000MS. Department of Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
1994-1998BS. Department of Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Awards

2016iCeMS Director’s Special Award, WPI-iCeMS, Kyoto University
20152015 Young Investigator Award, The 88th annual meeting of The Japanese Tissue Culture Association
2010Global Education Seminar Presentation Award 2010, The Academy of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Japan
2010The Best Poster Award, The 2nd iCeMS Retreat, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University
2009BSCRC (Broad Stem Cell Research Center) Travel Award – ISSCR (International Society of Stem Cell Research) Annual Meeting, University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA
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