Ken-ichiro Kamei
Associate professor
Principle Investigator
I’m an associate 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.
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 |
Professional experiences
| 2022. 9 – current | Visiting Associate Professor, Programs of Biology and Bioengineering, Divisions of Science and Engineering, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 2018. 3 – current | 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 |
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 |