Ph. D. Naoki Sugimoto

Education

1979	B.S. Kyoto University, Japan
1982	M.S. Kyoto University, Japan
1985	Ph.D., Kyoto University, Japan

Work experience

1985 - 1988	Postdoc and Research Associate, University of Rochester, NY, USA
1988 - 1991	Assistant Professor, Konan University
1988 - 1994	Associate Professor, Konan University
1994 -	Professor, Konan University
1998 - 2001	President of Forum on Bimolecular Chemistry (FBC)
2001 - 2003	Director, High Technology Research Center (HRC)
2003 -	Director, Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research(FIBER)
2009-2010	Dean of Graduate school of Frontiers of Innovative Research in Scienceand Technology(FIRST)
2012-	Board of trustees, Konan Gakuen (The Konan School Corporation)

Activities

1992 -	Organizer of Division of Kinka Chemical Society Japan
1993 - 1999	Organizer of Branch of the Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ)
1995 - 1998	Organizer of Division of Biofunctional Chemistry of CSJ
1997 -	Guest professor of Heibei University of Technology, China
1998 - 2001	Chairman of Biomolecular Chemistry of CSJ
2004 -	Auditor of Division of Biotechnology of CSJ
2004 - 2005	Member of working committee of New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Japan
2004 -	Guest professor of Tianjin University, China
2005 -	Member of NPO Kinki Bio-Industry Development Organization Promotion Committee, Japan
2005 -	Member of Industrial and Scientific Committee of The Hyogo Industrial Association, Japan
2005 -	Member of Nanobiotechnology Industrialization committee of NEDO
2005 -	Member of Hyogo Science and Technology Conference, Japan
2007 -	Member of the Editorial Board of the Nucleic Acids Research
2008 - 2012	Member of the Review committee of Human Frontier Science Program (HFSPO), France
2009 - 2011	Vice-Chairman of Biofunctional Chemistry of CSJ
2010	Guest professor of Osaka University, Japan
2010	Guest professor of Nagoya University, Japan
2010 -	Program officer of Working Group of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
2010 -	Member of Institute for Chemical Research of Kyoto University
2011	Guest professor of Nara Institute of Science and Technology
2011	Guest professor of Gunma University
2011 - 2013	Chair of Division of Biofunctional Chemistry, The Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ)
2011 - 2013	Councilor of the Kinka Chemical Society (KCS) Japan
2011 - 2013	Member of the Editorial Board of International Review of Biophysical Chemistry (IREBIC)
2011 -	Member of Hyogo-Kobe Science Cluster Council
2011 - 2015	Member of Kobe Family Court Committee, Japan
2012 -	Member of Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster Council
2012 -	Member of Foundation for Computational Science Council
2012 -	Member of the Editorial Board of the RNA Nanotechnology
2013 - 2014	Guest professor of Miyazaki University
2013 - 2017	Auditor of Division of Biofunctional Chemistry, The Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ)
2014 -	Member of the Editorial Board of Frontiers in Medical and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
2014 -	Member of External Evaluation Committee, Kyushu Institute of Technology
2014 -	Member of Hyogo COE Program Promotion Project advisory Committee
2014 -	Member of Hyogo Economy & Employment revitalizing Plan Promotion Committee
2014 - 2016	Coordinator of Hyogo-Course, Hyogo Earthquake Memorial 21st Century Research Institute
2015 -	Member of Editorial Board of the CHEMISTRY, Kagaku-Dojin, Publishing Co., Inc.
2015 - 2016	Guest professor of Tohoku University
2015 -	Member of Board of Trustees, The Chemical Society of Japan
2017 -	Guest professor of Nankai University of Technology, China
2017 -	President of Japan Society of Nucleic Acids Chemistry (JSNAC)

Awards

1990 -	The Chemical Society of Japan Award for the Frontier of Chemistry
1991 -	The Chemical Society of Japan Award for the special speaker of young generation
2004 -	The Dr. Masao Horiba’s Award, Japan
2005 -	International Copper Association (ICA) Distinguished Scientist Award USA
2006 -	Hyogo Science Award, Japan
2008 -	The Chemical Society of Japan, Academic Award
2011 -	The Honorable Speaker award, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2013 -	The Nagase award for the promotion of research, Nagase Science and Technology Foundation
2013 -	JSPS HIRAMEKI☆TOKIMEKI SCIENCE Promotion Award and Technology Foundation
2014 -	JSCC Contribution Award, Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry
2015 -	“Iue” Cultural Award in Science and Technology, Iue Memorial Foundation, which was established by Mr. Toshio Iue, who was a Japanese inventor, and industrialist, who founded Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
2016 -	Keynote Lecture Award, European Chemistry Congress (Euro Chemistry2016)
2018 -	The Imbach-Townsend Award, IS3NA (International Society for Nucleosides, Nucleotides, and Nucleic Acids)

Books

"Improved parameters for prediction of RNA secondary structure and insights into why RNA forms double helixes", Structure and Dynamics of RNA, 1-13 (1986)

"Use of the polymorphic nature of high-order DNA structures for the design of dynamic and functional nanodevices", 2, 49-70 (2006)

" G-quartet, G-quadruplex, and G-wire regulated by chemical stimuli", DNA Nanotechnology (Methods in Molecular Biology series) (Springer), 749, 93-104（2011）

"Nucleic acid aptamers as molecular tags for omics analyses involving sequencing", DNA SEQUENCING, METHODS AND APPLICATIONS (InTech), Chap 8, 157-174 (2012)

"Molecular crowding and hydration regulating of G-quadruplex formation", Quadruplex Nucleic Acids (Springer), 330, Chap 5, 87-110 (2013)

"Noncanonical structures and their thermodynamics of DNA and RNA under molecular crowing: beyond the Watson-Crick double helix", International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology (Elsevier), 307, chap 8, 205-273 (2014)

"Effect of ionic liquid and liposomes on the structure, stability, and function of nucleic acids", Chemical Biology of Nucleic Acids: Fundamentals and Clinical Applications (Springer), Mar 28, 57-74(2014)

"Development and Application of a Highly Efficient Protein Synthesis Technique Using Riboswitches in Microorganisms", Applied RNA Bioscience (Springer), Apr 11, 33-46 (2018)

More than 30 books published (included Japanese books)

Publications
Publications since 1980