NAKAHIRA Hiroyuki, Deputy Director

Message for researchers

Your willingness to try new and challenging things is the most important mindset when conducting any original research. While I hope you will enjoy working on your exciting research project, I also suggest you cultivate and improve skills to show how unique and interesting your research is to people outside of your field. I will put my efforts into making your research more creative and productive.

Specialized field/skill

Drug Discovery Chemistry, Biomolecule, Bio functional Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Pharmacology

What made you decide to become a URA?

I had been involved in much drug discovery research and development projects at the pharmaceutical company for about thirty many years. By utilizing my abundant experience with the “industry” into “academic” fields, I would like to activate academic research to respond to social needs and contribute to nurturing future academic leaders in Japan.

History

B.A., Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

M.S., Ehime University

Ph.D. (Engineering), Osaka University

Researcher, Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.

Visiting Researcher, Stanford University

Senior Manager, Chemistry Research Laboratories, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.

Senior Manager, Genomic Science Laboratories, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.

Director, Drug Development Research Laboratories, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.

Senior Research Fellow of the Applied Drug Creation Research, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.

Additional comments

There are eight dogs including old ones in my family. Though we go through thick and thin times, dogs always tell us what really matters.

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