Professor MORIKAWA，Masaaki　Dr.Eng

Education

  • March 1983:

    Bachelor of Engineering at Department of Fermentation Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University
    Thesis title: Analysis of the signal sequence of penicillinase from Bacillus licheniformis.

  • March 1985:

    Master of Engineering at Department of Fermentation Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
    Thesis title: A study on the secretion mechanism of a-amylase in Bacillus subtilis.

  • October 1994:

    Doctor of Engineering at Department of Fermentation Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
    Thesis title: Studies on the biosurfactant production and petroleum degradation by bacteria

Professional Career

  • April 1985:

     Research Scientist at The Nisshin Oil Mills Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

  • April 1986 – March 1989:

     Visiting researcher at National Chemical Laboratory for Industry, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Tsukuba, Japan
    Project: Studies on the structure-function relationship of human lysozyme

  • April 1991 – June 1995:

     Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University

  • July 1995 – April 2003:

     Associate Professor, Department of Material and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University

  • Sept 1996 – March 2001:

     Group Leader, Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution (BRAIN), Japan

  • May 2001 – March 2002:

     Visiting researcher, at Prof. Roberto Kolter lab., Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

  • May 2004 – present:

     Professor, Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University

  • October 2011– March 2020:

     Project Group Leader, Advanced Low Carbon Technology Research and Development Program, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST-ALCA)

     

    Project title “Effective Aquatic Biomass Production Utilizing Mutualistic Microorganisms”

     

  • August 2020- Present:

     Project Leader,

    Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (JICA/JST SATREPS) Project Title “The Project for Development of the Duckweed Holobiont Resource Values towards Thailand BCG Economy”

Award:

  • Journal award of J. Ferment. Bioeng. in 1993, 1994, 1999 (Japanese Society for Bioscience and Biotechnology)
    Takeda Techno-Entrepreneurship Award in 2001 (The Takeda Foundation)
    Research Award for Fermentation and Metabolism in 2003 (Japan Bioindustry Association)
    Enzyme Application Symposium Award in 2007 (Amano Enzyme Inc.)
    Research Planning Award in 2010 (JSBBA)

Society activity:

  • Editorial board; Archaea (2009-), Open Biotechnol (2007-)
    Advisory board; Appl Biol Chem (2008-)
    Vice president; Japan Society for Environmental Biotechnology
    Membership; American Society for Microbiology,
    Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry,
    Japan Society for Biotechnology, Japanese Biochemical Society,
    Japan Bioindustry Association

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