Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology
Keio Univeristy

Research goals

Our research strategy is to use organic synthetic chemistry to analyze biological functions, specifically the mechanisms of the immune system. Furthermore, our research objectives include the development of novel chemical synthesis and functional analysis methods as well as the creation of novel biological immune-regulating substances.

News

June 1, 2026

Dr. Toshihiko Aiba (Senior Assistant Professor) joined our Laboratory.

May 23, 2026

Professor Hideaki Kakeya (Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University) visited our laboratory and delivered a lecture.

April 1, 2026

We welcomed new members, and Academic year 2025 started.

March 31, 2026

Dr. Takanori Matsumaru has moved to the Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences at University of Yamanashi as an Associate Professor.

November 1, 2025 – January 15, 2026

Call for Presenters: The 55th Naito Conference “Biochemistry Pioneered by Molecular Transformation Science” (Scheduled for June 30 (Tue) – July 3 (Fri), 2026 @ Sapporo)

October 21, 2026

GlycoTOKYO (Tokyo Glycobiology Society) 2025 Young Investigator Award: Assistant Professor Takanori Matsumaru

August 29, 2025

9th FCCA Symposium GlycoScience Young Researchers Forum 2025 Poster Award: Kenji Yoshida

July 1–31, 2025

Hsien-Wei Tseng (National Tsing Hua University) visited as a Summer Student.

June 27, 2025

Professor Shiro Futaki (Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University) visited our laboratory and delivered a lecture.

May 17, 2025

A centennial commemorative symposium for Professor Koji Nakanishi was held in Osaka

Apr 1, 2025

We welcomed new members, and Academic year 2025 started.

Jan 30, 2025

Prof. Shang-Cheng Hung (Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan) visited our laboratory and delivered a lecture.

Oct, 2024

Masamori ARAI, Hiroki SEKITA and Juri TAAYAMA recieved 17th International Endotoxin and Innate Immunity Society (IEIIS) Young Investigator Award.

Sep 24, 2025

Prof. Koichi Fukase (Osaka University) visited our laboratory and delivered a lecture.

Apr. 17, 2025

Prof. Luca Salassa (Donostia International Physics Center, Spain) visited our laboratory and delivered a lecture.

Apr 1, 2024

We welcomed new members, and Academic year 2024 started.

Spring, 2024

Yuki HIRANO joined back from KU Leuvene in DD program.

Dec, 2023

Juri TAKAYAMA recieved the Poster award in the 13th CSJ Chemstory Festa.

Nov, 2023

Shunya KIKUCHI recieved JSCF-ICS travel award for SFG annual meeting.

Jul 3, 2023

Mr. Yu-Shan Hsu (M1)(National Tsing Hua Univ.) joined as a summer student.

Apr 22, 2023

Prof. Michio Murata (Graduate school of science, Osaka University) visited our laboratory and delivered a lecture.

Apr 1, 2023

We welcomed new members, and Academic year 2023 started.

Jun 10, 2023

Prof. Hirokazu Arimoto (Graduate school of Life sciences, Tohoku University) visited our laboratory and delivered a lecture.

Nov 29, 2022

Prof. Xuefei Huang (Michigan State Univ., USA） visited our laboratory and delivered a lecture.

Apr 1, 2022

We welcomed new members, and Academic year 2022 started.

Dec 2, 2021

Kodai Sueyoshi (M2) recieved the Poster award in the 11th CSJ Chemstory Festa.

Aug 28, 2021

We had an online summer school, "The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, Division of Medical Chemistry 2021 Kanto Area Drug Discovery Summer School".

Aug 19, 2021

We had an online seminar of "New Modality and Synthetic Organic Chemistry" research group, The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan.

Apr 1, 2021

We welcomed new members, and Academic year 2021 started.

Feb 17, 2021

Prof. Yukari Fujimoto received the Shionogi Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry (The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan)

Fall, 2020

Mr. Yu Saito (M2) joined back from Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (KTH) in DD program.

Apr 1, 2020

We welcomed new members, and Academic year 2020 started.

Jul, 2019

Mr. Yi-Ren Huo (D2) (National Tsing Hua Univ.) joined as a summer student.

Apr 1, 2019

We welcomed new members, and Academic year 2019 started.

Jul 19, 2018

The 29th International Carbohydrate Symposium in 2018 (ICS 2018)
Yohei Arai (D2) won Carbohydrate Research Best Poster Award.

Jul, 2018

Ms. Pei Yun Chiang (D3) (National Tsing Hua Univ.) joined as a summer student.

Jul 10, 2018

Dr. Shinsuke Inuki (our previous member) received the 18th Young Scientist’s Research Award in Natural Product Chemistry.

Jun -, 2018

Riku Ogasawara (M2) departed to study at Prof. David Crich Lab (WSU) as a visiting student.

May 25, 2018

Dr. Shigeru Matsuoka (Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Translational Chemical Biology Laboratory) gave a lecture.

Apr 23, 2018

Prof. Shang-Cheng Hung (Director, Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei) visited our laboratory and delivered a lecture.

Apr 1, 2018

We welcomed new members, and Academic year 2018 started.

Mar 26, 2018

Estuko Nabika (B4) received the Keio Engineering Foundation Award (summa cum laude).

Feb 26, 2018

Prof. Loïc Lemiègre (Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, France) visited our laboratory and delivered a lecture.

Feb 1, 2018

Prof. Antonio Molinaro, Prof. Alba Slipo (University of Napoli Federico II, Italy) visited our laboratory and delivered a lecture.

Oct 1, 2017

Dr. Takanori Mastumaru Joined our Laboratory as Research Associate.

Aug 19, 2017

Dr. Ambara Pradipta(RIKEN) gave a lecture.

Jun 31, 2017

Dr. Shinsuke Inuki moved to Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University.

Jun 1, 2017

Toshihiko Aiba (D3) received The Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) Student Presentation Award 2017.

Apr 1, 2017

We welcomed new members, and Academic year 2017 started.

Feb 20, 2017

Prof. Antonio Molinaro (University of Napoli Federico II, Italy) visited our laboratory.

Feb 1, 2017

Prof. Francesco Peri (University of Milano Bicocca, Italy) visited our laboratory and delivered a lecture.

Jul 3-31, 2016

Yuan-Ting Cho (National Tsing Hua Univ.) joined as a summer student.

Jun 25, 2016

We held the 25th endotoxin/LPS research conference at Keio University Hiyoshi campus.

Apr 21, 2016

Prof. Yukari Fujimoto received the Nagase Research Foundation Award.

Apr 1, 2016

We welcomed new members, and Academic year 2016 started.

Feb 18, 2016

Prof. Antonio Molinaro (University of Napoli Federico II, Italy) visited our laboratory and delivered a lecture.

Oct 24, 2015

We held the GlycoTOKYO2015 at Keio University Yagami campus.

Oct-, 2015

Toshihiko Aiba (D2) departed to study at Bernhard-Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (Germany) for joint research.

Jul, 2015

Merve Demir (Bogazici Univ.) joined as a summer student.

Jul, 2015

Shunichi Ishibashi (M1) visited National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan) as an exchange summer student.

Apr 1, 2015

We welcomed new members, and Academic year 2015 started.

Feb 26, 2015

Prof. Antonio Molinaro (University of Napoli Federico II, Italy) visited our laboratory and delivered a lecture.

Jun 3, 2014

Prof. Nina Berova (Columbia University, USA) visited our laboratory and delivered a lecture.

May 24, 2014

Toshihiko Aiba (D1) received the Best Presentation Award at Kansai Glycoscience Forum.

May 15, 2014

Qianqian Wang (D3）departed to study at at Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital for joint research.

Apr 1, 2014

We started the new laboratory.

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