Associate Professor / Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering

Kanjiro MIYATA

Education

2003 - 2006
Ph.D. Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
2001 - 2003
M.S. Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
1997 - 2001
B.S. Department of Materials Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Positions and Employment

2016 - present
Associate Professor, Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
2013 - 2017
Associate Professor, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
2009 - 2012
Assistant Professor, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
2006 - 2009
Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
2005 - 2006
JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists

Society

2016.9 - present
Member of the Council of The Japan Society of Nucleic Acids Society
2015 - present
Member of the Council of Japanese Society for Biomaterials
2015.4 - present
Member of the Council of Nucleic Acids Therapeutics Society of Japan
2013 - present
Member of the Council of The Japan Society of Drug Delivery System

Journal Editor

2020.12 - present
Associate Editor of Journal of Controlled Release

Awards

2020
The 2nd Materials and Devices Joint Research Award (Network Joint Research Center & Dynamic Alliance)
2018
RSC Award: Journal of Materials Chemistry B Presentation Prize (The 40th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Biomaterials)
2018
Nano Research Young Innovator Awards in NanoBiotech 2018 (Nano Research)
2017
2017 The Nucleic Acids Therapeutics Society of Japan (NatsJ) Award for Young Scientists
2015
2014 DDTR Outstanding Research Paper Award (Controlled Release Society)
7th Award for Encouragement of Research in The Japan Society of Drug Delivery System
2012
Award for Young Investigator of Japanese Society for Biomaterials (2012)
Award for Encouragement of Research in IUMRS-ICEM2012
2010
Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science; The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2009)
2009
Best Presentation Award in 25th Annual Meeting of The Japan Society of Drug Delivery System
2008
Best Presentation Award in NanoBio-Seoul2008

Research Grants (as PI)

2020 - 2023
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
2020 - 2022
Research on Development of New Drugs (AMED)
2018 - 2019
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
2017 - 2020
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
2014 - 2015
Project for Development of Innovative Research on Cancer Therapeutics
2013 - 2016
Mochida Memorial Foundation for Medical and Pharmaceutical Research
2013
Adaptable and Seamless Technology transfer Program through target driven R&D (A-STEP), JST
2013 - 2016
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
2010 - 2012
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
2009 - 2010
Takeda Science Foundation
Izumi Science and Technology Foundation
2007 - 2008
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
2007
The Mitsubishi Foundation
Miyata laboratory
The University of Tokyo, Department of Materials Engineering, Bld.#4, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656