Hiroshi Naka

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University
Director, Deuterium Science Research Unit, Kyoto University
Visiting Associate Professor, Tokyo University of Science
 PhD

E-mail h_naka@pharm.kyoto-u.ac.jp

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Education

  • 2003.3 PharmB, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
  • 2005.3 PharmM, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
  • 2008.12 PhD, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University

Short visit

  • 2005.5−2005.8 Visiting Student, Frie Universiteit Amsterdam 

Professional Experience

  • 2006.4 Research Associate, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University
  • 2008.5 Assistant Professor, Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University
  • 2020.10 Associate Professor,  Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University

Other appointments 

  • 2006.4　Visiting Researcher, RIKEN
  • 2008.4　Visiting Researcher, Hokuriku University
  • 2012.4　Visiting Researcher, Tokyo University of Science
  • 2015.4　Visiting Researcher, RIKEN
  • 2020.4　Researcher, MEXT NISTEP
  • 2020.10　Head Investigator, MEXT KAKENHI project “Deuterium Science”
  • 2021.4　Visiting Associate Professor, Tokyo University of Science
  • 2023.4　Director, Deuterium Science Research Unit, Kyoto University
  • 2024     Visiting Lecturer, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Field of Expertise

Organic Chemistry, Catalysis Science

Research Interests

  • (Photo)catalytic conversion of water and methanol for organic synthesis
  • Material science based on precise deuteration (Deut-Switch project)
  • Chemical process with intriguing mechanisms

Teaching

  • Introduction to Organic Chemistry for Drug Discovery (Grad School)
  • Basic Laboratory Techniques in Organic Chemistry (Grad School)
  • Laboratory Practice in Basic Medicinal and Organic Chemistry (Grad School)
  • Research in Basic Medicinal and Organic Chemistry (Grad School)
  • Seminar in Basic Medicinal and Organic Chemistry (Grad School)
  • Pharmaceutical Laboratory II: Organic Chemistry (Undergrad 3rd year)
  • Organic Chemistry I (Undergrad 2nd year)

Publications

Awards and Honors

  • 2005 JSPS Fellowship (DC1)
  • 2014 Lecture Award, The Chemical Society of Japan
  • 2015 Asian Core Program/Advanced Research Network Lectureship Award (Singapore)
  • 2018 Toyota Riken Scholar
  • 2020 Incentive Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry (2019FY)

 

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