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  • A01 Molecular Control
  • A02 Structure Construction
  • A03 Function Exploration
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  • A02 Structure Construction
  • A03 Function Exploration
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Profile
Mitsuo UMETSU,
Associate Professor
Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Tohoku University
Contact Information
Address: 6-6-11-608 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8579
E-mail: mitsuo“at”kuma.che.tohoku.ac.jp (but replace "at" with "@")
Personal Homepage：http://www.che.tohoku.ac.jp/~kuma/index.htm
Fields of Interest
Biotechnology, Protein Engineering, Molecular Recognition, Hybrid Self-assembly
Professional Experience
1994-2000 Undergraduate & Graduate Research, Tohoku University (T. Nozawa)
2000-2001 JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow for Research Abroad, Leiden University
2001-2002 Research Associate, Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Tohoku University
2002-2006 Research Associate, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials,Tohoku University
2006-present Associate Professor, Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Tohoku University
Education
Ph. D., Tohoku University, 2000
Membership of Academic Societies
The Chemical Society of Japan, The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan, The Society for Biotechnology, Japan, Material Research Society
Awards & Honors
  1. Young Asian Biochemical Engineers’ Community (YABEC), Poster Award (2004)
  2. Intelligent Cosmos Research Institute, the 4th Intelligent Cosmos Award (2005)
  3. The Society of Chemical Engineering, Japan, SCEJ Young Investigator Award (2005)
  4. The 20th Biofunctional Chemistry Symposium, Presentation Award (2005)
  5. 2008 MRS Spring Meeting, Poster Award (2008)
Research Project
Multi-layer Nanoclustering Design on the Platform of DNA Compaction Structure
Selected Publications
  1. Kim, D.-M., Umetsu, M., Takai, K., Matsuyama, T., Ishida, N., Takahashi, H., Asano, R., Kumagai, I.
    “Enhancement of Cellulolytic Enzyme Activity by Clustering of Cellulose Binding Domain on Nanoscaffolds”,
    Small, 7, 656-664 (2011).

  2. Hattori, T., Umetsu, M., Nakanishi, T., Togashi, T., Yokoo, N., Abe, H., Ohara, S., Adschiri, T., Kumagai, I.
    “High Affinity Anti-inorganic Material Antibody Generation by Integrating Graft and Evolution Technologies. POTENTIAL OF ANTIBODIES AS BIOINTERFACE MOLECULES”,
    J. Biol. Chem., 285, 7784-7793 (2010).

  3. Hatakeyama, Y., Umetsu, M., Ohara, S., Kawadai, F., Takami, S., Naka, T., Adschiri, T.
    “Homogenous Spherical Mosslike Assembly of Pd Nanopartciles by using DNA Compaction -Application of Pd-DNA Hybrid Materials to Volume-Expansion Hydrogen Switches-”,
    Adv. Mater., 20, 1122-1128 (2008).

  4. Hatakeyama, Y., Umetsu, M., Minami, M., Ohara, S., Takami, S., Adschiri, T.
    “Temperature Control for the Expansion of Artificial DNA Motif”,
    J. Mater. Sci., 43, 2426-2430 (2008).

  5. Umetsu, M., Mizuta, M., Tsumoto, K., Ohara, S., Takami, S., Watanabe, H., Kumagai, I., Adschiri, T.
    “Bioassisted Room-Temperature Immobilization and Mineralization of Zinc Oxide - High Order Structuration of ZnO Nanoparticles to a Flower-Type Morphology-”,
    Adv. Mater., 17, 2571-2575 (2005).
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