Gakushi-kai "U7" Magazine Publishes Feature Interviews with iCeMS Director Nakatsuji and IPMU Director Murayama
April 12, 2011
Prof Norio Nakatsuji
Feature interviews with Prof. Norio Nakatsuji, Director of Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), and Prof. Hitoshi Murayama, Director of the University of Tokyo Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (IPMU), have been published in the 37th (April 2011) issue of the Gakushi-kai's 
U7 magazine.
Each interview, consisting of an introductory article followed by an edited transcript, covers the scientists' careers as well as their hopes and dreams for their respective institutes and fields of research.
| Introduction | Interview | |
| IPMU Director Hitoshi Murayama |
Revealing the Secrets of the Universe: the Desire for a Theory of Everything | A Researcher in Pursuit of Drama: "I want to impart what is riveting" |
| iCeMS Director Norio Nakatsuji |
Connecting Basic Research with Practical Applications: "There is still so much we don't know about cells" | Utilizing a String of Opportunities: "Cells are intuitively beautiful" |
About the Gakushi-kai
The Gakushikai is an umbrella alumni association, founded in 1886, comprised of graduates (and faculty as well as former presidents) of Hokkaido University, Kyoto University, Kyusyu University, Nagoya University, Osaka University, Tohoku University, and the University of Tokyo, as well as graduates of the former Keijo Imperial and Taihoku Imperial Universities.