Opening new horizons for interdisciplinary science
About Us
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The Director’s Vision
We explore the relationship between matter and life to open up a new horizon of science and technology.
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Academic Cooperation & Exchange
We pursue world-leading research through active cooperation with many overseas universities and organizations.
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Research Promotion
We have a team of professionals to support research activities in various ways.
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Timeline
A brief history of iCeMS.
Creating a new field of discipline at the boundary of cell biology and material sciences
Research
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The movement of neurons is surprisingly dynamic.
Mineko Kengaku -
Materials assemble and functionin in their own way... it's like sociology of molecules.
Shuhei Furukawa -
One of the biggest thrills of chemistry is the manufacturing of novel substances.
Aiko Fukazawa -
Working to make the world that my future grandchildren will live in a healthy and clean one.
Easan Sivaniah -
We are developing new technologies to understand the essence of life.
Yuichi Taniguchi -
I love the step from zero to one.
Daishi Fujita -
The “Body on a Chip" enables rebuilding physiological/pathological conditions outside of the body.
Ken-ichiro Kamei -
Working to elucidate cellular functions without being bound by common sense.
Kazumitsu Ueda -
We aim to open new clinical opportnities with our “Smart Genetic Switches”.
Ganesh Pandian Namasivayam -
We are creating any nanoscale network structures ad arbitrium.
Susumu Kitagawa -
The beautiful structures of porous materials form “spontaneously” by inducing phase separation.
Kazuki Nakanishi -
I develop new mathematical models to identify strategies to assemble molecules into useful objects.
Daniel Packwood -
Screening feels like Nature telling me the correct answer.
Jun Suzuki -
We design new glass, and ion conductors.
Satoshi Horike -
Visualizing atoms and electrons to understand and design materials.
Kunihisa Sugimoto -
We are trying to understand the mechanisms of cancer tumor formation.
Fuyuhiko Tamanoi
Stories of the iCeMS researchers and staff members
INTERVIEWS
iCeMS Frontrunners
Meet the scientists who are shaping the future.
First Author Interviews
Get the behind-the-scenes story on recent publications.
The Other Half of iCeMS
Hear how iCeMS research support staff approach their unique work.
Access
Yoshida-Ushinomiya-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
[One-minute walk from KyodaiSeimon-mae Stop (Kyoto City Bus)]
Research Building No. 1/Project Lab
Research Building No. 1 Annex
Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
[One-minute walk from Hyakumanben Stop (Kyoto City Bus)]