Creating a new field of discipline at the boundary of cell biology and material sciences
Research
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Diversity & Inclusion

We take actions to ensure that all individuals and groups from different backgrounds are accepted, welcomed, and respected, creating an environment where all members can fully express themselves and leverage their unique strengths.
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The movement of neurons is surprisingly dynamic.
Mineko Kengaku -
One of the biggest thrills of chemistry is the manufacturing of novel substances.
Aiko Fukazawa -
We are creating any nanoscale network structures ad arbitrium.
Susumu Kitagawa -
Many more surprises are still hidden in chemical compounds.
Motonari Uesugi -
Working to elucidate cellular functions without being bound by common sense.
Kazumitsu Ueda -
We are developing new technologies to understand the essence of life.
Yuichi Taniguchi -
Screening feels like Nature telling me the correct answer.
Jun Suzuki -
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 -
Working to make the world that my future grandchildren will live in a healthy and clean one.
Easan Sivaniah -
We aim to open new clinical opportnities with our “Smart Genetic Switches”.
Ganesh Pandian Namasivayam -
Materials assemble and functionin in their own way... it's like sociology of molecules.
Shuhei Furukawa -
I love the step from zero to one.
Daishi Fujita -
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.
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Melting Points and Microstructures: Investigating Eutectic Behavior in CPs
Visiting PhD student (Horike lab)
Karnjana Atthawilai -
Designing Flexible Porous Materials with Phase-Transformable MOPs
Principal Engineer at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
A doctoral student at National Taiwan University and a Guest Research Associate at iCeMS Furukawa Lab, at the time of this research.
Po-Chun Han -
Development of Porous Soft Materials for Detection and Removal of Trace Pollutants in Water
Postdoctoral Fellow (Furukawa Lab)
Zaoming Wang
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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)]