Creating a new field of discipline at the boundary of cell biology and material sciences
Research
We strive to create an inclusive environment where every member is respected.
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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Materials assemble and functionin in their own way... it's like sociology of molecules.
Shuhei Furukawa -
Working to make the world that my future grandchildren will live in a healthy and clean one.
Easan Sivaniah -
One of the biggest thrills of chemistry is the manufacturing of novel substances.
Aiko Fukazawa -
We are developing new technologies to understand the essence of life.
Yuichi Taniguchi -
I love the step from zero to one.
Daishi Fujita -
Screening feels like Nature telling me the correct answer.
Jun Suzuki -
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 -
The movement of neurons is surprisingly dynamic.
Mineko Kengaku -
We are trying to understand the mechanisms of cancer tumor formation.
Fuyuhiko Tamanoi -
I develop new mathematical models to identify strategies to assemble molecules into useful objects.
Daniel Packwood -
We aim to open new clinical opportnities with our “Smart Genetic Switches”.
Ganesh Pandian Namasivayam -
Many more surprises are still hidden in chemical compounds.
Motonari Uesugi -
Working to elucidate cellular functions without being bound by common sense.
Kazumitsu Ueda
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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Development of Porous Soft Materials for Detection and Removal of Trace Pollutants in Water
Postdoctoral Fellow (Furukawa Lab)
Zaoming Wang -
A Deep Dive into Neuronal Nuclear Transport
PhD student at Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University (Kengaku Lab)
Zhou Chuying -
New proteins involved in regulating the cell membrane
Graduate student at Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University (Suzuki Lab)
Niu Han
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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)]