Profile
- Hometown
- Born in Tamba, Hyogo; raised in Kobe
- Personal Interests
- Checking out new products (especially Ramune soda and Tirol chocolates)
- Favorite Place
- Definitely Mt. Daimonji
- Daily Routine
- Checking F1 news
- Favorite Ramen Shops
- 2024 Edition: Menan Rikyu, HIJIRI, Tonryu, Mugi no Yoake
- 2025 Edition: Touhichi
- What I'm absolutely unbeatable at
- Having the youthful mindset needed to pull off "crazy" ideas
- What Motivates My Research
- That satisfying “Yes!” when the results turn out exactly as I imagined.
- The first molecule I ever synthesized
- Naphthyridine tetramer
- A message to future juniors
- Never forget to "enjoy" every day—let’s grow together!
- Science is
- A challenge to the natural world
E-mail
goto.yuki.4xkyoto-u.ac.jp
Education ･ Appointments
- Mar 2003
- B.S., Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto
University
(Prof. Isao Saito)
- Mar 2005
- M.S., Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of
Engineering,
Kyoto University
(Assoc. Prof. Kazuhiko Nakatani)
- Mar 2008
- Ph.D. (Engineering), Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Graduate School
of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
(April 2006–March 2008: JSPS Research Fellow) (Prof. Hiroaki Suga)
- Apr 2008
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(Apr 2008–Sep 2009: JSPS Overseas Research Fellow)
(Prof. Wilfred A. van der Donk)
- Oct 2009
- Assistant Professor
(Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The
University
of Tokyo)
- Apr 2010
- Assistant Professor
(Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The
University
of Tokyo)
- Dec 2011
- Concurrent Researcher
(JST PRESTO "Design and Control of Cellular Functions")
- Oct 2016
- Associate Professor
(Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The
University
of Tokyo)
- Jan 2024
- Professor
(Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University)
Awards（Selected）
- 2023
- Research Encouragement Award of the 24th Enzyme Application Symposium
(Amano Enzyme
Foundation for Science and Technology)
- 2017
- The 1st Bioindustry Research Award
(Japan Bioindustry Association)
- 2017
- The 66th Award for Young Chemists
(The Chemical Society of Japan)
- 2016
- Award for Young Investigator
(The Japanese Peptide Society)
- 2013
- The 7th Symposium on Biorelevant Chemistry for Presentation Award
(The Chemical
Society of Japan)
- 2013
- The Young Scientists’ Award of The Commendation for Science and Technology by the
Minister of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Publications ･ Achievements
Please see here for details
