Research Activity Milestones
[The University of Tokyo]
April 1, 1984: the doctoral program at the University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Science (Akiyoshi Wada Lab.)
January 24, 1985:
First differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) performed
August 27, 1985:
First paper on
double deconvolution method, received from Biopolymers
November 3, 1986:
First paper on
model using nonlinear least squares method, received from Biopolymers
November 16, 1986: Assistant professor, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, the University of Tokyo (Akiyoshi Wada Lab.)
July 18, 1988:
Doctor of Science
[Sagami Chemical Research Center]
April 1, 1990: Researcher, Sagami Chemical Research Center (the 18th research group)
February 15, 1991: First patent application for "Method for measuring water content of materials"
November 28, 1991: First patent application for "New protease" by
physical perturbationmethod
April 25, 1995:
First paperon
physical perturbation method, FEBS Lett. received
December 11, 1996 Final patent application for high activity mutants of thermolysin
[Nagaoka University of Technology]
January 1, 1999: Associate Professor, Nagaoka University of Technology (Molecular Biophysics Lab.)
February 2, 2001:
First paper on enzyme activity evaluation method by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), received from Netsu Sokutei
September 1, 2001: Publication of edited book "
Molecular Design of Bio-Nanomachines" (Kyoritsu Pub.)
August 31, 2003:
First paper on product inhibition of cellulase, received from Thermochim. Acta
October 2, 2003:
First paper on isothermal acid titration calorimetry (IATC), received from Biophys. Chem.
November 25, 2006:
Paperon MG state of cytochrome c in weak acid and low salt concentration, received from Biophys. Chem.
August 3, 2007: Achievement Award, Japanese Society for Engineering Education
December 1, 2011: Professor, Nagaoka University of Technology
March 17, 2013:
First paper on a new
multi-binding model, received from Thermochim. Acta
November 1, 2013:
Society Award, Japan Society of Calorimetry and Thermal analysis
October 9, 2015 - November 5, 2017: President, Japan Society of Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis
May 2, 2016:
First paper on reversible oligomer (RO) state, received from Biochemistry
June 26-28, 2018: President of
the 18th Annual Meeting of the Protein Science Societyof Japan, Niigata Toki Messe
March 8, 2024: Final lecture "Enjoying calorimetry and thermal analysis! The wonders of
protein physics"
April 1, 2024: Professor Emeritus
[Institute for Protein Physics]
May 1, 2024: Establishment of Institute for Protein Physics
June 15, 2024:
Institute websitelaunched
October 25, 2024:
The first paper with the name of the institute in the affiliation, received from Netsu Sokutei.
January 24, 2025:
The first manuscriptof the series "Calorimetry of Protein Molecules," received from Netsu Sokutei.
April 3, 2025:
Registration of Institutein Research Organization Registry (ROR)