PEAK Staff Profile

Takeuchi Shoji, Ph.D.(The University of Tokyo)
Professor – Environmental Sciences

Profile

Shoji Takeuchi Shoji Takeuchi received the B.E, M.E., and Dr. Eng. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, in 1995, 1997, and 2000, respectively. He is currently a Professor and Director in the Center for International Research on Integrative Biomedical Systems (CIBiS), Institute of Industrial Science (IIS), the University of Tokyo.

Research Interests

His current research interests include 3D tissue fabrication, implantable devices, artificial cells/lipid bilayer systems, and biohybrid MEMS.

Selected Publications

1. Koki Kamiya, Ryuji Kawano, Toshihisa Osaki, Kazunari Akiyoshi, and Shoji Takeuchi:Cell-sized asymmetric lipid vesicles facilitate the investigation of asymmetric membranes, Nature Chemistry, vol. 8, pp. 881–889, 2016
2. Shigenori Miura, Koji Sato, Midori Kato-Negishi, Tetsuhiko Teshima and Shoji Takeuchi: Fluid shear triggers microvilli formation via mechanosensitive activation of TRPV6, Nature Communications, vol. 6, 8871, 2015
3. Won Chul Lee, Kwanpyo Kim, Jungwon Park, Jahyun Koo, Hu Young Jeong, Hoonkyung Lee, David Weitz, Alex Zettl, and Shoji Takeuchi: Graphene-templated directional growth of an inorganic nanowire, Nature Nanotechnology, vol. 10, pp. 423–428, 2015
4. Hiroaki Onoe, Teru Okitsu, Akane Itou, Midori Kato-Negishi, Riho Gojo, Daisuke Kiriya, Koji Sato, Shigenori Mirua, Shintaroh Iwanaga, Kaori Kuribayashi-Shigetomi, Yukiko Matsunaga, Yuto Shimoyama, and Shoji Takeuchi: Metre-long Cellular Microfibres Exhibit Tissue Morphologies and Functions, Nature Materials, vol.12, pp. 584–590, 2013
5. Yun Jung Heo , Hideaki Shibata , Teru Okitsu , Tetsuro Kawanishi, and Shoji Takeuchi: Long-term in vivo glucose monitoring using fluorescent hydrogel fibers, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, vol. 108(33), pp. 13399-13403, 2011
6. Hideaki Shibata*, Yun Jung Heo*, Teru Okitsu, Yukiko Matsunaga, Tetsuro Kawanishi, and Shoji Takeuchi: Injectable hydrogel microbeads for fluorescence-based continuous glucose monitoring, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, vol. 107, no. 42, pp. 17894-17898, 2010 (*: equal contribution),
7. N. Misawa, H. Mitsuno, R. Kanzaki, S. Takeuchi: A Highly Sensitive and Selective Odorant Sensor using Living Cells Expressing Insect Olfactory Receptors, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, vol. 107(35), pp. 15340-15344, 2010
8. W-H. Tan and Shoji Takeuchi: A Trap-and-Release Integrated Microfluidic System for Dynamic Microarray Applications, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, vol. 104, no. 4, pp. 1146-1151, 2007