2013
Jan. 25, 2013 Dr. Oisaki received Fuji Film Proposal Award from SSOCJ.
Kounosuke Oisaki (Assistant Professor) received Research Proposal Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, sponsored by Fuji Film and The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan.
2012
Dec. 25, 2012 Junya Kawai (M2) attends Nobel Prize Award Ceremony.
Junya Kawai(M2) attended Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar (sponsored by The Japan Prize Foundation). He had a priceless opportunity to attend many events including Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 2012. Only two Japanese students was qualified as the participants every year.
Dec. 21, 2012 Harunobu Mitsunuma (D1) stayed in UC Berkeley for research abroad.
Harunobu Mitsunuma (D1) stayed in John F. Hartwig lab at UC Berkeley as a visiting student (Oct.-Dec. 2012) .
Dec. 12, 2012 Tastuhiko Yoshino(D2) receuved Best Poster Presentation Award.
Tatsuhiko Yoshino(D2) received Best Poster Presentation Award at The 2nd Junior ICCEOCA. Congratulations !
Nov. 12, 2012 Kumiko Yamamoto (M2) received excellent presentation award.
Kumiko Yamamoto(M2) received excellent presentation award (poster) at "Hannou to Gousei no Shinpo Symposium". Congratulations !
Oct. 23, 2012 Our paper is featured on the cover of Chem. Asian J. !!
Our paper titled as "Functional group-tolerant catalytic migratory oxidative coupling of nitrones" (Authors: Hashizume, Oisaki & Kanai) was featured as the cover picture of Chem. Asian J. !
Oct. 2, 2012: Dr. Oisaki received Best Poster Award.
Kounosuke Oisaki (Assistant Professor) received Best Poster Award in ICCOS-2012/FOC-2012.
May 14, 2012: Mr. Mitsunuma(D1) received presentation award.
Harunobu Mitsunuma(D1) received Prensetation Award in 10th Symposium of Organic Chemistry -the Next Generation-. Congratulations !
Apr. 26, 2012: Mr.Hashizume, Mitsunuma, Matsumoto, Wang received Student Presentation Award of PSJ.
Shogo Hashizume & Harunobu Mitsunuma (D1) and Takuya Matsumoto & Yufei Wang (M2) received Student Prensetation Award in 132th Annual Meeting of Pharmaceutical Society of Japaan. Congratulations !
Apr. 9, 2012: Kuninobu GL received The Young Scientist's Prize.
Youichiro Kuninobu (ERATO Group Leader) received this year's Young Scienctist's Prize from MEXT, that is awarded to distinguished researchers younger than 40 years old. Congratulations !
Apr. 1, 2011: New laboratory year started !!
We are starting with new members and staffs !
2011
Mar. 24. Mr. Saga (M1) received President's award of the University of Tokyo.
Mr. Yutaka Saga (M2) received President's award of the University of Tokyo. This great honor is only given to 10 brilliant students (selected from over 28,000 students in UT).
Mar. 2, 2011 Ms. Nakanowatari (M1) received award of science article contest.
Ms. Nakanowatari (M1) received "the highest and Minister of Education and Science award" of science & technology student article contest, sponsored by Nikkan Kogyo Shinbun.
Feb. 9, 2011 Dr. Matsunaga received Merck-Banyu Lectureship Award 2010.
Dr. Shigeki Matsunaga (Lecturer) was the recipient of MBLA 2010, which is one of the most prestigious honor for young Japanese synthetic chemists under 40 years old. He will have a lectureing tour around US top research institutes supported by Banyu Life Science Foundation International.
2010
Jul. 20 Yutaka Saga (M2) received excellent presentation award.
Our M2 grad student, Yutaka Saga received excellentpresentatioin award at Summer Symposium of The Japanese Society for Process Chemistry (held on July 15-16, 2010).
Jun. 2 Update: Project
Our research topic is summarized herein.
May. 28 Update: Literature Seminar Handout.
We added previous handouts of Literature Seminar held over past 10 years. Get it now !
May. 25 Update: Gallery
Photographs of Kemigawa Sports Festival are uploaded.
May. 14 Yuta Tanaka (D2) received excellent presentation award.
Our D2 grad student, Yuta Tanaka received excellent presentatioin award at 8th Symposium: Organic Chemistry-the Next Generation- (held on May 13-14, 2010).
Apr. 22 Literature Seminar Handout is available.
We are sharing the Literature seminar handouts on the web. Please feel free to read and discuss with other chemists.
Apr. 19: Our Twitter
Upcoming and ongoing events (papers, laboratory, etc...) will be tweeted. Please follow us to catch (@kanailab).
Apr. 12: Update: Gallery
Photographs of HonoryLecuture of Prof. Shibasaki were uploaded.
Apr. 11: New website is now accessible !
Laboratory homepage was conpletely renewed.
Apr. 1: KANAI labratory has launched !
Synthetic Organic Chemistry laboratory is now under the supervision
of Prof. Motomu KANAI .
Prof. Masakatsu SHIBASAKI has moved to Microbial
Chemistry Research Center had new
laboratory.
