村岡研究室
村岡研究室
Keita Mori, Ph.D
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Graduate School of Engineering
Department of Applied Chemistry
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (CPD)
2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8588, Japan
Room 231, No. 4 Building, Koganei campus.
E-mail: keitamori[at]m2.tuat.ac.jp
Education
2014.4–2018.3: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The University of Tokyo (B.Sci)
2017.2–2017.3: Visiting Student, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge (Prof. Jonathan Nitschke's group)
2018.4–2020.3: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo (M.Sci)
2020.4–2023.3: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo (Ph.D)
2022.1–2022.4: Visiting Researcher, Department of Chemistry, McGill University (Prof. Hanadi Sleiman's group)
Professional Appointments
2021.4–2023.3: JSPS Research Fellow (DC2, Fellowship for Young Scientists)
2023.3–2023.9: JSPS Research Fellow (PD, Fellowship for Young Scientists)
2023.10–Present: JSPS Research Fellow (CPD, Fellowship for Young Scientists)
2024.4–Present: Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Awards
2024.2: Springer Theses Award
2023.9: Poster Award for Young Scientists, The 73rd JSCC (Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry) Conference
2023.3: Research Encouragement Award, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
2022.11: Next Generation Award, 39th Medicinal Chemistry Symposium
2021.11: ISNAC Outstanding Poster Award, The 48th International Symposium on Nucleic Acids Chemistry (ISNAC 2021)
2021.10: Excellent Poster Award, The 11th Subway Seminar
2021.8: Excellent Student Poster Award, FIBER Japan Society of Nucleic Acids Chemistry Youth Forum
2021.7: Excellent Poster Award, The 32nd Summer School of Division of Biofunctional Chemistry
2021.6: Excellent Poster Award, The 1st Molecular Engine Symposium
2021.3: CSJ Student Presentation Award, The 101st Annual Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan
2019.8: Excellent Poster Award, Summer School of Young Coordination Chemist’s Association Japan
2019.6: Springer Nature Poster Award, 15th International Symposium on Applied Bioinorganic Chemistry (ISABC15)
Publications
(5)
Ligase-mediated synthesis of CuII-responsive allosteric DNAzyme with bifacial 5-carboxyuracil nucleobases
Yusuke Takezawa, Hanci Zhang, Keita Mori, Lingyun Hu, Mitsuhiko Shionoya
Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 2365–2370. (Inside Back Cover)
(4)
Minimalist Design of Wireframe DNA Nanotubes: Tunable Geometry, Size, Chirality, and Dynamics
Xin Luo, Daniel Saliba, Tianxiao Yang, Serena Gentile, Keita Mori, Patricia Islas, Trishalina Das, Neda Bagheri, Alessandro Porchetta, Alba Guarne, Gonzalo Cosa, Hanadi F. Sleiman
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202309869.
(3)
Metal-mediated DNA strand displacement and molecular device operations based on base-pair switching of 5-hydroxyuracil nucleobases
Yusuke Takezawa, Keita Mori, Wei-En Huang, Kotaro Nishiyama, Tong Xing, Takahiro Nakama, Mitsuhiko Shionoya
Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 4759.
(2)
Metal-dependent base paring of bifacial iminodiacetic acid-modified uracil bases for switching DNA hybridization partner
Keita Mori, Yusuke Takezawa, Mitsuhiko Shionoya
Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 1082–1088. (Outside Back Cover)
(1)
Metal-responsive Reversible Binding of Triplex-forming Oligonucleotides with 5-Hydroxyuracil Nucleobases
Kotaro Nishiyama, Keita Mori, Yusuke Takezawa, Mitsuhiko Shionoya
Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 2487–2490. (Outside Back Cover)
Books
(1)
Metal-Responsive Base Pair Switching of Ligand-type Uracil Nucleobases
Keita Mori
Book Series of "Springer Theses"
Invited Lectures
2022.11.5: Young Researchers' Forum in The 49th International Symposium on Nucleic Acids Chemistry (ISNAC 2022)
“Coordination-driven Base-pair Switching of 5-Hydroxyuracil Nucleobases for Controlling DNA Strand Displacement and Molecular Devices”
2021.12.1: The 2nd Molecular Engine Symposium
“Coordination-driven Operation of DNA Tweezers Based on Metal Complexation of 5-Hydroxyuracil Nucleobases”
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