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GraduateSchoolofInterdisciplinaryNewScience
ToyoUniversity
2016
Bio - Nano Science Fusion
Master and Doctoral Courses
Graduat e School of
Int erdisciplinary New Science
Toyo University
Graduate
School of Interdisciplinary New Science
Toyo
University
2100, Kujirai, Kawagoe,
Saitama 350-8585, Japan
Tel: +81 49 239 1313
Fax: +81 49 231 5117
E-mail: fusion@toyo.jp
URL: http://www.toyo.ac.jp/site/english-glns/
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Foreword
Following the great success of the Doctoral Course, which was opened in April 2007, the
Graduate School of Interdisciplinary New Science, Toyo University, started the Bio-Nano
Science Fusion Master Course in April 2011. Its aim is to surge ahead in bio and
nanotechnology research, creating new interdisciplinary realms. We provide a unique
curriculum such as Workshops on advanced equipment and Web educational
programmes as well as lectures. The Graduate School also organises international
symposia and seminars for young researchers. The students carry out advanced
research on nanoscience/nanotechnology, bioscience/biotechnology and bio-nano
fusion science/technology in collaboration with the Bio-Nano Electronics Research
Centre, Toyo University.
Supervisors
TatsuroHanajiri
Designandfabricationof
HisaoMorimoto
Self-organisation/nonlineardynamics
ofnano/micromaterials
nanoscaleelectrondevices
Iamcurrentlystudyingthephysicsofnanoscaleelectron
devices and am interested in its application to
nanoelectronics. I have studied the electric properties of
thin SOI films and the structures of SOI MOSFETs with
decanano scale gates. I propose fully inverted (FI) SOI
MOSFETs with ultra-thin SOI films and novel fully
depleted(FD)SOIMOSFETs.
I am interested in self-organisations, phase transitions,
and non-linear dynamics of nano/micro materials
disperse systems such as suspensions, in which
nano/micro particles, carbon nanotubes, fullerenes or
biological cells are dispersed. I am also interested in
bio-nano fusion technologies utilising the above
phenomena induced in nano/micro materials disperse
systems.
SakthiKumar
YoshikataNakajima
Nanotechnology/Nanomaterials
Bio-nanofusion
Bio-nanofusion/nanotechnology/
biomaterials
I am interested in the research work based on fusion of
different science fields, namely physics, chemistry and
biotechnology.Ifocusonresearchthemessuchas
(a) Nano drug delivery, aptamer (DNA and RNA based)
sensorsandbio/chemicalsensors. (b) Carbon nanotubes, nano particles and quantum dots
for solar cell applications and plasma processing thin
films.
Iaminterestedinadvancedmaterialsforfutureelectron
devices such as silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers,
silicon-on-quartz (SOQ) and silicon nano dots, and
micro-particles and biological cells dispersed in solution.
My study also focuses on the design and fabrication of
high-resolution bio-nano analytical systems utilising the
advancedmaterials.
ToruMizuki
Bio-nanofusion/Biotechnology
Iaminterestedintheinteractionsbetweenbiomolecules
such as protein, peptide and DNA, and nano/micro
materials such as CNTs, fullerenes and magnetic
materials. I am currently focusing on bio-nano fusion
research such as analysis of the function of proteins
immobilisedonnano/micromaterialsandaccelerationof
theenzymeactivityusingarotationalmagneticfield.
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Admission policy
The Graduate School of Interdisciplinary New Science, Toyo University, accepts
motivated Master and Doctoral Course students from all over the world and creates
internationally advanced researchers in the fields of bioscience, nanotechnology and
bio-nano fusion science and technology, the latter being one of the most important
subjects in the 21st Century.
Supervisors
TakashiUchida
RonUsami
Screeningandapplicationof
extremophiles
Growthandapplicationof
carbon-basednanostructures
I am interested in the research work related to
carbon-basednanostructuressuchascarbonnanotubes,
carbon nanowalls and endohedral fullerenes. I focus on
researchthemessuchas
(a) Equipment development-chemical vapour deposition
systems,electroncyclotronresonanceionsource.
(b)
Growth-carbon nanotubes, carbon nanowalls,
endohedralfullerenes.
Extremophilesaremicroorganismswhichgrowinextreme
environments where other organisms are difficult to
survive. A great attention has recently been paid to
extremophiles. I am developing several new
methodologiesforisolatingvaluablemicroorganismsand
carryingoutanalysisoftheirfunctionsandgenes.
ToruMaekawa
Self-organisation/self-assembly
innano/microsystems
I am very much interested in pattern formations,
synchronisation
and
chaos
created
via
self-organisation/self-assembly, which are induced in
nano/micro systems. Fluctuations, surface effects and
quantum effects, in particular, become significant on
nanometre scales, which makes nano systems
completelydifferentfromourmacroscopicworld.
Visiting professors
DanielMorse
UCSB
SirJohnWalker
RéginePerzynski
UniversityofCambridge UniversitéParis6
RaymondWhitby
NicoleGrobert
UniversityofOxford NazarbayevUniversity
P.V.Mohanan
SreeChitraTirunal
InstituteforMedical
SciencesandTechnology
LeonidKalachev
UniversityofMontana
YoshioBando
NIMS
ToruKobayashi
JAMSTEC
ShigeruDeguchi
JAMSTEC
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Curriculum
(Master Course)
Year
Type
Lectures
1
Workshops
Webprogramme
Research
Webprogramme
2
Research
Title
Units
Introductiontobio-nanosciencefusion
2
Englishforscienceandtechnology
2
Fundamentalmathematics
2
Fundamentalphysics
2
Fundamentalchemistry
2
Fundamentalbiotechnology
2
Extremophiles
2
Nanoelectronics
2
Nanomaterials
2
Biomaterialsandnanotechnology
2
Microbiology
2
Bionanoscience
2
Advancednanoscienceandnanotechnology
2
WorkshoponadvancedequipmentI
2
WorkshoponadvancedequipmentII
2
WorkshoponadvancedequipmentIII
2
WorkshoponadvancedequipmentIV
2
WebeducationI
2
Bio-nanosciencefusionseminarIandII
4
Bio-nanosciencefusionresearchIandII
4
WebeducationII
2
Bio-nanosciencefusionseminarIIIandIV
4
Bio-nanosciencefusionresearchIIIandIV
4
Web educational programmes: GEOSET TOYO
We produce, in collaboration with Florida State University, web educational
programmes named “Global Educational Outreach for Science, Engineering and
Technology, Toyo University” abbreviated to “GEOSET TOYO”. Students also
participate in the production of GEOSET TOYO programmes. Some typical programmes
are listed below;
Type
Lecture+ppt
+video
Lecture+ppt
+video
Lecture+ppt
+video
Lecture+ppt
Experiment+ppt
+video
Experiment+ppt
+video
Seminar+ppt
+video
Seminar+ppt
+video
Video
Video
Video
Programmes
Fundamentalscience:Classicalmechanics
(Outline,philosophy,history)
Fundamentalscience:Classicalmechanics
(Experimentalverification)
Fundamentalscience:Electromagnetism
(Outline,philosophy,history)
Fundamentalscience:Electromagnetism
(Maxwellequation)
Observationofnanostructures
byelectronmicroscopes
Observationofnanostructures
byscanningprobemicroscopes
Roomtemperaturegrowthofcompound
semiconductorslearningfromseacreatures
ProfessorDanielMorse
SirHarryKroto’sInternationalSeminar
forYoungScientists IntroductiontoCaliforniaNanoSystems
Facilitiesandequipment
VisittotheRoyalSociety
Greatscientists
SirHarryKroto’sSeminarforJuniorStudents
Level
Undergraduate(UG)
Graduate(Grad)
UG,Grad
UG,Grad
UG,Grad,PD
UG,Grad,PD
UG,Grad,PD
UG,Grad,PD,
Researchers(R)
UG,Grad,PD,R
UG,Grad,PD,R
UG,Grad,PD,R
Primary,Junior-highand
HighSchool
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Facilities and equipment
State-of-the-art facilities and equipment are installed at the Bio-Nano Electronics
Research Centre, which Master and Doctoral Course students can use for their research.
A unique course such as “Workshops on advanced equipment” is specially designed for
Master Course students.
NanostructuresProcessingRoom
LithographyRoom
NanoelectronicsSuperCleanRooms
TransmissionElectronMicroscope
SuperconductingQuantumInterferenceDevice
UltraFastLiquidChromatography
ScanningElectronMicroscopes
ScanningProbeMicroscope
X-rayPhotoelectronSpectroscopySystem
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Events
The Graduate School organises and holds international symposia, seminars, workshops,
etc. for the students. The students also participate in the events; e.g., they present their
latest results at international symposia and seminars.
International Symposia on Bioscience and Nanotechnology
International Seminars for Young Scientists (overseas)
International Seminars for Young Scientists (Kawagoe Campus)
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Sir Harry Kroto’s Seminars for Young Scientists (Kawagoe Campus)
Recent publications
A.K. Rochani, R.G. Aswathy, A. Borah, T. Maekawa and D.S. Kumar, Heat shock protein 90 targeted
nano anticancer therapy, J. Pharm. Sci. 105, 1454-1466 (2016).
DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2015.10.007
V.A. Kumar, Y. Nakajima, T. Uchida, T. Hanajiri and T. Maekawa, Synthesis of nanoparticles composed
of silver and silver chloride for a plasmonic photocatalyst using an extract from needles of Pinus
densiflora, Mater. Lett. 176, 169-172 (2016).
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2016.04.077
A. Borah, S. Raveendran, A. Rochani, T. Maekawa and D.S. Kumar, Targeting self-renewal pathways in
cancer stem cells: Clinical implications for cancer therapy, Oncogenesis 4, e177 (2015).
DOI: 10.1038/oncsis.2015.35
A.C. Poulose, S. Veeranarayanan, M.S. Mohamed, Y. Sakamoto, N. Hirosawa, Y. Suzuki, M. Zhang, M.
Yudasaka, N. Radhakrishnan, T. Maekawa, P.V. Mohanan and D.S. Kumar, Characterizing the
biocompatibility and tumor-imaging capability of Cu2S nanocrystals in vivo, Nanoscale 7, 13061-13074
(2015).
DOI: 10.1039/C5NR02572A
H. Shimoshige, H. Kobayashi, T. Mizuki, Y. Nagaoka, A. Inoue and T. Maekawa, Effect of polyethylene
glycol on the formation of magnetic nanoparticles synthesized by Magnetospirillum magnetotacticum
MS-1, PLoS One 10, e0127481 (2015).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127481
M. Suzuki, A. Aki, T. Mizuki, T. Maekawa, R. Usami and H. Morimoto, Encouragement of enzyme
reaction utilizing heat generation from ferromagnetic particles subjected to an ac magnetic field, PLoS
One 10, e0127673 (2015).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127673
A.C. Poulose, S. Veeranarayanan, M.S. Mohamed, Y. Nagaoka, R.R. Aburto, T. Mitcham, P.M. Ajayan,
R.R. Bouchard, Y. Sakamoto, Y. Yoshida, T. Maekawa and D.S. Kumar, Multi-stimuli responsive Cu2S
nanocrystals as trimodal imaging and synergistic chemo-photothermal therapy agents, Nanoscale 7,
8378-8388 (2015).
DOI: 10.1039/C4NR07139E
A. Mathew, T. Maekawa and D.S. Kumar, Aptamers in targeted nanotherapy, Curr. Top. Med. Chem. 15,
1102-1114 (2015).
DOI: 10.2174/1568026615666150413153525
S. Raveendran, V. Palaninathan, Y. Nagaoka, T. Fukuda, S. Iwai, T. Higashi, T. Mizuki, Y. Sakamoto,
P.V. Mohanan, T. Maekawa and D.S. Kumar, Extremophilic polysaccharide nanoparticles for cancer
nanotherapy and evaluation of antioxidant properties, Int. J. Biol. Macromolec. 76, 310–319 (2015).
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.03.001 2.858
B. Sivakumar, R.G. Aswathy, Y. Nagaoka, T. Fukuda, S. Iwai, K. Venugopal, K. Kato, T. Maekawa and
D.S. Kumar, An ‘all in one’ approach for simultaneous chemotherapeutic, photothermal and magnetic
hyperthermia mediated by hybrid magnetic nanoparticles, RSC Adv. 5, 25066-25078 (2015).
DOI: 10.1039/C5RA00168D
N. Chauhan, V. Palaninathan, S. Raveendran, A.C. Poulose, T. Nakajima, T. Hasaumra, T. Uchida, T.
Hanajiri, T. Maekawa and D.S. Kumar, N2-plasma assisted one-step alignment and patterning of
graphene oxide on SiO2/Si substrate via Langmuir-Blodgett technique, Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2,
1400515 (2015).
DOI: 10.1002/admi.201400515
T. Fukuda, Y. Hayasaki, T. Hasumura, Y. Katsube, R.L.D. Whitby and T. Maekawa, Low temperature
synthesis of carbon fibres and metal-filling carbon nanoparticles with laser irradiation into near-critical
benzene, RSC Adv. 5, 12671-12677 (2015).
DOI: 10.1039/C4RA15709E
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Awards and prizes
✓ Best Poster Award (2014)
S. Raveendran, N. Chauhan, V. Palaninathan, T. Maekawa and D.S. Kumar, Cancer therapy based on
shape dependent biocompatible gold hybrid nanostructures, The 9th International Conference on
Surfaces, Coatings and Nanostructured Materials (NANOSMAT 2014) (2014), Dublin, Ireland.
✓ IUPAC Young Researcher Award (2013)
S. Veeranarayanan, M.S. Mohamed, A.C. Poulose, N. Hirosawa, Y. Sakamoto, Y. Yoshida, T. Maekawa
and D.S Kumar, Synergistic targeting of cancer and associated angiogenesis In vivo using triple-targeted
drug loaded silica nanoformulations for theragnosticst, International Conference on Frontiers of Polymers
and Advanced Materials (ICFPAM-2013) (2013), Auckland, New Zealand.
✓ IUPAC Young Researcher Award (2013)
M.S. Mohamed, S. Veeranarayanan, A.C. Poulose, Y. Nagaoka, Y. Yoshida, T. Maekawa and D.S
Kumar, Fe3O4 core-silica shell nanoclusters based multimodal treatment strategy for drug resistant
breast cancers, International Conference on Frontiers of Polymers and Advanced Materials
(ICFPAM-2013) (2013), Auckland, New Zealand.
✓ Tasilo Prnka Prize (2012)
S. Veeranarayanan, A.C. Poulose, M.S. Mohamed, Y. Nagaoka, S. Kashiwada, Y. Yoshida, T. Maekawa
and D.S. Kumar, Nanoformulation facilitated disruption of vasculogenesis: Approach towards
neo-angiogenic treatment, Nanocon 2012, C13 (2012), Brno, Czech Republic.
Highlighted papers
✓ ACS Editors’ Choice, American Chemical Society (2014)
A. Baliyan, Y. Nakajima, T. Fukuda, T. Uchida, T. Hanajiri and T. Maekawa, Synthesis of an ultradense
forest of vertically aligned triple-walled carbon nanotubes of uniform diameter and length using hollow
catalytic nanoparticles, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 136, 1047-1053 (2014).
DOI: 10.1021/ja410794p
✓ Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications, American Chemical Society (2014).
A. Baliyan, Y. Nakajima, T. Fukuda, T. Uchida, T. Hanajiri and T. Maekawa, Hollow Spheres Lend
Control to Carbon Nanotube Growth, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 136, 1157 (2014).
DOI: 10.1021/ja500664b
✓ Institute of Physics (2012)
S. Veeranarayanan, A.C. Poulose, S. Mohamed, A. Aravind, Y. Nagaoka, Y. Yoshida, T. Maekawa and
D.S. Kumar, FITC labeled silica nanoparticles as efficient cell tags: Uptake and photostability study in
endothelial cells, J. Fluoresc. 22, 537–548 (2012).
DOI: 10.1007/s10895-011-0991-3
Secretariat of the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary New Science, Toyo University
Katsumi Funato
Narutoshi Fukushima Natsue Takahashi
Keiko Itamochi
Secretariat of the Bio-Nano Electronics Research Centre, Toyo University
Akiko Tanaka
Hiroshi Akasu
Sachiko Takahashi
Minako Hardy
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2100,Kujirai,Kawagoe,Saitama350-8585,Japan
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URL:http://www.toyo.ac.jp/site/english-glns/
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