MEMBER
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Masakazu KAWASHITA
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Present Address
2-3-10 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan
Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineeering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
TEL: +81-3-5280-8016, FAX: +81-3-5280-8125
E-mail: kawashita.bcr(at)tmd.ac.jp
Educations & Academic Degrees
| 1985.4-1988.3 | Rokko Gakuin High School, Kobe, Japan |
| 1989.4-1993.3 | Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan |
| 1993.3 | B.Sc. from Kyoto University Thesis, "Properties and Structure of P+-Implanted Silica Glass for Radiotherapy" |
| 1993.4-1995.3 | Masters Program in Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan |
| 1995.3 | M.Sc. from Kyoto University Thesis, "Properties and Structure of P+-Implanted Silica Glass for Radiotherapy" |
| 1995.4-1998.3 | Doctoral Course, Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan |
| 1998.3 | Ph.D. from Kyoto University Thesis, "Preparation of Glasses for In Situ Radiotherapy of Cancer by P+ Ion Implantation" |
Employments
| 1996.4-1998.3 | JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2), Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan |
| 1998.4-1999.7 | JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (PD), Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan |
| 1999.8-2004.3 | Research Associate, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan |
| 2004.4-2007.3 | Lecturer, Ion Beam Engineering Experimental Laboratory, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan |
| 2007.4-2007.10 | Lecturer, Photonics and Electronics Science and Engineering Center, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan (by reorganization of Ion Beam Engineering Experimental Laboratory) |
| 2007.11-2008.9 | Associate Professor, Center for Research Strategy and Support, Tohoku University, Japan |
| 2008.10-2019.3 | Associate Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan (by reorganization of Center for Research Strategy and Support) |
| 2019.4-present | Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan |
Honors, Prizes and Research Funds
| 1995.4-1996.3 | Japan Scholarship Foundation |
| 1996.4-1998.3 | JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2) |
| 1997.10.9 | 10th International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine (Bioceramics 10), Paris, Oct. 5-9, 1997 Best Student Award "Preparation of P+-implanted Y2O3-Al2O3-SiO2 Glass for Radiotherapy of Cancer" |
| 1998.4-1999.7 | JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (PD) |
| 1999.4-2000.3 | Sagawa Cancer Research Foundation Research Grant (FY1999) "Synthesis of ceramic microspheres for radiotherapy of cancer" |
| 2000.4-2002.4 | JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Encouragement of Young Scientists (A) "Ceramic microspheres for radiotherapy of deep-seated cancer" (Principal investigator) |
| 2001.4-2002.3 | Asahi Glass Foundation Research Grant (FY2001) "Development of novel apatite-organic polymer fiber composite with three dimensional structure" |
| 2001.4-2003.3 | JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) "Apatite-forming ability of organic polymers containing carboxy group" (Co-investigator (PI: Tadashi Kokubo)) |
| 2002.4-2004.3 | JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) "Synthesis of ferrimagnetic ceramic microspheres for local hyperthermia of deep-seated cancer" (Principal investigator) |
| 2002 | Tokuyama Science Foundation Grant for International Exchange (FY2002) "Ceramic microspheres for cancer treatment" |
| 2003.4-2004.4 | TLO KYOTO Joint Research "Local treatment of deep-seated cancer using radioactive microspheres" (Principal investigator) |
| 2003.4-2004.3 | The Kyoto Technoscience Center Research Grant in 2003 "Development of bioactive inorganic-organic nanohybrids for bone repair" (Principal investigator) |
| 2003.5.30 | 57th CerSJ Awards for advancements in ceramic science and technology, The Ceramic Society of Japan "Research on development of ceramic microspheres for biomedical applications" |
| 2003.12.16 | 2003 The Japanese Society for Biomaterials Encouragement Award of Science "Research on ceramic microspheres for minimally invasive local treatment of cancer" |
| 2004.4-2007.3 | JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) "Preparation of hollow ceramic microspheres for minimally invasive local radiotherapy of deep-seated cancer" (Principal investigator) |
| 2005.4-2007.3 | Nippon Sheet Glass Foundation for Materials Science and Engineering Research Grant (FY2005) "Development of high bioactive materials by cluster ion beams" |
| 2005.4-2006.3 | The Murata Science Foundation Research Grant (FY2005) "Research on solid surface irradiation effect of liquid cluster ion beams" (Principal investigator) |
| 2005.9.4-2005.9.9 | JGC-S Scholarship Foundation Research Grant (FY2005: Travel fee) "Surface modification of polyethylene by simultaneous irradiation of clusters and monomer ion beams" |
| 2005.10.2 | Asian BioCeramics Symposium Award 2005 "Apatite-Forming Ability of Polyethylene Substrates Irradiated by Cluster Ion Beams" (5th Asian BioCeramics Symposium, Hokkaido, Oct. 1-2, 2005) |
| 2005.12.1-2006.11.30 | Hosokawa Powder Technology Foundation Research Grant (FY2005) "Development of polymer microspheres coated with bone-like nanoapatite" |
| 2007.4-2008.3 | Iketani Science and Technology Foundation Research Grant (FY2007) "Preparation of quartz substrates coated with bone-like apatite ultra-flat thin-film by cluster ion beam method" |
| 2007.4-2010.3 | JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A) " Induction of bioactivity on organic polymeric materials by cluster ion beams" (Principal investigator) |
| 2007.12-2008.11 | The Kazuchika Okura Memorial Foundation Research Grant (FY2007) "Development of ferrimagnetic ceramic microspheres for local hyperthermia of deep-seated cancer" |
| 2008.11.6 | Asian BioCeramics Symposium Award 2008 "Effect of Particle Size on Magnetic Property and Heat-generating Ability of Magnetite Nanoparticles for Hyperthermia of Cancer" (8th Asian BioCeramics Symposium, Chennai, India, Nov. 3-6, 2008) |
| 2009.10-2010.9 | JGC-S Scholarship Foundation Research Grant (FY2009) "Preparation of porous magnetic ceramic microspheres for local thermochemical embolization therapy for deep-seated cancer" |
| 2009.10-2010.9 | Japan Bioindustry Association Award for Researches on Chemical and Biological Materials (FY2009) "Development of porous ceramic microspheres for minimally invasive treatment of deep cancer" |
| 2010.4-2011.3 | The Inamori Foundation Inamori Research Gtant (FY2010) "Research on surface structure of alumina with bone-like apatite-forming ability under body fluid environment" |
| 2010.4-2013.3 | JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) " Preparation of porous ceramic microspheres for multiple minimally invasive treatments of deep-seated cancer" (Principal investigator) |
| 2011.10.30-2011.11.6 | Tokuyama Science Foundation Grant for International Exchange (FY2011: Travel fee) "Ceramic microspheres for arterial embolization therapy" |
| 2011.11 | Hitachi Metals-Materials Science Foundation Research Grant in 2011 "Development of porous bioactive titania fine particles with sustained release ability" (Principal investigator) |
| 2012.4-2014.3 | JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research " Development of antibacterial bioactive Ti metal with light environment responsiveness" (Principal investigator) |
| 2012.4-2014.3 | JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research "Biomedical engineering approach to establish a new evaluation system for osteoconductivity by focusing on the protein adsorption properties to biomaterials" (Co-investigator (PI: Hiroyasu Kanetaka)) |
| 2012.12-2013.11 | Suzuken Memorial Foundation Research Grant in 2012 "Development of ceramic microspheres for intra-arterial radiotherapy and hyperthermia" |
| 2013.4-2016.3 | JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) "Development of titanium with ex vivo antibacterial activity and in vivo osteoconductivity" (Principal investigator) |
| 2013.4-2016.3 | JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) "Construction of a new implant recovery system by low-temperature plasma jet irradiation" (Co-investigator (PI: Hiroyasu Kanetaka)) |
| 2014.3 | The Watanabe Foundation Research Grant in 2014 "Development of magnetic nanoparticles-containing TiO2 microparticles with apatite-forming ability in body environment" |
| 2014.4-2016.3 | The Fujikura Foundation Research Gtant (FY2014) Study on titanium metal with photocatalytic antibacterial activity under visible light" |
| 2015.4-2016.3 | The MIKIYA Science and Technology Foundation Research Grant (FY2015) "Development of titanium that exhibits ex vivo self-cleaning effect and in vivo antibacterial activitiy and osteoconductivity in vivo" |
| 2015.12-2016.11 | The Naito Foundation Research Grant (FY2015) "Elucidation of osteoconduction expression mechanism of hydroxyapatite by focusing on protein adsorption" |
| 2016.4-2019.3 | JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) "Development of optical funcitional titanium with trace metal-doped titania layer" (Principal investigator) |
| 2016.4-2019.3 | JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) "Construction of comprehensive recovery system for peri-implantitis by selective radical application" (Co-investigator (PI: Hiroyasu Kanetaka)) |
| 2017.1-2018.12 | KOSE Cosmetology Research Foundation Research Grant (FY2016) "Development of raw silk fabric with antibacterial activity and biocompatibility" |
| 2017.6.2 | 71st CerSJ Awards for academic achievements in ceramic science and technology, The Ceramic Society of Japan "Development and evaluation of the properties of functional ceramic microspheres for biomedical applications" |
| 2018.4-2020.3 | JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory) "Development of iron nitride microspheres for hyperthermia with highly efficient heating, automatic temperature control, and arterial embolization" (Principal investigator) |
| 2019.6 | The Ceramic Society of Japan, Award of the Outstanding Reviews Published in the JCS-Japan in 2018 "Development and evaluation of the properties of functional ceramic microspheres for biomedical applications" |
| 2021.4-2022.3 | Iketani Science and Technology Foundation Research Grant in 2021 "Development of iron nitride micrsopehres for embolic hyperthermia treatment of liver tumor" |
| 2021.4-2023.3 | JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory) "Proteome analysis of serum proteins adsorbed on hydroxyapatite with controlled crystal orientation" (Principal investigator) |
| 2021.11 | 2021 The Japanese Society for Biomaterials The Award of Japanese Society for Biomaterials (in science field) "Development of high functional ceramic particles for cancer therapy or antibacterial application" |
| 2021.12 | The Kazuchika Okura Memorial Foundation Research Grant in 2021 "Formation of visible-light responsive antibacaterial / osteoconductive Cu-doped TiO2 layer on titanium" |
| 2022.4-2025.3 | Nippon Sheet Glass Foundation for Materials Science and Engineering (NSG Foundation) Research Gtant (FY2022-2024) "Development of iron nitride for magnetic hyperthermia" |
| 2022.4-2025.3 | JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) "Development of iron nitride microspheres for intra-arterial hyperthermia for liver tumor" (Principal investigator) |
Academic and Social Activity
- Japanese Society for Biomaterials (Councilor) (1999-)
- Fall Meeting, Symposium, the Ceramic Society of Japan, "Development and Evaluation of Bioceramics by Control of Nano-interface", Organizer (2005, 2006)
- The American Ceramic Society, 31st International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites: Bioceramics and Biocomposites, Symposium Organizer (2007)
- 7th Aisan BioCeramics Symposium (ABC2007), Local Organizing Committee Member (2007)
- Bio-related Ceramics Subcommittee Member, New Ceramics Forum (2006-)
- News Letter Committee, New Ceramics Forum (2006, 2007)
- Committee Member, Division of Ceramics in Medicine, Biology and Biomimetics, The Ceramic Society of Japan (2007-2023)
- The American Ceramic Society, 32nd International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites: Next Generation Bioceramics, Symposium Organizer (2008)
- IUMRS-ICA2008 (The IUMRS International Conference in Asia 2008) "Ceramic materials for biomedical applications", Symposium Chair (2008)
- 9th Asian BioCeramics Symposium (ABC2009), Contact Chair (2009)
- 11th Asian BioCeramics Symposium (ABC2011), 15th Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Biology and Biomimetics, and 22nd Symposium on Apatite, Local Organizing Committee Member (2011)
- The 11th International Conference of Pacific Rim Ceramic Societies (PacRim-11), "Symposium 36: Ceramic nano materials in environment, health and safety and natural source bioceramics", Symposium Organizer (2015)
- The 15th Asian Bioceramics symposium (ABC2015), Excective Member (2015)
- 30th Symposium and Annual Meeting of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine (Bioceramics 30), Scientific Committee Chair (2018)
- The Foundation for the Promotion of Ion Engineering (Councilor) (2019-)
- The Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices (Director) (2020-)
- Vice Chair, Division of Ceramics in Medicine, Biology and Biomimetics, The Ceramic Society of Japan (2023-present)
Membership Associations
Japanese Society for Biomaterials (Councilor), Ceramic Society of Japan, The Chemical Society of Japan, Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy, The Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices (JSDMD), The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials, New Ceramics Forum