Education
Ph.D. student
Department of Bioengineering
Schools of Engineering and Medicine
Stanford University
2022.9 - 2027.6 (expected)
M.E., in Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology (half-year academic acceleration)
2020.4 - 2021.9
B.E., in Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
2016.4 - 2020.3
Research Experience
Laboratory for Integrated NanoBioDevice
School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Duties included: Research on inkjet printing, polymer synthesis and wireless sensing & powering
Supervisor: Prof. Toshinori Fujie
2019.4 - 2022.8
Soft Fluidics Group / Biomedical Electromagnetics Group
Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design
Duties included: Research on 3D printing, wireless communication
Supervisor: Prof. Michinao Hashimoto, Prof. Shaoying Huang
2019.6-2019.8
Fellowship
Awards
Stanford's Healthcare Hackathon 2018 (health++), 2nd Place
Success ratio ~10%, Venue: Stanford University, CA
Awarded for the project 'BEETLE: Screening platform of antibiotics for the treatment of tropical infectious diseases' (out of over 19 teams, featured on Tokyo Tech’s website).
2018.11
International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (iGEM), Gold Medal
Success ratio ~20%, Venue: Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA
Awarded for the project “Development of co-culture system between bacteria and mammalian cells” (featured on Tokyo Tech’s website)
2017.11 & 2016.11
Tokyo Tech Award for Student Leadership
Success ratio ~1%
Awarded for academic excellence and extracurricular activities (about 5 students annually selected out of over 4000 undergraduate students, featured on Tokyo Tech’s website)
2019.10
National Chemistry Olympiad, Regional Award
From the Chemistry Society of Japan
Success ratio ~5%
2015.10
PATENT
Fujita, H., Fujie, T. “Device for detection of biomarkers”, Tokyo Institute of Technology, JP/2020/078990 (Apr. 27, 2020).
GRANT
1. Tokyo Tech Academy of Super Smart Society (SSS) Multidisciplinary Incentive Grant-in-Aid, “Development of body-conformable wireless glucose sensor”, PI, 500,000 JPY (1 years) (2020).
2. Tokyo Tech-Astellas Pharma Inc. Rx+ Innovation Grants, “Body-conformable and battery-free, wireless wearable device”, collaborator, 500,000 JPY (1 year) (2019).
AWARDS & HONORS
[1] Grand Prize, 2nd Place (Stanford's Health Hackathon 2018 (health++)), “BEETLE: Screening platform of antibiotics for the treatment of tropical infectious diseases” (2018 Nov., USA, out of over 19 teams, featured on Tokyo Tech’s HP).
[2] Gold Medal (International Genetically Engineered Machine) “Development of co-culture system between bacteria and mammalian cells” (2017 Nov., Boston, featured on Tokyo Tech’s HP)
[3] Gold Medal (International Genetically Engineered Machine) “Design of signaling system between bacteria by using gene modification” (2016 Nov., Boston, featured on Tokyo Tech’s HP)
[4] Regional Award (National Chemistry Olympiad, The Chemistry Society of Japan) (2015 Aug., Tokyo, awarded for top 5% students)
[5] Tokyo Tech Award for Student Leadership (2019 Nov., Japan, out of over 4000 undergraduate students, featured on Tokyo Tech’s HP)
[6] Student Presentation Award, 2nd place (1st Meeting of Young Researchers Society for Flexible and Stretchable Electronics), “Flexible glucose sensor for rapid wireless detection of hyperglycemia” (2020 Dec., Online)
[7] Best Presentation Award (TokyoTech Super Smart Society (SSS) Promotion Consortium), “Development of wireless wearable glucose sensor” (2020 Jul., Online, out of over 30 participants)
WORK
EXPERIENCE
Elephantech Inc., Part-time Engineer
2018 Dec ~ 2019 June
Job description: Development and evaluation of flexible printed circuit board
Makaira KK, Part-time Researcher
2016 Dec ~ Current
Job description: Collection of information for consultancy about public policy