Institute of Nano-Life-Systems Institutes of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University

Divisions / Members

Division of Nanobiodevices, Life Science, ELSI, and EHS

With nano-biodevices, life sciences, and ELSI/EHS as its base, this division is engaged in the establishment of biometric system metrology composed from “nano-biometrology”, “molecular diagnosis nano-engineering”, “pulmonary medicine”, “clinical neurosciences”, “neurosurgery”, “neuropathological analysis”, “microbiology, immunology”, “biomechanics”, “biomolecular engineering”, “plant reproductive systems”, “bio-organic chemistry”, “cellular drug efficacy analysis”, and “cellular signal networks” technologies, and conducts research and development of IoT sensors using an integrated physical and cyberspace research platform.

Director of NLSMURAKAMI Hiroshi, ProfessorDepartment of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering
Divisional directorTORIMOTO Tsukasa, ProfessorDepartment of Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering
Divisional vice-directorKATSUNO Masahisa, ProfessorGraduate School of Medicine Program in Integrated Medicine
ONOSHIMA Daisuke, Associate ProfessorInstitutes of Innovation for Future Society
ASANUMA Hiroyuki, ProfessorGraduate School of Engineering Biomolecular Engineering
ABE Hiroshi, ProfessorDepartment of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science
OHTSUKI Chikara, ProfessorDepartment of Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering
KIMURA Hiroshi, ProfessorDepartment of Advanced Medical Science, Graduate School of Medicine
SHIBATA Takahiro, ProfessorAgricultural Sciences Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences
SUGANAMI Takayoshi, ProfessorResearch Institute of Environmental Medicine Division of Stress Recognition and Response
MATSUDA Ryotaro, ProfessorGraduate School of Engineering Materials Chemistry 2
MATSUMOTO Takeo, ProfessorInstitutes of Innovation for Future Society
MARUYAMA, ShoichiGraduate School of Medicine Program in Integrated Medicine Internal Medicine
MIZUNO Masaaki, ProfessorCenter for Advanced Medicine and Clinical Research
YAGI Tetsuya, ProfessorDepartment of Advanced Medical Science, Graduate School of Medicine
YAMAMOTO, Tokunori
SAHASHI Kentaro, Associate professorGraduate School of Medicine Program in Integrated Medicine Clinical Neurosciences
SUZUKI Yusuke, Associate ProfessorNagoya University Hospital Center for Community Liaison and Patient Consultations
TAKI Masayasu, Associate ProfessorInstitute of Transformative Bio-Molecules
TANAKA Miyako, LecturerResearch Institute of Environmental Medicine Division of Stress Recognition and Response
SUEMATSU Mina, Designated lecturerGraduate School of Medicine Department of Education for Community-Oriented Medicine Endowed Chair
HASE Tetsunari, Lecturer of hospitalNagoya University Hospital Respiratory Medicine
MURAYAMA Keiji, Assistant ProfessorGraduate School of Engineering Biomolecular Engineering
IMAIZUMI Takahiro, Designated assistant professorNagoya University Hospital Date Center

Division of Micro-Nano Mechatronics

With micro-nano mechatronics and nanotechnology as its base, this division is engaged in the establishment of biological system integrative science composed from “biorobotics”, intelligent robotics”, “assist robotics”, “microthermal fluid mechanics”, “micro-nano instrumentation engineering”, “intelligent devices”, “computer intelligence”, “molecular biology”, “geriatrics”, “medical image recognition”, “multimodal interfaces”, and “biological informatics” technologies, and conducts research and development of sensors, actuators, robots, AI, and IT using an integrated physical and cyberspace research platform.

Vice-director of NLS, Divisional directorTAKEUCHI IchiroGraduate School of Engineering Mechanical Systems Engineering 2
Divisional vice-directorMORI Kensaku, ProfessorDepartment of Intelligent Systems, Graduate School of Informatics
HASEGAWA Yasuhisa, ProfessorInstitutes of Innovation for Future Society
INOUE Aiko, LecturerInstitutes of Innovation for Future Society Designated
UMEGAKI, Hiroyuki, professorGraduate School of Medicine Professor
UMEHARA Noritsugu, ProfessorDepartment of Micro-Nano Mechanical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering
KATO Masashi, ProfessorGraduate School of Medicine Program in Integrated Medicine
KADOMATSU Kenji, ProfessorDepartment of Advanced Medical Science, Graduate School of Medicine
SAITO Nagahiro, ProfessorInstitutes of Innovation for Future Society /
Department of Chemical Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering
SHAMOTO Eiji, ProfessorDepartment of Aerospace Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering
NARUSE Ichiro, ProfessorInstitute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability /
Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering
HATA Seiichi, ProfessorDepartment of Micro-Nano Mechanical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering
FUKUZAWA Kenji, ProfessorDepartment of Micro-Nano Mechanical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering
HONDA Hiroyuki, Professor Graduate School of Engineering Biomolecular Engineering 2
YASUDA Takami, ProfessorGraduate School of Informatics Department of Social Informatics
UCHIYAMA Tsuyoshi, Associate ProfessorDepartment of Electronics, Graduate School of Engineering
URATA Mayu, LecturerGraduate School of Informatics Department of Social Informatics
KATO Ryuji, Associate ProfessorDepartment of Basic Medical Science, Graduate School of Phamaceutical Science
MARUYAMA Hisataka, Associate ProfessorDepartment of Micro-Nano Systems Engineering Biorobotics and Biomedical Engineering
ENOKIBORI Yu, LecturerGraduate School of Informatics Department of Intelligent Systems
TAZAKI Akira, LecturerGraduate School of Medicine Program in Integrated Medicine
WATANABE Kazuhisa, Lecturer of hospitalNagoya University Hospital Geriatrics

Division of Quantum Science, Technology, and Quantum Life Science

With quantum science and technology (quantum 2.0) as its base, this division is engaged in the establishment of quantum life science composed from “biological nano quantum sensors”, “ultrahigh sensitive MRI”, “quantum biology”, and “artificial photosynthesis” and conducts research and development in quantum science, technology, and quantum life science using integrated physical and cyberspace research platform.

Vice-director of NLSKIYONAKA Shigeki, ProfessorDepartment of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering Biomolecular Engineering
Divisional directorNARUTAKI Ayae, ProfessorGraduate School of Engineering Energy Engineering
Divisional vice-directorYAMASHITA Makoto ,ProfessorGraduate School of Engineering Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry
BABA Yoshinobu, ProfessorDepartment of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering /
Department of Advanced Medical Science, Graduate School of Medicine
YASUI Takao, ProfessorInstitutes of Innovation for Future Society
YUKAWA Hiroshi, ProfessorInstitutes of Innovation for Future Society
ARIMA Akihide, LecturerInstitutes of Innovation for Future Society
IWATAKE Mayumi, lecturerInstitutes of Innovation for Future Society
MORI Masaru, lecturerInstitutes of Innovation for Future Society
IKEDA Masato, ProfessorDepartment of Life Science and Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Gifu University
ISHIKAWA Tetsuya, ProfessorDepartment of Advanced Medical Science, Graduate School of Medicine
OHNO Yutaka, ProfessorInstitute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability Center for Integrated Research of Future Electronics
SHIMIZU Hirohiko, ProfessorGraduate School of Science Division of Particle and Astrophysical Sciences
TANIMURA Shogo, ProfessorGraduate School of Informatics Department of Complex Systems Science
NATSUME Atsushi, ProfessorInstitutes of Innovation for Future Society Designated
NISHIZAWA Norihiko, ProfessorGraduate School of Engineering Electronics
MATSUO Masayuki, ProfessorDepartment of Radiology at Gifu University
YANAI Takeshi, ProfessorInstitute of Transformative Bio-Molecules
WAKE Hiroaki, ProfessorGraduate School of Medicine Program in Integrated Medicine Anatomy and Cell Biology
OSAKADA Fumitaka, Associate ProfessorDepartment of Basic Medical Science, Graduate School of Phamaceutical Science
KITAGUCHI Masaaki, Associate ProfessorKobayashi-Maskawa Institute for the Origin of Particles and the Universe (KMI)
SUGA Hidetaka, Associate ProfessorGraduate School of Medicine Program in Integrated Medicine
MAKIHARA Katsunori, Associate ProfessorGraduate School of Engineering Electronics
SATO Kazuhide, Designated Assistant ProfessorGraduate School of Medicine Designated

Visiting Teachers

ICHIKAWA Yuki, CTOCraif Inc.
EGUCHI Akiko
Okamoto Yukihiro, Associate ProfessorDiv. of Chemical Engineering, Grad. Sch. of Engineering Science, Osaka Univ.
ONEYAMA Chitose, ChiefAichi Cancer Center Research Institute
KASAMA Toshihiro, associate professorGraduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
KAJI Noritada, ProfessorDepartment of Applied Chemistry Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University
KOJIMA Ryosuke, Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Tokyo Medical Scienc
SHIBATA Hideki, Chief CounselorToshiba Corporation, Corporate Research & Development Center
SUHARA Tetsuya, Professor, Group LeaderNational Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
TANAKA Yasuhito, ProfessorDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University・Graduate School of Medical Sciences and Medical School, Nagoya City University
TSUKIJI Shinya, ProfessorDepartment of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Nagoya Institute of Technology
TOKESHI Manabu, ProfessorGraduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
FUKUSHIMA Nobuhiko,Professor
MANO Toshiki, ProfessorCHUO UNIVERSITY, Chuo Graduate School of Strategic Management
RAHONG Sakon, Senior LecturerKMITL