Kumagai Laboratory, Keio University
Naoya Kumagai
Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Keio University
kumagai-ny at keio.jp
Naoya Kumagai leads the Molecular Design Group. His research treats molecular structure as a place to create new function, with a particular focus on catalytic organic synthesis, unconventional heterocycles, and functional molecular spaces.
Career
- 2000B.S., Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- 2005Ph.D., Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- 2005-2006Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University
- 2006-2010Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- 2010-2021Researcher, then Principal Researcher, Institute of Microbial Chemistry
- 2021-Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University
Research Interests
- Design and synthesis of molecules with unexplored architectures
- Catalytic reactions for sustainable bond formation
- Heterocyclic chemistry and molecular-space chemistry
- Functional materials and bioactive molecular systems
Selected Recognition
- The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award for Young Scientists, 2010
- Thieme Chemistry Journal Award, 2013
- The Young Scientists’ Prize, MEXT, 2013
- Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Award of Encouragement, 2014
- Merck Banyu Lectureship Award (MBLA), 2018
- Mukaiyama Award, 2023