Kumagai Laboratory, Keio University
Atsushi Iwai
Project Assistant Professor (Fixed-term), Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Keio University
iwai at keio.jp
Atsushi Iwai brings a chemical-biology perspective to molecular design. His work has explored small-molecule and photochemical approaches for modulating protein aggregation and related biological phenomena.
Career
- 2020B.S., Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- 2025Ph.D., Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- 2025-Project Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University
Research Interests
- Chemical biology of protein aggregation
- Small-molecule modulators of amyloid systems
- Photochemical strategies for biomolecular control
- Molecular design at the chemistry-biology interface
Selected Publications
- Attenuation of alpha-synuclein aggregation by catalytic photo-oxygenation, Chem. Commun. 2023
- Photo-oxygenation of histidine residue inhibits alpha-synuclein aggregation, FASEB J. 2023
- Redesign of a thioflavin-T-binding protein with a flat beta-sheet, Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 2024