History

• 1996.4-2000.3

  Chemistry Department, Keio University: Supervisor: Prof. Tohru Yamada (B.Sc.)

• 2000.4-2002.3

  Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University: Supervisor: Prof. Tohru Yamada (M.Sc.)

• 2002.4-2004.3

  Ajinomoto Co., INC. (Process Research & Development, Pharmaceutical Research, Laboratories in Pharmaceutical Company, Kawasaki, Japan)

• 2004.4-2007.3

  Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo: Supervisor: Prof. Masakatsu Shibasaki (Ph.D.)

• 2007.4-2009.3

  Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Harvard University: Supervisor: Prof. Eric N. Jacobsen (Postdoctoral Fellow (JSPS Fellowship SPD))

• 2009.4-2019.3

  Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University (Assistant Professor in the Yoshihiro Sato’s group)

• 2019.4-2023.3

  Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD) (Specially Appointed Associate Professor)

• 2019.10-present

  JST, ERATO “MAEDA Artificial Intelligence in Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery Project" (Group leader in organic synthesis group)

• 2023.4-present

  Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD) (Professor)

• 2023.4-2024.3

  Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University (Part-time Lecturer)

• 2023.10-2024.3

  Graduate School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University (Part-time Lecturer)

• 2024.4-present

  School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University (Part-time Lecturer)

Awards

• 2020

  Hokkaido Science and Technology Incentive Award, Japan

• 2019

  Young Researcher's Award in the Ube Industries Foundation, Japan

• 2018

  Lecture Award of ICPAC Langkawi 2018, Institut Kimia Malaysia

• 2016

  Chemist Award BCA in the MSD Life Science Foundation, Japan

• 2014

  Hokkaido University President's Award for Research Excellence, Japan

• 2014

  Incentive Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan

• 2009

  Tosoh Corporation Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan

• 2007

  JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship (Superlative Postdoctoral Fellow (SPD))

• 2007.3

  The Representative of Graduating PhD Students, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Courses in Charge

• Strategy for Integrating Organic Chemistry with Computational Chemistry (Graduate School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Hokkaido University)
• Hokkaido Summer Institute 2024【Modern Trends in Organic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry】(Hokkaido University)

Research Summary

• Development of organic synthesis reactions using computational chemistry
• Reaction development based on reaction pathway networks
• Development of C-H and C-C bond activation reactions using transition metal catalysts
• Development of radical reactions using light and electrical energy
• Catalyst design

Links

• WPI-ICReDD
• Chemical Reaction Development Laboratory, Graduate School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Hokkaido University
• MAEDA Artificial Intelligence in Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (Organic Synthesis Group)
• Digitalization-driven Transformative Organic Synthesis (Digi-TOS)
• Researchmap
• ORCID
• KAKEN
• Our Research Team

History

• 2011

  B. Eng., School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Japan (Prof. Kazuaki Ishihara)

• 2013

  M. Eng., Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Japan (Prof. Kazuaki Ishihara)

• 2014

  Visiting Student, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley (Prof. John F. Hartwig)

• 2015-2016

  JSPS Doctoral Course Research Fellowship (DC2)

• 2016

  Ph.D., Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Japan (Prof. Kazuaki Ishihara)

• 2016–2017

  Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley (Prof. John F. Hartwig)

• 2017–2020

  Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts and Science, Kyushu University

• 2020-2024

  Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University

• 2024–

  Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University

Awards

• 2023

  ACP Lectureship Award (Korea)

• 2023

  The 37th CSJ Special Lectureship Award for the Young Generation

• 2021

  The Best Poster Presentation Award at the 7th Hokkaido University Cross- Departmental Symposium

• 2020

  The Central Glass Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan

• 2016

  The Naito Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow for Research Abroad

• 2016

  JASSO Fellowship Award

• 2016

  Presentation Award at the 96th CSJ Annual Meeting, Japan

• 2015

  Reaxys PhD Prize Finalist, UK

• 2015

  Otsu Conference Award Fellow, Japan

• 2014

  Poster Award at the 31st Seminar of Organic Synthetic Chemistry, Japan

• 2014

  Poster Award at the 2nd IGER Annual Meeting, Japan

• 2013

  Poster Award at the 1st IGER Annual Meeting, Japan

• 2012

  Very Important Presentation Award at the 43rd Annual Meeting of Union of Chemistry-Related Societies in Chubu Area, Japan

Research

• Devising computation-based strategies for chemical reaction development 
• Activation of unactivated fluorocarbons
• Artificial metalloenzymes for controlling selectivities in radical reactions

History

• 2012.3

  B. Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Japan (Professor Hiroshi Kogen)

• 2014.3

  M. Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Japan (Professor Hiroshi Kogen)

• 2017.3

  PhD. Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Japan (Professor Hiroshi Kogen)

• 2017.3–2018.4

  Postdoctoral Researcher, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Japan (Professor Hiroshi Kogen)

• 2018.4–2019.3

  Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Science, Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan (Professor Nobuharu Iwasawa & Associate Professor Jun Takaya)

• 2019.4–2022.12

  Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, Showa Pharmaceutical University (Professor Osamu Tamura)

• 2023.1–2024.3

  Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Foundation Itsuu Laboratory

• 2024.4–present

  Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, WPI-ICReDD, Hokkaido University (JST-ERATO Maeda Artificial Intelligence for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery Project) (Professor Tsuyoshi Mita)

Awards