Molecular design for controllable biological systems.
Masahiko Yoshimura develops synthetic molecules and chemical biology tools at the interface of organic synthesis, plant science, biotechnology, and cell-material sciences.
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New Chemistry Letters Highlight Review
Highlight Review on chemical tools to visualize and manipulate receptor function.
Honored with Kyoto University SPIRIT2 Award 2026
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NEW ChemBioChem Publication
Concept review for photocleavable molecules and cell biology.
Presentation at the Murakami Laboratory
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Honored with Poster Award
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Featured in Angewandte Chemie
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New ACIE Publication
A molecular design for efficient protein release and collaborative chemical biology.
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Photo-cleavable molecular systems
Designing light-responsive systems for controlled protein release and cell biology.
Plant chemical biology
Developing probes and inhibitors for strigolactone-related biological questions.
Synthetic methodology
Creating molecular scaffolds and reactions that connect synthesis to function.