Japanese

Naoki Takeishi

--- Education ---

Mar. 2016   Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University.

Apr. 2014   Visiting student (~ Mar. 2015) at MIT, USA.

Mar. 2013   M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University.

Mar. 2011   B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Shizuoka University.


Professional experience

Since Apr. 2023 Associate Professor of Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology
Aug. 2017 - Nov. 2017 Visiting Researcher at Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden. Supervisor: Prof. Luca Brandt
Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2023 Assistant Professor of Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2017 Research Fellow (PD) of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) at Institute of Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University. Supervisor: Prof. Taiji Adachi
Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2015 Visiting Student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, USA. Supervisor: Prof. Roger D. Kamm
Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2016 Research Fellow (DC2) of JSPS at Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University. Supervisor: Prof. Takuji Ishikawa
Apr. 2013 - Mar. 2016 PhD course student of Tohoku University Division for Interdisciplinary Advanced Research and Education (DIARE)
Apr. 2012 - Mar. 2013 Master student of DIARE

Reviewer Editor

2022 - present Frontiers in Physiology: Cell Physiology
2021 Micromachines (Special issue editor: "Advances in Microfluidics for Quantifying Cell Mechanics and Biotransport").

Honors & awards

Feb. 2024 JSME Paper Award "Assessment of cardiac function using modified ejection fraction as an indicator of myocardial circumferential strain." (The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering)
Des. 2023 RYUMON Award - Distinguished Young Researcher in Fluid Mechanics (Japanese Society of Fluid Mechanics)
Jun. 2023 Japanese Society of Biorheology Encouagement Award at 46th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Biorheology, Himeji, Japan
Jun. 2023 2022 JBSE Papers of the Year Award for "Assessment of cardiac function using modified ejection fraction as an indicator of myocardial circumferential strain." (Bioengineering Division in JSME)
Jul. 2021 Rising Star Award at 2nd ESCHM-ISCH-ISB 2021, Fukuoka, Japan
Jul. 2018 Yamaguchi Medal at 8th World Congress of Biomechanics, Dublin, Ireland
Dec. 2017 Outstanding poster presentation (JSME The 30th Bioengineering Conference at Kyoto University, Kyoto)
Feb. 2017 JSME Young Engineers Award (The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering)
Dec. 2016 Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists (Inoue Foundation for Science)
Mar. 2016 Presidential Prize for Excellence (Tohoku University)
Mar. 2014 Organizing Award (8th Student Workshop of East Asian Consortium Biomedical Engineering at Tohoku University)
Aug. 2013 APCB2013 Award for Excellent Thesis (7th Asian Pacific Conference on Biomechanics at Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Korea)
Nov. 2013 Oral Presentation Award (7th Student Workshop of East Asian Consortium Biomedical Engineering at National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
Nov. 2013 Organizing Award (7th Student Workshop of East Asian Consortium Biomedical Engineering at National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
Mar. 2013 Presidential Prize for Excellence (Tohoku University)
Mar. 2013 Organizing Award (6th East Asian Pacific Student Workshop on Nano-Biomedical Engineering at National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Jun. 2011 Outstanding Performance Award (2011 GEM4 Summer School at Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
Mar. 2011 Learning Achievement Award (Department of Mechanical Engineering in Shizuoka University)

Outreach

Aug. 2017 Lecturer in International School of Science (ISSJ)
Aug. 2016 Lecturer in International School of Science (ISSJ)
Aug. 2015 Lecturer in International School of Science (ISSJ)
etc (See Japanese site)

Grants

See Japanese site


Teaching

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