Dr Masahiko Nakamoto is an associate professor (lecturer) in Division of Applied Chemistry at Osaka University (Japan).
He received his PhD in 2016 from Kyushu University (Japan) under the supervision of Prof. Yu Hoshino and Prof. Yoshiko Miura.
From 2016 to 2020, he carried out postdoctoral research with Prof. Kenneth J. Shea at University of California, Irvine (USA).
In 2020, he joined the group of Prof. Michiya Matsusaki at Osaka University (Japan) as an assistant professor.
In 2024, he moved to his current position in Matsusaki group.
His research interests include engineering of bio-inspired polymer materials with intrinsic affinity for biological substances and/or out-of-equilibrium functionality based on system chemistry.