Makoto Ubukata

Biography

Makoto Ubukata has earned his PhD from Hokkaido University, the first modern educational institution in Japan and started his career as a Synthetic Chemist in 1980. After Postdoctoral fellowships at Indiana University and RIKEN, he became a Scientist at RIKEN in 1984. In RIKEN, he had spread his wings into the biological area probing for deeper understanding in Chemistry and Biology using biologically active small molecules. After 11 years working as a Scientist and Senior Scientist, he was appointed as a Full Professor of Biotechnology Research Center, Toyama Prefectural University. In 2003, he has moved his laboratory to Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University. He is the recipient of JSBBA Award for Young Scientist (1989), Sumiki-Umezawa Memorial Award (1995), Japan Prize of Agricultural Science (2017), and Yomiuri Award of Agricultural Science (2017). He has been Professor Emeritus since 2015 and JSBBA Fellow since 2016. His current research interest includes the study on the structure and function of biologically active small molecule, which might help people.

Research Interest

Biochemistry, Biotechnology