Host Universities, Depts, and Labs
The following UK universities host Japan–UK ASPIRE SYNERGY researchers from Science Tokyo:
- Prof. Oscar Ces, Dept. of Chemistry – Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London
- Prof. Lorenzo Di Michele, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge
2025 ASPIRE Dispatch Participants
Haruka NISHIGAKI / 2nd-year master’s student, School of Life Science and Technology
Secondment to University of Bristol and Imperial College London
Research Title
Investigation into the Improvement of Reproducibility in Ribosome Display Reactions
Dr. Wancheng ZHANG / Postdoctoral researcher, Institute for Future Initiatives
Secondment to Imperial College London
Research Title
Engineering of energy-convertible systems toward artificial cell creation
Naoki YOSHIDA / 3rd-year doctoral student, School of Life Science and Technology
Secondment to the University of Cambridge
Research Title
ATP-responsive liquid-liquid phase separation droplets of DNA nanostructures