Dr. Itsuki Ajioka received his PhD from the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) in 2001. After the first and second postdoctoral training at Keio University (2001-2005) and St. Jude Childrenfs Research Hospital (2005-2009), respectively, he became a faculty member at the Center for Brain Integration Research (CBIR) at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) in 2009. He is currently a Professor at the CBIR (formerly TMDU) and the Research Center for Autonomous Systems Materialogy (ASMat) (formerly Tokyo Tech) at the Institute of Science Tokyo, a new university founded in 2024 by the merger of TMDU and Tokyo Tech.
His research focuses on the development of an innovative technology for neurochemistry and injured brain regeneration, integrating biological and chemical approaches, as recently published in Advanced Materials (2024) (doi: 10.1002/adma.202405509), Nature Communications (2021) (doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26896-3), and Angewandte Chemie (2019) (doi: 10.1002/anie.201911025).
An active member of the International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN) since 2009, Dr. Ajioka has served on the Travel Grant Committee (2014-2018), Local Chair of the Advanced School Sub-Committee (2019-2022), the Committee for Aid and Education in Neurochemistry (CAEN) (2021-), and the Career Development Committee (2023-).
Dr. Ajioka has also made significant contributions to the Asian-Pacific Society for Neurochemistry (APSN), serving as a Council Member (2012-2024) and APSN School Chair (2020-2024). He chaired the Program Committee for the 2023 APSN Singapore Meeting in 2023 and chaired the APSN-ISN Neurochemistry School in Korea in 2024. Within the Japanese Society for Neurochemistry (JSN), he has served on the International Committee (2009-), including as Chair (2019-2022), and as a Council Member during multiple terms.
Vision: Dr. Ajioka’s vision as an ISN Council Member is to support young researchers through ISN and APSN school initiatives while promoting an interdisciplinary approach to advance neurochemistry.
