Assistant Professor, School of Life Science and Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo
E-mail:aikohata [at] life.isct.ac.jp
ORCiD:0000-0003-2019-559X
Researcher Number:30851852(researchmap)
Field of Study:Chemical Biology, Supermolecular Chemistry, Fluoroorganic Chemistry
2019-2022 Ph.D. (Engineering), The University of Tokyo
Thesis: Molecular Glues for Nucleic Acids in Biomedical Applications
Supervisor: Prof. Takuzo Aida
2017-2019 M.S., The University of Tokyo
2013-2017 B.S., The University of Tokyo, Supramolecular chemistry and chemical biology,
Advisor: Prof. Takuzo Aida
2024/10–Present Assistant Professor, School of Life Science and Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo
2023/07–2024/09 Assistant Professor, School of Life Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
2022/04–2023/06 Project assistant professor, The University of Tokyo
2019/04–2022/03 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) research fellow
9. Comparison of the effects of perfluoroalkyl and alkyl groups on cellular uptake in short peptides
Koji Kadota, Ai Kohata, Shinsuke Sando, Jumpei Morimoto,* Kohsuke Aikawa,* and Takashi Okazoe
RSC Adv. 2025, 15, 8189–8194.
Mizuki Okuda, Midori Akiyama*, Kosuke Funahashi, Junki Masuda, Ai Kohata, Shintaro Nakagawa, Kimiaki Kashiwagi, Norihide Sugiyama, Takashi Okazoe, and Daisuke Kawaguchi*
ACS Macro Lett. 2024, 13, 1383–1389.
7. Fluoro-Crown Ether Phosphate as Efficient Cell-Permeable Drug Carrier by Disrupting Hydration Layer
Abir Goswami,#* Ai Kohata,# Takashi Okazoe, Hubiao Huang, and Takuzo Aida* (#equal contribution)
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 23406–23411.
6. Monitoring insulin fibrillation kinetics using chromatographic analysis
Pituwala Kankanamge Thirasara Sammani, Wijak Yospanya*, Tatsuya Niwa, Ai Kohata, Hideki Taguchi, and Kazushi Kinbara*
Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 2024, 275, 133660.
Minako Narita, Ai Kohata,* Taiichi Kageyama, Honoka Watanabe, Kohsuke Aikawa,* Daisuke Kawaguchi, Kunihiko Morihiro, Akimitsu Okamoto, and Takashi Okazoe
ChemBioChem 2024, e202400436.
Koji Kadota, Toshiki Mikami, Ai Kohata, Jumpei Morimoto, Shinsuke Sando, Kohsuke Aikawa,* and Takashi Okazoe
ChemBioChem 2023, 24, e202300374.
3. Reconstitution of Microtubule into GTP-Responsive Nanocapsules
Noriyuki Uchida, Ai Kohata, Kou Okuro, Annalisa Cardellini, Chiara Lionello, Eric A. Zizzi, Marco A. Deriu, Giovanni M. Pavan, Michio Tomishige, Takaaki Hikima, Takuzo Aida*
Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 5424.
Ai Kohata, Ryosuke Ueki, Kou Okuro,* P. K. Hashim, Shinsuke Sando, and Takuzo Aida*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 13937–13943.
1. Transferrin-Appended Nanocaplet for siRNA Delivery into Deep Tissues
Ai Kohata, P. K. Hashim, Kou Okuro,* and Takuzo Aida*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 2862–2866. (selected as “Front Cover”)
2. Synthetic ion channels in biomembranes
Ai Kohata and Kazushi Kinbara*
Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 2025, 84, 102544.
1. Generating synthetic gap junctions using supramolecular amphiphilic giant nanotubes
Ai Kohata and Kazushi Kinbara*
Nat. Chem. 2024, 16, 1387–1389.
3. 第2章 1 高度にフッ素化された化合物による核酸の細胞内送達.『有機フッ素化合物の合成と応用最前線』
木幡 愛
(株)シーエムシー出版, 東京(2025年1月31日)
2. 『触媒反応を使って生命のように動くシステムをつくる』
木幡 愛
東京化学同人, 現代化学 FLASH 2024年12月号
1. 第6章 第8節 ペルフルオロ構造を利用したペプチドや核酸の細胞内送達技術. 『新規モダリティ医薬品のための新しいDDS 技術と製剤化』
岡添隆, 相川光介, 木幡愛
(株)技術情報協会, 東京(2023年1月31日), p 325–332.
(1)「フルオロアルケン共重合体」
発明者: 柏木王明、岡添隆、杉山徳英、秋山みどり、木幡愛、増田潤季、奥田瑞来
出願人: 国立大学法人東京大学、AGC 株式会社
特願 2022-175052, 2022.10.31
(2)「コンジュゲート用細胞膜透過性ペプチド」
発明者: 柏木王明、岡添隆、相川光介、山東信介、森本淳平、木幡愛、門田晃司
出願人: 国立大学法人東京大学、AGC 株式会社
特願 2022-170448, 2022.10.25
(3)「トランスフェクション用核酸」
発明者: 岡添隆、相川光介、岡本晃充、森廣邦彦、木幡愛
出願人: 国立大学法人東京大学、AGC 株式会社
特願 2023-033984, 2023.03.06
(4)「含フッ素化合物」
発明者: 太田有羽、岡添隆、相田卓三、ゴスワミ・アビール、木幡愛
出願人: 国立大学法人東京大学、国立研究開発法人理化学研究所、AGC 株式会社
特願 2024-072312, 2024.04.26
2024/12 The 41st Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists
2023/10 Excellent oral presentation award, The 46th Fluorine Conference o Japan
2022/11 ISNAC outstanding poster award in 2022, the 49th International Symposium on
Nucleic Acid Chemistry (ISNAC)
2022/09 The L'Oréal-UNESCO for women in science Japan fellowships 2022
2022/03 Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) student presentation award, the 102th CSJ annual meeting
2022/03 Dean’s award, graduate school of engineering, the University of Tokyo
2022/03 Best team presentation award, JSPS 13th HOPE meeting
2021 Funakoshi Ryuta award, Funakoshi Co., Ltd.
2020 First Prize, Idea pitch contest, Johnson and Johnson K. K.
2019/03 Best presentation award, 139th annual meeting of the pharmaceutical society of Japan
2019/03 Dean’s award, graduate school of engineering, the University of Tokyo
2018/12 The 12th SPSJ International Polymer Conference, IPC2018 Young Scientist Poster Award
2025/04–2027/03 Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists(Representative)
2023/04–2025/03 Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists(Representative)
2019/04–2022/03 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) research fellow (Representative)
2025/04–2027/03 Nakatani Foundation, FY2025 Grant Program for Biomedical Engineering Research
2023/04–2025/03 The Kao Foundation for Arts and Sciences, The 2nd Kao Crescent Award