| Munehito Arai, Ph.D. |  |
Present positions
| Professor Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo Professor Department of Integrated Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
| Professor Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo |
Correspondence
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3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan TEL +81-3-5454-6751 FAX +81-3-5454-6751 arai (at) bio.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
Education
| 1990-1992 | Natural Sciences I, College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
| 1992-1994 | Department of Physics, School of Science, The University of Tokyo |
| 1994-1996 | Master Course, Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo (Supervisor: Prof. Kunihiro Kuwajima) |
| 1996-1998 | Doctor Course, Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo (Supervisor: Prof. Kunihiro Kuwajima) |
| 2000 | Ph.D. (The University of Tokyo) |
Work Experience
| 1998-2002 | Assistant Professor, Dept of Physics, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo |
| 2002-2007 | Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) |
| 2007-2009 | Research Associate, The Scripps Reseach Institute (Peter E. Wright / H. Jane Dyson Lab) |
| 2007-2009 | Principal Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) |
| 2009-2010 | Group Leader, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) |
| 2010-2017 | Associate Professor, Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
| 2011-2015 | Researcher, Japan Science and Technology Agency (Research Area "Algal Bioenergy") |
| 2011-2017 | Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo |
| 2016 | Assistant Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
| 2017- | Professor, Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
| 2017- | Professor, Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo |
Field
| Biophysics - Experimental and theoretical studies of protein structure, folding and dynamics |
| Protein Engineering - Protein design |
Societies
| The Biophysical Society of Japan |
| The Protein Science Society of Japan |
| The Japanese Biochemical Society |
| The Society for Biotechnology, Japan |
| Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry |
Activities
| 2010-2013 | Associate Editor, Journal of Biochemistry |
| 2012 | Advisory Board, BIOPHYSICS (International Journal of the Biophysical Society of Japan) |
| 2014 | Advisory Board, BIOPHYSICS (International Journal of the Biophysical Society of Japan) |
| 2015-2016 |
Committee Member, The Biophysical Society of Japan Editorial Board, Biophysics and Physicobiology (International Journal of the Biophysical Society of Japan) |
| 2020-2021 | Editorial Board, Biophysics and Physicobiology (International Journal of the Biophysical Society of Japan) |
| 2022- | Associate Editor, Biophysics and Physicobiology (International Journal of the Biophysical Society of Japan) |
| 2022- | Associate Editor, Frontiers in Microbiology (Microbial Physiology and Metabolism) |