PEOPLE

GROUP  LEADER

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Kou Okuro, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong
Email: okuro@hku.hk

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Kou OKURO was born in Kanagawa, Japan in 1983.  He received B.S. from Keio University (2006) under the guidance of Prof. Hiromichi Ohta.  He completed his Ph.D. for development of “molecular glue” designed for non-covalent chemical modification of biomacromolecules under the direction of Prof. Takuzo Aida at the University of Tokyo (2011).  Then, he began his academic career at the University of Tokyo as an assistant professor.  In July 2019, he was appointed as an associate professor in the University of Hong Kong.  His research interests include supramolecular chemistry, chemical biology, and biomaterials.

EDUCATION

B.S.    Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University (2006)
M.S.    School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (2008)
Ph.D.  School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (2011)

ANTECEDENTS

Apr. 2008–Mar. 2011  JSPS Research Fellow, The University of Tokyo
Apr. 2011–Jul. 2019    Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo
Jul. 2019–Present       Associate Professor, The University of Hong Kong

AWARDS

2017  Chemical Society of Japan Presentation Award
2019  Chemical Society of Japan Lecture Award for Young Chemist
2019  Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemist

POSTDOCS

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Dr. Soumen Ghosh
(Research Assistant)

STUDENTs

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Ms. Yiwa Wang
(Ph.D. Student)

Ms. Shuran He
(Ph.D. Student)

Mr. Henry Chak Man Yau
(UG Student)

Mr. Mervyn Ho Kong Man
(UG Student)

Mr. Sunny Sung In Chow
(UG Student)

Ms. Rhoda Lee
(Intern Student)

GROUP  MEMBERS @ UT

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Dr. P. K. Hashim
Ms. Hyuna Jo
Ms. Saya Otake
Ms. Ai Kohata
Mr. Kiyoshi Morishita
​Mr. Hao Shen

Ph.D. ALUMNI

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Graduate Students
Dr. Rina Mogaki (Apr. 2013–Mar. 2019, UT)
Dr. Yu Yanagisawa (Oct. 2011–Mar. 2018, UT)
Dr. Junichi Hatano (Apr. 2013–Mar. 2016, UT)
​Dr. Noriyuki Uchida (Apr. 2010–Mar. 2015, UT)

Postdocs
Dr. Zhaocun Shen (Nov. 2016–Mar. 2019, UT)