Yudai Matsuda, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
City University of Hong Kong
Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
TEL: (852) 3442 7839
FAX: (852) 3442 0522
E-mail: ymatsuda@cityu.edu.hk
Biography
Yudai Matsuda was born and raised in Hyogo, Japan. He received his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2015 from the University of Tokyo under the direction of Professor Ikuro Abe. Meanwhile, he worked as an Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of Tokyo (2013-2015). After obtaining his Ph.D. degree, he moved to the Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine at the Technical University of Denmark to work with Professor Thomas O. Larsen as a Postdoc (2015-2017) and subsequently again worked as a Project Researcher at the University of Tokyo (2017-2018). He joined the City University of Hong Kong as an Assistant Professor in April 2018, and was then promoted to Associate Professor in July 2024.
Education
| Aug. 2015 | Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo (with Prof. Ikuro Abe) |
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| Mar. 2012 | M.Sc., Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo (with Prof. Ikuro Abe) |
| Mar. 2010 | B.Sc., Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo (with Prof. Ikuro Abe) |
Professional Experiences
| Jul. 2024 - present | Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong |
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| Apr. 2018 - Jun. 2024 | Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong |
| Oct. 2017 - Mar. 2018 | Project Researher, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo (with Prof. Ikuro Abe) |
| Oct. 2015 - Sep. 2017 | Postdoc, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark (with Prof. Thomas O. Larsen) |
| Aug. 2013 - Sep. 2015 | Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo (with Prof. Ikuro Abe) |
| Oct. 2012 - Jul. 2013 | Project Researher, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo (with Prof. Ikuro Abe) |
| Apr. 2012 - Sep. 2012 | Researcher, Research & Development Lab., KOHJIN Co., Ltd. |
Honors & Awards
| 2024 | Jack L. Beal Award [Interview] |
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| 2023 | Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2023 |
| 2022 | Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2022 |
| 2017 | Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists |
| 2016 | Finalist, Reaxys PhD Prize |
| 2015 | Postdoctoral fellowships for research within biotechnology-based synthesis and production, Novo Nordisk Foundation |
| 2014 | The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Division of Natural Medicines Young Researchers’ Award |