Masato Katahira

Career

1984: Graduated from Waseda University
1986: Completed Master’s course at the University of Tokyo
1989: Completed Doctoral course at Osaka University (Ph.D. in Science)
1989: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Special Research Fellow
1990: HFSP Postdoc (University of Utrecht, Netherlands)
1992: Lecturer and Associate Professor at Yokohama National University
2005: Professor at Yokohama City University
2010: Professor at Kyoto University
2021: Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Science, Institute of Energy and Environmental Science, Kyoto University
2024: Director of the Institute of Energy and Environmental Science, Kyoto University

Research Themes

– Study of the structure-function correlation of proteins and nucleic acids related to diseases
– Research on obtaining bioenergy and useful substances from biomass
– Research on carbon-neutral and carbon-negative technologies

Hobbies

Tennis, futsal, gym, various sports, chess, TV and internet watching of BGT, AGT, VOICE, etc., delicious meals, and various alcoholic beverages