Dr. Konosuke Oisaki

Kounosuke  Oisaki  was  born　in  1980  in  Tokushima,  Japan,　and received his Ph.D. from The　University  of  Tokyo  (UTokyo)  in　2008 under the direction of Professor  Masakatsu  Shibasaki.  He　then moved to the University of　California-Los  Angeles,  USA,  for　postdoctoral  studies  with  Professor  Omar  M.  Yaghi.  In  2010,　he returned to Japan and joined　Professor      Motomu      Kanai's　group at UTokyo as an assistant　professor.  He  is  currently  working  as  a  lecturer  (since  2016).　He  has  received  The  Pharmaceutical  Society  of  Japan  Award　for Young Scientists (2018), the　Mitsui  Chemicals  Catalysis  Science  Award  of  Encouragement　(2018), the Chemist Award BCA　(2018),  and  the  Thieme  Chemistry  Journals  Award  (2019),　Synthesis Best Paper Award (2020).  His　current  research  interest  is  directed toward the development　of new synthetic organic chemistry, with a focus on organoradical-based　chemoselective　reagents/catalysis  for  C(sp3)-H　functionalizations  and  peptide/protein modifications.