Lab Members

Masaki received his Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry from Kyoto University, Japan, where he studied inorganic materials for bone substitutes under the guidance of Professor Tadashi Kokubo. He then conducted research on the biomimetic synthesis of hydroxyapatite–protein composites in the laboratory of Dr. Atsuo Ito at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan. He later joined the laboratory of Professor Trevor Douglas at Montana State University, where he investigated the use of cage-like proteins as supramolecular templates for nanomaterials synthesis. Prior to joining California State University, Fresno, he was an Associate Scientist at Indiana University.​