Masaki Uchida
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Email: muchida@mail.fresnostate.edu
Office Phone: 559-278-2237
Office: S1-374
Bio
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.
Career
Associate Professor, California State University, Fresno (2025 – present)
Assistant Professor, California State University, Fresno (2019 – 2025)
Associate Scientist, Indiana University, Bloomington (2014 – 2018)
Assistant Research Professor, Montana State University, Bozeman (2010 – 2014)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Montana State University, Bozeman, Supervisor: Professor Trevor Douglas (2006 – 2010)
Visiting Scientist, Montana State University, Bozeman, Supervisor: Professor Trevor Douglas (2004 – 2006)
Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan, Supervisor: Dr. Atsuo Ito (2002 – 2006)
Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry, Kyoto University, Kyoto Japan, Supervisor: Professor Tadashi Kokubo (1999 – 2002)
M.S. in Materials Chemistry, Kyoto University, Kyoto Japan, Supervisor: Professor Tadashi Kokubo (1997 – 1999)
B.S. in Industrial Chemistry, Kyoto University, Kyoto Japan (1993 – 1997)
Awards and Honors
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Outstanding Faculty Research Award, College of Science and Mathematics, California State University, Fresno (2024)
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American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant (2013)
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Fellowship of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (2003)
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Fellowship of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (2002)
Publications