Head of iKohza
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Iwamoto Koji
(PhD, University of Tsukuba, 1997)
Contact details: k.iwamoto@utm.my / 03 2203 1238
Areas of Interest: Bioengineering, Biochemistry, Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology, Phycology, Plant Physiology
Professional experience(s):
- Associate Professor, 2013-2014, University of Tsukuba
- Lecturer, 2008-2013, University of Tsukuba
- Researcher, 2003-2008, University of Tsukuba
- Researcher, 2002-2003, Marine Biotechnology Institute Co. Ltd.
Current Project(s):
- Persistent Endosulfan Degradation by Isolated Actinomycetes and Rhodococcus sp.RHA1
- Development of Mass Cultivation System of Tropical Microalgae
- Isolation and Characterization of Potential Tropical Oleaginous Microalgae for Biofuel Production
Previous Project(s):
- Development of the Extraction, Accumulation and Volume Reduction System for Radioactive Cesium Contaminating Soils using Protists
- Construction of Novel Bio-industries Based on the Culture Firm of Microalgae
Achievement(s):
- Marine Biotechnology Research Paper Award 2009. (May 2010)
- 5th World Fisheries Congress. Best Poster Presentation. (Oct 2008)
Publication(s)
Global searches for microalgae and aquatic plants that can eliminate radioactive cesium, iodine and strontium from the radio-polluted aquatic environment: A bioremediation strategy. Journal of Plant Research, Volume 127 (1)
Characterization of a novel gene involved in cadmium accumulation screened from sponge-associated bacterial metagenome. Gene, 2016
Poly (lactic acid)/organoclay blend nanocomposite: structural, mechanical and microstructural properties. Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, 2015
Physicochemical properties of divinyl chlorophylls a, a’ and divinyl pheophytin a compared with those of monovinyl derivaties. Photomedicine and Photobiology, 2014
Chlorophyll d Production in Crushed Algae in Aqueous Acetone. Photosynthesis Research for Food, Fuel and the Future, 2013
Chlorophyll d production in crushed algae in aqueous acetone. Photomedicine and Photobiology, 2013
Detection of divinyl chlorophyll a’ and divinyl pheophytin a as minor key components in a marine picoplankton Prochlorococcus sp. RCC315. Photomedicine and Photobiology, 2012
Cryopreservation of the chlorophyll d-containing cyanobacteria Acaryochloris marina. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 2012
Characterization of intracellular iodine accumulation by iodine-tolerant microalgae. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 2012
Molecular Characterization of Adenosine 5′-monophosphate Deaminase—The Key Enzyme Responsible for the Umami Taste of Nori (Porphyra yezoensis Ueda, Rhodophyta). Marine Biotechnology, 2011