【Researches Brief】 1) the optical probe to visualize and detect signaling processes in a single living cell 2) development of discrimination methods of functional groups or chemical species based on intermolecular electron tunneling effect 3) chemical sensor and ion or molecular recognition at membrane interface 【the Professor's Brief Profile】 born on June 5th, 1944 1967 graduated Dept. of Chemistry, School of Science, the Univ. of Tokyo 1967 enrolled in master's course of Dept. of Chemistry, School of Science, The Univ. of Tokyo 1972 completed his Ph.D. in science at the Univ. of Tokyo 1973 research assistant at School of Science, the Univ. of Tokyo 1974 postdoctoral fellow at the University of Cincinnati 1975 postdoctoral fellow at the Univ. of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) 1982 visiting researcher at Technical Univ. of Budapest (JSPS) 1983 visiting associate professor at Ohio State University 1985 professor at School of Science, the Univ. of Hokkaido (Course of Analytic Chemistry) also professor at Graduate School of Environmental Studies 1992 moved to professor at School of Science, the Univ. of Tokyo (Course of Analytic Chemistry) 1993 professor at Graduate School of Science, the Univ. of Tokyo (by reorganization) Jan. 1999 - Dec. 2003 the representative researcher at Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology(CREST), Japan Science and Technology agency妕