Naoakusa FUJIMURA
Doctor Course Student
SPRING GX Project Student
- City/country of origin
- Osaka, Japan and Lahore, Pakistan
- Hobbies
- My hobbies vary depending on my mood. Sometimes I enjoy cooking or crafting keychains and bracelets, while other times, I indulge in watching anime, dramas, or movies.
- Places You Like
- Wherever I can find peace and food.
- Where for a big vacation
- It depends on my financial situation and current mood, but I would love to visit Asian and Arab countries.
- What are your strong points?
- Open to discussions, embracing diverse viewpoints and feedback, which fosters collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity.
- Music: what is some intense music for intense lab work?
- Instead of listening to music, I prefer talking to people and enjoying their company in lab.
- What are people in the lab doing?
- Enjoying or crying depending on the experiment.
- What was surprising about the suga lab
- Freedom, flexibility, and nurturing environment.
- Original motivation towards science?
- My interest led me to science.
- A few words for future lab mates
- May the odds be in your favour.
- Science is…….
- A cosmic adventure where we explore the mysteries of the universe armed with curiosity, hypotheses, and the occasional lab explosion!
Education & professional career
- 2024-To date
- Ph.D., Department of Advances Interdisciplinary Studies, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
- 2022-2024
- Research Assistant, Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
- 2020-2022
- M.Phil. Molecular Biology, Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
- 2016-2020
- BS Biotechnology, School of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Publications
- "Discovery of Supra-Bivalent GSK3beta Inhibitory Peptides Containing an ATP-Mimetic Amino Acid."
- S. Haslbock; A.A. Vinogradov; C. Okada; N. Fujimura; H. Aikawa; T. Sengoku; H. Suga
- J Am Chem Soc, 148, 368-378 (2026)
- "Soluble and insoluble expression of recombinant human interleukin-2 protein using pET expression vector in Escherichia coli."
- A. Ahmed; N.A. Fujimura; S. Tahir; M. Akram; Z. Abbas; M. Riaz; A. Raza; R. Abbas; N. Ahmed
- Prep Biochem Biotechnol, 55, 45-57 (2025)
- "Corn Steep Liquor as an Auto-Induction Medium for the Production of rhIFN-β-1b Protein in Escherichia coli."
- N. Rafi; R. Abbas; N. Ahmed; S. Tahir; M. Akram; M.A. Khan; N.A. Fujimura; M. Shafique; K. Malik
- Iran J Sci, 48, 1087-1098 (2024)
- "Synergistic anticancer effects of interleukin-21 combined with therapeutic peptides in multiple cancer cells."
- M. Akram; N.A. Fujimura; S. Tahir; R. Abbas; M.A. Khan; K. Malik; N. Ahmed
- Biotechnol Lett, 47, 7 (2024)
- "Recombinant expression, downstream optimization, and therapeutic evaluation of recombinant human interleukin-37 for cancer therapy."
- Z. Abbas; S. Afzal; N.A. Fujimura; M. Akram; S. Tahir; K. Malik; N. Ahmed
- Biotechnol Lett, 46, 1269-1291 (2024)
- "Viruses as tools in gene therapy, vaccine development, and cancer treatment."
- M. Bin Umair; F.N. Akusa; H. Kashif; E.F. Seerat; F. Butt; M. Azhar; I. Munir; M. Ahmed; W. Khalil; H. Sharyar; S. Rafique; M. Shahid; S. Afzal
- Arch Virol, 167, 1387-1404 (2022)
- "Evaluation of exosomes encapsulated recombinant Interleukin-29 for its in vitro anticancer studies."
- N.A. Fujimura; S.E. Fatima; N. Ahmed; M. Akram; S. Tahir; M.A. Khan; I. Amirzada; T. Nadeem; H. Bashir; K. Malik
- Journal of Biotechnology, 373, 24-33 (2023)
- "Enhanced soluble expression of active recombinant human interleukin-29 using champion pET SUMO system."
- A. Munir; N. Ahmed; M. Akram; N.A. Fujimura; S. Tahir; K. Malik
- Biotechnology Letters, (2023)
- "Development, optimization and characterization of cisplatin loaded cubosomes for human lung carcinoma."
- H. Umar; H.A. Wahab; N. Ahmed; N.A. Fujimura; M.W. Amjad; S.N.A. Bukhari; W. Ahmad
- Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, 1-15
Contact info
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- E-mail… fujimurana"at"g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp (change "at" to @)