For 150 years the Department has been maintaining its tradition as one of Japan's leading research institutes in the field of chemistry

150 Years Department of Chemistry, University of Tokyo

Tetrahedron Young Investigator Awards 2012
Prof. B. G. Davis, Oxford University, UK, and Prof. Zhang-Jie Shi, Peking University, China, win the Tetrahedron Young Investigator Awards

A Bright Spot for Kidney Diagnostics
Counting glowing liquid crystals gives an indication of human serum albumin levels in urine samples, so revealing kidney problems quickly and easily

Viral Access Denied
Modified, site- specific peptide triazole inhibitors target HIV-1 gp120 to physically disrupt virus particles in the absence of host cells

Wonderlab Comic — Die Leiden der Jungen Richpunzel
Richpunzel poors her lab-based sorrows out to her diary in the latest Wonderlab installment

RIKEN Beijing Representative Office
New RIKEN Representative Office opened in Beijing, China, to contribute towards developing Asian solutions to global issues like energy, environment, food

Mechanism of Glycosylation
Mechanism of an essential process in cells of higher organisms proposed from newly determined crystal structure of enzyme

Women in Chemistry — Interview with Veronique Gouverneur
Veronique Gouverneur, University of Oxford, UK, has worked in research groups on both sides of the Atlantic with renown scientists

Angewandte Chemie 28/2011: Every Step an Improvement
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Modular Modification of Gold Nanoparticles
Modular nanoparticle approach permits many different combinations of surface modification, hold promise for drug delivery