Curriculum Vitae

Identical Information
Yuji Ikegaya, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Chemical Pharmacology,
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
The University of Tokyo.
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
Phone: +81-3-5841-4780
E-mail: yuji@ikegaya.jp


Personal Information Date of Birth: August 16, 1970
Place of Birth: Shizuoka, Japan
Sex: Male
Citizenship: Japanese


Education
1993 BSc, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Japan
1998 PhD. Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Japan


Research Appointment
1998-2006 Assistant Professor at Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Japan
2002-2005 Postdoctoral Researcher at Department of Biology, Columbia University, USA
2006-2007 Lecturer at Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Japan
2007-2014 Associate Professor at Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Japan
2013-present Principle Investigator at Center for Information and Neural Networks, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
2014-present Professor at Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Japan


Awards and Honors (Selected)
2006 Young Scientists' Award from The Japanese Pharmacological Society
2006 Young Scientists' Award from The Japanese Neuroscience Society
2008 Young Scientists' Award from The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
2008 Young Scientists' Prize on the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
2013 JSPS Prize
2013 Japan Academy Medal Prize
2015 Tsukahara Nakaakira Memorial Award
2017 Ebashi Setsuro Award
2025 The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award


Brief Self-introduction
As a professor at the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, I specialize in neuropharmacology and neurophysiology, with particular expertise in neuronal plasticity and brain health. Since earning my Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1998, I have focused on fundamental principles governing neuronal microcircuit function through multi-neuron recordings and computational analyses. My research has been featured in journals, including Science (2004, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, and 2024) and Nature Neuroscience (2014). Since 2018, I have directed the ERATO Brain-AI Hybrid Project, which aims to integrate AI chips into neural systems, expanding the conceptual and biological boundaries of intelligence.