ASAHI, Toru

Title	Professor
Affiliation	Department of Advanced Science and Engineering, Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience, Department of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Research Area	Bio-Solid State Science, Chiral Science, Crystal Optics, Photochemistry, Neurosience
Research Interests	Optical, electromagnetic, and physicochemical properties of various chiral substances are investigated from an interdisciplinary scientific viewpoint. Advanced studies on chiroptical properties such as optical activity and circular dichroism are focused on using the unique optical apparatus, Generalized-High Accuracy Universal Polarimeter abbreviated as G-HAUP. Chiral inversion, racemization, and isomerization of chiral substances often cause a decrease in biological functions and a change in drug activity. One of our research aims is to comprehend the mechanism in a molecular level of complicated structural changes of chiral thalidomide by employing spectroscopic analysis, X-ray crystal structural analysis and theoretical calculations. Furthermore, photochemical and neurosicence researches are also conducted with Prof. Koshima and Assoc. Prof. Sawamura, respectively.
Publications	https://waseda.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/toru-asahi
Web	http://asahi-lab.jp/English.html