Name

Daisuke Shimizu

E-mail

daisuke.shimizu.yk[at]riken.jp

Research Interest

Intracellular biopolymer delivery mediated by π-conjugated molecules

Comment

Doing my best!

Publications

A bioactive nanocarbon that targets cross-species protein–protein interactions
Hayato Yamada,* Ryuto Kojo, Takafumi Shiraogawa, Daisuke Shimizu, Daiki Imoto, Nghia Minh Le, Ayato Sato, Atsushi Usami, Jun-ya Hasegawa,* Lawrence T. Scott, Kazuma Amaike,* Kenichiro Itami*
ChemRxiv, 2025, DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-x2xsw

Efficient nucleic acid delivery in mammalian and plant cells using precisely engineered cationic perylenes
Daisuke Shimizu, Erika Kato, Miu Fukatsu, Luca Hagemeyer, Dominik Zetschok, Atsushi Usami, Hayato Yamada, Seigo Kimura, Hiroshi Abe, Ayato Sato, Noriyoshi Yagi, Masayoshi Nakamura, Kazuma Amaike,* Kenichiro Itami*
ChemRxiv, 2025, DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-d7zzq

Functionalization and solubilization of polycyclic aromatic compounds by sulfoniumization
Johannes E. Erchinger, Tsubasa Okumura, Kanami Nakata, Daisuke Shimizu, Constanstin G. Daniliuc, Kazuma Amaike,* Frank Glorius, Kenichiro Itami,* Hideto Ito*
Chem. Sci., 2025, 16, 8262–8267. DOI: 10.1039/D5SC01415H

Water-Soluble Aromatic Nanobelt with Unique Cellular Internalization
Konstantin Günther, Hideya Kono, Hiroki Shudo, Daisuke Shimizu, Reika Isoda, Masayoshi Nakamura, Akiko Yagi,* Kazuma Amaike,* Kenichiro Itami*
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202414645. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202414645

Research Presentation

Daisuke Shimizu, Miu Fukatsu, Erika Kato, Kazuma Amaike, Kenichiro Itami “Efficient intracellular delivery of nucleic acids by perylene derivatives”, The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies 2025 (Pacifichem 2025), 325, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 2025/12/19 (poster).

SHIMIZU Daisuke, AMAIKE Kazuma, MIZUTANI Azuki, SUGITA Yuji, KIMURA Seigo, ABE Hiroshi, YAGI Noriyoshi, NAKAMURA Masayoshi, ITAMI Kenichiro “Intracellular nucleic acid delivery into mammalian cells and plant protoplasts mediated by perylene derivatives”, The 20th Bio-related Chemistry Symposium, 1P-106, Aobayama campus, Tohoku University, 2026/9/10 (Poster).

Award

The 20th Bio-related Chemistry Symposium: poster award