Biophysical chemistry, Molecular biology,
Keywords: FRET, FLIM, FCCS, FACS, live cell imaging, protein Engineering, signal transduction, high-throughput technologies, data science, drug delivery system, theranostics

1986           B.A. (Applied Chemistry) Waseda University, Japan.

1988           M.A. (Biochemistry) University of Tokyo, Japan.

1992           Ph.D. (Biochemistry) University of Tokyo, Japan

1990 Apr.-Oct.   Research Fellow
               Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS), Ministry of Education, Japan
1990 Nov.-2006   Instructor
              Department of Engineering, Saitama University, Japan.
1998-2019      A part-time Instructor
               Faculty of Liberal Arts, The Open University of Japan, Japan
2006-2008      Guest Researcher
               Riken, Japan
2007-2014           Assistant Professor
              Graduate school of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Japan.
2009           Visiting Reseacher
               University of Paris
2015-present     Associate Professor
               Gaduate school of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Japan

Engineering for Society (Applied chemistry)
Science and Engineering in Modern Society
Molecular Biology
Biomolecular Engineering (MC)
Biological Information Molecules (DC)

・Suzuki M., Ishimaru Y., Saito A., and Nishigaki K., Simple preparation of green fluorescent protein conjugated with β-cyclodextrin in a site specific manner, Anal. Sci., Vol. 29, pp. 811-814, 2013

・Kurabayashi T., Funaki N., Fukuda T., Akiyama S., and Suzuki M., CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots Conjugated with a Fluorescein Derivative: a FRET-based pH Sensor for Physiological Alkaline Conditions, Anal. Sci., Vol. 30, pp. 545-550, 2014

・Fukuda T., Funaki N., Kurabayashi O., Suzuki M., Yoon D.H., Nakahara S., Sekiguchi T., and Shoji S., Real-Time Monitoring of Chemical Reaction in Microdroplet Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Sens. Actuators B Chem., 203, 536-542, 2014

・Hongo A., Gu R., Suzuki M., Nemoto N., and Nishigaki K., An RI-nondependent high-sensitivity method for measuring the activity of glioblastoma-related O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT), Anal. Biochem., Vol. 480, pp. 82-84, 2015.

・Fukuda T., Kurabayashi T., Udaka H., Funaki N., Suzuki M., Yoon D., Nakahara A., Sekiguchi T., and Shoji S., Chemical reaction in microdroplets with different sizes containing CdSe/ZnS quantum dot and organic dye, IEICE TRANS. Vol. E98-C, pp. 123-126, 2015.

・Suzuki M., Sakata I., Sakai T., Tomioka H., Nishigaki K., Tramier M., and Moisan C. M., A high-throughput FRET-based assay for analyzing apoptotic proteases using flow cytometry and fluorescence- lifetime measurement, Anal. Biochem., Vol. 491, pp. 10-17, 2015.

・Fukuda T., Kurabayashi T., Funaki N., Udaka H., and Suzuki M., Precise Fractionation of CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dot-Organic-Dye Conjugates Using a Gel Filtration Column, Anal. Sci., Vol. 32, pp. 529-534, 2016.

・Suzuki M., Udaka H., and Fukuda T., Quantum dot-linked immunosorbent assay (QLISA) using orientation-directed antibodies, J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal., Vol. 143, pp. 110-115, 2017.

・Umakoshi T., Udaka H., Uchihashi T., Ando T., Suzuki M., and Fukuda T., Quantum dot antibody conjugation visualized at the single molecule scale with high-speed atomic force microscopy, Colloids Surf. B : Biointerfaces, Vol. 167, pp. 267-274, 2018.

・Nichani K., Li J., Suzuki M., and Houston J.P., Evaluation of Caspase‐3 Activity During Apoptosis with Fluorescence Lifetime‐Based Cytometry Measurements and Phasor Analyses, Cytometry Part A, Vol.97, pp1265-1275, doi.org/10.1002/cyto.a.24207, 2020

・Wang W., Wang Q., Nakajima D. Lu S., Xiao K., Risha T.C., Suzuki M., and Liu F., Industrial source apportionment and health risk assessment of particle-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM1.1 collected during spring and late summer in Shanghai, Processes, Vol9, p2016, 2021

・Suzuki M., Shindo Y., Yamanaka R., and Oka K., Live imaging of apoptotic signaling flow using tunable combinatorial FRET-based bioprobes for cell population, Sci Rep., Vol. 12, pp21160, 2022

・Wang W., Wang Q., Lu S., Lin Y., Suzuki M., and Saito Y., Behavior of autumn Airborne Ragweed pollen and its size-segregated allergens (Amb a1): A study in urban Saitama, Japan, Atmosphere, Vol. 14, p247, 2023

・Suzuki M., Taguma K., Bandaranayake K.U., and Ikeda W., Development of Ratiometric Fluorescence Sensing Molecule for Caspase-14, a Key Enzyme of Epidermis Metabolism, J Biomed Res Environ Sci, Vol. 4, p794-p800, 2023

・Ishimaru Y., Moteki T., Suzuki M., Koyama T., Matsushita T., Hatano K., and Matsuoka K., Preparation of a Water-soluble Glycopolymer bearing Porphyrin Skeletons and Its Biological Properties, ACS Omega, Vol 8, p37451–37460, 2023

・Rahman, M.S., Shindo, Y., Oka, K., Ikeda, W., Suzuki M., Live Cell Monitoring of Separase Activity, a Key Enzymatic Reaction for Chromosome Segregation, with Chimeric FRET-Based Molecular Sensor upon Cell Cycle Progression., Biosensors Vol.14, p192, 2024