Shiro SuetsuguDr. Suetsugu is currently Professor at Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan. He received his Ph.D and M.Sc in Cell Biology from the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Graduate school of Sciences, The University of Tokyo. His researh is focused on the cellular plasma membrane and its essential role of distinguishing the inside and the outside of the cells. He and his team focus on the mechanisms connecting the membrane to the cytoskeleton, and the membrane-binding proteins connecting the membrane to the intracellular and intercellular signaling for varieties of cellular functions including proliferation and morphological changes. They pioneered the membrane shaping protein of the plasma membrane and proposed the mechanisms of the membrane shaping. Notably, they contributed to the mechanisms of the concept of membrane shaping by the proteins having the BAR domains including the I-BAR domain. Throughout his career, Dr. Suetsugu received awards international and national awards such as FEBS Letters Young Group Leader Award, the Young Scientists' Prize by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Young Investigator Award, the Japanese Biochemical Society, and the 2015 Kazato Prize. Read More Read Less