Tetsuya Shirai
- Ph.D. (Science)
- Research Administrator
- Head of Design and Development, Strategic Planning and Design Division
[sub] Deputy Head of Development and Administration (Interdisciplinary Sciences), Research Promotion Division
Current roles & responsibilities
- #Communications
- #Fusion
- #Interdisciplinary
- #Internal Grants
- #Research Communication
Specialized field/skill
Molecular Biology, Developmental Biology, Genomics, Social Medicine, Bioethics, Research Ethics, Science, Technology and Society (STS), Science and Technology Governance, Scientific Communication, Research Outreach, Service Design
Message for researchers
Just like biodiversity, I believe that universities are creative and inspiring places with diversity of researchers. Collaborating with researchers with varied motivations, I would like to contribute to the improvement of research environment and the creation of knowledge!
What inspired me to become a research administrator (URA)
As I had opportunities to know various issues in a research environment when I was a researcher, I got more interested in establishing a better environment where researchers can focus on their own research than being myself a researcher. I was attracted to the idea that KURA is not only aimed to improve research environment but also to create an organization and occupation to be in charge of the improvement.
Academic & Professional Background
- B.S., Faculty of Science, Okayama University
- Ph.D. (Science), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
- Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Science Communication and Bioethics, Kyoto University
- Program-Specific Assistant Professor, Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University