2004-2007 JSPS Research Fellow (DC1) 2007 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemistry, Tohoku University 2007-present Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo Awards: 2009 Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists 2012 Chemistry Innovation GCOE Lectureship 2014 CSJ Presentation Award

Organic Chemistry/Supramolecular Chemistry/Nanoscience

Interface Organic Chemistry Based on Precise Design and Microscopic Imaging at a Molecular Level

Electron Microscopic Observation of Selective Excitation of Conformational Change of a Single Organic Molecule, R. M. Gorgoll, E. Yücelen, A. Kumamoto, N. Shibata, K. Harano, E. Nakamura, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 137, 3474-3477 (2015). High-Density Display of Protein Ligands on Self-Assembled Capsules via Noncovalent Fluorous Interactions, K. Harano, J. Yamada, S. Mizuno, E. Nakamura, Chem. Asian J., 10, 172-176 (2015). siRNA Delivery Targeting to the Lung via Agglutination-Induced Accumulation and Clearance of Cationic Tetraamino Fullerene, K. Minami, K. Okamoto, K. Doi, K. Harano, E. Noiri, E. Nakamura, Sci. Rep., 4, 4916 (2014). Formation of a Polycrystalline Film of Donor Material on PEDOT:PSS Buffer Induced by Crystal Nucleation, K. Harano, S. Okada, S. Furukawa, H. Tanaka, E. Nakamura, J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys., 52, 833-841 (2014). Conformational Analysis of Single Perfluoroalkyl Chains by Single-Molecule Real-Time Transmission Electron Microscopic Imaging, K. Harano, S. Takenaga, S. Okada, Y. Niimi, N. Yoshikai, H. Isobe, K. Suenaga, H. Kataura, M. Koshino, E. Nakamura, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 136, 466-473 (2014). Binding of Aromatic Molecules in the Fullerene-Rich Interior of a Fullerene Bilayer Vesicle in Water, K. Harano, R. M. Gorgoll, E. Nakamura, Chem. Commun., 49, 7629-7631 (2013). Protein-Coated Nanocapsules via Multilevel Surface Modification. Controlled Preparation and Microscopic Analysis at Nanometer Resolution, K. Harano, K. Minami, E. Noiri, K. Okamoto, E. Nakamura, Chem. Commun., 49, 3525-3527 (2013). Heterogeneous Nucleation of Organic Crystals Mediated by Single-Molecule Templates, K. Harano, T. Homma, Y. Niimi, M. Koshino, K. Suenaga, L. Leibler, E. Nakamura, Nat. Mater., 11, 877-881 (2012). (Highlighted in News and Views, Nat. Mater., 11, 838-840 (2012).) Preparation and Properties of Vesicles Made of Nonpolar/Polar/Nonpolar Fullerene Amphiphiles, T. Homma, K. Harano, H. Isobe, E. Nakamura, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 133, 6364-6370 (2011). Nanometer-Sized Fluorous Fullerene Vesicles in Water and on Solid Surfaces, T. Homma, K. Harano, H. Isobe, E. Nakamura, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 49, 1665-1668 (2010).