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Yoshiaki Nakao
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Dr. Yoshiaki Nakao was educated in chemistry at Kyoto University (Ph.D. with Profs. Tamejiro Hiyama and Eiji Shirakawa in 2005), Yale University (with Prof. John F. Hartwig), and the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung (with Prof. Manfred T. Reetz). Since 2002, he has been a faculty member at Kyoto University and currently holds the full professor position. His research interests are centered around the development of new reactions, reagents, and catalysts to streamline organic synthesis.