Short Bio

Tomoya Duenki is a research associate/assistant professor at the Laboratory of Prof. Yoshiho Ikeuchi with a strong background in neurotechnology and biomedical engineering. His work focuses on creating more physiologically relevant in vitro models and developing advanced tools to study them, with the goal of improving research using neural organoids and deepening our understanding of human brain function. By integrating electrophysiology, optogenetics and microfluidic engineering he develops precise experimental platforms for probing and manipulating neural activity. These systems provide powerful new approaches for investigating brain function and open up opportunities in disease modeling, drug discovery, and to study mechanism of the brain.

Education

• 2025,   PhD in Engineering
  The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology

• 2020,   Msc in Biomedical Engineering
  ETH Zurich, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology 

• 2018,   Bsc in Health Science and Technology
  ETH Zurich, Department of Health Science and Technology

Research Experience

• 2026 - present Research Associate/Assistant Professor, Ikeuchi Lab,  Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

• 2025 - 2026 Project Researcher, Ikeuchi Lab,  Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

• 2022 - 2025 PhD Student, Ikeuchi Lab,  Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

• 2021 - 2022 Research Technician, Emoto Lab, The University of Tokyo

• 2019 - 2020 Visiting Scholar, Lewis Lab, Wyss Insitute, Harvard University

• 2019 Visiting Student, Grewe Lab, Institute for Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich & ETH Zurich

• 2019 Semester Project, Hierlemann Lab, Bio Engineering Laboratory (BEL), ETH Zurich

• 2017 - 2018 Technical Staff, Johansen Lab, Riken Center for Brain Science