Mission
At Goda Lab, our primary mission is to develop "serendipity-enabling technologies" that align with Louis Pasteur's famous quote, "Chance (serendipity) favors the prepared mind." Our focus is on developing innovative tools for molecular imaging and spectroscopy by integrating photonics, nanotechnology, microfluidics, and data science. By utilizing these tools, we aim to discover unknown phenomena, elucidate mechanisms, and explore new applications in science, industry, and medicine. We employ theoretical, experimental, and computational techniques to tackle critical problems. Additionally, we are committed to cultivating the next generation of global leaders who will shape the world in the 21st century. We foster an international and interdisciplinary research environment that values flat human relationships, and we actively seek out talented individuals from any university or company, regardless of their field of study.
What is serendipity?
Serendipity is an unplanned fortunate discovery and is a common occurrence throughout the history of scientific discovery.
Serendipity Lab
Serendipity Lab is a global network of scientists who develop serendipity-enabling technologies to revolutionize biology and medicine.
Journal Publications
Startups
Faculty Members
Awards
Keisuke Goda
Scientist, Engineer, Educator, & Entrepreneur
Keisuke Goda is currently a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Tokyo, as well as an adjunct professor in the Department of Bioengineering at UCLA and the Institute of Technological Sciences at Wuhan University. He earned a B.A. degree summa cum laude in Physics from UC Berkeley in 2001 and a Ph.D. in Physics from MIT in 2007. While at MIT, he contributed to the development of quantum-enhancement techniques in the LIGO group, which received the 2017 Nobel Prize in physics for the detection of gravitational waves. In 2007, he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering at UCLA as a postdoctoral researcher and program manager, where he focused on laser-based ultrafast optical imaging and spectroscopy, as well as microfluidic biotechnology. In 2012, Goda joined the Department of Chemistry at the University of Tokyo as a professor. His research group is currently dedicated to developing "serendipity-enabling technologies" through extreme engineering. He has authored nearly 300 journal papers, filed over 30 patents, and launched four startups: CYBO, Cupido, LucasLand, and FlyWorks. Goda has received more than 30 awards and honors, including the Japan Academy Medal, JSPS Prize, SPIE Biophotonics Technology Innovator Award, and Philipp Franz von Siebold Award.
Research
Our research group is dedicated to developing serendipity-enabling technologies through the integration of photonics, nanotechnology, microfluidics, and data science. Our goal is to use these technologies to discover unknown biological phenomena, elucidate mechanisms, and exploit a new class of biomedical applications. Although our research is rooted in physics and chemistry, we make use of theoretical, experimental, and computational techniques to tackle important problems. We operate our global initiative for the development of serendipity-enabling technologies at Serendipity Lab. Below is a non-exhaustive list of our current research programs.
Members
Goda Lab comprises a team of highly motivated and talented individuals, including junior faculty, postdoctoral researchers, graduate and undergraduate students, research and technical assistants, administrative staff, visiting researchers, and interns. We welcome ambitious individuals from any university in any country who are passionate about scientific exploration and eager to make a significant impact on the world. If you are interested in joining Goda Lab, please go to this section.
Yasutaka Kitahama
Research Associate Professor
Hiroyuki (Harrison) Matsumura
Research Associate Professor
Tianben Ding
Assistant Professor
Yuqi (Iris) Zhou
Assistant Professor
Jorgen Walker (Wataru) Peterson
Research Assistant Professor
Fabio Lisi
Research Assistant Professor
Hiroshi Kanno
Research Assistant Professor
Ryo (Ryan) Nishiyama
Postdoctoral Researcher
Naoko Kawai
Administrative Assistant
Michiko Ushijima
Administrative Assistant
Nozomi Naito
Administrative Assistant
Yuki Hoshino
Administrative Assistant
Momoko Yoshioka
Administrative Assistant
Tadataka Ota
Technical Assistant
Mayu Sehara
Technical Assistant
Xuke (Cohen) Tang
Ph.D. Student
Mika Hayashi
Ph.D. Student
Chenqi (Nana) Zhang
Ph.D. Student
Ryuji (Romeo) Nakao
Ph.D. Student
Natsumi (Tiffany) Ishii
Ph.D. Student
Yuhong (Yuki) Liu
Ph.D. Student
Junyu (Junichi) Chen
Ph.D. Student
Yunjie (Jacey) Deng
Ph.D. Student
Junyu (Jo) Dong
Ph.D. Student
Yaqi (Nagiko) Zhao
Ph.D. Student
Hongqian (Sophy) Zhang
Ph.D. Student
Huidong (Hayato) Wang
Ph.D. Student
Yingdong (Yohei) Luo
Ph.D. Student
Fan (Fuyuki) Li
Ph.D. Student
Jun (John) Akita
Ph.D. Student
Tsubasa (Todd) Kobayashi
Ph.D. Student
Chenglang (Chase) Hu
Ph.D. Student
Hanqing (Ryota) Wang
M.S. Student
Chuiming (Aaron) Kong
M.S. Student
Yuzuki (Emma) Nagasaka
M.S. Student
Kei (Kevin) Furuya
M.S. Student
Yusuke (Samuel) Sekine
M.S. Student
Omer Faruk Bicer
M.S. Student
Kiminari Oh
M.S. Student
Naoki Matsuoka
M.S. Student
Yumeng (Yumi) Jiang
M.S. Student
Yugo Takada
M.S. Student
Yuta Tsutsumi
M.S. Student
Jihao Huo
M.S. Student
Kaisei (Steve) Ohata
B.S. Student
Ikuo Hieda
B.S. Student
Tsubasa Suzuki
B.S. Student
Yuta Ueda
B.S. Student
Yawen (Yui) Zhang
Research Student
Hongwei Guo
Visiting Scholar
Huai-Song (Hideo) Wang
Visiting Scholar
Zhenzhou Cheng
Visiting Scholar
Cheng Lei
Visiting Scholar
Tinghui (Tim) Xiao
Visiting Scholar
Qian (Kenshin) Yu
Visiting Scholar
Haijiao (Harumi) Nan
Visiting Scholar
Tsai Ying (Takemi) Wu
Visiting ScholarPublications
Goda Lab has created cutting-edge technologies that facilitate scientific breakthroughs in a variety of fields, including science, industry, and medicine. Below are some select journal papers that have recently been published by Goda Lab. A complete list of Goda Lab's publications (including Prof. Goda's old publications before joining the University of Tokyo) is available here and below.
Awards
Goda Lab members have received numerous awards, prizes, and honors from conferences, foundations, and governments.
Xuke Tang
Horizon Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (2024)Tinghui Xiao
Horizon Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (2024)
Keisuke Goda
Horizon Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (2024)Hiroshi Kanno
Young Scientist Award, Quantum Life Science Society (2024)Mika Hayashi
Serendipity Best Poster Award, Serendipity Symposium (2024)Yuhong Liu
Serendipity Best Poster Award, Serendipity Symposium (2024)Junyu Dong
Serendipity Challenger Award, Serendipity Symposium (2024)Ryo Nishiyama
Serendipity Challenger Award, Serendipity Symposium (2024)Yunjie Deng
Serendipity Innovator Award, Serendipity Symposium (2024)
Yuta Nakagawa
Serendipity Fusion Award, Serendipity Symposium (2024)Mika Hayashi
Hitachi High-Tech Best Presentation Award, BIOS, SPIE Photonics West (2024)Xuke (Cohen) Tang
Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad (2023)Keisuke Goda
Good Design Award, Japan Institute of Design Promotion (2023)Hiroshi Kanno
Konica Minolta Hikari Mirai Award, Optical Society of Japan (2023)
Kotaro Hiramatsu
Best Paper Award, Optical Society of Japan (2023)Keisuke Goda
Frontiers of Science Award, International Congress of Basic Science (2023)Yuzuki (Emma) Nagasaka
Best Presentation Award, CHEMINAS (2023)Hongqian (Sophy) Zhang
Best Presentation Award, Japan Society of Applied Physics (2023)Yuqi (Iris) Zhou
Young Scientist Award, Quantum Life Science Society (2023)Yunjie (Jacey) Deng
Research Promotion Award, School of Science, University of Tokyo (2023)Hiroshi Kanno
Research Promotion Award, School of Science, University of Tokyo (2023)Keisuke Goda
Fellow, AAAS (2023)Yunjie (Jacey) Deng
Serendipity Award, Serendipity Lab (2022)Natsumi (Tiffany) Ishii
Best Poster Award, Serendipity Symposium (2022)
Hiroki Matsumura
Award of Excellence, Program of Excellence in Photon Science, University of Tokyo (2022)Yuqi Zhou
Chinese Government Award for Oustanding Self-Financed Students Abroad (2022)
Shigekazu Takizawa
Best Poster Award, 27th International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy (2022)Mika Hayashi
Runner-Up Award, 3MT Thesis Competition, University of Tokyo (2022)Keisuke Goda
Philipp Franz von Siebold Award, Humboldt Foundation (2022)Jorgen Walker Peterson
Best Business Prize, Photonics Challenge (2022)
Matthew Lindley
Research Promotion Award, School of Science, University of Tokyo (2022)Ryuji Nakao
Research Promotion Award, School of Science, University of Tokyo (2022)Jorgen Walker Peterson
Award of Excellence, NEDO Technology Commercialization Program (2022)Jorgen Walker Peterson
VC Award, NEDO Technology Commercialization Program (2022)Jorgen Walker Peterson
Teledyne Best Presentation Award, BIOS, SPIE Photonics West (2022)Yuqi Zhou
Serendipity Award, Serendipity Lab (2021)Hiroshi Kanno
Serendipity Award, Serendipity Lab (2021)Kotaro Hiramatsu
Young Scientist Presentation Award, Spectroscopical Society of Japan (2021)Jorgen Walker Peterson
Young Scientist Presentation Award, Spectroscopical Society of Japan (2021)Tinghui Xiao
R&D Encouragement Award, NF Foundation (2021)
Risako Kameyama
Konica Minolta Hikari Mirai Award, Optical Society of Japan (2021)Tinghui Xiao
Best Paper Award, Optical Society of Japan (2021)
Julia Gala de Pablo
Best Presentation Award, Quantum Life Science Conference (2021)Hiroshi Kanno
Best Poster Presentation Award, Quantum Life Science Conference (2021)Jorgen Walker Peterson
Best Poster Presentation Award, Quantum Life Science Conference (2021)Keisuke Goda
Pioneers of Miniaturization Lectureship, Royal Society of Chemistry and Dolomite (2021)Yuta Nakagawa
Best Presentation Award, Yeast Genetics Forum (2021)Tinghui Xiao
Young Scientist Award, Quantum Life Science Society (2021)Yuta Nakagawa
Best Student Poster Award, CHEMINAS Conference (2021)Keisuke Goda
Eto-Hosoya Prize, Futaba Electronic Memorial Foundation (2021)Risako Kameyama
Teledyne SP Devices Best Presentation Award, BIOS, SPIE Photonics West (2021)Yuqi Zhou
Hitachi High-Tech Best Presentation Award, BIOS, SPIE Photonics West (2021)Tinghui Xiao
Distinguished Referee Award, Europhysics Letters (2021)
Phillip Charles McCann
PicoQuant Best Picture Award, SPIE Photonics West (2021)
Akihiro Isozaki
Young Innovator Award, Society for Chemistry and Micro-Nano Systems (2021)Phillip Charles McCann
Research Promotion Award, School of Science, University of Tokyo (2021)Keisuke Goda
SPIE Biophotonics Technology Innovator Award (2021)
Hideharu Mikami
Photonics Encouragement Award, Japan Society of Applied Physics (2020)Risako Kameyama
Best Student Presentation Award, Japan Society for Molecular Science (2020)Julia Gala de Pablo
Best Poster Award, Serendipity Symposium (2020)
Taketo Araki
Best Poster Award, Serendipity Symposium (2020)Kotaro Hiramatsu
R&D Encouragement Award, NF Foundation (2020)Yuta Nakagawa
Grand Prize, 3MT Thesis Award, University of Tokyo (2020)Keisuke Goda
MEXT Prize for Science and Technology, MEXT, Government of Japan (2020)Tatsuya Tajima
Department Chair Award, Department of Chemistry, University of Tokyo (2020)Yuqi Zhou
Hamamatsu Best Presentation Award, BIOS, SPIE Photonics West (2020)Matthew Lindley
Hitachi High-Tech Best Presentation Award, BIOS, SPIE Photonics West (2020)Hiroki Matsumura
Award of Excellence, Program of Excellence in Photon Science, University of Tokyo (2020)Hiroshi Kanno
Award of Excellence, Program of Excellence in Photon Science, University of Tokyo (2020)Yuta Nakagawa
Research Promotion Award, School of Science, University of Tokyo (2020)Keisuke Goda
Fellow, The Royal Society of Chemistry, The United Kingdam (2020)Akihiro Isozaki
Imaging Science Award, Konica Minolta Science and Technology Foundation (2020)Jorgen Walker Peterson
Best Oral Presentation Award, Student Conference on Light (2019)Kotaro Hiramatsu
Best Presentation Award, Japan Society of Applied Physics (2019)Yuta Nakagawa
Best Poster Award, Serendipity Symposium (2019)
Yunzhao Wu
Best Poster Award, Serendipity Symposium (2019)
Muzhen Xu
Best Poster Award, Serendipity Symposium (2019)Hideharu Mikami
Best Paper Award, Optical Society of Japan (2019)Keisuke Goda
Analytical Chemistry Young Innovator Award, American Chemical Society (2019)Keisuke Goda
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Light: Science & Applications (2019)Akihiro Isozaki
Research Excellence Award, CHEMINAS Conference (2019)Kotaro Hiramatsu
Best Presentation Award, Chemical Society of Japan (2019)Yuqi Zhou
Best Poster Award, Quantum Life Science Conference (2019)Keisuke Goda
Yomiuri Techno Forum Gold Medal, Yomiuri Shimbun (2019)Tinghui Xiao
Chinese Government Award for Oustanding Self-Financed Students Abroad (2019)
Ryo Kinegawa
Research Encouragement Award, School of Science, University of Tokyo (2019)Kotaro Hiramatsu
Best Presentation Award, BIOS, SPIE Photonics West (2019)Hideharu Mikami
Best Presentation Award, BIOS, SPIE Photonics West (2019)Keisuke Goda
Japan Academy Medal, The Japan Academy (2019)Hideharu Mikami
Imaging Science Award, Konica Minolta Science and Technology Foundation (2019)Keisuke Goda
NAC High-Speed Imaging Award, ICHSIP Congress (2018)Keisuke Goda
Ichimura Prize in Science for Distinguished Achievement, Ichimura Foundation (2018)Akihiro Isozaki
Photron High-Speed Imaging Award, Photron Corporation (2018)Keisuke Goda
Young Scientist Award, Multidisciplinary Conference on Optofluidics (2018)Akihiro Isozaki
Winner, Cytometry Art Contest, International Society for Advancement of Cytometry (2018)Keisuke Goda
Eiichi Takano Award, Japan Society of Applied Physics (2018)Keisuke Goda
JSPS Prize, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (2018)Kotaro Hiramatsu
Research Encouragement Prize, Ube Industries Promotion of Science (2017)Keisuke Goda
Fellow, SPIE (2018)Ryo Kinegawa
UTokyo1000k Product Idea Contest, University of Tokyo (2017)Hideharu Mikami
Optical Design Award, Optical Society of Japan (2017)Cheng Lei
Best Paper Award, Optical Society of America (2017)Keisuke Goda
WIRED Audi Innovation Award, WIRED Magazine (2016)Cheng Lei
Best Paper Award, BIOS, SPIE Photonics West (2016)Keisuke Goda
Distinguished Lectures Award, IEEE Photonics Society (2015)Keisuke Goda
Young Scientist Award, MEXT, Government of Japan (2014)Join Us
At Goda Lab, we encourage skilled researchers from all universities and fields to apply, as well as researchers from companies or governments. We offer various career opportunities, including degree and non-degree programs, as well as both short-term and long-term options. If you are interested in joining Goda Lab, please send an e-mail and a copy of your CV to Prof. Goda.
Undergraduate Programs
The Global Science Course is available to international students who are interested in transferring to the University of Tokyo for undergraduate degrees.
Graduate Programs
A few different graduate programs for both Master's and doctoral degrees are available to domestic and international students. Financial support is also available.
Internship Programs
Several different internship programs are available to international students who need financial support to spend summer or longer times with us.
Visiting Scholar Programs
Both short-term (<3 months) and long-term (>1 year) visiting scholar programs are offered by JSPS, CSC, RSC, Marie Curie Foundation, etc.
Open Positions
Goda Lab welcomes applications from researchers who are interested in working with us as postdoctoral researchers or research assistant professors.
Startups
Goda Lab's technologies have been spun off into innovative startups.
CYBO
AI-based cell sorters, intelligent 3D microscopes for digital pathology, and more
LucasLand
Wearable chemical sensors, point-of-care biosensors, and more
FlyWorks
Fast, accurate, low-cost drug discovery based on Drosophila fliesContact Us
Our Address
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo City
East Chemistry Building, Room 213
The University of Tokyo
Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
Email Us
Keisuke Goda (Professor)
goda@chem.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Naoko Kawai (Administrative Assistant)
kawai-n@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Prof. Goda's Office
+81-3-5841-4329
Staff Room
+81-3-5841-7649