Intelligence Officer,  Ministry of Home Affairs, North Bock, New Delhi, India: 1995

Junior Research Fellow, UGC-CSIR, RRL, Trivandrum, India: 1995-1997

Senior Research Fellow, UGC-CSIR, RRL, Trivandrum, India, 1998-2000

Postdoctoral Fellow Joint Research Center for Atom Technology, Tsukuba, Japan: 2000-2002

JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, AIST, Tsukuba, Japan: 2002-2003

Postdoctoral Fellow, Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, USA: 2003-2004

Visiting Scientist, University of Texas, Austin, USA: 2007

Visiting Professor, CABB, Kerala University, India: 2007-

Research Scientist, AIST, Takamatsu, Japan 8/2004-9/2009

Chief Researcher, AIST, Takamatsu, Japan 10/2009~

PRESTO  (Sakigake) Researcher, Japan Science and Technology Agency 10/2010~

Guest Professor, Ecosystem Engineering Department, The University of Tokushima 4/2012~

V. Biju, A. Anas, H. Akita, E. S. Shibu, T. Itoh, H. Harashima, M. Ishikawa

FRET from quantum dots to photodecompose undesired acceptors and report the condensation and decondensation of plasmid DNA

ACS Nano, 6, ASAP Article, 2012.

E. S. Shibu, A. Sonoda, Z. Tao, Q. Feng, A. Furube, S. Masuo, L. Wang, N. Tamai, M. Ishikawa, V. Biju

Photofabrication of fullerene-shelled quantum dots supramolecular nanoparticles for solar energy harvesting

ACS Nano, 6, 1601-1608, 2012.

V. Biju, T. Itoh, M. Ishikawa

Delivering quantum dots to cells: bioconjugated quantum dots for extracellular and intracellular imaging

Chem. Soc. Rev. 39, 3031-3056,2010 (Highlighted in Chemical Biology, Royal Society)

M. Hamada, S. Nakanishi, T. Itoh, M. Ishikawa, V. Biju

  Blinking suppression in CdSe/ZnS single quantum dots by TiO2 nanoparticles

ACS Nano, 4, 4445-4454, 2010

N. Kawashima, K. Nakayama, K. Itoh, T. Itoh, M. Ishikawa, V. Biju

Reversible dimerization of EGFR revealed by single-molecule fluorescence imaging using quantum dots

Chem. Eur. J., 16, 1186-1192, 2010. (Featured on the inside Cover)

V. Biju, M. Sathish, R. V. Omkumar, A. Anas, M. Ishikawa

Bioconjugated Quantum Dots for Cancer Research: Present Status, Prospects and Remaining Issues

Biotechnol. Adv., 28, 199-213, 2010.

A. Anas, T. Okuda, N. Kawashima, K. Nakayama, T. Itoh, M. Ishikawa, V. Biju

Clathrin-mediated endocytosis of quantum dot-peptide conjugates in living cells

ACS Nano, 3, 2419-2429, 2009. (Highlighted Science and Technology News in C&EN)

V. Biju, T. Itoh, A. Anas, S. Sujith, M. Ishikawa

“Semiconductor Quantum Dots and Metal Nanoparticles: Syntheses, Optical Properties, and Biological Applications”

Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 391, 2469–2495, 2008. (Most cited article in the journal)

A. Anas, H. Akita, H. Harashima, M. Ishikawa, V. Biju

“Photosensitized breakage and damage of DNA by CdSe-ZnS quantum dots”

J. Phys. Chem. B, 112, 10005-10011, 2008 (Featured on the Front Cover).

R. Kanemoto, A. Anas, Y. Matsumoto, R. Ueji, T. Itoh, Y. Baba, S. Nakanishi, M. Ishikawa, V. Biju

“Relations between dewetting of polymer thin films and phase-separation of encompassed quantum dots”

J. Phys. Chem. C, 112, 9312-9319, 2008 (Featured on the Front Cover).

Y. Matsumoto, R. Kanemoto, T. Itoh, S. Nakanishi, M. Ishikawa, V. Biju

“Photoluminescence quenching and intensity fluctuations of CdSe-ZnS quantum dots on an Ag nanoparticle film”

J. Phys. Chem. C, 112, 1345-1350, 2008 (Featured on the Front Cover).

V. Biju, R. Kanemoto, Y. Matsumoto, S. Ishii, T. Itoh, S. Nakanishi, Y. Baba, M. Ishikawa

“Photoinduced photoluminescence variations of CdSe quantum dots in polymer solutions”

J. Phys. Chem. C, 111, 7924-7932, 2007 (Featured on the Front Cover).

V. Biju, Y. Makita, A. Sonoda, H. Yokoyama, Y. Baba, M. Ishikawa

“Temperature-sensitive photoluminescence of CdSe quantum dot clusters”

J. Phys. Chem. B, 109, 13899-13905, 2005  (Featured on the Front Cover).

V. Biju, M. Micic, D. Hu, H. P. Lu

“Intermittent single-molecule interfacial electron transfer dynamics”

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126, 9374-9381, 2004.

Complete list of publications

“Squaraine based dyes and process for preparation thereof”
United States Patent 6,417, 402 (2002)

“Narrow size-dispersed, luminescent quantum dots and preparation process thereof”

 Japanese Patent 407429 (2004).

“Squaraine based dyes and process for preparation thereof”
German Patent DE 10196853 (2005)

“Preparation of stable and efficient inorganic coating on quantum dots”

 Japanese patent 238756 (2004)

Editorial Work

Editor, Nano Reviews

Associate Editor, Advances in Physical Chemistry

Editorial Board Member, The Open Colloid Science Journal

Editorial Board Member, Journal of Bioengineering and Biomedical Science

Academic Societies

Chairman, Asian Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Association (ANNA)

                  and Academy of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ANN)

Member, American Chemical Society

Member, Japanese Photochemistry Association

Member, Asian Photochemistry Association

Member, Chemical Society of Japan

Member, Biophysical Society of Japan

Member, Japan Society for Applied Physics

As Current/Former Reviewer

Nature Nanotechnology (NPG)

Nature Methods (NPG)

ACS Nano (ACS)

The Journal of Physical Chemistry (ACS)

Journal of the American Chemical Society (ACS)

Langmuir (ACS)

Analytical Chemistry (ACS)

Environmental Science and Technology (ACS)

Crystal Growth and Design (ACS)

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces (ACS)

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry (Elsevier)

Molecular and Cellular Probes (Elsevier)

Chemical Physics Letters (Elsevier)

Materials Research Bulletin (Elsevier)

Spectrochemica Acta (Elsevier)

Expert Opinion in Medical Diagnosis (Informa Pharmascience)

Current Opinion in Molecular Therapeutics (Thomson Reuters)

 Journal of Chemical Physics (AIP)

Applied Physics Letters (AIP)

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics (Wiley-VCH)

Advanced Functional Materials (Wiley-VCH)

Project Reviewer: Singapore National Research Council

Project Reviewer: The Marsden Fund Council, New Zealand

Faculty Reviewer: Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

Our team develops modern nano and bionano tools and technologies based on multimodal analyses of a wide spectrum of molecules, materials and living systems for the advancement of health technology. The main research area I am focusing at is the use of bioconjugated fluorescent/fluorescent-magnetic nonomaterials and spectroscopy and microscopy, in particular, atomic force microscopy, fluorescence microscopy and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy, for unraveling subcellular processes and the structures and functioning of cell organelles. For example, currently we are investigating the mechanism underlying the activation of cell signaling molecules, and intracellular delivery of bioconjugated nanoparticles of bioimaging and therapeutic potentials. Also, we are developing novel nano/bionanomaterials, and optimizing their properties for advanced bioanalysis and nanobiotechnology.

Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), 2011~

Japanese Photochemistry Association Award for Young Scientist, Japan, 2011

Lectureship Price for Young Scientists by the Chemical Society of Japan, 2011, 2012

PRESTO Project, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 2010

Distinguished Lectureship Award by the Chemical Society of Japan, 2010.03

Asian and Oceanian Photochemistry Award for Young Scientists, 2010

Most Cited Article Certificate by Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2010

The Distinguished Lectureship Award by the Chemical Society of Japan, 2010.03

RCAS Invited Lectureship, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, 2009.10.

Invited Scientist, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas, Austin, 2007

14th Gen-nai Award, Ozaki Foundation, Japan: 2007

Lecture at the Special Symposium on Colloid and Surface Chemistry in the honor of Professor Gabor Somarjai, UC Berkeley, ACS Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 2006.09

PNNL Postdoctoral Fellowship, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA: 2003-2004

JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship, Nanotechnology Research Institute, AIST, Japan: 2002-2003.

JRCAT Postdoctoral Fellowship, Natl. Instt. Interdiscipl. Res., Japan: 2000-2002

UGC-CSIR Junior and Senior Research Fellowships (NET), Government of India: 1995, 1998.

Thomas Foundation Top Merit Award, Children’s Friend High School, India: 1987, 88

State Merit Award, Government of Kerala, India: 1985, 1988, 1990.

Contact

2217-14 Hayashi-Cho

Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395

Japan

Phone: (087) 869-3558

Fax: (087) 869-4113

Email: v.biju @ aist.go.jp