Ayaka MATSUMOTO

LD2

Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering

mail

ayaka0224@toki.waseda.jp

Academic Background

March, 2020 Graduated from Waseda University Honjo Senior High School
April, 2020 Entered Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience, Faculty of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda Univ.
March, 2024 Graduated from Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience, Faculty of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda Univ.
April, 2024 Entered Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda Univ.

Group

Crystal Optics Group

Research Theme

Analysis of Racemization Reaction of Chiral Drug Thalidomide in Solid State

Research Keywords

Thalidomide, Chirality, Crystals, Optical rotation, High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Circular dichroism

Membership

Scholarships/Grants

Academic Presentation

◆International academic conference
・Poster presentation
[4] Determination of temperature dependence of crystal structure in thalidomide using X-ray single crystal structure analysis
○Ayaka Matsumoto, Kenta Nakagawa, Takuya Nakanishi, Akiko Sekine, Mizuki Kira, Sota Sato, Norio Shibata, Toru Asahi, PB10, 2024/08/28, Chirality 2024 (Kyoto)
[3] Comparison of Chiral Inversions in Thalidomide between Solution and Solid States
〇Ayaka Matsumoto, Mizuki Kira, Yuta Shiga, Kenta Nakagawa, Takuya Nakanishi, Yukana Terasawa, Norio Shibata, Toru Asahi, A2-P303-19, 2023/12/13, MRM2023/IUMRS-ICA2023 (Kyoto)
[2] Investigation of Racial Rate of Chiral Inversion of Thalidomide in Solid State
〇Ayaka Matsumoto, Mizuki Kira, Yuta Shiga, Kenta Nakagawa, Takuya Nakanishi, Yukana Terasawa, Norio Shibata, Toru Asahi, PO35, 2023/09/18, 19th International Conference on Chiroptical Spectroscopy (CD2023) (Hiroshima)
[1] Analysis of Racemization Reaction of Thalidomide in Solid State
〇Ayaka Matsumoto, Mizuki Kira, Yuta Shiga, Kenta Nakagawa, Takuya Nakanishi, Yukana Terasawa, Norio Shibata, Toru Asahi, 2023/7/26, Chirality 2023 (Rome)

◆Domestic academic conference
・Oral presentation
[1] Comparison of Temperature-Induced Structural Changes in Enantiomeric and Racemic Crystals of Thalidomide
○Ayaka Matsumoto, Kenta Nakagawa, Takuya Nakanishi, Akiko Sekine, Sosuke Kojo, Mizuki Kira, Sota Sato, Norio Shibata, Toru Asahi, C303-3vn-07, 2025/3/28, The 105th Spring Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan (Kansai Univ.)
・Poster presentation
[4] Temperature dependence of crystal structure of thalidomide studied by X-ray single crystal structure analysis
○Ayaka Matsumoto, Kenta Nakagawa, Takuya Nakanishi, Akiko Sekine, Mizuki Kira, Sota Sato, Norio Shibata, Toru Asahi, PB10, 2024/10/26, 32nd Organic Crystal Symposium (Inst. of Tokyo)
[3] Comparison of racemization of thalidomide in solution state and solid state
〇Ayaka Matsumoto, Mizuki Kira, Yuta Shiga, Kenta Nakagawa, Takuya Nakanishi, Yukana Terasawa, Norio Shibata, Toru Asahi, PO14, 2023/11/03, 31st Organic Crystal Symposium (Osaka Univ.)
[2] Verification of racemization reaction of thalidomide in solid phase state
〇Ayaka Matsumoto, Mizuki Kira, Yuta Shiga, Kenta Nakagawa, Takuya Nakanishi, Yukana Terasawa, Norio Shibata, Toru Asahi, 2023/10/27, 2023 Annual Meeting of the Crystallographic Society of Japan (Yamaguchi Univ.)
[1] Analysis of chiral inversion mechanism in solid state of thalidomide
〇Ayaka Matsumoto, Miki Kira, Yuta Shiga, Kenta Nakagawa, Takuya Nakanishi, Yukana Terasawa, Norio Shibata, Toru Asahi, PP-64, 2023/06/20, Molecular Chirality 2023 (Hokkaido Univ.)

Awards

[1] June 2023 Best Poster Presentation Award Symposium Molecular Chirality 2023 (Hokkaido University)

Studying abroad

Papers

[2] How Temperature Change Affects the Lattice Parameters, Molecular Conformation, and Reaction Cavity in Enantiomeric and Racemic Crystals of Thalidomide
Ayaka Matsumoto, Kenta Nakagawa, Takuya Nakanishi, Akiko Sekine, Sosuke Kojo, Mizuki Kira, Sota Sato, Norio Shibata, Toru Asahi, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025.
[1] Chiral Inversion of Thalidomide During Crystal Growth by Sublimation
Mizuki Kira, Yuta Shiga, Kenta Nakagawa, Ayaka Matsumoto, Keigo Tokita, Yukana Terasawa, Kun Zhang, Koichi Tsutao, Takuya Nakanishi, Satoshi Yoshida, Sota Sato, Norio Shibata, and Toru Asahi, Cryst. Growth Des., 2024.

Others

◆Award history
[3] ProLab Holdings “2nd Business Idea Contest for Students” Aesthetic Pro Lab Award (2023)
[2] JFTD Hana Cupid "Business Idea Pitch Contest" Hana Cupid Award (2020)
[1] Waseda University Honjo Senior High School Award (2020)
◆Scholarship
[1] Keyence Foundation “Ganbare! Japanese University Student Support Benefit” (2023)
◆Keynote & Speaking Engagements
[2] Spoke at the Institute of Management Studies "HR Department Leaders Forum" (2025)
[1] Japan Society for Social Innovation 4th Annual Conference Subcommittee 3: Youth Talks about Social Innovation Planning Team/Youth Members (2022)
◆Program Completion
[2] Certification of Completion, Institute for Business and Finance, Waseda University; Rady School of Management, University of California, San Diego (2025)
[1] Epistimi Leading Yourself and Others US-Japan Foundation Workshop in Tokyo, Japan (2024)