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Catherine Vestergaard Research Associate Professor
Center for Graduate Education Initiative
■Degrees
Ph.D from University of Aberdeen and Rowett Research Institute, Scotland, United Kingdom (2003)
■Professional Career
*Civil Servant under the the Ministry of Forestry and Natural Resources, Malawi (1988) as Assistant Coordinator in Southern African Development Coordination Conference, SADCC); and Lecturer at Malawi College of Forestry (1988).*Chemistry Analyst/Assitant Chemistry Analyst: Scottish Water Authorities (NOSWA and ESWA), Scotland, United Kingdom (1993).*Teaching Assistant: University of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom (1997).*English Tutor: Technical Communications Centre, JAIST (2002).*Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Materials Science, JAIST (2003).*JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow affiliated to School of Materials Science, JAIST (2008).* Research Associate Professor, School of Materials Science, JAIST (Adjunct) 2011-* Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University 2011-2012; 2012-
■Publications
◇Books
- Gold nano-structure LSPR-based biosensor for biomedical diagnosis,，Vestergaard, C.M., Saito, M., Yoshikawa, H., Tamiya, E.，In Springer series on Chemical Sensors and Biosensor, "Applications of Nanomaterials in Sensors and Diagnostics" (In Press)
- Electrochemical DNA Biosensors: Protocols for Intercalator-Based Detection of Hybridization in Solution and at the Surface. In Springer Protocols, Methods on Molecular Biology 504, Biosensors and Biodetection，Kerman, K., Vestergaard, M., Tamiya, E.，Ed. A. Rasooly and K. Herold, Humana Press, pp. 99-113, Vol 2, 2009
◇Published Papers
- Amyloid beta, cholesterol, lipids and Alzheimer's，Vestergaard, M.*, Hamada, T., Morita, M., Masahiro, T.，Current Alzheimer's Research, 7, 262, 2010
- Real-time detection of model membrane transformation pathways induced by different amyloid beta-40 oligomeric species.，Morita, M., Vestergaard, M.,* , Hamada T., Takagi, M.，Biophysical Chemistry, 147, 81, 2010
- Biomimetic microdroplet membrane interface: detection of the lateral localization of amyloid beta peptides，Hamada, T., Morita, M., Kishimoto, Y., Komatsu. Y., Vestergaard, M., Takagi, M.*，Journal Physical Chemistry Letters, 1, 170, 2010
◇Lectures and Presentations
- Amyloid beta interactions with biomimetic membrane systems. (Invited Speaker)，Mun'delanji C. Vestergaard, Masamune Morita, Tsutomu Hamada, Tsuyoshi Yoda, Masahiro Takagi，International Union of Microbiological Societies Congress: Nano-biotechnology, Sapporo, Japan, Sept., 2011，Sept, 2011
- Amyloid Beta Localisation, and Interaction with Biomimetic Membranes (Poster)，Mun'delanji C. Vestegaard, Masamune Morita, Tsutomu Hamada, Masahiro Takagi，Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease Conference, Barcelona, Mar., 2011，Mar, 2011
- Biomimetic Membranes, Amyloid Beta and Alzheimer’s: Detection of amyloid beta interactions with model membranes. (Invited Lecture) ，Mun'delanji C. Vestergaard, Masamune Morita, Tsutomu Hamada, Tsuyoshi Yoda, Masahiro Takagi，University of Toronto at St. George, Canada, Feb, 2011.，Feb, 2011
■Extramural Activities
◇Academic Society Affiliations
- Royal Society of Chemistry，Member，2012-
- Society for Research into Higher Education，2010-
- Member of the Biophysics Society of Japan，2009-
■Academic Awards Received
- Japan Society for Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for foreigners，Japan Society for Promotion of Science，2008
- British Council Scholarship for a Bachelor of Science degree studies at University of Aberdeen, Scotland，The British Council，1985