Former Ph.D. Students

Dr. Yue Ma: Ph.D. ETH Zürich (February 2025)
"C₆₀-Peptide Conjugate with Singlet Oxygen Generation"

(4) Ma, Y.; Persi, P.; Tolmachova, K. A.; Yulikov, M.; Peterek, M.; Handschin, S.; Armaroli, N.; Ventura, B.*; Yamakoshi, Y.* ACS Phys. Chem. Au, 2025, ASAP.
(3) Ma. Y.; Persi, L.; Yan, S.; Lee, S.-S.; Baumgartner, M.*; Yamakoshi, Y.*, Small 2025, 21, 2403307.
(2) Ma, Y.; Persi, L.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 777-786.
(1) Nemeth, T.; Yoshizawa-Sugata, N.; Pallier, A.; Tajima, Y.; Ma, Y.; Tóth, É.*; Masai, H.*; Yamakoshi, Y.* ACS Chem. Biomed. Imaging, 2023, 1, 157-167.

Dr. Ankita Ray: Ph.D. ETH Zürich (December 2020)
"Functional Nanomaterials for DNA Fabrication and Hierarchical Supramolecular Assembly"

Departed for: Postdoc in Prof. Alsteens group at Université Catholique de Louvain (Louvain, Belgium); Currently: Research Associate, Materials and Biological Physics Research Cluster, Univrtsity of Sheffield (UK) external page link

(6) Ray, A.; Passiu, C.; Nasuda, M.; Ramakrishna, S. N.; Rossi, A.; Kuzuya, A.; Spencer, N. D.; Yamakoshi, Y.* ACS Nano 2021, 15, 19256-19265..
(5) Fracassi, A.^#; Ray, A.^#; Nakatsuka, N.; Passiu, C.; Tanriver, M.; Schauenburg, D.; Scherrer, S.; Ouald Chaib, A.; Mandal, J.; Ramakrishna, S. N.; Bode, J. W.; Spencer, N. D.; Rossi, A.; Yamakoshi, Y.* ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 29113–29121. (^#equal contribution)
(4) Fracassi, A.; Cao, J.; Yoshizawa-Sugata, N.; Tóth, É. Archer, C.; Gröninger, O.; Ricciotti, E.; Tang, S. Y.; Handschin, S.; Bourgeois, J.-P., Ray, A.; Liosi, K.; Oriana,S.; Stark, W.; Masai, H.; Zhou, R.*; Yamakoshi, Y.* Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 11998-12008.
(3) Ray, A.; Liosi, K.; Ramakrishna, S. N.; Spencer, N. D.; Kuzuya, A.*; Yamakoshi, Y.* J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2020, 11, 7819–7826.
(2) Aroua, S.; Ray, A.; Ebert, M.-O.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Helv. Chim. Acta 2019, 102, e1900043.
(1) Aroua, S.; Lowell, A. N.; Ray, A.; Trapp, N.; Schweizer, W. B.; Ebert, M.-O.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 201-205.

Dr. Korinne Liosi: Ph.D. ETH Zürich (December 2020)
"Synthesis of Water-Soluble C₆₀, C₇₀, and Gd₃N@C₈₀ Derivatives for Biological Applications"

Departed for: Researcher at Givaudan (Switzerland)

(5) Liosi, K; Stasyuk, A. J.; Masero, F.; Voityuk, A. A.; Nauser, N.; Mougel, V.*; Sola, M.*; Yamakoshi, Y.* JACS Au, 2021, 1, 1601-1611 (selected as "Paper of the Month" by Spanish Biophysical Society).
(4) Fracassi, A.; Cao, J.; Yoshizawa-Sugata, N.; Tóth, É. Archer, C.; Gröninger, O.; Ricciotti, E.; Tang, S. Y.; Handschin, S.; Bourgeois, J.-P., Ray, A.; Liosi, K.; Oriana,S.; Stark, W.; Masai, H.; Zhou, R.*; Yamakoshi, Y.* Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 11998-12008.
(3) Ray, A.; Liosi, K.; Ramakrishna, S. N.; Spencer, N. D.; Kuzuya, A.*; Yamakoshi, Y.* J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2020, 11, 7819-7826
(2) Liosi, K.; Romero-Rivera, A.; Semivrazhskaya, O.; Caniglia, C. D.; Garcia-Borràs, M.; Trapp, N.; Osuna, S.; Yamakoshi, Y. Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 5162-5166.
(1) Tiu, E. G. V.; Liosi, K.; Aroua, S.; Yamakoshi, Y.* J. Mater. Chem. B 2017, 5, 6676-6680.

Dr. Alessandro Fracasi: Ph.D. ETH Zürich (December 2019)
"Lipid Nanoparticles as MRI Contrast Agents for the Detection of Atherosclerotic Plaques"

Departed for: Postdoc in Prof. Devaraj group at University of California at San Diego (San Diego, CA, USA)

(5) Fracassi, A.; Qiao, H.; Lowell, A.; Cao, J.; Bode, J.; Masai, H.; Yoshizawa-Sugata, N.; Zhou, R.*; Yamakoshi, Y.* ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science 2025, 8, 578–591.
(4) Fracassi, A.; Ray, A.; Nakatsuka, N.; Passiu, C.; Tanriver, M.; Schauenburg, D.; Scherrer, S.; Ouald Chaib, A.; Mandal, J.; Ramakrishna, S. N.; Bode, J. W.; Spencer, N. D.; Rossi, A.; and Yamakoshi, Y.* ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 29113–29121.
(3) Fracassi, A.; Cao, J.; Yoshizawa-Sugata, N.; Tóth, É. Archer, C.; Gröninger, O.; Ricciotti, E.; Tang, S. Y.; Handschin, S.; Bourgeois, J.-P., Ray, A.; Liosi, K.; Oriana,S.; Stark, W.; Masai, H.; Zhou, R.*; Yamakoshi, Y.* Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 11998-12008. (highlighted inside front cover)
(2) Oriana, S.^#; Fracassi, A.^#; Archer, C.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Langmuir 2018, 34, 13244-13251. (^#equal contribution)
(1) Royappa, A. R.; Ayer, M.; Fracassi, A.; Ebert, M. O. Aroua, S.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Helv. Chim. Acta 2017, 100, 5.

Dr. Elisha Gabrielle V. Tiu: Ph.D. ETH Zürich (July 2017)
"Synthesis and Characterization of Fullerene and Metallofullerene Derivatives by Prato Reaction"

Departed for: Researcher at Sygnature Discovery (United Kingdom)

(4) Tiu, E. G. V.; Liosi, K.; Aroua, S.; Yamakoshi, Y.* J. Mater. Chem. B 2017, 5, 6676-6680.
(3) Aroua, S.; Tiu, E. G. V.; Ishikawa, T.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Helv. Chim. Acta, 2016, 99, 10, 805-813.
(2) Kumar, R.; Gleißner, E.; Tiu, E. G. V.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 184-187.
(1) Aroua, S.; Tiu, E. G. V.; Ayer, M.; Ishikawa, T.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Polymer Chem. 2015, 6, 2616–2619.

Dr. Sean Oriana: Ph.D. ETH Zürich (January 2017)
"Design and Synthesis of Macromolecular Imaging Probe and Photodynamic Therapy Photosensitizer"

Departed for: Researcher at Merck Sharp & Dohme AG (Luzern, Switzerland)

(5) Fracassi, A.; Cao, J.; Yoshizawa-Sugata, N.; Tóth, É. Archer, C.; Gröninger, O.; Ricciotti, E.; Tang, S. Y.; Handschin, S.; Bourgeois, J.-P., Ray, A.; Liosi, K.; Oriana,S.; Stark, W.; Masai, H.; Zhou, R.*; Yamakoshi, Y.* Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 11998-1200.
(4) Oriana, S.; Fracassi, A.; Archer, C.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Langmuir 2018, 34, 13244-13251.
(3) Oriana, S.; Cai, Y.; Bode, J. W.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Org. Biomol. Chem. 2017, 15, 1792-1800.
(2) Oriana, S.; Aroua, S.; Söllner, J. O. B.; Ma, X.; Iwamoto, Y.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Chem. Comm. 2013, 49, 9302–9304.
(1) Lowell, A. N.; Qiao, H.; Liu, T.; Ishikawa, T.; Zhang, H.; Oriana, S.; Wang, M.; Ricciotti, E.; Fitzgerald, G. A.; Zhou, R.*; Yamakoshi, Y.* Bioconjugate Chem. 2012, 23, 2313–2319.

Dr. Safwan Aroua: Ph.D. ETH Zürich (March 2015)
"Prato Reactions of Fullerenes and Metallofullerenes for the Preparation of Water-Soluble Polymers"

Departed for: Postdoc in Prof. Fontecave group at College de France (Paris, France)

(15) Semivrazhskaya, O.; Aroua, S.; Yulikov M.; Romero-Rivera, A.; Stevenson S.; Garcia-Borràs, M.; Osuna, S.*; Yamakoshi, Y.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 12954-12965.
(14) Semivrazhskaya, O.; Romero-Rivera, A.; Aroua, S.; Troyanov, S. I.; Garcia-Borràs, M.; Stevenson, S.; Osuna, S.*; Yamakoshi, Y.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 10988-10993.
(13) Aroua, S.; Ray, A.; Ebert, M.-O.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Helv. Chim. Acta 2019, 102, e1900043.
(12) Aroua, S.; Lowell, A. N.; Ray, A.; Trapp, N.; Schweizer, W. B.; Ebert, M.-O.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 201-205.
(11) Tiu, E. G. V.; Liosi, K.; Aroua, S.; Yamakoshi, Y.* J. Mater. Chem. B 2017, ₅, 6676-6680.
(10) Royappa, A. R.; Ayer, M.; Fracassi, A.; Ebert, M. O. Aroua, S.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Helv. Chim. Acta 2017, 100, 5.
(9) Aroua, S.; Tiu, E. G. V.; Ishikawa, T.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Helv. Chim. Acta, 2016, 99, 10, 805-813.
(8) Aroua, S.; Tiu, E. G. V.; Ayer, M.; Ishikawa, T.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Polymer Chem. 2015, 6, 2616–2619.
(7) Aroua, S.; Garcia-Borràs, M.; Bölter M. F.;, Osuna, S.*; Yamakoshi, Y.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 58-61.
(6) Aroua, S.; Garcia-Borras, M.; Osuna, S.*; Yamakoshi, Y.* Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 14032-14039.
(5) Yamakoshi, Y.*; Aroua, S.; Nguyen, T.-M.; Iwamoto, Y.; Ohnishi, T. Faraday Discuss. 2014, 173, 287-296.
(4) Aroua, S.; Schweizer, W. B.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 1688-1691.
(3) Oriana, S.; Aroua, S.; Söllner, J. O. B.; Ma, X.; Iwamoto, Y.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Chem. Comm. 2013, 49, 9302–9304.
(2) Aroua, S.; Yamakoshi, Y.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 20242–20245.
(1) Takamatsu, D.; Fukui, K.*; Aroua, S.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Org. Biomol. Chem. 2010, 8, 3581–3808.

Dr. Michael E. Drew: Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania (August 2010) "Functionalization of Gold and Nanocrystalline Diamond AFM Tips for Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy"

Departed for: Lecturer in California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo, CA, USA)

(3) Kumar, R.; Ramakrishna, S. N.; Naik, V. V.; Chu, Z.; Drew, M. E.; Spencer, N. D.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 6599-6606.
(2) Drew, M. E.; Konicek, A. R.; Jaroenapibal, P.; Carpick, R. W.*; Yamakoshi, Y.* J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 12682–12688.
(1) Drew, M. E.; Chworos, A.; Oroudjev, E.; Hansma, H.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Langmuir 2010, 26, 7117–7125.

Dr. Daiko Takamatsu: Ph.D. Tokyo Institute of Technology (March 2008) "Novel Method for Chemical Identification by Using a Single Photo-switching Molecule as a Tip of Noncontact AFM"

Departed for: Researcher at Hitachi Co. Ltd. (Tsukuba, Japan)

(2) Takamatsu, D.; Fukui, K.*; Aroua, S.; Yamakoshi, Y.* Org. Biomol. Chem. 2010, 8, 3581–3808. (highlighted inside front cover)
(1) Takamatsu, D.; Yamakoshi, Y.*; Fukui, K.* J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 1968－1970.