Academic Interests and Current Work:

• Synthesis of novel polymers for biological relevance, in partcular glycopolymers for immunogical targets.²
  

• Mimicing protein assembly with synthetic polymers³

• Conjugations of polymers with biologically relevant functional groups¹

• Investigating synthesis and properties of Multiblocks co-polymers⁵
  
• Applications of Sugars for drug delivery
• Synthesis of stimuli-responsive Polymers^3,4,6
  
• Investigating Novel cross-linking chemistry in polymeric assemblies⁶
  

Publication list:

6) Synthesis, aggregation and responsivity of block copolymers containing organic arsenicals Joji Tanaka, Seiji Tani, Raoul Peltier, Emily H. Pilkington, Andrew Kerr, Thomas P. Davis and Paul Wilson Polymer Chemistry, 2018,9, 1551-1556 DOI: 10.1039/C7PY01852E

5) Evolution of Microphase Separation with Variations of Segments of Sequence-Controlled Multiblock Copolymers Junliang Zhang , Robert Deubler, Matthias Hartlieb , Liam Martin, Joji Tanaka, Elena Patyukova, Paul D. Topham, Felix H. Schacher, and Sébastien Perrier Macromolecules, 2017, 50, 7380-7387 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01831

4) Thiol-reactive (co)polymer scaffolds comprised of organic arsenical acrylamides Charlotte Footman, Patrick A.J.M. de Jongh, Joji Tanaka, Raoul Peltier, Kristian Kempe, Thomas P. Davis and Paul Wilson. Chemical Communications, 2017, 53, 8447-8450 DOI:10.1039/C7CC03880A

3) Self-assembly and disassembly of stimuli responsive tadpole-like single chain nanoparticles using a switchable hydrophilic/hydrophobic boronic acid cross-linker Junliang Zhang, Joji Tanaka, Pratik Gurnani, Paul Wilson, Matthias Hartlieb and Sébastien Perrier. Polymer Chemistry, 2017, 8, 4079-4087 DOI: 10.1039/C7PY00828G

2 ) Specific and Differential Binding of N-Acetylgalactosamine Glycopolymers to the Human Macrophage Galactose Lectin and Asialoglycoprotein Receptor Joji Tanaka, Anne S. Gleinich, Qiang Zhang, Richard Whitfield, Kristian Kempe, David M. Haddleton, Thomas P. Davis, Sébastien Perrier, Daniel A. Mitchell and Paul Wilson. Biomacromolecules, 2017, 18 (5), pp 1624–1633 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.7b00228

1) In Situ Conjugation of Dithiophenol Maleimide Polymers and Oxytocin for Stable and Reversible Polymer–Peptide Conjugates Jennifer Collins, Joji Tanaka, Paul Wilson, Kristian Kempe, Thomas P. Davis, Michelle P. McIntosh, Michael R. Whittake, and David M. Haddleton. Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2015, 26 (4), pp 633–638 DOI: 10.1021/bc5006202

Group Affiliation and websites

Wilson Group

Haddleton Group

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/chemistry/research/haddleton/haddletongroup/

Perrier Group

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/chemistry/research/perrier/

Academic background:

University of Warwick 2009-2013

Chemical Biology (MChem)

University of Warwick 2013-2014

Mathematical Biology Biophysical Chemistry (MSc)

University of Warwick 2014-present

Mathematical Biology Biophysical Chemistry (PhD)

Contact:

Email: J.Tanaka@warwick.ac.uk

 

Personal Interests:

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