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Measurement and Evaluation
Woodward, Jonathan
Professor\ MA (Oxon) DPhil (Oxon)
Magnetoreception, Spin Chemistry, Photochemistry
Woodward Lab
http://opes.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/spinchem/
woodward [at] global.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp
TEL: +81-3-5465-7738
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Degrees and Jobs
2019-present Professor, University of Tokyo, Japan.\ 2011-2019 Associate Professor, University of Tokyo, Japan.\
Profile / Research Interests
Prof. Woodward's research centers on the unique properties of 'Spin Correlated Radical Pairs (SCRPs).' These remarkable entities are intermediates in a range of chemical and biological reactions and due to their very special quantum mechanical properties, show reactivity that can be influenced by even very weak magnetic fields. This makes them one of the only known candidates capable of acting as a chemical or biological sensor of magnetic fields. Indeed in recent years, SCRPs generated in proteins known as cryptochromes have been identified as the most likely source of animal magnetosensitivity in a wide range of different species.
Prof. Woodward's group develops new experimental methodologies to look at the detailed properties and behaviour of radical pairs staring from basic physics and applying these ideas to molecular biology. These techniques include laser microscopy and spectroscopy, magnetic resonance methods and spin state control through static, oscillating and pulsed magnetic fields. He is particularly interested in the potential harmful or helpful effects of environmental magnetic fields on biology with an aim to characterize the behaviour of SCRPs both in vitro and in vivo.
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