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Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
ProfessorI conduct research while treating patients as a nephrologist and dialysis specialist.
My research focuses on elucidating the mechanisms underlying the progression of chronic kidney disease, with a particular emphasis on podocyte injury in the glomerulus, the kidney’s filtration unit, which has been the central focus of my work to date.
Currently, my goal is to develop new therapeutic agents for chronic kidney disease.
Recent Topics of Interest: Drug delivery to the kidney
Motto in Research or in Life:
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity, by Albert Einstein
Hobby / Holiday:
I enjoy jogging and cleaning the garden
Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
ProfessorSince British obstetrician James Blundell invented transfusion therapy in 1818, the concept of transfusion treatment has remained unchanged for 200 years. Changing that concept is my life's work. To attain this goal, I am conducting Basic and Development Research to generate in vitro platelet products with a shelf life of 4 days.
Recent Topics of Interests
The relationship between the roles of megakaryocytes other than platelet production, such as immune functions and functions related to the development, differentiation, and maintenance of other cells, and cellular aging.
Motto in Research or in Life:
(1) Acting on foolish (unique) ideas: fantasizing and innovation are in close proximity.
(2) After all, what remains is the genuineness.
Hobby / Holiday:
On Sunday mornings, I work out. I also enjoy playing the cello. My goal is to become able to play all 42 pieces of Bach's 6 Cello Suites from memory before I retire.
Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
Assistant ProfessorI aspire to become a physician-scientist who integrates clinical expertise, such as joint replacement surgery, with basic research in chronic inflammation and immunology. My research focuses on conditions including hip and knee osteoarthritis, osteonecrosis of femoral head, and rheumatoid arthritis. Specifically, I aim to elucidate the role of the immune system in osteoarthritis and translate this knowledge into a better understanding and improved treatment of the disease.
Recent Topics of Interest:
Elucidating the immunopathogenesis of osteoarthritis
Motto in Research or in Life:
Always diligent, always challenging
Hobby / Holiday:
I enjoy spending time with my family and relaxing
Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
Associate ProfessorAlthough childhood cancers often involve little DNA damage, certain factors are known to drive tumor development. One such factor is "abnormal transcriptional regulation," which is increasingly believed to be linked to "epigenetic abnormality." Focusing on childhood leukemia models, I aim to develop novel drug targets through functional analysis of epigenetic factors that control cell proliferation.
Recent Topics of Interests:
The initiation of transcription can be compared to a track race, "Ready," "Set," and "Go." My research revealed that the disease-related proteins I study are involved in the "Set" phase, forming a complex and dynamic interaction network. I am currently working to functionally validate this network and explore ways to therapeutically intervene.
Motto in Research or in Life:
Keep making hypotheses, keep discarding hypotheses, and value the results.
Hobby / Holiday:
Running and caring for my aquarium
Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
Assistant ProfessorWhile providing daily medical examinations at the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Chiba University Hospital, I also engage in research to explore the possibility of immune system in the treatment of ear, nose, and throat diseases. Specifically, my research focuses on studying the pathophysiology of allergic rhinitis, hay fever, and eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis, which are allergic conditions, as well as developing immunotherapy for cancer treatment.
Recent Topics of Interests:
Using digital devices in research methodology
Can immune cells defeat cancer?
Motto in Research or in Life: Let’s give it a try. Fortune is unpredictable and changeable.
Hobby / Holiday: Listening to music, playing games
Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
ProfessorAs a pathologist, my research focuses on understanding the causes and pathological states of diseases that deviate from normal physiology, as well as the mechanisms that drive these deviations To deepen this understanding, I develop and apply new technologies, including glycosylation isomer biomarkers to measure fibrosis progression in hepatitis, plasma-based hemostatic devices that enhance wound healing, and methods to identify the cells responsible for keloid formation.
Recent Topics of Interest:
The role of persistent viral infections in the development of proliferative lesions and degenerative diseases.
Motto in Research or in Life:
Turning knowledge and experience into new tools to unlock deeper, more satisfying understanding.
Hobby / Holiday:
Spending time with my wife
Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University / Chiba University Hospital
Lecturer / Clinical Associate ProfessorI am currently conducting research aimed at unraveling the pathogenesis of uterine fibroids. Through animal experiments, I have successfully demonstrated that the simultaneous presence of sex steroid hormones, estrogen and progesterone, secreted by the ovaries, is essential for the enlargement of uterine fibroids. Furthermore, I have elucidated the mechanism by which uterine fibroids develop and expand under conditions of hypoxia.
Moving forward, my research will focus on the development of novel treatments for uterine fibroids.
Recent Topics of Interests:
Gene expression analysis of Diffuse Uterine Leiomyomatosis (DUL)
Motto in Research or in Life:
A once-in-a-lifetime encounter
Study the past, create the future
Fortune is unpredictable and changeable
Hobby / Holiday:
Weight training to maintain health, Reading (mainly self-help books）
Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
Associate ProfessorImmune cells are present throughout the body, each playing distinct roles in different organs. My particular interest lies in the immune system of the mucosal tissues, where I am researching its unique characteristics and relationship to diseases. Through this research, I aim to contribute to society by elucidating the pathology of inflammatory diseases and developing safe vaccines.
Recent Topics of Interests:
・ Developing new vaccines based on an understanding of the mucosal immune system
・ Creating 3D images of organs with tissue-clearing technology
Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
ProfessorMy research interest in analyzing lipid peroxides and drug poisons was sparked by my involvement in detecting sarin metabolites from the victims of the Tokyo subway sarin attack in 1995. Furthermore, I have been at the forefront of introducing postmortem imaging diagnosis with CT in forensic medicine in Japan. Additionally, I have conducted extensive research on death investigation systems and postmortem imaging examinations.
Recent Topics of Interests:
How to prevent similar accidents, suicides, abuse, and other unnatural deaths by utilizing the information obtained from death investigations (such as child death review).
How to establish a system and a mechanism for accurately determining the cause of death by appropriately utilizing various examinations such as postmortem imaging, autopsy, and drug testing.
Motto in Research or in Life:
Do right, have fun, and make friends.
The answer is not limited to 0 or 1, but there can be multiple possibilities including 1/2 and √2.
Stay hungry, stay foolish.
Justice for all.
Hobby / Holiday: Walking, Sleeping, and Watching baseball
