Faculty of Medicine

Research

Research Profile

【Basic Science Laboratories】

【Clinical Laboratories】

Division of Anatomy and Cell Biology

STAFF

Professor
KAMIJO Keiju
Associate Professor
OGATA Masaki
Lecturer
YAMAMOTO Yui

Research Projects

  • Molecular mechanism of cytokinesis
  • Super resolution microscopy; Structure and formation mechanism of the contractile ring
  • Effects of changes in lipid homeostasis on neuronal responses and their mechanisms
  • Activation, exitus and reconstitution of intra-epithelial lymphocytes in small intestine
  • Role of intra-epithelial lymphocytes in the defense system of the small intestinal epithelium in vivo

Division of Histology and Anatomy

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Professor
ISHIDA Yusuke

Research Projects

  • Histological research using PCR, northern blot hybridization, Southern blot hybridization, and in situ hybridization
  • Chemical sensation such as taste and olfaction
  • Relationship of brain-gut interaction and taste and TRP receptors
  • Mechanism of pruriceptive and nociceptive processing in the nervous system.
  • Searching antipruritic drug candidate from novel bioactive small compounds.

Division of Physiology

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Professor
KAWAI Yoshiko
Lecturer
HAYASHI Moyuru
Lecturer
ASAKA Tomomi

Research Projects

  • Functional analysis of lymphatic morphology and physiology
  • Analysis of gene expression affecting lymphatic recanalization after lymph node resection
  • Investigation of the effect of shear stress stimulation on blood and lymph vessels
  • The effects of the GATA gene family on wound healing
  • Characterization of lymphatic endothelial cells and fibroblasts of various genotypes

Division of Neuroscience

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Professor
MATSUZAKA Yoshiya
Associate Professor
SAKAMOTO Kazuhiro
Assistant Professor
NISHIMURA Yoshiaki

Research Projects

  • Neural mechanisms of cognitive behavioral control by primate prefrontal cortex and higher order cortical motor areas.
  • Self-organizing dynamics in neural network underlying higher brain functions
  • Molecular mechanism of cerebral cortex development

Division of Pharmacology

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Professor
OKAMURA Nobuyuki
Assistant Professor
NAONO Rumi
Assistant Professor
HARADA Ryuichi

Research Projects

  • Elucidation of the neural circuitry of sleep-wake cycle toward the development of new drugs for sleep disorders and Alzheimer’s disease
  • Identification of the function of hypothalamic neurotransmitters and neuropeptides in physiological and pathological behaviors
  • Development of novel imaging probes for in vivo visualization of misfolded proteins and astrogliosis in neurodegenerative diseases
  • Understanding the mechanism of action and pharmacology of general anesthetics

Division of Pathology

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Professor
NAKAMURA Yasuhiro
Lecturer
HATA Shuko
Assistant Professor
SHIMADA Hiroki

Research Projects

  • Elucidating the pathogenesis of adrenal tumor
  • Research on the relationship between castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and steroid receptors
  • Study on the role of steroid receptors in refractory bladder cancer
  • Pathologic image analysis of colorectal cancer
  • Pathologic analysis of inflammatory diseases

Division of Medical Biochemistry

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Professor
MORIGUCHI Takashi
Associate Professor
UEMURA Satoshi
Lecturer
TAKAI Jun

Research Projects

  • Elucidation of epigenetics and genetic gene regulatory mechanism in inflammation, allergy and infectious diseases.
  • Development of new therapeutics for allergic and inflammatory diseases.
  • Pathophysiological implications of GATA transcriptional factors.
  • Regulatory mechanism of Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis pathway.

Division of Microbiology

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Professor
KANDA Teru
Assistant Professor
KITAMURA Hiroshi

Research Projects

  • Studies of human tumor viruses, mainly focusing on Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
  • Elucidation of the mechanisms by which EBV exerts its pathogenicity in various diseases
  • Investigation of EBV strain variation in East Asian countries
  • Elucidation of molecular mechanisms governing EBV-mediated carcinogenesis

Division of Immunology

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Professor
NAKAMURA Akira
Associate Professor
KAIFU Tomonori
Assistant Professor
TAKEDA Kazuya

Research Projects

  • Identification of physiological ligand(s), which initiates molecular functions, of an immunoregulatory receptor
  • Dissection of the roles of a receptor and its ligand interaction in autoimmune and allergic disorders
  • Comprehensive understanding of the functions of an inhibitory-type C-type lectin receptor in the immune system and bone metabolism
  • Elucidation of molecular mechanisms underlying virus-induced encephalomyelitis
  • Implication of serine protease inhibitors in allergic diseases

Division of Radiation Biology and Medicine

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Professor
KURIMASA Akihiro
Associate Professor
KUWAHARA Yoshikazu

Research Projects

  • Role of DNA damage response (DDR) and DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) repair in developing neural tissue.
  • Evaluation of DNA damage foci formation and cell-cycle stage using AI-based imaging analysis.
  • Overcoming radioresistant cancer cells and analysis of radiation-induced cell death.
  • DNA repair and mutagenesis.
  • Evaluation of the environmental and social influence of Fukushima Nuclear-power Disaster.

Division of Health Policy and Management

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Professor
ITO Hiroto
Lecturer
MURASAWA Hideki
Assistant Professor
OGATA Tomoaki

Research Projects

  • Healthcare research for sustainable and resilient communities

Division of Public Health, Hygiene and Epidemiology

STAFF

Professor
METOKI Hirohito
Lecturer
SATOH Michihiro
Assistant Professor
MURAKAMI Takahisa

Research Projects

  • Observational study on the risk of cerebral and cardiovascular disease in the general population (Ohasama Study).
  • Life course epidemiology (the BOSHI study, the JECS study, the TMM Birthree Cohort study).
  • Real world data research based on large scale databases (JMDC database, DeSC database).
  • Research on the relationship between dental disease and cardiovascular disease (Ohasama Study).

Division of Legal Medicine

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Professor
TAKAGI Tetsuya
Lecturer
NARA Akina
Assistant Professor
YAMADA Chiho

Research Projects

  • The examination and diagnosis of individuals who have died because of unusual situation, external or unnatural causes such as poisoning, assault, suicide and other forms of violence.
  • Forensic pathology: Determining the cause of death by examining a corpse.
  • Forensic toxicology: Using of toxicology and disciplines such as analytical chemistry, pharmacology and clinical chemistry to aid medical or legal investigation of death, poisoning, and drug use.
  • Other examination: Judgment of the traumatic mecanism, the child abuse, sexual crime and the other crime.
  • Correspondence to a disaster: Forensic correspondence to an earthquake, a tsunami, and the other disaster, and social feedback.

Division of Cardiology

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Professor
KUMAGAI Koji
Specially Appointed Professor
KOMARU Tatsuya
Associate Professor
MAEDA Shingo
Lecturer
YAMBE Minoru
Lecturer
KAMEYAMA Takeyoshi
Assistant Professor
SEKIGUCHI Yuko
Assistant Professor
KIKUTA Hisashi
Assistant Professor
HASEBE Yuhi
Assistant Professor
HASEGAWA Kaoru
Assistant Professor
KUROSE Yuki

Research Projects

  • Development of efficient method of catheter ablation therapy based on dominant frequency for non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
  • Development of efficient method of catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia
  • Development of diagnosis and treatment for unstable plaque in coronary artery diseases.
  • Multidisciplinary treatment of congestive heart failure.

Division of Respiratory Medicine

STAFF

Professor
OHRUI Takashi
Professor
YOSHIMURA Naruo
Specially Appointed Professor
OHKAWARA Yuichi
Associate Professor
TAKAHASHI Tsuneyuki
Associate Professor
ADACHI Tetsuya
Lecturer
MITSUNE Ayumi
Lecturer
SUZUKI Rioto
Assistant Professor
SHIMADA Daishi
Research Associate
OTOMO Azusa

Research Projects

  • Dynamic and multifaceted study for optimization of immunotherapy for lung cancer
    (IOB-LC1 study)
  • Study of resistance to PD-1/L1 inhibitors by secretory PD-L1 production from cancer cells
    (ICAM-2 study)
  • Development of novel strategies for preventing aspiration pneumonia in older frail subjects
  • Clinical study of prognostic factors and physical activity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Division of Gastroenterology

STAFF

Professor
SATOH Kennichi
Professor
HIROTA Morihisa
Associate Professor
KOGURE Takayuki
Associate Professor
ENDO Katsuya
Lecturer
UENO Masamichi
Lecturer
TAKASU Atsuko
Assistant Professor
KONDO Shiho
Assistant Professor
HASEKURA Sayaka
Assistant Professor
FUKUSHI Daisuke
Assistant Professor
KOIWAI Akinobu
Assistant Professor
SASAKI Yoshiteru
Assistant Professor
KAWAMURA Keita
Assistant Professor
SATOH Mari
Assistant Professor
YOSHINO Yuki
Research Associate
NAGAI Chinatu
Research Associate
KIN Ryo
Research Associate
KATAYAMA Tomofumi
Research Associate
ITO Takehito
Research Associate
MIYASHITA Yuki

Research Projects

  • Identification of novel therapeutic targets in gastrointestinal diseases, focusing on factors associated with pathogenesis and prognosis
  • Establishment of an early diagnostic technique for pancreatic carcinoma with artificial intelligence (AI)
  • Genome-wide analyses of molecules involved in invasion and metastasis of gastrointestinal cancers
  • Metabolome analyses of metabolites and metabolic pathways involved in cancer metastasis
  • Investigation of novel mechanisms involved in hepatocarcinoma growth via functional RNAs and exosomes associated with anti-cancer drug sensitivity
  • Analysis of intracellular and extracellular viral transcripts for the development of novel therapies for hepatitis B infection

Division of Metabolism and Diabetes

STAFF

Professor
SAWADA Shojiro
Specially Appointed Professor
AKAI Hiroaki
Lecturer
HIRAI Satoshi
Lecturer
TANJI Yasuhiro
Lecturer
MUNAKATA Yuichiro
Assistant Professor
WATANABE Taichi
Assistant Professor
UJIIE Keita
Assistant Professor
FUJIYA Taku
Assistant Professor
ITASAKA Takuho

Research Projects

  • Long time remission of advanced diabetic nephropathy with overt proteinuria as the effect by means of the multifocally intensive combination therapy.
  • Development of a simple test for glucose oxidation and hepatic glucose disposal capacity using carbon-13 glucose breath test.
  • A study on the relationship between lipoprotein fractions and vascular complications in diabetic patients.
  • A study on the effect of COVID-19 pandemic to glycemic control in diabetic patients.
  • Research on a simple method of teaching dietary therapy tailored to the patient's living environment.

Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology

STAFF

Professor
MORI Takefumi
Associate Professor
NAKAMURA Hana
Associate Professor
KAGEYAMA Kazunori
Lecturer
YABANA Ikuko
Assistant Professor
NAKAYAMA Shingo
Assistant Professor
ISHIYAMA Katsuya
Assistant Professor
HASHIMOTO Hideaki
Assistant Professor
ITO Hiroki
Assistant Professor
KAMADA Ayaka
Assistant Professor
AKIYAMA Kenichi
Assistant Professor
YAMAGATA Satoshi
Research Associate
ENDO Akari
Research Associate
TAZIMA Ryo
Research Associate
MATSUMOTO Keizi

Research Projects

  • Molecular mechanisms of renal interstitial fibrosis
  • Pathophysiological roles of renal congestion in cardio-renal syndrome
  • Mechanisms of peritoneal membrane protection in peritoneal dialysis
  • Functional relationship between muscle, bone and kidney
  • Effects of V2 receptor antagonists against autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)

Division of Hematology and Rheumatology

STAFF

Professor
ISHII Tomonori
Specially Appointed Professor
KAMEOKA Junichi
Associate Professor
KODERA Takao
Associate Professor
TAKASAWA Naruhiko
Associate Professor
SHIROTA Yuko
Lecturer
ABE Shori
Lecturer
OKITSU Yoko
Lecturer
OKA Yumiko
Lecturer
KOBAYASHI Masahiro
Lecturer
ICHIKAWA Satoshi
Research Associate
KUMAGAI Hikaru

Research Projects

  • Treatment algorithm for rheumatoid arthritis in aged patients
  • Epidemiologic study of polymyositis/dermatomyositis
  • Exploration of molecules involved in the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension
  • Exploration of molecules involved in iron-dependent ferroptosis in blood cells
  • Development of educational methods for students’ academic questioning skills

Division of Community Medicine

STAFF

Professor
FURUKAWA Katsutoshi
Associate Professor
SUMITOMO Kazuhiro
Associate Professor
OHARA Takahiro
Associate Professor
KANNO Atsuhiro
Lecturer
TOMITA Naoki
Assistant Professor
FUJIKAWA Yuko
Assistant Professor
UEDA Juri
Assistant Professor
ISHIKI Aiko
Assistant Professor
MASHIKO Shigeto
Assistant Professor
YAMAGATA Toshihiro
Research Associate
YAMANAMI Hiroaki

Research Projects

  • Clinical interventions and cohort research of the health conditions and medical environments in tsunami-survivors after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
  • Revitalization of the community medicine in the Tohoku area.
  • Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury and oxidative stress.
  • Education and training of general practitioners with extended roles.
  • The roles of the social capital and the community development in the super-aged society.

Division of Neurology

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Professor
NAKASHIMA Ichiro
Associate Professor
FUJIMORI Juichi
Lecturer
NAKAMURA Masashi
Lecturer
KOBAYASHI Michiko
Lecturer
MIYAZAWA Koichi
Assistant Professor
ISHIGAKI Aya
Assistant Professor
ICHIKAWA Dai
Research Associate
HIGASHINO Masashi
Research Associate
HAGINO Takurou

Research Projects

  • Imaging and cognitive disfunction in multiple sclerosis
  • Autoimmune mechanisms of demyelinating diseases
  • Autoantibody in autoimmune encephalitis
  • Higher brain function analysis in neurodegenerative disorders and cerebral infarctions

Division of Medical Oncology

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Professor
SHIMODAIRA Hideki
Assistant Professor
KUDO Chieko
Assistant Professor
YASUDA Katsuhiro

Research Projects

  • Functional evaluations for assessing significance of variants in cancer associated genes
  • Development of screening system for finding novel molecules to prevent genomic instability
  • Exploration for novel targeting molecules for cancer treatment.
  • Exploration for novel biomarkers for cancer drug therapy.
  • Genetic analyses of familial cancer syndrome.

Division of Psychiatry

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Professor
SUZUKI Eiji
Professor
NAKAGAWA Seishu
Professor
YAMADA Kazuo
Lecturer
FUKUCHI Naru
Lecturer
NIBUYA Masashi
Assistant Professor
KIRIU Yukio
Assistant Professor
KEZUKA Dai

Research Projects

  • Safety of drug administration: Based on the data from the PMDA (Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency) and Japanese Alliance of Bipolar Disorders, we have engaged in studies concerning safe administration of mood stabilizers including lithium and lamotrigine. We are emphasizing the importance of the concept of recovery from mental disorders.
  • Anatomical and functional basis of resilience and vulnerability in mental health: MRI imaging and statistical analyses enables us to detect the specific regions related to psychiatric resilience affected by stressful experiences and psychiatric interventions. Longitudinal and sectional studies participating healthy volunteers and outpatients have been undertaken.
  • Molecular basis of resilience and vulnerability in mental health: In addition to the involvement of neurotrophins in process of neuronal plasticity, we are also interested in cellular mechanisms including apoptosis, autophagy, and synaptic pruning of neurons. Using animal models of depression and stress related disorders, researches focusing on functional proteins in the brain are in process.
  • Mental Health after the 2011 Disaster on the Children and their Family:We have run a small cohort which is named Michinoku Children’s Cohort after the Great East Japan Earthquake (MiCCa GEJE Study). We have followed the subjects who were the children who were born during the year after the disaster, and their family members. We focused on their development and psychological symptoms, the attachment between their parents and them.

Division of Pediatrics

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Professor
MORIMOTO Tetsuji
Associate Professor
FUKUYO Naomi
Lecturer
KITAZAWA Hiroshi
Assistant Professor
KAKUTA Ryo
Assistant Professor
ABE Sei
Research Associater
KIKUCHI Mizuho
Research Associater
ISHI Atuko

Research Projects

  • Analyses of water and ion transports in each renal tubular segment
  • Establishment of precision medicine for brain diseases
  • Elucidation of pathogenic mechanism of pediatric food allergy. Establishment of prevention and treatments for pediatric food allergy
  • Diagnosis and treatments for congenital heart diseases and Kawasaki disease

Division of Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery

STAFF

Professor
KATAYOSE Yu
Associate Professor
YAMAMOTO Kuniharu
Associate Professor
NAKAGAWA Kei
Lecturer
TAKAMI Kazuhiro
Assistant Professor
SAKURAI Hiroto
Assistant Professor
KONDO Noriko
Assistant Professor
YANBE Kenichiro

Research Projects

  • Investigation of surgical treatment for hepatobiliary pancreatic malignancies
  • Aggressive multidisciplinary treatment with neoadjuvant therapy
  • Development of new surgical treatment incorporating 3D endoscopic system and ICG fluorescent endoscopy in laparoscopic surgery.
  • Prehabilitation for major surgery

Division of Gastroenterologic Surgery

STAFF

Professor
SHIBATA Chikashi
Professor
NAKANO Toru
Associate Professor
KOYAMA Kaori
Associate Professor
TSUJINAKA Shingo
Associate Professor
NAGAO Munenori
Lecturer
MITAMURA Atsushi
Lecturer
MIURA Tomoya
Assistant Professor
SAWADA Kentaro
Assistant Professor
SATOH Yoshihiro
Assistant Professor
KITAMURA You

Research Projects

  • Surgery for esophageal, gastric, and colorectal cancer
  • Expression of VEX2 and prognosis of colorectal cancer
  • Palliative care
  • Preoperative nutritional intervention and postoperative complication of esophagogastric cancer

Division of Thoracic Surgery

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Professor
NIIKAWA Hiromichi
Associate Professor
SUGAWARA Takafumi
Lecturer
ISHIBASHI Naoya
Assistant Professor
SASAKI Takanobu
Assistant Professor
NONOMURA Ryo
Assistant Professor
OSHIMA Yutaka

Research Projects

  • Surgical and Medical treatment for pneumothorax.
  • Minimally invasive surgery for lung cancer.

Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery

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Professor
SUZUKI Akihiko
Associate Professor
WATANABE Go

Research Projects

  • Clinical research on personalized treatment of breast cancer
  • Research on improving the accuracy of breast cancer screening
  • Studies on the involvement of BACA mutations in the development and progression of breast cancer
  • Effect of Arylhydrocarbon Receptor on Cancer Stem Cell Regulatory Mechanism of Breast Cancer

Division of Cardiovascular Surgery

STAFF

Professor
KAWAMOTO Shunsuke
Associate Professor
SHIMIZU Takuya
Lecturer
MINAGAWA Tadanori
Assistant Professor
MATSUOKA Takayuki
Assistant Professor
HIRANUMA Wakiko
Assistant Professor
TAKEDA Miki
Research Associate
OHTA Kazuhiro

Research Projects

  • Evaluation of autonomic nervous system in cardiovascular diseases.
  • Development of novel diagnostic method for infected cardiovascular diseases.
  • Application of artificial intelligence for patient management in intensive care unit.

Division of Orthopaedic surgery

STAFF

Professor
OZAWA Hiroshi
Associate Professor
ISHIZUKA Masato
Associate Professor
KANNO Haruo
Lecturer
HANDA Kyouichi
Assistant Professor
TIBA Shinpei
Assistant Professor
MINEGISHI Hanae
Assistant Professor
KATO Yoshihiko
Research Associate
MUROTANI Motoki

Research Projects

  • Research of the pathophysiology of spinal cord disorders due to acute and chronic compression
  • Research of the pathophysiology of spinal deformity and development of novel treatment for elderly patients
  • Diagnosis and treatment of spinal cord tumors
  • Clinical study of artificial joint surgery

Division of Neurosurgery

STAFF

Professor
ENDO Toshiki
Specially Appointed Professor
SASAKI Tatsuya
Assistant Professor
TAKAHASHI Yoshiharu
Assistant Professor
NISHIZAWA Taketo

Research Projects

  • Intraoperative monitoring (motor evoked potential, visual evoked potential)
  • Intravascular surgery (cerebral aneurysm, dural arteriovenous fistula, thrombectomy)

Division of Dermatology

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Professor
OZAWA Hiroshi(Concurrent assignment)
Associate Professor
IKEDA Takaharu
Assistant Professor
YOKOYAMA Kae

Research Projects

  • Treatment design and synthesis of vitiligo and melanoma using a new in vitro approach for generating iPS cell-derived human melanocytes which were higher in proliferation and melanin production rates.
  • Searching new drug candidates and development for atopic dermatitis and perforating disease using μ-opioid receptor overexpression keratinocyte.
  • Treatment design and synthesis of cutaneous vasculitis using clinical data and sample, and development of vasculitis model rat.
  • Treatment design of sunscreen lotion based on synthesis of fibroblasts attacked by Ultraviolet rays.

Division of Ophthalmology

STAFF

Professor
TAKAHASHI Hidetoshi
Lecturer
SAIGO Yoko
Assistant Professor
TADA Asako
Assistant Professor
ADACHI Aya
Assistant Professor
ASANO Yoshimi
Assistant Professor
OKABE Tatsu
Research Associate
OSADA Miyako

Research Projects

  • Exploring minimally invasive and safe surgical treatment for vitreo-retinal disorders.
  • Exploring of minimally invasive and safe surgical treatment for glaucoma.
  • Early diagnosis techniques and therapeutic methods for glaucoma.

Division of Otolaryngology

STAFF

Professor
OHTA Nobuo
Professor
SHOJI Fumi
Associate Professor
SUZUKI Takahiro
Lecturer
SATOH Teruyuki
Lecturer
NOGUCHI Naoya
Assistant Professor
YAMAZAKI Muneharu
Assistant Professor
TATEDA Yutaka

Research Projects

  • Searching new candidates for evaluation of immunotherapy for Japanese cedar pollinosis
  • Development of novel conservative treatment for head and neck cystic diseases
  • Establishment of novel and safe surgical treatments for salivary gland tumors
  • Searching new drug candidates for chronic rhinosinusitis
  • Investigation about the role of periostin in otolaryngological diseases

Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology

STAFF

Professor
TOKUNAGA Hideki
Specially Appointed Professor
WATANABE Yoh
Associate Professor
WATANABE Tadashi
Lecturer
MATSUZAWA Yukiko
Lecturer
KUROSAWA Hiroki
Lecturer
SAKURADA Syouko
Assistant Professor
SASAKI Fumiko

Research Projects

  • DNA mismatch repair function in gynecologic malignant tumors
  • Mechanisms of resistance to antitumor agents for gynecologic malignant tumors
  • Molecular biology of uterine sarcomas
  • Correlation between PIH and angiogenetic activities
  • Clinicopathological features of ectopic pregnancy
  • Minimal invasive treatment of cesarean scar pregnancy

Division of Urology

STAFF

Professor
KAIHO Yasuhiro
Lecturer
MOROZUMI Kento
Assistant Professor
OIKAWA Masaaki
Research Associate
KUSUMOTO Hiroki

Research Projects

  • Intraoperative electrical stimulation assessment to confirm nerve distribution for urinary and sexual functions
  • Liquid biopsy for urological cancer
  • Tumor volume assessed with whole-body diffusion-weighted imaging
  • Glyco-chain expression on urological cancer

Division of Plastic Surgery

STAFF

Professor
GONDA Koichi
Lecturer
TACHI Kazufumi

Research Projects

  • Clinical research into pathophysiology of diabetic gangrene
  • Analysis of hemodynamics of tissue transplant flaps
  • Study of aging eyelid: mechanism and pathophysiology of involutional blapharoptosis
  • Development of therapeutic method for adverse sequelae of long-standing facial paralysis
  • Optimization of surgical procedure for pectus excavatum

Division of Radiology

STAFF

Professor
YAMADA Takayuki
Lecturer
ISHIKAWA Yojiro
Assistant Professor
MATSUURA Tomonori
Assistant Professor
SATO Tomomi
Assistant Professor
SATANI Nozomi
Assistant Professor
KAGAYA Yuriko
Assistant Professor
SUZUKI Seiju
Assistant Professor
TERAMURA Satoshi
Assistant Professor
YANAGAKI Satoru
Research Associate
ITO Kengo
Research Associate
RI Ri

Research Projects

  • Differentiation between intraligamentous leiomyomas and subserosal leiomyoma on MRI.
  • Outcome and adverse effects of proton beam therapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy for prostate cancer
  • Retrospective comparison of adverse effects between conventional fractionation and hypofractionated irradiation for post-operative breast cancer.
  • The feasibility of using Glasgow Prognostic score, a systemic nutritional evaluation, to predict the prognosis of the patients

Division of Anesthesiology

STAFF

Professor
KUROSAWA Shin
Lecturer
YOSHIDA Akiko
Assistant Professor
NAGAYA Kei
Assistant Professor
ITO Yosuke
Assistant Professor
IGARI Yui

Research Projects

  • Acute kidney injury associated with cardiopulmonary bypass
  • Coagulopathy after cardiac surgery
  • Microcirculation of skin
  • Acute pain management after laparotomy
  • The effects of glucose on immune cell apoptosis and mitochondrial membrane potential and the analysis of its mechanism by which glucose might modulate the immune functions.
  • The effects of anesthetics on anticancer chemotherapeutic agents-induced immune cell apoptosis and analysis of its immunosuppressive mechanism.
  • The analysis of the mechanisms by which anesthetics enhance the glucocorticoid-induced lymphocyte apoptosis.

Division of General Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Professor
ITO Osamu
Associate Professor
OGAWA Yoshiko
Lecturer
TAKAHASHI Asako

Research Projects

  • Clinical and basic research on cardiac diseases and rehabilitation
  • Clinical and basic research on renal diseases and rehabilitation
  • Clinical research on stroke rehabilitation
  • Clinical research on pulmonary rehabilitation
  • Clinical research on dysphasia rehabilitation

Division of Emergency and Disaster Medicine

STAFF

Professor
ENDO Tomoyuki
Lecturer
ABE Yoshinobu
Lecturer
MATSUMURA Nobutoshi
Assistant Professor
SATOH Dai
Assistant Professor
ITAGAKI Hideya
Research Associate
NAGAI Misako

Research Projects

  • Out-of Cardiac Arrest Registry of Japanese Association of Acute Medicine
  • Efficacy of simulation education for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • Establishment of disaster information management and command system among local medical facilities
  • Multicenter Registry of COVID-19 patients requiring intensive care

Division of Laboratory Medicine

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Professor
TAKAHASHI Shinichiro
Assistant Professor
SUZUKI Susumu
Assistant Professor
ENDO Yasuhiro

Research Projects

  • Clarifying the molecular pathogenesis of acute myeloid leukemia.
  • Clarifying the mechanisms of hematopoietic cell differentiation.
  • Development of efficient differentiation therapies.
  • Development of the better technologies in laboratory medicine.
  • Development of the better systems to manage safe and appropriate clinical uses of blood products

Division of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control

STAFF

Professor
ENDO Shiro
Lecturer
YOSHIDA Makiko
Lecturer
SUZUKI Jun
Assistant Professor
IMAI Haruka

Research Projects

  • Analysis of pathogenesis of severe and refractory infectious diseases
  • Development of the novel diagnostic tools, anti-microbial agents, and vaccines.
  • Management of infectious diseases in the rural and aged societies
  • Construction of medical networks for infectious diseases clinicians
  • Practice of infection control and antimicrobial stewardship

Division of Medical safety

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Professor
TEZUKA Noriaki

Research Projects

  • Development of fool-proof equipment
  • Prevention of errors in the electronic order entry
  • Improving the performance of medical teams
  • Education: to understand issues of quality and safety in healthcare

Division of Medical Informatics

STAFF

Professor
OHSAGA Atsushi

Research Projects

  • Functional development of system applications for hospital information systems
  • Secure and high available information network for hospital information system
  • Application of automatic identification by RFID technology to patient safety and operational efficiency
  • Application of video/audio transmission technology to inter-medical communication and telemedicine

Division of Diagnostic Pathology

STAFF

Professor
FUJISHIMA Fumiyoshi
Research Associate
KATO Masashi

Research Projects

  • Observation of tumors and tissues through stereomicroscopy
  • Analysis by 3D construction of tumors and tissues
  • Comparison of endoscopic findings and radiological images with histopathological images
  • Relationship between treatment sensitivity and histopathology
  • Analysis using a new notation system for immunohistochemistry

Center for Medical Education

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Professor
NAKAMURA Yutaka
Specially Appointed Professor
OHNO Isao
Specially Appointed Professor
KAMEOKA Junichi(Concurrent assignment)
Professor
SHOJI Fumi(Concurrent assignment)
Associate Professor
ARIKAWA Tomohiro
Associate Professor
MIYASAKA Tomomitsu
Associate Professor
FUKUYO Naomi(Concurrent assignment)
Assistant Professor
SHISHIDO Fumi
Assistant Professor
TOSHIMA Kaoru
Assistant Professor
SASAKI Masashi

Research Projects

We all in the Center for Medical Education are widely in charge of medical education such as medical lectures and trainings of both basic medical sciences and clinical medicine. Through these educational experiences, we are generally responsible for coordinating the medical education of all grades. Also, based on a PDCA cycle system, we plan to improve the curriculum of medical education in cooperation with members in Faculty of Medicine. To make a cornerstone of under- and postgraduate education, we promote research in the medical education with analysis of data from educational action. In addition, we have our own original research background; and conduct our research as well.

  • Functional analysis of SNPs in m-opioid receptor gene in the pathogenesis of psychological stress-induced exacerbation of allergic asthma
  • Immunological analysis of female-dominant severity of bronchial asthma
  • Impacts of respirology and allergy classes in the lower grade of medical school on students’ carrier prospects
  • Research on the function of galectins, especially Gal-9, in immunity and development
  • Research on membrane trafficking of glycosyltransferases
  • Investigation of the role of sphingomyelin in T cell development
  • Incumbent education for nurses, simulation-based education

Tome Satellite Center for Community Medical Education

STAFF

Associate Professor
SUMITOMO Kazuhiro

Research Projects

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Ishinomaki Satellite Center for Community Medical Education

STAFF

Associate professor
OHARA Takahiro

Research Projects

  • Guidance, management and implementation of community-based medical education in the Ishinomaki area
  • Dispatch of doctors to the Ishinomaki area.
  • Contributions to the medical activities in the Ishinomaki area.
  • Cohort studies after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
  • Multidisciplinary collaborations with public administration, nursing, pharmacy and elderly care.