Departments of Basic Medicine

Department Professor Research Keyword
Anatomy and Developmental Biology IKEGAMI Koji Cilia, cytoskeleton, extracellular vesicles, cell migration, cell division, stress response, circadian rhythm, body wall formation, imaging, cell biology, developmental biology
Neurobiology AIZAWA Hidenori Depression, Dopamine, Serotonin, Habenula, Model animals
Physiology and Biophysics FUJIWARA Yuichiro Principles of operation of ion channels, receptors and transporters, Electrophysiology, Structural biology, Intermolecular interaction, Biosensor, Artificial ion channel creation, Channelopathy
Neurophysiology HASHIMOTO Kouichi Neuron, synapse, neuronal circuitry
Biochemistry   Endoplasmic reticulum stress, Unfolded protein response, Stress response, Biochemistry, Cell biology, Molecular biology, Neurodegenerative disorder, Skeletal diseases
Biomedical Chemistry MORIWAKI Kenta Cell death, Necrosis, Plasma membrane damage, Inflammation, Cancer, Inflammatory disease
Molecular and pharmacological neuroscience SAKAI Norio Protein kinase C, spinocerebellar atrophy, Parkinson disease, elongation of neural processes, survival of neurons, ischemic brain disease, microglia, serotonin transporter
Molecular Pathology MII Shinji Tumor Pathology, Stromal Pathology, Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts, Comprehensive Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Development of Novel Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Cancer Stem Cells, Genome Editing
Pathology TAKESHIMA Yukio Human cancer, Pathology, Environmental carcinogenesis, Asbestos, Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer, Pathological Diagnosis, Molecular target therapy
Virology SAKAGUCHI Takemasa virus, innate immunity, interferon, crystal structure of protein、anti-viral reagents, hepatitis B virus, amyotrophic lateralosclerosis, optineurin
Epidemiology, Disease Control and Prevention FUKUMA Shingo Big health data, epidemiology, statistics, data science, causal inference, behavioural science, clinical epidemiological research in hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease, epidemiological research, and genetic analysis for infectious diseases such as hepatitis virus and new coronavirus, international collaborative epidemiological research, blood services and blood donation promotion
Public Health and Health Policy KUBO Tatsuhiko Public health, Occupational Health, Emergency Medical Team, International Disaster Relief, J-SPEED, WHO EMT MDS, Chronobiology, Chrono-Nutrition, Chrono-Health Science
Forensic Medicine NAGAO Masataka Clinical forensic medicine, Child abuse, Domestic violence, Elder abuse, Drug, Chromatography, Mass spectrometry, Cell cycle, DNA damage, Epigenetics, Differentiation
NAMERA Akira Drug intoxication, Industrial poisoning, Drug dependence, Simple detection method, Chromatography, Mass spectrometry, Metabolites analysis, Drug analysis in hair
Immunology YASUDA Tomoharu Antigen receptor, Development of lymphocytes, Immunodeficiency, Lymphoma, Immune surveillance, Gene therapy, Allergy, Autoimmune disease


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