Associate Professor
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
School of Medicine
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology
School of Medicine
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacology
School of Medicine
Associate Professor
Hematology and Oncology
Department of Medicine
Associate Professor
Division of General Medical Sciences
Associate Professor
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
My research includes cell death regulation, mechanism of epigenetic aging, the biological significance of DNA methylation age determining the timing of death, and the development of cell death inhibiting small compounds.
Primary appointment - Ophthalmology
Other appointments - Pharmacology, Pathology, General Medical Science, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Research Information
Research Interests
- Development of novel small compounds rescuing cells from mitochondria-dependent cell death
- The mechanism of epigenetic aging
- The development of the methods controlling aging and age-associated diseases.
- The mechanism of the inherited retinal dystrophies.
- Age-dependent corneal endothelial dystrophy.
Awards and Honors
Translational Research Acceleration Award
2024
Foundation Fighting Blindness
Edmond S. Ricanati, MD Award
2020
Case Western Reserve University
Gund-Harrington Scholar Award
2017
Foundation Fighting Blindness
ASH Scholar Award
2002
American Society of Hematology
Intergen Young Investigator Award
2000
American Association of Cancer Research
Bristol-Myers Squibb Young Investigator Award
1999
American Association of Cancer Research
Veterinary Medical Science Scholar Award
1994
Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
Kato memorial Award for Biological Research
1992
Kato Memorial Foundation
Professional Memberships
Council Member, The Society of Experimental Biology and Medicine
Member, The Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Member, The International Society of Eye Research
Member, The American Society of Hematology
Member, American Association of Cancer Research
Publications
Education
BSc
University of Tokyo
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
University of Tokyo
PhD
University of Tokyo
Postdoctoral Training
The Burnham Institute (La Jolla Cancer Research Foundation)
Additional Information
Service
- Associate Editor (Aging Section), Experimental Biology of Medicine
- Section Editor (Cancer Research), Science Progress
- Editorial Board member (Cell Biology section), Cells