Education
- B.S., Biology, Waseda University, Tokyo
- Ph.D., Bioscience and Bioengineering, Waseda University, Tokyo
- Postdoctoral fellow, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Research Interests
- Regenerative medicine and stem cell biology
- Cell sheet tissue engineering for tissue regeneration
- Translational research for reliable new therapy development
My research goal is to develop “sustainable” cell-based regenerative medicine. Laboratory demonstrations of tissue engineering and cell therapy concepts have rapidly advanced. However, unreliable, inconsistent clinical outcomes and limited production scalability are critical barriers to bringing promising new cell therapies to the public at practical levels. Our research directly addresses this issue by using scalable allogeneic cell sources for reasonable target patient populations and developing quality validation methods. Current focuses are the spatial omics approach for the regenerative remodeling in animal transplantation model and the scientifically robust quality control system for regenerative medicine products.