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  • Toshihiro Mitaka, M.D., Ph.D.Professor

    Research Interest
    Hepatic stem/progenitor cells
    In vitro reconstruction of liver
    Liver diseases
    Liver development and regeneration

Education

1978-1984 Sapporo Medical College; M.D.
1984-1988 Graduate School (Prof. Hideyuki Tsukada); Ph.D
Department of Pathology, Cancer Research Institute,
Sapporo Medical College

Professional

1988-1990 Postdoctoral Fellow (Prof. Henry C. Pitot)
McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin, U.S.A.
1990-1993 Instructor,
Department of Pathology, Cancer Research Institute,
Sapporo Medical College
1993-1998 Assistant Professor
1998-2002 Associate Professor
2002-2011 Full Professor
Department of Pathophysiology, Cancer Research Institute,
Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
2011-Present Full Professor
Department of Tissue Development and Regeneration,
Research Institute for Frontier Medicine,
Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine

Society Membership

  • The Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine
  • The Japan Society of Hepatology
  • The Japanese Hepatic Cells Research Society
  • The Japanese Cancer Association
  • The Japanese Society of Pathology
  • The American Society for Investigative Pathology

Educational and Scientific Program

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, U.S.A.), April 13, 2000
    Surgery Grand Rounds,
    Title: “Reconstruction of hepatic organoids by small hepatocytes: The role of hepatic nonparenchymal cells and extracellular matrix”
  • Experimental Biology 2000, Workshop: Liver Pthobiology: Liver stem cells, 2000 (San Diego, U.S.A.), April 15, 2000
    Title: “Proliferation and maturation of small hepatocytes: the role of hepatic nonparenchymal cells and extracellular matrix.”
  • The 6th US-Japan Symposium on Drug Delivery System: Plenary presentation. Maui, Hawaii, USA. December 17, 2001
    Title: In Vitro reconstruction of hepatic tissues and their application.

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