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Toru Hosoda　Associate Professor

 

Affiliation

IIST Medical Science Division (Isehara Campus)

Contact

E-mail : hosoda[at]tokai-u.jp

Degree/ License

M.D., Ph.D. / Medical License / Board Certified Member of Internal Medicine / Certified Industrial Physician

Biography

1994
M.D. from University of Tokyo
1994
Resident in Internal Medicine at University of Tokyo Hospital
1995
Resident in Cardiovascular Medicine at Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women’s Medical University
2000
Ph.D. from University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
2000
Research and Clinical Fellow in Cardiovascular Medicine at University of Tokyo Hospital
2003
Lecturer at Clinical Bioinformatics, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
2004
Research Fellow in Cardiovascular Medicine at New York Medical College
2005
Research Assistant Professor in Cardiovascular Medicine at New York Medical College
2007
Co-Assistant Director at Center for Regenerative Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
2010
Assistant Professor at Departments of Anesthesia and Medicine and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
2011
Current position

Research Field

Recent discovery of Cardiac Stem Cells (CSCs) in the adult mammalian heart has revealed continuous turnover of cardiomyocytes, and I have been involved intensively in the characterization of these cells. The ongoing clinical trial utilizing autologous CSCs on chronic ischemic heart failure has shown very promising preliminary outcome. I would like to introduce this new therapeutic option to Japan.

Keywords

Cardiac Stem Cell (CSC), Cardiac regeneration, c-kit, Cardiac niche, mircrine

Membership (of Academic Organization)

  • Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
  • Japanese Circulation Society
  • American Heart Association

Honors

  • 2004 Research Grant Abroad (Japan Heart Foundation / Bayer
  • 2006 Basic Cardiovascular Science Abstract Travel Award (American Heart Association)
  • 2008 R21HL094894 as PI (NIH/NHLBI)
  • 2009 R21HL094894-S1 as PI (ARRA/NIH/NHLBI)

Message

I will do my best to contribute to improve cardiovascular science in Japan. I truly appreciate your continuous support and cooperation.