Akihide Kamiya Associate Professor
Got tenure position from April, 2015ContactE-mail : kamiyaa[at]tokai-u.jp |
Degree/ License
Ph.D.
Biography
- 1999
- Ph.D. from Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
- 1999-2001
- Research associate, Stem Cell Regulation Project, Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology
- 2001-2004
- Visiting Fellow, Laboratory of Metabolism, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, USA
- 2004-2005
- Staff Scientist, Division of Stem Cell Therapy, Center for Experimental Medicine, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo
- 2005-2008
- Assistant Professor, Division of Stem Cell Therapy, Center for Experimental Medicine, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo
- 2008-2011
- Assistant Professor, Division of Stem Cell Therapy, Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo
- 2012
- Associate Professor, Tokai University Institute of Innovative Science and Technology
Research Field
Liver is the central organ of metabolism and hepatocytes, the main cellular component of the adult liver, express many enzymes and factors playing a crucial role in mature liver functions. Infection of hepatitis viruses, overtake of alcohol, or several metabolic disorders induce chronic liver hepatitis, liver fibrosis, and hepatocellular carcinomas. In this laboratory, we are going to establish new stem cell therapy for these severe liver diseases.
Keywords
Hepatic stem cell, iPS cell, liver regeneration, liver development
Membership (of Academic Organization)
- The Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine
- The Japan Society of Hepatology
- The Japanese Society of the Research of Hepatic cells
Honors
- 2007 Chairman’s Award in the 14th annual meeting of The Japanese Society of the Research of Hepatic cells, Kagoshima, Japan
- 2008 Poster Award in FASEB Summer Research Conference “Liver Growth, Development and Disease”, Snowmass, Colorado, USA.
- 2009 Young Investigator’s Award in the 8th annual meeting of The Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Message
Liver undergoes a dramatic change from the embryonic hematopoietic organ to the metabolic one during embryonic development. Regeneration after hepatectomy or chemical-induced injury is another example of the remarkable ability of the liver. However, the molecular mechanisms of liver regeneration after severe damage remains largely unknown. Our laboratory have been working on developmental biology and regeneration of the liver and will contribute to progress new cell-therapies for liver diseases.