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Renal and Urologic Surgery Lab
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A clinical care group that works mainly on urologic cancers, with research in molecular biology, voiding, and reproduction.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring urologic cancers at the molecular level.
The Renal and Urologic Surgery clinical group provides care and conducts research on urologic diseases at the University of Tsukuba.
In its research, the lab studies urologic cancers such as urothelial carcinoma, kidney cancer, and testicular tumors using the methods of molecular biology.
It also actively pursues research on voiding dysfunction, reproductive medicine, and artificial intelligence.
Through clinical care and research, the lab aims to train "urologists with broad insight and a spirit of independence and self-reliance."
Key terms
- Urothelial carcinoma
- Cancer that arises in the urothelium, which lines the renal pelvis, ureter, and bladder.
- Molecular biology
- The field that studies life phenomena and the mechanisms of disease at the molecular level, such as genes and proteins.
- Translational research
- Research that bridges the findings of basic research to the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
ResearchResearch themes
In its basic research laboratory for renal and urologic surgery, the lab conducts molecular biological research and translational research, focusing on urothelial carcinoma, kidney cancer, and testicular tumors. It also works on voiding dysfunction, reproductive medicine, and artificial intelligence.
*Illustrative imageOncogenes and the immune environment in urothelial carcinoma
This project aims to clarify the signaling of a novel oncogene that acts in urothelial carcinoma, and the immune environment surrounding the tumor. It is one of the projects for doctoral and master's students.
*Illustrative imageKidney cancer growth and ELOVL
This project investigates how the elongation of very long-chain fatty acids (ELOVL) is involved in the growth of kidney cancer, including its effects and mechanisms.
*Illustrative imageAntitumor immunity with liposome formulations
The lab turns trehalose-6,6-dimycolate, extracted from mycobacteria, into cationic liposomes and examines antitumor immunity in a mouse bladder cancer model.
*Illustrative imageBladder cancer tumor environment and PLD
This project investigates what role phospholipase D (PLD) plays in the environment surrounding bladder cancer tumors.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Renal and Urologic Surgery clinical group consist of faculty, Project Professors, Visiting Associate Professors, Hospital Lecturers and Hospital Assistant Professors, clinical fellows, and residents.As of 2026
- ProfessorHiroyuki Nishiyama
- Associate ProfessorShuya Kandori
- Lecturer, Hospital ProfessorAkio Hoshi
- LecturerAtsushi Ikeda
- LecturerYoshiyuki Nagumo
- LecturerMasanobu Shiga
- Assistant ProfessorShuhei Suzuki
- Assistant ProfessorHironari Sakurai
- Assistant ProfessorReo Takahashi
- Hospital LecturerKosuke Kojo
- Hospital LecturerSatoshi Nitta
- Hospital Assistant ProfessorKozaburo Tanuma
- Hospital Assistant ProfessorAkane Yamaguchi
- Project ProfessorHiromitsu Negoro
- Project ProfessorTakashi Kawahara
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Cystoscopy system” Sarang / Public domain (cropped)
- Oncogenes and the immune environment in urothelial carcinoma: “Histopathology of squamous cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder, high magnification” Mikael Häggström, M.D. Author info - Reusing images- Conflicts of interest: None Mikael Häggström, M.D.Consent note: Consent from the patient or patient's relatives is regarded as redundant, because of absence of identifiable features (List of HIPAA identifiers) in the media and case information (See also HIPAA case reports guidance). / CC0 (cropped)
- Kidney cancer growth and ELOVL: “Chromphobe Renal Cell Carcinoma ( )” Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Antitumor immunity with liposome formulations: “Mycobacterium fortuitum” CDC/ Margaret M. Williams; Janice Haney Carr / Public domain (cropped)
- Bladder cancer tumor environment and PLD: “Plague Enzyme Structure ( )” National Institute of Standards and Technology / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Clinical Laboratory Medicine Lab): “Clinical Chemistry Analyzer , Клинички биохемиски анализатор 3” Делфина / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (RNA Biochemistry Lab): “Two percent Agarose Gel in Borate Buffer cast in a Gel Tray (Front, angled)” Joseph Elsbernd / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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