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Nephrology Lab
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A nephrology lab that investigates how chronic kidney disease progresses, starting from podocytes.
AboutAbout the lab
The last stronghold for kidney disease and dialysis care in Chiba Prefecture
The Nephrology Lab conducts basic and clinical research centered on elucidating the molecular mechanisms by which chronic kidney disease progresses.
A new lab that began in 2017 when its first professor took up the post, it also provides renal replacement therapy through hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis in clinical care.
Even though it is an internal medicine department, its own nephrology physicians perform dialysis shunt surgery and shunt angioplasty (PTA).
The lab has a system in which physicians can follow the whole course of care, from the pathological diagnosis of kidney biopsies to deciding on a treatment plan and monitoring the treatment course.
Key terms
- Podocyte
- One of the cells that make up the glomerulus of the kidney. Also called a glomerular podocyte
- Chronic kidney disease
- A disease in which kidney function declines gradually over a long period of time
- Renal replacement therapy
- Treatment that takes over the function of kidneys that have stopped working, such as hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
NewsLab news
Chiba University press release: “Part of the Mechanism Behind the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease Elucidated”
Assistant Professor Wakabayashi received an Excellent Presentation Award at the Annual Scientific Meeting and General Assembly of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy
Recruiting graduate students for academic year 2026 (Reiwa 8)
A presentation from the lab received the President's Award at the Scientific Meeting of the Japan Society for Adult Diseases (Lifestyle-Related Diseases)
Assistant Professor Wakabayashi received the President's Award from the Chiba Dialysis Research Group
ResearchResearch themes
The lab pursues both basic and clinical research, with the aim of uncovering the molecular mechanisms by which chronic kidney disease progresses. Graduate students' research themes are decided together with each student, taking their wishes into account.
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MembersFaculty
The members of the Nephrology Lab are faculty, staff physicians, graduate students, and residents in specialty training.
- ProfessorKatsuhiko Asanuma
- Associate ProfessorAtsuhiro Taguchi
- LecturerDaisuke Honda
- Clinical LecturerYasuhiro Yoshimura
- Assistant ProfessorHanaee Wakabayashi
- Project Assistant ProfessorTomoki Yoshioka
- Project Assistant ProfessorHiroko Inoe
- Project Assistant ProfessorNaoto Okubo
- Project Assistant ProfessorTsubasa Shinomiya
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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: “Hemodialysis machine INNOVA” Виталий Поспелов at ru.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Podocytes and Chronic Kidney Disease: “Kidney Glomerulus Cell Types” Artwork by Holly Fischer / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
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