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Nephrology Lab
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A nephrology lab that contributes to society through clinical care, education, and research on kidney disease.
AboutAbout the lab
Contributing to society through clinical care, education, and research
The Nephrology Lab is part of the Department of Pathophysiological Internal Medicine in the Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine. Its mission is to contribute to society through clinical care, education, and research in nephrology.
The lab's clinical care covers all kidney-related conditions, including nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, chronic kidney disease (CKD), acute kidney injury, diabetic kidney disease, and polycystic kidney disease.
With the goal of "research with the power to change kidney disease care worldwide," the lab conducts both clinical research and basic research.
The lab places importance on educating young physicians and trains clinicians through a unified program.
Key terms
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
- A condition in which kidney damage or reduced kidney function persists. It is one of the conditions this lab treats.
- Clinical research
- Research that analyzes real-world clinical practice in order to share new evidence and develop new diagnostic methods and treatments.
- Connective tissue disease
- A group of diseases that includes systemic lupus erythematosus. It is one of the lab's areas of clinical strength.
NewsLab news
A Lecturer's research results were featured on the JST project outcomes page
A hospital Assistant Professor received the Outstanding Presentation Award at the Kidney and Lipid Research Meeting
Presentations at KIDNEY WEEK 2025 received the ASN Journals' Trainees of the Year 2025 award and the Top Trainee Poster Award
ResearchResearch themes
Much about kidney disease and connective tissue disease is still unknown, and treatments are not yet sufficient. Through both clinical and basic research, the lab aims to develop new diagnostic methods and treatments and to clarify the mechanisms of these diseases. This description is based on the professor's greeting on the lab website (written around 2016).
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MembersFaculty
- ProfessorShoichi Maruyama
- Associate ProfessorTomoki Kosugi
- LecturerNoritoshi Kato
- LecturerKazuhiro Furuhashi
- Hospital LecturerKayaho Maeda
- Hospital LecturerAkihito Tanaka
- Assistant ProfessorTakaya Ozeki
- Hospital Assistant ProfessorKeishi Osada
- Hospital Assistant ProfessorNobuhiro Nishibori
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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: “HCCH hemodialysis machine” Jackhsiao / Public domain (cropped)
- Exploring kidney disease through clinical and basic research: “NABL Accredited Clinical Pathology Laboratory in Kharghar Navi Mumbai Diagnostic Services” Goleisureintl / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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