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Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition Lab
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The lab studies diabetes and endocrine and nutritional diseases, from elucidating their mechanisms to developing new medical care.

AboutAbout the lab
From elucidating disease mechanisms to creating new medical care.
The Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition carries out consistent research on diabetes, endocrine diseases, and nutritional and metabolic diseases, from elucidating disease mechanisms to creating new medical care.
Combining basic research, clinical research, and data science, the lab conducts translational research, including regenerative medicine using iPS cells, omics analysis, and analysis of real-world data.
The lab also carries out cross-disciplinary research on Person-Centered Care, health policy, and medical education, contributing to improving the quality of healthcare.
Graduate students are encouraged to think and run experiments on their own, and staff teach the necessary techniques.
Key terms
- Pancreatic β cell
- A cell in the pancreas that produces insulin and lowers blood glucose
- Incretin
- A hormone released from the gut after eating that promotes insulin secretion
- Translational research
- Research that bridges the results of basic research to treatment and diagnosis in hospitals
ResearchResearch themes
The lab conducts research at various scales, from clinical to basic, on metabolic diseases centered on diabetes, as well as endocrine diseases and nutrition.
View More ↗MembersFaculty
- ProfessorDaisuke Yabe
- LecturerDaisuke Taura
- LecturerYoshihito Fujita
- Hospital LecturerJunji Fujikura
- Assistant ProfessorIchiro Yamauchi
- Assistant ProfessorYohei Ueda
- Assistant ProfessorTakaaki Murakami
- LecturerKaori Ikeda
- Program-Specific ProfessorMayumi Inoe
- Program-Specific Assistant ProfessorSatoko Kuwahara
- Program-Specific Assistant ProfessorMakiko Tatsumi
- Program-Specific Assistant ProfessorSachiko Kawashima
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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: “Suckale08 fig2 islet structure” Jakob Suckale, Michele Solimena / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Basic and Clinical Research on Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Nutrition: “Islet of Langerhans and Insulin” Zappys Technology Solutions / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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