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Shigeru Kakuta, Associate Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Laboratory Animal Science Lab uses genetic modification technology to create disease model mice that replicate diseases more faithfully, and uses them in its research. Using these mice, the lab investigates how inflammatory diseases and infections arise, and also evaluates the effects of gut bacteria and of components derived from agricultural products. Because animal experiments depend on the lives of animals, the lab also places importance on conducting appropriate animal experiments in line with the 3Rs principles. In addition to the Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, the lab accepts graduate students from the Department of Animal Resource Sciences, and welcomes those who graduated from faculties outside veterinary medicine.
Masaru Okuda, Professor
Medicine & Healthcare0 student voices
The Veterinary Internal Medicine Lab pursues the questions “Why do animal diseases occur?” and “How can they be cured?” The lab is in charge of the internal medicine services at the University of Tokyo Animal Medical Center, where it studies problems arising in clinical practice and links the findings to treatment. Focusing on blood diseases, tumors, and gastrointestinal diseases in dogs and cats, the lab incorporates genome analysis technologies to uncover new disease conditions. Because dogs and cats live in environments close to humans and share many similar diseases, this research also brings new insights to human medicine.
Shin-Ichi Sekizawa, Associate Professor
Medicine & Healthcare0 student voices
The Veterinary Hygiene Lab studies disease control, environmental hygiene, and hygiene in animal husbandry. In particular, it investigates the mechanisms by which diseases arise and progress in the cardiovascular system, including the heart and blood vessels, and in the nervous system. The lab also works on developing technologies to measure and analyze physiological parameters such as electrocardiograms and blood pressure.
Kazuhiro Hirayama, Professor
Medicine & Healthcare0 student voices
The Veterinary Public Health Lab studies the gut microbiota and infectious diseases transmitted between animals and humans (zoonoses). Veterinary public health is a broad field that covers not only preventing illnesses such as food poisoning, but also promoting the health of humans and animals. The lab keeps germ-free mice, which have no gut bacteria, and being able to run experiments with them is a major distinguishing feature. The lab supports its students so that they grow into people who can realize One Health, the idea that human and animal health are one.
Taisuke Horimoto, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Veterinary Microbiology Lab studies animal viruses. The lab conducts basic research on avian and bovine influenza viruses, bat coronaviruses closely related to SARS-CoV-2, and bunyaviruses. It also pursues applied research, such as oncolytic viruses that treat cancer and vaccine development. In addition, the lab isolates novel viruses from bats and studies their properties.
Masatoshi Hori, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Veterinary Pharmacology Lab studies how the body functions and how drugs act in mammals, including humans. Its work centers on muscle: smooth muscle, which forms the walls of internal organs such as the stomach, intestines, and bladder, and skeletal muscle, which moves the body. The lab seeks to uncover how muscle is repaired after injury and how muscle ages. The lab also continues research on the actions of natural substances, such as toxins from marine organisms and components of foods.
Yoshiakira Kanai, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Veterinary Anatomy Lab focuses on the “form” of living things and studies them from the perspective of morphology. In particular, it investigates gonad development, cell differentiation, immunity, and evolution, focusing on the gonads that nurture the germ cells that give rise to sperm and eggs. It uses a wide range of methods, from gross anatomy observed with the naked eye to histology, molecular biology, and the generation of knockout mice. It is a lab where students can choose their own research topics based on their own interests.
Hisashi Inokuma, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Veterinary Reproduction and Breeding Lab studies the mechanisms of sex and reproduction in mammals, with "hormones" as its keyword. The lab aims to put its findings to use in livestock production settings. Its goals are both to breed livestock efficiently and to reduce the numbers of wild animals that damage crops. The lab also hosts a research group in farm animal clinical medicine.
Akira Uematsu, Associate Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Uematsu Lab uses animal models to study the brain mechanisms involved in learning and memory. The lab aims to uncover how the brain works as animals learn in response to pleasant and unpleasant stimuli. It also studies how learned memories are updated so that animals can adapt when the environment or conditions change. The lab's faculty member is a Senior Researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and concurrently serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Animal Resource Sciences at the University of Tokyo.
Takahisa Murata, Associate Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Radiation Animal Science Lab creates animal disease models to study how diseases arise and progress. Its subjects range from allergic diseases such as food allergy, asthma, and atopic dermatitis to the growth and metastasis of cancer. The central theme is clarifying how lipid mediators regulate inflammation and applying this knowledge to treatment. The lab was founded after the Great East Japan Earthquake to investigate the effects on the body of long-term exposure to low-dose radiation.
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