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Kenji Takamori M.D., Ph.D (Group profile)

Members

Kenji Takamori (M.D., Ph.D.)

Board of Directors: Juntendo University
Director: Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Professor: Department of Dermatology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine

Education

1961-1967
Medical School, Juntendo University (Japan)
1967
M.D. ( Medicine)
1967-1971
Graduate School, Department of Biochemistry, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
1971
Ph.D (Biochemistry)

Positions and Employment

1971-1976
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
1976-1977
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
1977-1979
Research Associate, Department of Dermatology, Duke University Medical Center
1980-1987
Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
1987-1993
Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
1993-2007
Professor, Department of Dermatology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
2002-2005
Vice-Director, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital
2005-2012
Director, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital
2005-present
Board of Directors, Juntendo University
2007-present
Professor emeritus, Juntendo University
2007-present
Professor, Department of Dermatology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
2008-present
Director, Institute for Environmental and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
2019-present
Director, Juntendo Itch Research Center (JIRC)
Mitsutoshi Tominaga (Ph.D.)

Associate Professor: Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine

Education

2000-2005
Ph.D., Biological Engineering, Tokyo University of Science
2007
Ph.D., Medicine, Juntendo University

Positions and Employment

2005-2010
Post Doctoral Fellow, Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
2010-2012
Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
2010-2012
Assistant Professor (Part-time), Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
2011-2012
Visiting Researcher, University of California, Davis (Carstens Lab.)
2012-2014
Assistant Professor, Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
2014-present
Associate Professor, Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
2019-present
Vice Director, Juntendo Itch Research Center (JIRC)
Yayoi Kamata (Ph.D.)

Associate Professor: Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine

Education

2008-2011
Ph.D., Medicine, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences (Biochemistry)

Positions and Employment

2011-2012
Researcher, Department of Regulation Biochemistry, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
2012-2013
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
2013-2016
Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
2016-2017
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
2017-2021
Assistant Professor, Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
2022-present
Associate Professor, Institute for Environment and Gender-SpecificMedicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
Eriko Komiya (Ph.D.)

Assistant Professor: Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine

Education

2007-2012
Ph.D., Science, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences, Yokohama City University

Positions and Employment

2012-2013
Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Cell Biology, Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University
2013-2014
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Therapy Development and Innovation for Immune disorders and Cancers, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
2014-2018
Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
2018-present
Assistant Professor, Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
Sumika Toyama (Ph.D.)

Assistant Professor: Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine

Education

2013-2017
Ph.D., Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medicine

Positions and Employment

2017–2022
Post Doctoral Fellow, Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
2022-present
Assistant Professor, Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
Kotaro Honda (Ph.D.) Adjunct Assistant Professor: Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Qiao Feng Zhao (M.D., Ph.D.) Postdoctoral Fellow: Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Tomohiro Tobita (Ph.D.) Postdoctoral Fellow: Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Go Kojima (M.D.) Graduate student (Doctor’s course): Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Yui Toyosawa (M.D.) Graduate student (Doctor’s course): Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Masafumi Yokota Graduate student (Doctor’s course): Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Yuki Tanaka (M.D.) Graduate student (Doctor’s course): Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Zuo Ying (M.D.) Graduate student (Doctor’s course): Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Catharina Sagita Moniaga (M.D., Ph.D.) Collaborative Researcher: Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Nobuaki Takahashi (Ph.D.) Collaborative Researcher:Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Tomoyuki Iwanaga (Ph.D.) Collaborative Researcher:Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Tomohiro Matsumoto Collaborative Researcher: Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Tetsuhito Sakurai Collaborative Researcher:Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Tamie Miyata Collaborative Researcher: Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Takashi Yoshino Collaborative Researcher: Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Runa Sekiguchi Collaborative Researcher: Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Mariannayoshino Kosaka Collaborative Researcher: Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Yoko Ichihashi (Ph.D.) Collaborative Researcher: Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Masahiko Sato (Ph.D.) Collaborative Researcher: Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Akiko Eda Collaborative Researcher: Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Yutaro Yamada Collaborative Researcher: Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Mirei Fujita Collaborative Researcher: Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Utako Kimura (M.D., Ph.D.) Associate Professor: Department of Dermatology, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital
Shiho Iwamoto (M.D., Ph.D.) Assistant Professor: Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital
Yuko Kurosaki (M.D., Ph.D) Assistant Professor: :Department of Dermatology, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital
Ryoma Kishi (M.D., Ph.D.) Assistant Professor: Department of Dermatology, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital
Munehiro Tsurumachi (M.D., Ph.D.) Adjunct Assistant Professor: Department of Dermatology, Juntendo University Hospital
Rui Kato (M.D.) Assistant Professor: Department of Dermatology, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital
Mayu Kawamura (M.D.) Assistant Professor: Department of Dermatology, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital
Atsuko Kamo (Ph.D.) Associate Professor: Juntendo University School of Health Care and Nursing
Collaborators
Yoshie Umehara (Ph.D.) Assistant Professor: Atopy Research Center
Takayuki Yonezawa (Ph.D.) Research Institute for Biological Functions, Chubu University
Yozo Ishiuji (M.D., Ph.D.) Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine
Hiroaki Kawasaki (Ph.D.) Department of Food Safety and Management, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Showa Women's University
Alumni
Suhandy Tengara (M.D., Ph.D.) Study Coordinator at Australian Clinical Research Network
Kenichi Taneda (M.D., Ph.D.)  
Osamu Negi (M.D., Ph.D.) Negi Hospital
Kyoichi Iizumi (Ph.D.) Shibata Gakuen University
Kei Torigoe
(M.D., Ph.D.)
Advanced Clinical Research of Cancer, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive care, National Cancer Center Hospital East
Azumi Sakaguchi  
Ayaka Ohtsu NITTO DENKO Corp.
Fumiya Kusube Kaken Pharmaceutical CO., LTD.
Ryohei Kosaka  
Mirei Fujita FANCL CORPORATION
takamori's group staff photo

Research interest

Itch (or pruritus) has been defined as an unpleasant sensation that provokes the desire to scratch. Itch is also believed to signal danger from various environmental factors or physiological abnormalities. Clinically, intractable itch is a burdensome symptom that decreases quality of life, and frequently accompanies a variety of inflammatory skin conditions and systemic diseases. Recent studies have also indicated that intractable itch is associated with increased insomnia, suicide and reduced productivity at work or in the classroom. The development of anti-pruritic treatments currently requires an understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of itch. Therefore, the aim of our research is to elucidate the pathogenic mechanism and develop preventive and therapeutic methods targeting intractable itch.

Our ongoing projects are:

1) Mechanisms of intractable itch in atopic dermatitis;
2) The relationship between skin surface pH and intractable itch;
3) Mechanisms of opioid-induced itch;
4) Research of spinal itch transmission and circuit; and
5) Development of preventive and therapeutic methods for intractable itch