PROFILE

SUSAKI Etsuo A., M.D., Ph.D.


Department of Biochemistry and Systems Biomedicine

Short Biography

2002
M.D. Kyushu University, Faculty of Medicine
2007
Ph.D. Kyushu University, Graduate School of Medicine
2006-2010
Postdoctoral Researcher, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University
2010
JSPS Research Fellow (PD), RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology
2011-2013
Special Postdoctoral Researcher, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology
2013-2017
Research Associate, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
2015-2018
JST PRESTO Researcher
2017-2019
Lecturer, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
2019-2021
Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
2021-Present
Professor, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
 

Main Research Topics and Interests

  • Tissue Clearing
  • Bioimaging
  • Aging and Aging-Related Diseases
  • Vascular System
  • Multicellular Systems

Publications (in English)

  • Original Articles: 24
  • Review Articles: 8
  • Books: 0
  • h-index: 16 (Web of Science)
  • Sum of Times Cited: 2,052 (Web of Science)

Recent Main Publications

  • Susaki EA* and Takasato M. Perspective: Extending the Utility of Three-Dimensional Organoids by Tissue Clearing Technologies. Frontier in Cell and Developmental Biology, 9, 679226 (2021) *Corresponding author
  • Susaki EA*, Shimizu C, Kuno A, Tainaka K, Li X, Nishi K, Morishima K, Ono H, Ode KL, Saeki Y, Miyamichi K, Isa K, Yokoyama C, Kitaura H, Ikemura M, Ushiku T, Shimizu Y, Saito T, Saido TC, Fukayama M, Onoe H, Touhara K, Isa T, Kakita A, Shibayama M and Ueda HR*. Versatile whole-organ/body staining and imaging based on electrolyte-gel properties of biological tissues. Nature Communications, 11, 1982 (2020). *Corresponding authors
  • Susaki EA, Ueda HR*. Whole-body and Whole-Organ Clearing and Imaging Techniques with Single-Cell Resolution: Toward Organism-Level Systems Biology in Mammals. Cell Chemical Biology 23, 137-157 (2016) *Corresponding author
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Other Specific Comments

  • Prof. Susaki is known worldwide as a key developer of the popularized tissue clearing method CUBIC (Cell 2014, Nature Protocols 2015, Cell Reports 2018, Nature Communications 2020, and others) and next-generation genetics framework (Molecular Cell 2017, npj Systems Biology and Applications 2017). His laboratory aims to develop imaging-based omics and biochemistry technologies and apply them to cutting-edge biomedical research on aging and aging-related diseases. His lab provides the best research environment in an intellectual, interactive, and innovative atmosphere. Highly motivated and skillful students/researchers are welcomed to join.

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