Institute for Environmental and Gender-Specific Medicine
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)
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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
Soichiro Yoshikawa (Ph.D.)
Associate Professor： Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Education
Positions and Employment
Eriko Komiya (Ph.D.)
Associate 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
Miho Shiratori-Hayashi (Ph.D.)
Associate Professor： Institute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine
Education
Positions and Employment
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 |
| Motoki Morita (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 |
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