PROFILE

ICHIMURA Koichiro, M.D., Ph.D.


Department of Anatomy and Life Structure

Short Biography

2001
M.D. Juntendo University
2001-2009
Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Juntendo University
2009-2020
Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Juntendo University
2011-2013
Research Scholar, Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC), OK, USA
2016-Present
Director, Laboratory for Morphology and Imaging Analysis, Research Support Center, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
2020-Present
Professor and Chairman, Department of Anatomy and Life Structure, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
 

Keywords

  • Podocyte
  • Glomerulus
  • FIB-SEM tomography

Main Research Topics and Interests

  • 3D ultrastructural analysis of primary-urine producing apparatus
  • Evolutionary morphology of excretory system in metazoans

Publications (in English)

  • Original Articles (34)
  • Review Articles (4)
  • Total Impact Factor (117)
  • Citation Index (629)

Recent Main Publications

  • Kawasaki Y Matsumoto A, Miyaki T, Kinoshita M, Kakuta S, Sakai T, Ichimura K. Three-dimensional architecture of pericardial nephrocytes in Drosophila melanogaster revealed by FIB/SEM tomography. Cell Tissue Res 378: 289–300 (2019)
  • Ichimura K, Miyaki T, Kawasaki Y, Kinoshita M, Kakuta S, Sakai T. Morphological processes of foot process effacement in puromycin aminonucleoside nephrosis revealed by FIB/SEM tomography. J Am Soc Nephrol 30: 96-108 (2019)
  • Ichimura K, Kakuta S, Kawasaki Y, Miyaki T, Nonami T, Miyazaki N, Nakao T, Enomoto S, Arai S, Koike M, Murata K, Sakai T. Morphological process of podocyte development revealed by block-face scanning electron microscopy. J Cell Sci 130: 132-142 (2017)
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Other Specific Comments

  • We are looking for enthusiastic students/scientists who are interested in studying the 3D ultrastructural analysis of cell and tissue. Those who are interested in joining our team, please send CV to (ichimura@juntendo.ac.jp).

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