PROFILE

TOBITA Morikuni, D.D.S., Ph.D.


Department of Healthcare Innovation

Short Biography

1993-1999
D.D.S. Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo
1999-2000
Residency for General Dentistry, Department of Dental and Oral surgery, Japan Self Defense Force Hospital Yokosuka
2000-2001
Residency for Department of Oral Surgery, National Defense Medical College/ Department of Anesthesiology, National Defense Medical College
2001-2003
Staff Dentist, Department of Dentistry, Self Defense Force Hospital Maizuru
2003-2006
Staff Dentist, Department of Dentistry, Self Defense Force Hospital Yokosuka
2006-2008
Research Fellow, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School
2008-2010
Senior Medical Staff, Office of Surgeon General and Director of Medicine, Maritime Staff Office, Ministry of Defense
2010-2012
Chief Dental Officer, 3rd Dental office, Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Self Defense Hospital Yokosuka
2012-2014
Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
2014-2016
Deputy Director, Office for Promotion of Regenerative Medicine Research and Development, Research and Development Division, Health Policy Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
2016-2017
Reviewer, Office of Cellular and Tissue-based Products, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency
2017
Associate Professor, Medical Technology Innovation Center, Juntendo University
2018-Present
Associate Professor, Director of Research Office for Regulatory Science and Research Ethics, Medical Technology Innovation Center, Juntendo University (-Present)
Director of Planning Office for Research and Development Clinical Research and Trial Center, Juntendo University Hospital
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine (-Present)
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine (-Present)
2021-Present
Associate Professor, Vice Director, Clinical Research and Trial Center, Juntendo University Hospital
 

Keywords

  • Regulatory Science / Clinical Trial
  • HealthTech Innovation
  • Medical Devices R&D
  • Regenerative Medicine
  • Dental Surgery

Main Research Topics and Interests

  • Regulatory Science / Clinical trial
  • HealthTech Innovation
  • Medical Devices R&D
  • Regenerative Medicine
  • Tissue engineering with ES cells / MSCs

Publications (in English)

  • Original Articles: 21
  • Review Articles: 8
  • Books: 4
  • h-Index: 15 (Web of Science)
  • Sum of Times Cited: 1,464 (Web of Science)

Recent Main Publications

  • Tobita M, Konomi K, Torashima Y, Kimura K, Taoka M and Kaminota M: Japan's challenges of translational regenerative medicine: Act on the safety of regenerative medicine. Regenerative Therapy 4: 78-81, 2016
  • Konomi K, Tobita M, Kimura K and Sato D: New Japanese initiatives on stem cell therapies. Cell Stem Cell 16: 350-2, 2015
  • Tobita M, Tajima S and Mizuno H: Adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells and platelet-rich plasma: stem cell transplantation methods that enhance stemness. Stem Cell Res Ther 6: 215, 2015
  • More

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