Motoko YANAGITA　Associate ProfessorAlumni
  • Period
    1st（Term: from Apr. 2010 to Mar. 2015）
    グローバル型
  • Research Interests
    Nephrology, Pathology, Developmental Biology
  • Research Topic
    How Kidneys Fail and Regenerate: translating basic mechanisms of disease progression to therapeutic approach

Motoko received her Ph.D. from Kyoto University in 2001. After completing postdoctoral training in Masashi Yanagisawa’s lab in JST, she joined the Hakubi Center, Kyoto University as an Associate Professor. She is trying to identify the progressive factors for kidney diseases, understand the molecular mechanisms underlying fibrosis and regeneration of the kidney, and apply the results of basic science to a therapeutic approach.

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2011.09.13 Publications
“Dysfunction of fibroblasts of extrarenal origin underlies renal fibrosis and renal anemia in mice” Published in Journal of Clinical Investigation