Research focus
Recurring themes across recent publications include Stem Cells, Cancer Stem, Hematopoietic Stem. Work appears regularly in Nature, Cell, Cancer Research. See the publication list below for the most-cited works compiled from OpenAlex.
Recent publications
- Stem cells, cancer, and cancer stem cellsDOI
- Calcineurin is a common target of cyclophilin-cyclosporin A and FKBP-FK506 complexesDOI
- Cancer Stem Cells鈥擯erspectives on Current Status and Future Directions: AACR Workshop on Cancer Stem CellsDOI
- Purification and Characterization of Mouse Hematopoietic Stem CellsDOI
- A clonogenic common myeloid progenitor that gives rise to all myeloid lineagesDOI
- Association of reactive oxygen species levels and radioresistance in cancer stem cellsDOI
- Purified hematopoietic stem cells can differentiate into hepatocytes in vivoDOI
- Epigenetic memory in induced pluripotent stem cellsDOI
- Wnt proteins are lipid-modified and can act as stem cell growth factorsDOI
- PD-1 expression by tumour-associated macrophages inhibits phagocytosis and tumour immunityDOI
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External profiles
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9077-7467
- OpenAlex: openalex.org
Profile compiled from public sources (Researchmap, OpenAlex, The University of Tokyo faculty directory). Last refreshed 2026-05. Report incorrect information.