{"id":23,"date":"2016-03-11T13:31:26","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T04:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gra.rakuno.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-02-02T14:18:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T05:18:18","slug":"staff_1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gra.rakuno.ac.jp\/en\/veterinary\/staff_1.html","title":{"rendered":"[Doctoral Course] Veterinary Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"mt00\">[Doctoral Course] Veterinary Medicine<\/h3>\r\n<h4>Basic Veterinary Medicine<\/h4>\r\n<h5>Biosciences<\/h5>\r\n<table class=\"cell twenty\">\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th rowspan=\"3\">Veterinary Anatomy<\/th>\r\n    <td class=\"ten\">Associate Professor<h6>Takafumi Watanabe<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Analysis of ultra morphological structure using 3D electron microscopy<br>\r\n      2) Morphological changes in mitochondria induced by oxidative stress<br>\r\n      3) Analysis of connective tissue of the locomotor system<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"ten\">Lecturer<h6 class=\"deco\">Naoki Takahashi<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Analysis of three-dimensional ultrafine structure using an electron microscopy<br>\r\n      2) Research on collagen in tendons<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"ten\">Assistant Professor<h6 class=\"deco\">Ryosuke Kobayashi<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Regulatory mechanism of embryo implantation in mammals<br>\r\n      2) Epigenetic regulation in female reproductive diseases including uterine cancer<br>\r\n      3) Understanding morphogenesis using genome-,and epigenome editing<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th rowspan=\"3\">Veterinary Physiology<\/th>\r\n    <td>Professor<h6>Takenori Onaga<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) The regulatory mechanism of gastrointestinal motility and exocrine secretion<br>\r\n      2) Comparative endocrinlogy on bioactive peptides in the digestive tract<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>Professor<h6 class=\"deco\">Hideaki Hayashi<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Stress change in various animals<br>\r\n      2) Physiologic assessment and application of the animal welfare<br>\r\n      3) Nutrient absorption, metabolism mechanism in the ruminant<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>Lecturer<h6 class=\"deco\">Taiki Moriya<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Analysis of immune cell dynamics by photoconvertible fluorescent protein<br>\r\n      2) Analysis of the avian immunological system and applying for veterinary medicine<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th rowspan=\"2\">Veterinary Biochemistry<\/th>\r\n    <td>Professor<h6>Hidetomo Iwano<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Elucidation of the next generation influence mechanism of the environmental endocrine<br>\r\n      2) Development of the early checkup of the dog breast tumor and the convalescence diagnosis<br>\r\n      3) Applied study of the bacteriophage therapy for the cause of disease cells<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>Lecturer<h6 class=\"deco\">Junpei Fujiki<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Elucidation of the mechanism of phage infection and phage resistance in pathogenic bacteria<br>\r\n      2) Construction of phage therapy based on evolutionary fitness trade-offs<br>\r\n      3) Analysis of phageome maintained by the environment and animals for prophylactic application<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th rowspan=\"2\">Veterinary Pharmacology<\/th>\r\n    <td>Professor<h6>Hiroki Teraoka<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Development of a novel model for drug discovery using the zebrafish<br>\r\n      2) Research on environmental toxicology with zebrafish in development<br>\r\n      3) Research on maintenance science of Japanese cranes<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>Associate Professor<h6 class=\"deco\">Tatsuro Nakamura<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Understanding the roles of allergic responses <br>\r\n      2) Establishment of AllergoOncology in veterinary medicine\r\n<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <!--\r\n   <tr>\r\n      <th>Veterinary Basic Radiology<\/th>\r\n      <td>Professor<h6>Daiji Endo<\/h6>\r\n      <\/td>\r\n      <td>1) Prediction of radiation exposure dose in animals by photon and electron transport simulator<br>\r\n         2) Design of PCR primers for discriminative detection based on nucleotide sequence relationships using\r\n         artificial intelligence (AI)<br>\r\n         3) Development of a clinical diagnosis support system based on veterinary medical documents using artificial\r\n         intelligence (AI)<\/td>\r\n   <\/tr>\r\n-->\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th>Comparative medicine<\/th>\r\n    <td>Associate Professor<h6>Keisuke Shimada<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Molecular mechanism analysis involved in spermiogenesis using gene-manipulated mice<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n<h5>Pathobiology<\/h5>\r\n<table class=\"cell twenty\">\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th>Veterinary Pathology<\/th>\r\n    <td>Professor<h6>Kazuya Matsuda<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Pathological reserch on natural diseases in domestic and wild animals. <br \/>\r\n      2) Anatomical and histopathological diagnosis of diseases in domestic and wild animals.<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th rowspan=\"2\">Parasitology and Zoology<\/th>\r\n    <td>Professor<h6>Shinya Fukumoto<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Control of canine dirofilariasis using mosquitoes that do not transmit pathogens<br \/>\r\n2) Eco-epidemiological analysis of dog heartworm<br \/>\r\n3) Epidemiological surveys of parasitic infections in wild animals\r\n<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>Lecturer<h6 class=\"deco\">Takahiro Ishizaki<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Investigation of the gene essentiality of the Babesia parasites in the blood stage<br>\r\n      2) Exploring the host responses for the malaria parasite elimination<br>\r\n      3) Establishment of iterative ultrastructure expansion microscopy (iU-ExM) to investigate intracellular ultra-structure)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th rowspan=\"2\">Veterinary Virology<\/th>\r\n    <td>Professor<h6>Katsuro Hagiwara<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Research on hepatitis E virus and Borna disease virus<br \/>\r\n      2) Research on Bovine immunity<br \/>\r\n      3) Study about tumor immunity <\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>Associate Professor<h6 class=\"deco\">Tomo Daidouji<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) The research of viral genomics and pathogenicity<br>\r\n      2) The research of viral-host interaction and viral pathogenicity<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th>Veterinary Bacteriology<\/th>\r\n    <td>Professor<h6>Masato Akiba<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Studies on molecular epidemiology and preventive technology of bacterial infectious diseases<br>\r\n      2) Studies on environmental resistance and pathogenicity of bacteria from animal origin<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th rowspan=\"2\">Veterinary Clinicopathology<\/th>\r\n    <td>Associate Professor<h6 class=\"deco\">Haruyuki Hirata<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Development of novel diagnostic methods using molecular biological techniques<br>\r\n      2) Identification and phylogenetic analysis of parasites and protozoa in various animals<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>Associate Professor<h6 class=\"deco\">Minoru Okamoto<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>Investigation of prevention and treatment of naturally occurring diseases in Companion animals, exhibit animals and exotic animals through diagnosis with lesion of organs and tissues.\u00a0\r\n    <\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n<h4>Veterinary Clinical Sciences<\/h4>\r\n<h5>Farm Animal Clinical Sciences<\/h5>\r\n<table class=\"cell twenty\">\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th rowspan=\"2\">Large Animal Internal Medicine<\/th>\r\n    <td class=\"ten\">Professor<h6>Motoshi Tajima<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Control and eradication program of bovine viral diarrhea virus infection.<br \/>\r\n      2) Influence of bovine viral diseases in production medicine.<br \/>\r\n      3) Research on preventive medicine in bovine infectious diseases.<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>Associate Professor<h6 class=\"deco\">Ryotaro Miura<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Nutritional and inflammatory status of cows during peripartum period and its relation to subsequent productivity<br \/>\r\n2) Research on the application of sensing technology to cattle<br \/>\r\n3) Searching for factors involved in the occurence and solution of repeat breeding cows\r\n\r\n    <\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th rowspan=\"2\">Large Animal Surgery<\/th>\r\n    <td>Professor<h6>Kazuyuki Suzuki<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1\uff09Clinical research on intravenous and nutritional fluid management in large animals<br>\r\n      2\uff09Pathophysiological study on cattle inflammatory disease<br>\r\n      3\uff09Pathophysiological and clinical pharmacological studies on endotoxin shock<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>Lecturer<h6 class=\"deco\">Ayano Sato<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Clinical study on surgical diseases in cattle<br>2) Analysis of environmental and individual factors that affect the changes in the gait pattern in dairy cows\r\n    <\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h5>Companion Animal Clinical Sciences<\/h5>\r\n<table class=\"cell twenty\">\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th rowspan=\"2\">Small Animal Internal Medicine<\/th>\r\n    <td>Associate Professor<h6>Hiroshi Ota<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Study on the pathogenesis of canine chronic enteritis and gastrointestinal lymphoma<br>\r\n      2) Study on the pathogenesis of feline low-grade gastrointestinal lymphoma<br>\r\n      3) Usefulness of diagnostic imaging in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal disorders in companion animals&#8221;<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>Lecturer<h6>Masahiro Tamura<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Research on the gut microbiome in dogs with liver disease<br>\r\n2) Research on the clinical application of novel ultrasound diagnostic technologies in dogs and cats\r\n<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th rowspan=\"2\">Small Animal Surgery<\/th>\r\n    <td>Professor<h6>Shido Torisu<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Research on minimally invasive surgical treatment in small animals<br>\r\n      2) Research on surgical metabolism and nutrition in small animals<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>Professor<h6>Mitsuhiro Isaka<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Research on homeodynamics focused on the cardiovascular system<br>\r\n      2) Research on the development of new cardiovascular surgery<br>\r\n      3) Research on geriatrics (sarcopenia)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th>Veterinary Clinical Oncology<\/th>\r\n    <td>Associate Professor<h6>Hiroki Yamazaki<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>Establishment and application of 3D spheroid cell culture models<br>\r\n      Study of hypoxia-targeted therapy in canine solid-tumors<br>\r\n      Search ofbiomarker for treatment and diagnosis in dogs with malignant tumors<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th>Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging<\/th>\r\n    <td>Associate Professor<h6>Kiwamu Hanazono<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Acceleration of MRI imaging using sparse modeling and its clinical application<br>\r\n      2) Analysis of renal function in dogs and cats using Doppler and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography<br>\r\n      3) Analysis of right atrial function using ultrasonography and MRI<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th rowspan=\"2\">Veterinary Anesthesiology<\/th>\r\n    <td>Professor<h6>Kazuto Yamashita<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Clinical research on general anesthesia, pain control and perioperative nutrition in dogs and cats<br>\r\n      2\uff09Research on intensive care for dogs and cats.<br>\r\n      3) Research on the treatment for septicemia of horses<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>Associate Professor<h6>Takaharu Itami<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Examination of sensory ne1ve blockage area by epidural anesthesia and nerve block in cats and dogs<br>\r\n      2) Research for therapeutic strategies for hemodynamic management in dogs,vith acidosis<br>\r\n      3) Respiratory and circulatory function improving effect of Fuzaprazib in porcine endotoxin model<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n<!--\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th>Veterinary Locomotive and Cardiology<\/th>\r\n    <td>Professor<h6>Mitsuhiro Isaka<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Research on homeodynamics focused on the cardiovascular system<br>\r\n      2) Research on the development of new cardiovascular surgery<br>\r\n      3) Research on geriatrics (sarcopenia)<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n-->\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th>Veterinary Neurology<\/th>\r\n    <td>Lecturer<h6 class=\"deco\">Yuji Hamamoto<\/h6><\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Pathophysiological analysis of epilepsy in dogs and cats<br>\r\n2) Establishment of cerebrospinal fluid\u2013based biomarkers for neurological diseases in dogs and cats<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th>Equine Clinical Medicine<\/th>\r\n    <td>Associate Professor<h6>Nao Tuzuki<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Studies on oxidative stress in large animals<br>\r\n      2) Studies on diagnostic imaging in large animals<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th>Veterinary Clinical Laboratory Science<\/th>\r\n    <td>Associate Professor<h6 class=\"deco\">Taku Miyasho<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Research on biological responses to sepsis and therapeutic effects of therapeutic devices using a pig sepsis \r\nmodel<br>\r\n2) Research on techniques for obtaining accurate test data\r\n<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4>Applied Veterinary Medicine<\/h4>\r\n<h5>Health and Environmental Sciences<\/h5>\r\n<table class=\"cell twenty\">\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th rowspan=\"2\">Animal Health<\/th>\r\n    <td class=\"ten\">Professor<h6>Hidetoshi Higuchi<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Basic research on cow\u2019s mammary gland immune system<br \/>\r\n      2) Analysis of the condition of cow hoof disease and its application to the prevention of hoof disease<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"ten\">Associate Professor<h6 class=\"deco\">Satoshi Gondaira<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Exploration of virulence factors of Mycoplasma bovis<br>\r\n      2) Effect of Mycoplasma bovis on bovine immune response<br>\r\n      3) Effect of amino acids on the immune response of bovine mastitis<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th rowspan=\"1\">Veterinary\u3000Epidemiology<\/th>\r\n    <td>Professor<h6>Kohei Makita<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>Epidemiology of animal and zoonotic diseases in Japan and developing countries<br>\r\n      Food safety risk analysis<br>\r\n      Control of animal and zoonotic diseases using One Health approach<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n<!--\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>Lecturer<h6>Ryota Matsuyama<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Epidemiology of animal diseases<br>\r\n      2) Epidemiology of zoonosis<br>\r\n      3) Evaluation and optimization of intervention for controlling diseases<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n-->\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th rowspan=\"2\">Food Microbiology and Food Safety<\/th>\r\n    <td>Professor<h6>Masaru Usui<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Research on resistant mechanism and immunity of medicine resistant bacteria<br>\r\n      2) Research on measures against antimicrobial-resistant bacteria (including development of diagnostic methods)\r\n    <\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>Lecturer<h6>Akira Fukuda<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Epidemiologic research on antimicrobial resistant bacteria<br>\r\n      2) Dynamics of antimicrobial resistant bacteria\/resistance genes<br>\r\n      3) Microbial contamination and control for food safety<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th>Environmental Health Sciences<\/th>\r\n    <td>Professor<h6>Jun Noda<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Research on hygiene management and disease prevention in animal rearing environment<br>\r\n      2) Research on airborne infectious agents and their prevention<br>\r\n      3) Research on hygiene management in built environment<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th>Human-Animal Relationship<\/th>\r\n    <td>Professor<h6>Takanori Koriyama<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Research on horse stereotypic behaviors<br>\r\n      2) Research on relationship between marine mammal ecology and human activities<br>\r\n      3) Research on biological response of assistance animals to animal assisted intervention<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th rowspan=\"1\">Zoonotic Diseases<\/th>\r\n<!--\r\n    <td>Professor<h6>Yasukazu Muramatsu<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>Epdemiologic investigation of bacterial zoonosis<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n-->\r\n    <td>Associate Professor<h6>Leo Uchida<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Research on epidemiology and vector competence of mosquito-borne flaviviruses<br>\r\n      2) Research on tick-borne viruses in wildlife<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th rowspan=\"2\">Veterinary Herd Health<\/th>\r\n    <td>Professor<h6>Shin Oikawa<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Research on the control of metabolic diseases of cows<br \/>\r\n      2) Research on the productivity and breeding environment of cows<br \/>\r\n      3) Research on an effective application system of production-related data in dairy farming<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>Associate Professor<h6>Rika Fukumori<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Practical study on feeding management based on nutrient physiology<br>\r\n      2) Research on secretion and action of metabolic hormones<br>\r\n      3) Research on the management of periparturient cows<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th>Veterinary Ethics<\/th>\r\n    <td>Professor<h6>Yuko Takahashi<\/h6>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td>1) Theories of Veterinary Medical Ethics<br>\r\n      2) Animal Ethics in Bernard E. Rollin<br>\r\n      3) Comparative Philosophy on Veterinary Ethics<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n\r\n<\/table>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[Doctoral Course] Veterinary Medicine Basic Veterinary Medicine Biosciences Veterinary Anatomy Associate Profe [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":18,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-veterinary.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gra.rakuno.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gra.rakuno.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gra.rakuno.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gra.rakuno.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gra.rakuno.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/gra.rakuno.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":480,"href":"https:\/\/gra.rakuno.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions\/480"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gra.rakuno.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gra.rakuno.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}