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Higami Yoshikazu  Professor
Tokyo University of Science, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Medicinal and Life Sciences
Profile | Topics | Laboratories | Assigned Courses(45)
Refereed Papers(171) | Other Papers(20) | Publications(7) | Presentations(224) | Patent(5)
Address 2641 Yamazaki, Noda-shi, Chiba-ken 278-8510, Japan
TEL : +81-4-7124-1501  ext : 6535
E-mail Address
Homepage https://www.higamilabhp.ps.noda.tus.ac.jp/
Information about TUS https://www.tus.ac.jp/academics/teacher/lightbox/5289.html
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Under-Graduate School
  • 1986, Nagasaki University School of Medicine 
Graduate School
  • 1990, Nagasaki University Graduate School, Division of Medicine Doctoral Degree
Postgraduate Qualification
  • Nagasaki University Ph.D.
Research History
  • 1986-1990: pathogenesis of experimental brain tumor
    1990-present: mechanism and regulation of aging and age-related diseases
Employment History
  • 1990-1992 Department of Physiology, The University of Texas, Health Science Center at San Antonio, Tx, Assistant instructor
    1993-1994 Department of Pathology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan, Instructor
    1994-2000 Department of Pathology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan, Assistant professor
    2000-2007 Department of Pathology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan, Associate professor
    2001-2003 Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, Visiting assistant scientist
    2007- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Professor
Research Keyword aging, obesity, healthy longevity, adipocyte, mitochondria
Research Area
  • Environmental physiology (including physical medicine and nutritional physiology) (Regulation of lifespan and aging, development of anti-obesity drug)
Research Theme
  • 1. Molecular mechanism　of　metabolic　improvement,　anti-aging　aand　prolongevity　actions　of　calotic　restriction,　2　Development of caloric restriction mimetic medicine, 3. Molecular pathology of obese adipose tissue, 4. Mitochondrial function in adipocytes and adipose tissue, 5. Lysosome function in adipocytes and adipose tissue
Academic Awards Received
Academic Society Affiliations
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