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Department of Cancer Biology

Chair:Jun-ichiro Inoue Organization/Researchers

Formation and developement of cancer are multi-step that involves alteration of structure adn function of various genes that are relevant to cell growth, differentiation, and to cell-cell communication, the genes include oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, and their related genes. In the Department of Cancer Biology, we try to establish molecular mechaminsms of tumor formation and development basing on the function of these gene products.
Our goal is to understand
(1) how the cell growth and differentiation are regulated,
(2) molecular basis of angiogenesis,
(3) molecular meachanisms of invasion and metastasis of cancer,
(4) mechanisms of malignant transformation by tumor viruses,
and their pathogenic mechanisms of human cancer.

On going researches are as follows:

  1. Structure, expression, and function of cancer related genes including oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes
  2. Studies on signal transduction and gene expression involved in cell growth and differentiation
  3. Studies on inositol-phospholipid signaling
  4. Studies on cell-cell interaction, cell motility, and cytoskelton
  5. Molecular mechanisms of tumor angiogenesis, cancer cell invasion, and metastasis
  6. Molecular pathogenesis of malignant lymphomas, other solid tumors, and retrovirus-associated neoplasms

Division of Oncology

Head:Tadashi Yamamoto | Third Building 4F


 

Professor

Tadashi Yamamoto

+81-3-5449-5301

Associate Professor Miho Oosugi

Research Associate Toru Suzuki

Research Associate Takanobu Nakazawa

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Division of Cancer Cell Research

Head:Motoharu Seiki | General Research Building 5F


 

Professor

Motoharu Seiki

+81-3-5449-5255

Associate Professor Naohiko Koshikawa

+81-3-5449-5259

Research Associate Takeharu Sakamoto

+81-3-5449-5259

Research Associate Daisuke Hoshino

+81-3-5449-5257

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Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology

Head:Jun-ichiro Inoue | General Research Building 1F


 

Professor

Jun-ichiro Inoue

+81-3-5449-5275

Associate Professor Taishin Akiyama

+81-3-5449-5276

Research Associate Jin Gouda

+81-3-5449-5277

Research Associate Noritaka Yamaguchi

+81-3-5449-5278

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Division of Genetics

Head:Yuji Yamanashi | Third Building 3F


 

Professor

Yuji Yamanashi

+81-3-6409-2115

Research Associate Ryuichi Mashima

+81-3-6409-2118

Research Associate Tohru Tezuka

+81-3-6409-2118

Research Associate Kazumasa Yokoyama

+81-3-6409-2117

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Division of Molecular Pathology

Head:Yoshinori Murakami


 

Professor

Yoshinori Murakami

Lecturer Akiteru Goto  
Research Associate Mika Sakurai  

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Division of Mathematical Oncology

Head:Kazuhisa Ichikawa


 

Professor

Kazuhisa Ichikawa

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