Department of Molecular Biology, 
Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, 
Osaka University

研究室メンバー

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Eiji Hara, Ph.D. (Professor)    E-mail: ehara
原英二
I received my Ph.D. from Tokyo University of Science in 1993 and then held postdoctoral positions at the University of California, Berkeley (USA) and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund Laboratories (UK) before becoming a group leader at the Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Christie Hospital (UK). I have held my current position since 2015.
My research goal is to understand the relationship between aging and cancer by elucidating the molecular mechanisms of cellular senescence.



Shimpei Kawamoto, Ph.D.(Associate Professor) E-mail: kshimpei
河本新平
After receiving my Ph.D. from Kyoto University in 2011, I worked five years as a postdoctoral researcher at RIKEN under team leader Dr. Sidonia Fagarasan. I joined as an Assistant Professor in 2016 and have worked as an Associated Professor since 2023. I have consistently been interested in the impact of the gut microbiota on the host since graduate school and have clarified the interaction between the gut microbiota and the host immune system. My research goal is to define the impact of commensal flora on cancer and aging, which will lead to the development of new methods to control cancer and aging. I love visiting microbreweries!



Masahiro Wakita, Ph.D.(Assistant Professor) 
                      E-mail: wakita
脇田将裕
After receiving my master's degree from the Graduate School of Life Science & Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, I once worked and experienced corporate research.s After that, I obtained my PhD on the relationship between inflammation and carcinogenesis from the Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, and since July 2016, I have been working in the Hara Laboratory focusing on the relationship between inflammation, carcinogenesis and aging. While studying in Hara's lab, which conducts cutting-edge cellular aging research, I aim to establish new cancer therapies.


Koyu Ito, Ph.D.(Specially Appointed Assistant Professor)
                        E-mail: kito
伊藤甲雄
I completed my PhD at Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine in 2011. Since then, I have conducted research mainly on the role of integrins and ligand binding in the pathogenesis of cancer and autoimmune diseases at the Research Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, and Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University. In April 2023, I joined the Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University as a specially appointed Assistant Professor. In this laboratory, I would like to add the elements of cellular senescence and aging to the research I have conducted so far and devote myself to establishing new therapeutic approaches to cancer and inflammatory diseases by taking a multidimensional approach to immunology.


Yumi Katayama, Ph.D.(Specially Appointed Assistant Professor)
                        E-mail: y-kaytayama
片山由美
After graduating from the Division of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka University, I obtained Ph.D. at the Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University. I have been working on transcription factor regulation by growth factors, tumor microenvironment, adjuvant and vaccine development, etc. Since June 2023, I have been a member of the Hara Laboratory. I will do my best to make exciting discoveries in the Hara Laboratory, which is at the forefront of cellular senescence research.


Ken Uemura, M.D., Ph.D.(Post-doctoral fellow)  E-mail: kenuemura
植村 憲
I graduated from Kobe University School of Medicine in 2017. I completed my initial clinical training at Kitano Hospital and Kobe University Hospital. I am interested in aging research and am enrolled in the PhD program in Hara Laboratory from April 2019. from November 2023, I am continuing my research as a post-doctoral fellow. I will devote myself to becoming a top-scientist.


Hiroya Mizuno, Ph.D. (Corporate Joint Researcher)
              E-mail: hiroyamizuno
水野滉也
After graduating from Meiji University in 2017, I completed the Master's program at Tohoku University Graduate School in 2019, and completed the Doctoral program at Osaka University Graduate School in September 2024 (Doctor of Science). I am currently working as a corporate joint researcher in this laboratory. I will continue to take on new challenges and do my best to achieve results that will have an impact on society.


Hideka Miyagawa (Technical Assistant)   E-mail: miyagawa.h
宮川英加
I have had the good fortune to work in this laboratory. I am not sure if I will be able to be of any help to everyone in the laboratory, but I am grateful for this opportunity and will devote myself to my work every day. My hobbies are gardening and photography.


Yumiko Okumura (Technical Assistant)   E-mail: yokumura
奥村由美子
I have been working in Hara Laboratory since September 2022. I am very grateful for the opportunity to work in this blessed environment. I will spare no effort and devote myself to being of service to you as soon as possible. I like to exercise and my hobbies are swimming and hiking in the mountains.


Ayako Miura (Secretary)   E-mail: miura
三浦綾子
I will do my best to help everyone in the lab concentrate on their research in a favorable environment and friendly atmosphere.


Noriko Hara (Secretary)   E-mail: noriko-h
原 紀子
I have been working in this laboratory since June 2023. I will do my best to be of service to everyone in this laboratory as soon as possible. My hobbies are playing tennis and visiting good restaurants.


Kazuki Hayashi, M.D.(Ph.D. Student / Osaka Univ. Hospital)
             E-mail: kazuhayashi
林 計企
I graduated from Osaka University School of Medicine in 2016 and completed my initial residency at Kansai Rosai Hospital. I joined the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at Osaka University Hospital and studied at affiliated hospitals. I have been a PhD student in the Hara Laboratory since April 2021. There are many things I don't know about research, but I will do my best to absorb as much as I can as quickly as possible.


Sosuke Nakano (Ph.D. Student)   E-mail: sosukenakano
中野創介
I graduated from the University of Tokyo in 2020, entered the master's program at Osaka University, and am currently enrolled in the doctoral program. I am interested in the elucidation and control of aging mechanisms.


Nozomi Hori (Ph.D. Student)   E-mail: hn1998
堀 望美
After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering, Osaka City University in 2021, I entered the doctoral program of the Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Osaka University and am now studying in the Hara Laboratory. Although I am still a novice, I will devote myself to grow as a researcher in this blessed environment.


JeongHoon Park, M.D.(Ph.D. Student / Osaka Univ. Hospital)
               E-mail: j-park
朴 正薫
After completing the master's course at Keio University Graduate School of Medicine, I entered Osaka University School of Medicine as a bachelor's transfer student. After graduation, I worked as an Immunology physician treating various immunological diseases, and have been a graduate student in our laboratory since April 2024. By clarifying the relationship between cellular senescence, immunity, and chronic inflammation, I would like to resolve questions that arise in my clinical practice, and I will work hard to contribute to patient care.


Anna Zofia Svarna (MSc Student / Univ. of Helsinki)
                E-mail: svarna
Anna Zofia Svarna

Originating from Slovakia, I obtained a BSc in Medical Microbiology from the University of Leicester in the UK, where I worked at multiple laboratories before pursuing a MSc in Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology at the University of Helsinki in Finland. As part of my graduate studies, I will join the Hara Lab via the FrontierLab@OsakaU exchange programme. I hope to learn more about the relationship between the microbiome and senescence and look forward to growing as a researcher.



Kaho Fujii(MSc Student)E-mail: sail01
藤井夏帆
After graduating from the Faculty of Science at Nara Women's University in 2024, I entered the master's program at the Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, where I am now working in the Hara's Laboratory. I have just started my research in this laboratory, but I am eager to learn and grow step by step.




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