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Minoru Takemoto

M.D., Ph.D.,
Graduate School of Medicine, Affiliation Campus: Narita

Profile (Career Summary)

Undergraduate degree from Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University (currently ‘Toyama University’), graduate degree from the Graduate School of Niigata University, Ph.D. in Medicine. Specially appointed professor of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Graduate School of Chiba University, Former associate professor of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Graduate School of Chiba University, former researcher at the University of Gothenburg, former researcher at Karolinska Institutet.

The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Certified Trainer and Internal Medicine Specialist, the Japan Diabetes Society Certified Trainer and Diabetes Specialist, the Japanese Circulation Society Certified Circulation Specialist, the Japan Geriatrics Society Certified Trainer and Specialist, Japan Atherosclerosis Society Certified Trainer and Atherosclerosis Specialist.

Specialized Field

Clinical and basic research in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Especially diabetic complications (atherosclerosis, diabetic nephropathy etc), geriatrics (sarcopenia, progeria), lipid metabolism disorders, etc.

Message to Students

My focus has been on basic research regarding diabetic complications (atherosclerosis and diabetic nephropathy). The increase in the number of diabetic patients in Japan is expected to continue with a growing concern of patients suffering from diabetic complications. Research into the mechanism of diabetes and the establishment of its treatment is an urgent matter. With our population aging, our research is focusing on a genetic disorder called progeria to answer a primordial question of “Why do people age?” We encourage students with interest in these areas of study to apply to our program and work globally in the future.