Current Position, Affiliation
- Professor, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Japan
Education / Training
- 1996, M.D., Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan
- 2003, PhD., Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Japan
Professional and Research Experience
- 1996 - 2000, Resident in Nephrology, Kyoto University Hospital and Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki Hospital, Japan
- 2000 - 2005, Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Japan
- 2005 - 2008, Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University, USA
- 2008 - 2014, Lecturer and Associate Professor, CiRA, Kyoto University, Japan
- 2014 - Present, Professor, CiRA, Kyoto University, Japan
Awards & Honors
- 2025, Japanese Society of Regenerative Medicine Award
- 2025, 12nd CiRA Award
- 2015, Young Investigator Imura Award 2015
- 2015, 2nd CiRA Award
- 2014, Japanese Society of Nephrology Ohshima Award
Selected Publications
- Araoka T., et al. Human iPSC-derived nephron progenitor cells treat acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease in mouse models. Science Translational Medicine 2025; 17: eadt5553.
- Tsujimoto H., et al. Selective induction of human renal interstitial progenitor-like cell lineages from iPSCs reveals development of mesangial and EPO-producing cells. Cell Reports 2024; 43: 113602.
- Mae SI., et al. Human iPSC-derived renal collecting duct organoids model cystogenesis in ADPKD. Cell Reports 2023; 42: 113431.
- Mae SI., et al., Monitoring and robust induction of nephrogenic intermediate mesoderm from human pluripotent stem cells. Nature Communications 4: 1367, 2013.
- Osafune K. et al. Marked differences in differentiation propensity among human embryonic stem cell lines. Nature Biotechnology 26: 313-315, 2008.