Genetics & genomics

Stem Cells Biology

Pancreatogenic Diabetes

Viral Hepatitis

Non- alcoholic fatty liver disease

Gut Microbiome

Cytotherapy Including islet transplantation

Molecular Hepatology

Precision Medicine for Obesity 

Lipotoxicity and Liver Inflammation

 Liver Disease Immunobiology

Cell Signaling in Gastroenterology

Hepatobiliary Cancer 

Cellular Microsystems and Biosensors 

Research Field

  • Observational study of changes in muscle mass evaluated by abdominal computed tomography (CT) in patients with liver cirrhosis (MILE Study)
  • Construction of a nutritional guidance system using artificial intelligence (AI) for patients with liver cirrhosis
  • Clinical study of factors influencing liver elastography measurements during acute liver injury
  • Measurement of liver hardness in primary biliary cholangitis by shear wave elastography
  • Usefulness of pemafibrate in patients with primary biliary cholangitis with dyslipidemia
  • Nutritional guidance using AI for non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases
  • Examination of CagA protein detection in patients with Helicobacter pylori-negative gastric cancer treated by endoscopy
  • Investigation into the association between the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and relapse of ulcerative colitis
  • Examination of the usefulness of Maspin staining in EUS-FNA specimens for pancreatic cancer   ~Comparison with benign pancreatic disease~
  • Survey of submucosal gastric tumors with a tumor diameter of 2 cm or less
  • Survey of the effects of the spread of COVID-19 infection on the onset of acute pancreatitis
  • Usefulness of pemafibrate in patients with primary biliary cholangitis with lipid abnormalities
  • Examination of EST incision length and recurrence of common bile duct stones
  • Examination of the results of endoscopic ultrasonographic gastric varices treatment for isolated gastric varices
  • National survey of pancreatitis-related candidate genes using next-generation sequencer
  • Multi-centre retrospective comparative study of balloon endoscopic ERCP and endoscopic ultrasonography-guided anterograde treatment in the treatment of common bile duct stones in patients after Roux-en-Y reconstruction
  • Examination of the usefulness and safety of transjugular liver biopsy in patients with chronic liver disease
  • Study on establishment of surveillance method for early detection of pancreatic cancer for familial pancreatic cancer family or hereditary tumor syndrome