Murakami Lab

Professor

Masaaki Murakami, V.M.D., Ph.D.

Institute for Genetic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University
Office Address: Kita-15, Nishi-7, Kitaku, Sapporo, Japan
Phone Number: +81-11-706-5120, +81-11-706-5524
Email Address:

Education

1993 Ph.D. Immunology
Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Thesis Title: “Critical cytoplasmic region of the interleukin 6 signal transducer gp130 is conserved in the cytokine receptor family”
1989 V.M.D. Veterinary Medicine
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

Research Experience

2022 - present
Japan
Second Division Chairman, Council for Research Institutes and Centers of Japanese National Universities
2022 - present
Sapporo, Japan
Director, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University
2021 - present
Okazaki, Japan
Professor, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Division of Molecular Neuroimmunology (cross-appointment)
2021 - present
Chiba, Japan
Group leader, QST Quantum immunology (cross-appointment)
2016 - 2020
Sapporo, Japan
Director, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University
2014 - present
Sapporo, Japan
Professor, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University
(Analyses of chronic inflammation: the inflammation loop in non-immune cells and the gateway theory)
2007 to 2014
Osaka, Japan
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University
(Analyses of the inflammation amplifier in vivo)
2002 to 2007
Osaka, Japan
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
(Analyses of cytokine-mediated arthritis)
2001-2002 to 2003
Denver, Colorado, The U.S.
Visiting Associate Professor, Integrated Department of Immunology, Colorado University
(Analyses of memory T cell maintenance)
1999 to 2001
Denver, Colorado, The U.S.
JST Postdoctoral Fellow for Research Abroad, HHMI, National Jewish Medical and Research Center
(Analyses of cytokine-mediated memory T cell maintenance)
1993 to 1999
Sapporo, Japan
Assistant Professor, Institute of Immunological Science, Hokkaido University
(Analyses of costimulation in T cell activation)

Honors and Awards including Grants Awarded

(reverse chronological order)

  1. Novaltice Rheumatic Aword, Japan Rheumatism Foundation, 2023
  2. Grant in aid of the Takeda Science Foundation, Takeda Science Foundation, 2018
  3. Grant in aid of the Uehara memorial foundation, Uehara memorial foundation, 2015
  4. Frontiers Travel Award, Frontier Immunology, 2015
  5. Grant in aid of the Institute for Fermentation Osaka, Institute for Fermentation Osaka,2015
  6. Grant in aid of the Takeda Science Foundation, Takeda Science Foundation,2014
  7. Frontier 2013 award, Frontier Immunology, 2013
  8. Frontier 2012 award, Frontier Immunology, 2012
  9. Grant in aid of the Uehara memorial foundation, the Uehara memorial foundation, 2012
  10. Grant in aid of the Naito foundation, the Naito foundation, 2012
  11. Grant in aid of Waksman foundation of Japan, Waksman foundation of Japan, 2012
  12. Grant in aid of Mochida memorial foundation for medical and pharmaceutical research, Mochida memorial foundation for medical and pharmaceutical research, 2012
  13. Grant in aid of Takeda science foundation, Takeda science foundation, 2012
  14. Grant in aid of the Tokyo biomedical research foundation, the Tokyo biomedical research foundation, 2012
  15. Grant in aid of Osaka foundation for cancer research, Osaka foundation for cancer research, 2012
  16. Grant in aid of the Osaka foundation for promotion of clinical immunology, the Osaka foundation for promotion of clinical immunology, 2003-2012
  17. Grant in aid of the Nakatomi foundation, the Nakatomi foundation, 2007
  18. Grant in aid of the Uehara memorial foundation, the Uehara memorial foundation, 2007
  19. Grant in aid of Osaka cancer society, Osaka cancer society, 2002-2003
  20. Grant in aid of the Uehara memorial foundation, the Uehara memorial foundation, 2002
  21. Grant in aid of Kanae Foundation for the promotion of medical science, Kanae Foundation for the promotion of medical science, 2002
  22. Grant in aid of Mochida memorial foundation for medical and pharmaceutical research, Mochida memorial foundation for medical and pharmaceutical research, 2001
  23. JST Postdoctoral Fellow for Research Abroad, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 1999

Committee Service

  • Councilor, Japanese association of immunology, 2002-
  • Member, American association of immunologists, 2005-
  • International Immunology, Core Editor
  • Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group) Editorial Board Member
  • Bioelectric Medicine, Editorial Board
  • Frontiers Community (Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology), Associate Editor
  • Frontier Inflammation, Associate editor
  • Autoimmune Conference (Committee)

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