Faculty
Research Section of Basic Medical Photonics
Shizuoka University
Futoshi Iwata
Specialized fieldMicroscopy, Micro/Nano mechatronics
Research themeDevelopment of scanning probe microscopy and related techniques for micro and nano meter scale measurement and manipulation
Atsushi Ono
Specialized fieldSuper-resolution photonics, Plasmonics, Opto-electronic device
Research themeSuper-resolution bio-imaging by near-field infrared absorption spectroscopy Development of high-sensitive near-infrared image sensor with surface plasmons
Yoshimasa Kawata
Specialized fieldPhotonics, Bio-imaging, Applied physics
Research themeSuper resolution microscopy for bio-imaging, Surface plasmon resonance for high sensitive bio-imaging
Kazuhiko Hara
Specialized fieldSolid State Physics, Crystal Engineering, Optical Properties of Maters
Research themeThin film growth and application of novel functional materials for deep UV to visible optoelectronics.
Kazutaka Hirakawa
Specialized fieldPhotochemistry, Biomolecular Science, Nanomaterials
Research themeFundamentals of photodynamic therapy, Mechanism of phototoxic protection of biomolecules
Tetsuo Narumi
Specialized fieldOrganic Chemistry, Peptide Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry
Research themeMolecular Chemistry to Understand and Control Biological Phenomena
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
Toshihide Iwashita
Specialized fieldPathology, Experimental pathology, Human pathology
Research themeResearch on the mechanism of organ fibrosis, the development of disease biomarkers, and the application of new microscopic techniques to diagnostic pathology.
Shinpei Okawa
Specialized fieldBiophotonic Imaging
Research themeDevelopment and application of photoacoustic imaging system Development and application of multimodal optical imaging system Research on measurement and analysis of optical and mechanical properties of biological tissues
Yohei Shinmyo
Specialized fieldNeurodevelopmental Biology,Neurophysiology
Research themeMolecular mechanisms of development and evolution of the brain Mechanisms and functions of folding in the cerebral cortex Brain dysfunction caused by disruption of the axon guidance molecule Draxin Neuronal and brain development promoted by Cl- homeostasis-regulating genes Cl-homeodynamics governing neural network functions Dysregulation of Cl- homeostasis underlying neurological, psychiatric and developmental disorders maternal stress, maternal undernutrition, genetically modified mice, GABA, taurine, astrocyte, neurogenesis, neuronal migration brain slice, cell culture, patch-clamp, optical imaging, 2 photon microscopy, EEG analysis, behavioral tests, photo-uncaging molecular biological techniques, single-cell RT-PCR, in utero electroporation, virus vector, RNAi, optogenetics, pharmacogenetics, DNA methylation
Mitsutoshi Setou
Specialized fieldAging
Research themeChallenge to rejuvenescence through understanding the life of multicellular organisms Development and application of ligth-based quantum imaging techniques including mass microscopy Observation and manipulation of postgenome conditions such as posttranslational modifications, lipids, and metabolites
Satoru Yamagishi
Specialized fieldNeuroanatomy, Neuroscience
Research themeBasic research and pathophysiological analysis on spinal cord injury Research on axon guidance molecules Research on autism-related genes Basic research and pathological analysis on cerebral infarction and brain injury Research on vascular and lymphatic systems in the central nervous system using optical imaging
Research Section of Applied Medical Photonics
Shizuoka University
Toru Aoki
Specialized fieldRadiation informatics, Electronics devices and systems, 3D representation and operation
Research themeResearch and development of functional X-ray CT system based on photon-counting X-ray Imaging devicesSpatial representation and manipulation of 3D DICOM data using VR/AR/MR technique
Wataru Inami
Specialized fieldOptical measurement, Advanced Microscopy
Research themeDevelopment of super-resolution microscopes and high-sensitivity sensors that can measure things that we could not measure before.
Keiichiro Kagawa
Specialized fieldInformation Photonics
Research themeFunctional CMOS image sensors and their medical applications
Shoji Kawahito
Specialized fieldElectron devices, Electronic equipment, Integrated circuits
Research themeResearch on pixel devices, imaging circuits and sensor architectures for having high performance and high functionality in image sensors.
Jun Kondoh
Specialized fieldWave Electronics, Ultrasonics, Sensors Engineering
Research themeResearch on physical, chemical, and bio-sensors using surface acoustic waves, localized surface plasmon resonance, and microelectrode, and nonlinear acoustic phenomena caused by surface acoustic waves
Tetsuo Sasaki
Specialized fieldSpectroscopy, Nonlinear optics, Crystal structural analysis, Physical pharmacy
Research themeDevelopment of terahertz laser spectrometer for pharmaceutical industry. Development of terahertz signal generator for medical imaging applications.
Masatsugu Niwayama
Specialized fieldBiomedical measurement, Spectroscopy, Oximetry
Research themeResearch and development of noninvasive hemodynamic measurement using near-infrared spectroscopy. Improvement of accuracy and convenience of measurement.
Shin Usuki
Specialized fieldOptical engineering, measurement data processing
Research themeComputational 3D microscopic measurement applied for industry and life science
Kazuo Shimizu
Specialized fieldMicroplasma medicine
Research themeNon-invasive transdermal drug delivery of macromolecular drugs by microplasma irradiation Evaluation of microplasma irradiation effects on blood-brain barrier and tight junction Non-invasive sterilization of epidermal bacteria by microplasma irradiation Selective removal of tumor cells by microplasma irradiation Cell cycle control by microplasma irradiation
Yoshimitsu Okita
Specialized fieldBiomedical Engineering, Health Science,Physiological Anthropology
Research themeNeurophysiological studies on the material of comfort and pleasantness, Research on methods for measuring stress and analyzing its biological signals, Neurophysiological studies on Functional Foods (food components)
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
Teruo Inamoto
Specialized fieldUrilogic malignancies/endoscopy
Research themeMinimally invasive surgery/identification of novel therapeutic target for urogenital malignancies
Takeji Saitoh
Specialized fieldEmergency and Disaster Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine
Research themeMedical care related to rover, drones, and other engineering fields; development of new therapies such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Yu Nagashima
Specialized fieldNeurology, Vibrational Spectroscopy
Research themeDevelopment and application of bioimaging techniques using vibrational spectroscopy Development and application of non-invasive BMI (brain-machine interface) technology Development and application of CPS (cyber physical system) for medical use
Katsumasa Nakamura
Specialized fieldRadiation oncology
Research themeDevelopment of technologies for high precision radiation therapy. Investigation of prognostic factors of radiotherapy.
Akira Makino
Specialized fieldRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Molecular Pathophysiology Imaging
Research themeDevelopment of novel probes for PET and other molecular imaging applications, as well as radiopharmaceuticals for nuclear medicine therapy. Development of imagaing-related technologies for PET, MRI, and other modalities, and their application to drug discovery and preclinical studies.