Faculty Members | School of Graduate School of Veterinary Science｜Osaka Metropolitan University

Structural and Functional Biosciences for Animals

Integrated Structural Biosciences

Status	Name	Research projects	E-mail followed by "omu.ac.jp"
Professor	KUWAMURA Mitsuru	Pathological and genetical studies on neurological diseases using animal models	kuwamura[at]
Professor	KANEKO Takehito	Fertilization, gene modification and gamete preservation in animals	takehito[at]
Assoc. Professor	IZAWA Takeshi	Molecular mechanism underlying development and modification of liver diseases	takeshi.izawa [at]
Assoc. Professor	NAKAJIMA Takayuki	Pathophysiological studies on the brain ischemia using global cerebral ischemia model animals	T-Nakaji[at]
Assoc. Professor	TANAKA Miyuu	Elucidation of pathomechanism of neurodegenerative diseases using animal models	t-miyuu[at]
Assoc. Professor	TANIDA Takashi	Molecular dynamics of endocrine and metabolic regulatory factors involved in the transcriptional control	t-tanida[at]
Lecturer	KONDO Tomohiro	Genetic research on cataracts and research on the risk of disease in low birth weight infants	t-kondo[at]

Integrated Functional Biosciences

Status	Name	Research projects	E-mail followed by "omu.ac.jp"
Professor	AZUMA Yasu-Taka	Research to elucidate the connections between organs using inflammation models of various organs, applying research methods based on pharmacological, pathological, immunological, and genetic approaches.	yta-vet[at]
Professor	MORIYAMA Mitsuaki	Amino acid and fatty acid metabolism in health and disease	mmoriyama[at]
Assoc. Professor	TAKANO Katsura	Studies on roles of transglutaminases in glial cell functions	takano[at]
Assoc. Professor	NAKAJIMA Hidemitsu	Drug discovery for neurological and psychiatric disoders on a novel cross-seeds hypothesis	h_nakajima[at]
Assoc. Professor	NISHIYAMA Kazuhiro	Studies on intestinal homeostasis	knishiyama[at]
Assoc. Professor	MATSUBARA Misako	Cellular and molecular mechanisms of liver disease	mmatsubara[at]
Asst. Professor	INOUE Kirara	Cell–cell interaction–based mechanisms of liver disease	w21125i[at]

Veterinary Environmental Sciences

Bioenvironmental Sciences

Status	Name	Research projects	E-mail followed by "omu.ac.jp"
Professor	MATSUBAYASHI Makoto	Molecular epidemiological and pathological studies on gastrointestinal parasitic diseases	matsubayashi[at]
Professor	YASUGI Mayo	Studies on zoonotic bacterial and viral infectious diseases for One Health	shishimaru[at]
Assoc. Professor	NISHIMURA Kazuhiko	Research on the effects of chemical substances on cell function and cytotoxicity	nisimura[at]
Lecturer	NAKAGAWA Hiroshi	Research on the mechanism of cytotoxicity of chemicals via intracellular transport mechanisms using in vitro models	hiroshinakagawa[at]
Asst. Professor	IWASAKI Tadashi	Induction of non-specific and specific mucosal immunization	chuu[at]
Asst. Professor	KUSAKABE Shinji	Pathogenesis, molecular epidemiology, prevention and treatment for Zoonosis	chuu[at]
Asst. Professor	HARAGUCHI Asako	Veterinary parasitology, Genetical epidemiological analysis for parasites, Molecular pathogenesis of protozoan diseases	x25979x[at]

Infection Diseases Control

Status	Name	Research projects	E-mail followed by "omu.ac.jp"
Professor	HORIE Masayuki	Understanding of the viral diversity and evolution, and virus-host co-evolution	mhorie[at]
Professor	YAMASAKI Shinji	Bacteria belonging to Enterobacterales, Campylobacter and Vibrio, Food safaty, Zoonosis, Antimicrobial resistance, bacterial protein toxins, pathogenic mechanisms	yshinji [at}
Assoc. Professor	KISHIMOTO Mai	Exploration and characterization of novel viruses and their transmission mechanisms	m.kishimoto[at]
Assoc. Professor	HINENOYA Atsushi	Molecular epidemiology and virulence mechanism of foodborne and zoonotic bacterial pathogens.	hinenoya[at]
Assoc. Professor	HATANAKA Noritoshi	Development of rapid detection methods and analysis of virulence of food borne deseases and zoonoses-related pathogens	n.hatanaka[at]
Assoc. Professor	HOSOMI Koji	Pathogenesis and control of bacterial infections/Functions and applications of symbiotic bacteria	hosomi[at]
Lecturer	KOHDA Tomoko	Molecular mechanistic studies on botulism using immunological and biochemical methods	u21300b[at]

Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Large Animal Clinical Sciences

Status	Name	Research projects	E-mail followed by "omu.ac.jp"
Professor	YAMAGISHI Norio	Research on clinical biomarkers to assess the heath status of farm animals	nyamagishi.svs[at]
Assoc. Professor	ISHIKAWA Shingo	Elucidation of immune mechanisms specific to farm animals	s-ishikawa[at]
Assoc. Professor	KOYAMA Keisuke	Reproductive efficiency in cattle and fertility of in vitro matured bovine oocytes	koyama-keisuke[at]
Lecturer	TSUCHIAKA Shinobu	Research on clinical application of gastrointestinal microbiome in farm animals	stsuchiaka[at]
Asst. Professor	KIM Su Eun	Pneumonia and stress evaluation through breathing pattern analysis in cattle	kim73[at]
Asst. Professor	BANDAI Kazuhiro	Improvement of the reproductive management of dairy and beef cattle	bandai[at]

Small Animal Clinical Sciences

Status	Name	Research projects	E-mail followed by "omu.ac.jp"
Professor	SHIMADA Terumasa	Clinical research on the relationship between animal health and breeding environment	terumasa[at]
Professor	HASEGAWA Takashi	The analysis of pathophysiology, and advanced diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures on intractable disorders in the areas of veterinary ophthalmology, orthopedics, and neurology	hsst56[at]
Professor	HATOYA Shingo	Veterinary regenerative medicine using iPS cells and ES cells	hatoya[at]
Professor	FURUYA Masaru	Development of novel diagnostic and therapeutic target molecule in small animal cancer	furuya[at]
Assoc. Professor	SHIMAMURA Shunsuke	1) Development of new diagnostic techniques and treatments for canine and feline cardiac diseases. 2) Development of a stress evaluation method based on analysis of canine heart rate variability	shimamur[at]
Assoc. Professor	TAKAHASHI Tomoko	Research on small animal clinical oncology	b24702t[at]
Assoc. Professor	Toshiyuki Tanaka	Non-invasive diagnosis and radiogenomics using CT/MRI in small animals	t-tanaka[at]
Assoc. Professor	TANI Hiroyuki	・Development of novel diagnostic and therapeutic methods for cardiovascular diseases in companion animals. ・Development of DDS and vaccines based on bacterial outer membrane vesicles.	tanisi[at]
Assoc. Professor	TOMIHARI Mizuki	Clinical and basic research in veterinary orthopedics, soft tissue surgery, and oncology	g21624w[at]
Assoc. Professor	FUJITA Naoki	Development of transplantation and regenerative therapy for refractory tissue Injury in small animals	g26260g[at]
Assoc. Professor	MATSUYAMA Satoshi	Analysis of expression pattern of oncogenes and tumor supressor genes in animal tumor cells and tissues.	g21405t[at]
Lecturer	TSUKAMOTO Masaya	Regenerative veterinary medicine, disease modeling using stem cells	tsukamoto-ma[at]
Asst. Professor	UKAI Ayako	Research on diagnosis and treatment of neoplastic diseases in companion animals	w21125i[at]
Asst. Professor	TSUJIMOTO Yasunori	Research on diagnosis and treatment of neoplastic diseases in companion animals	p23208n[at]
Asst. Professor	WATANABE Shunichi	Establishment of Complement Diagnostics and Development of Complement-Targeted Tumor Therapy in Small Animal Medicine	u21822k[at]