People
Our Team
Professor
Gentaro Iribe MD, PhD
After eight years’ career as an anesthesiologist, Dr. Gentaro Iribe studied cardiac mechano-energetics with Dr. H. Suga at Okayama University, Japan. He then moved to UK to study single cardiac cell mechanics in combination with computer modelling and received his PhD in medicine from the University of Oxford, working with Dr. P Kohl. He then returned to Okayama University, where he examined cardiac mechano-electric coupling working. He accepted the professorship at Asahikawa Medical University since 2019.
Assistant Professor
Toshiyuki Kaneko PhD
Dr. Toshiyuki Kaneko obtained his PhD from Niigata University, where he worked on the mechanoperception in plants. After his postdoctoral position at Okayama University, he joined our lab in 2014. His current research focuses on intraocular smooth muscle and cardiac muscle.
Assistant Professor
Yumiko Chiba PhD
Dr. Yumiko Chiba received her PhD in medicine from Tohoku University with the focus on energy metabolism. She joined our lab in 2021 and her project involves to understand cardiac oxidative stress from the viewpoint of relation between energy metabolism and mechanical load.
Assistant Professor
Koji Yamamoto PhD
Dr. Koji Yamamoto obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of Gastroenterology at Kobe University in 2011 and has since been conducting research on the pathogenesis of digestive diseases, including infectious diseases. Starting from April 2024, he assumed a position in the Department of Physiology at Asahikawa Medical University, where he is conducting research to elucidate the mechanisms of cardiovascular disease onset resulting from inter-organ networks within the digestive system.
Secretary
Hisae Ono
Ms. Hisae Ono has been the secretary of this lab since 2023.
