Akihiro Tomida, Ph.D.| Researchers

Akihiro Tomida, Ph.D.

Affiliation

Cancer Chemotherapy Center, Genome Research Chief

Contact

3-8-31, Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo135-8550, Japan
Tel：+81-3-3570-0514
Fax：+81-3-3570-0484
Mail：akihiro.tomida@jfcr.or.jp

Education & Professional Career

Mar. 1988: B.Sc., Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Apr. 1993: Ph.D. (Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences), The University of Tokyo
Apr. 1993: Postdoctoral Fellow: Fellowships of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
May. 1993: Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Cell Growth and regulation, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, the University of Tokyo
Nov. 2004: Associate Professor, Laboratory of Cell Growth and regulation, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, the University of Tokyo
Jan. 2005-Present: Member and Chief, Laboratory of Genome Research, Cancer Chemotherapy Center, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Apr. 2006-Mar.2012: Visiting Professor, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (concurrent)
Apr. 2007-Mar.2009: Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, The University of Tokushima (concurrent)
Apr. 2009-Present: Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, The University of Tokushima (concurrent)
Apr. 2010-Present: Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo (concurrent)
Sep.2013 -Present: Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (concurrent)
Apr.2014 -Present: Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Meiji Pharmaceutical University (concurrent)

Area of Research

・Cancer Chemotherapy (Drug Resistance)
・Molecular and Cellular Biology
・Genomics

Membership

・Japanese Cancer Association (Councilor; Associate Editor of “Cancer Science”)
・The Japanese Association for Molecular Target Therapy of Cancer (Councilor)
・The JFCR International Symposium on Cancer Chemotherapy (Committee Member)
・Anti-Tumor Drug Development Forum (Councilor)
・The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
・Japan Clinical Cancer Research Organization

Awards

2002: Incitement Award of the Japanese Cancer Association
2003: Incentive Award of the Japanese Association for Molecular Target Therapy of Cancer

Research Projects

My research interest is to study molecular-targeted chemotherapy of cancer. Utilizing genomic research technique, especially gene expression profiling with microarray, we are now doing studies on "microenvironment-oriented, molecular-targeted therapy" as basic research and “drug responsiveness in molecular-targeted therapy" as translational research. (see also "Projects" page)
Past research experience: multidrug resistance / microenvironment-associated drug resistance / proteasome-mediated drug resistance / The Disease Gene Project