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Department of Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation

On March 7, 2014, the National Center for Global Health and Medicine was accredited as a pancreatic islet isolation, freezing, and transplantation facility. We are currently accepting registrations for patients (recipients) who are candidates for treatment.

Research Topics

Clinical islet transplantation will be performed, and basic research for the development of this therapy will also be pursued.

The following projects are being undertaken.

Dr. Masayuki Shimoda, Daisuke Chujo, and Shinichi Matsumoto (advisors), who have performed clinical islet transplantation at Baylor University in the U.S. and have achieved excellent results, will lead the clinical and research activities of islet transplantation. Committee Chairman) will assume the position of Specially Appointed Assistant to the President (in charge of islet transplantation), and will support and promote clinical practice and research of islet transplantation.


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The center provides these treatments, which require advanced technology.
For inquiries, contact
Masayuki Shimoda
Director, Division of Islet Cell Transplantation
phone call:03-3202-7181(representative)  inner line:2776
e-mail address:mshimoda@hosp.ncgm.go.jp

Main Staff

Project Leader Masayuki Shimoda
Research Advisors Shinichi Matsumoto
Takuya Awata
Research Fellows Koya Shinohara
Kumiko Ajima
Tadashi Takaki
Sayaka Hirai
Visiting Research Fellows Daisuke Chujo
Project Coordinator Miyuki Tsuchida
Shoko Takahashi
Research Assistants Sakai Mizuho
Yasuko Hirakawa
Executive Advisor to the President Takuya Awata
Research Institute
Diabetes Research Center
The Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology
International virus infectious disease research center
Project Research
National Center for Global Health and Medicin
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