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MEMBERS

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Bhanubhong Prommalee

Ph.D. student (double degree program)

I am so grateful to have an opportunity to be part of Dr. Aiko' s team. As a Thai pharmacist who is interested in clinical pharmacy and health informatics, getting more knowledge of skin regeneration and aging will be consolidated and conducted for my drug discovery research. 

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Tomson Kosasih

Ph.D. student (MEXT)

Tomson is a student in the Graduate School of Medical Sciences. He obtained PharmD and MSc (Biomedical Sciences) before working in a Biopharmaceutical company on chemical protein modification for 2 years. From 2021, he is a member of Sada's Lab studying microbial signals-stem cell dynamics.

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Thisakorn Dumrongphuttidecha

Ph.D. student

(Rajamangal University of Technology Thanyaburi Scholarship)

Hi! I am from Thailand. I am interested in skin regeneration and aging. It is a wonderful opportunity to be a member of  Dr. Sada’s lab. I believe that I will get extensive medical knowledge and advanced research skills from IRCMS, Kumamoto University under the guidance of Dr. Sada and enjoy life in Kumamoto.

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Wenxin Fan

Ph.D. student (JST SPRING fellowship)

I am Wency. I come from China. I am graduated from Chongqing medical university. It is my great honor to join such a wonderful team under the guidance of Dr.Sada. I believe everything is possible if we put efforts to it! (世上无难事,只要肯攀登)Let’s give a shot!

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Phung Hung Manh

Ph.D. student (MEXT)

Hi! I am a Vietnamese PhD student. I am curious about the mechanism of aging in the skin and the way the skin responds to various intrinsic and extrinsic stresses during the aging process.  And now I am working with Dr. Sada to clarify the mechanism of epidermal stem cell aging and tissue regeneration. I hope that my studies will contribute to elucidating further skin aging and may be applied to provide a new therapeutic strategy to prevent skin aging and contribute to healthy longevity.

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Trisha Biswas Shanta

Ph.D. student (MEXT)

Hello!  I am Trisha from Bangladesh. I have interests in the epigenetics, stem cells, skin renewal and aging process. Currently, I am working with Dr. Aiko Sada. I am so glad to have a great team here. I also hope that I will improve my understanding of this field and can utilize my knowledge for future skin research. Though It is my new journey in the field of skin regeneration, I hope this new journey will be the best journey in my life. I like to spend leisure time by singing, reading story books and travelling. 

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Hinata Date

Ph.D. student

Hi, I am Date Hinata. I joined Sada Laboratory after obtaining my master's degree from the Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University. I am particularly interested in aging and regenerative medicine, and would like to understand how and why our bodies change as we age. Through my research in the Sada Laboratory, I hope to deepen my understanding of the aging system, which still remains a mystery.

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Ikuto Nishikawa

Master student

Hi, I am a master’s student in Kumamoto university. I am interested in skin science and regenerative medicine, so join Sada lab. I am from Yokohama in Kanagawa and graduated from university of Rikkyo, faculty of science in Tokyo. And there, I learned cell biology. My hobby is playing basketball and eating delicious food. I will do my best to be able to make a grate discovery!

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Ahmed Gamal Kamel Habib

Visiting researcher

Hi, my name is Ahmed. I am from Egypt. I graduated from Hiroshima University.  Currently, I am a visiting researcher in Dr. Sada’s lab. I am interested in understanding the mechanisms that regulate epidermal stem cell aging and exploring how the stem cells of the skin behave during aging. I hope my work will lead to identify new selective targets for the development of therapies for aging-related diseases in the skin, including cancer and improve human health longevity. 

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Takako Keida
​Laboratory Technician

Takako has been working in Kumamoto University for 20 years! She joined Sada lab in 2020 April. 

Rina Nagata
​Administrative Assistant

Ms. Nagata supports administrative work.

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Aiko Sada

Principal Investigator

Aiko Sada received a Ph.D. in 2011 from the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan. Soon after her graduation, she joined Dr. Tudorita Tumbar’s laboratory at Cornell University, as a postdoctoral fellow, where she worked on identification and characterization of epidermal stem cells. In 2016, she started as a tenure-track Assistant professor at University of Tsukuba. In 2019 October, she was promoted to Associate professor and started her own laboratory at IRCMS, Kumamoto University. 

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Nguyen Thi Kim Nguyen
Postdoctoral Fellow

Hi, my name is Nguyen. I am from Vietnam. I graduated from the University of Tsukuba and now I am working at Sada lab. as a postdoc. I am interested in skin stem cells and aging. I hope that my research will contribute to the understanding of skin aging and can be applied to prevent aging in the future. 

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Mizuho Ishikawa

Postdoctoral Fellow

Hi, I am Mizuho Ishikawa. I graduated from Tottori University and now I joined Dr. Sada's lab as a postdoc. I am interested in skin stem cells, aging, and vasculature. Through doing research on stem cells and aging in this lab, I hope to solve a part of the mystery of life phenomena as much as possible.

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