Kitazawa Koji

Affiliation and department：
Job title： Assistant Professor
Other affiliations (1)：

Buck Institute for Research on Aging Visiting Scientist

Research field (2)： Cell biology , Ophthalmology

Research keywords (8)： SASP , Cellular senescence , Keratoconus , Fuchs Corneal endothelial dystrophy , 角膜上皮幹細胞疲弊症 , Direct reprogramming , Dry eye disease , Bullous keratopathy

Research theme for competitive and other funds (4)：

2021 - 2024 角化と非角化を制御する分子メカニズム機構の解明
2018 - 2020 Development of new drugs for direct reprogramming into corneal epithelial cells
2016 - 2018 Functional analysis in the transcriptional network in human corneal epithelial cell
2015 - 2016 角膜上皮バリア機能改善を目指す低分子化合物スクリーニング

Papers (103)：

Kohsaku Numa, Sandip Kumar Patel, Zhixin A Zhang, Jordan B Burton, Akifumi Matsumoto, Jun-Wei B Hughes, Chie Sotozono, Birgit Schilling, Pierre-Yves Desprez, Judith Campisi, et al. Senescent characteristics of human corneal endothelial cells upon ultraviolet-A exposure. Aging. 2024. 16
Yasufumi Tomioka, Koji Kitazawa, Kohsaku Numa, Jun-Wei B Hughes, Norihiko Yokoi, Chie Sotozono. The existence of senescent cells in conjunctival epithelium from elderly individuals. Japanese journal of ophthalmology. 2024. 68. 2. 157-165
Koji Kitazawa, Munetoyo Toda, Morio Ueno, Koichi Wakimasu, Yasufumi Tomioka, Asako Uehara, Chie Sotozono, Shigeru Kinoshita. Donor Corneal Endothelial Cell Maturity and Its Impact on Graft Survival in Glaucoma Patients Undergoing Corneal Transplantation. American journal of ophthalmology. 2024. 262. 1-9
Yulia Aziza, Kojiro Imai, Motohiro Itoi, Hokoru Yoshioka, Seitaro Komai, Koji Kitazawa, Ratna Sitompul, Mayumi Ueta, Hideki Fukuoka, Tsutomu Inatomi, et al. Strategic combination of cultivated oral mucosal epithelial transplantation and postoperative limbal-rigid contact lens-wear for end-stage ocular surface disease: a retrospective cohort study. The British journal of ophthalmology. 2023
鈴木崇, 江口洋, 戸所大輔, 子島良平, 小泉範子, 福岡秀記, 井上幸次, 宇野敏彦, 鳥山浩二, 中川迅, et al. 感染性角膜炎診療ガイドライン(第3版). 日本眼科学会雑誌. 2023. 127. 10. 859-895

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MISC (70)：

北澤耕司. 新規治療法の開発を目指した角膜基礎研究の最前線人生100年時代を見据えた角膜リプログラミング研究. 日本眼科学会雑誌. 2022. 126. 臨増. 20-20
北澤耕司. サイトメガロウイルス角膜内皮炎の診断から治療のアップデート. 日本眼科学会雑誌. 2022. 126. 臨増. 122-122
小嶋健太郎, Cehofski Lasse Jorgensen, 寺尾信宏, 北澤耕司, Thineshkumar Sasikala, Grauslund Jakob, Vorum Henrik, Honore Bent, 外園千恵. 網膜静脈分枝閉塞症患者の前房水プロテオミクス解析. 日本眼科学会雑誌. 2021. 125. 臨増. 208-208
Gaku Ishida, Koji Kitazawa, Motohiro Itoi, Tsutomu Inatomi, Shigeru Kinoshita, Chie Sotozono. The Change in corneal anterior-posterior area ratio after penetrating keratoplasty with keratoconus by using anterior segment optical coherence tomography. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE. 2019. 60. 9
Munetoyo Toda, Koji Kitazawa, Morio Ueno, Yuko Maruyama, Asako Uehara, Chie Sotozono, Junji Hamuro, Shigeru Kinoshita. Factors influencing the health and longevity of donor corneal endothelial cells. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE. 2019. 60. 9

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Lectures and oral presentations (16)：

Navigating Keratoconus: Contemporary Clinical Management and Treatment Strategies
(University of Indonesia 2024)
Cataract Surgery in the Presence of Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy
(The 39th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Congress 2024)
Impact of visual function on quality of life in the elderly in Kyoto Longevity Cohort Study
(The 39th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Congress. 2024)
Donor Assessment for Cell Therapy
(The 39th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Congress 2024)
The biological maturity of corneal endothelial cells influences graft survival
(The Friedrich Alexander Nurnberg Erlangen Univ & KPUM Collaborating Conference 2023)

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Education (2)：

2011 - 2015 Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
1998 - 2004 Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

Professional career (1)：

医学博士 (京都府立医科大学)

Work history (13)：

2023/04 - 現在 Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Ophthalmology Assistant Professor
2022/04 - 現在 Buck Institute for Research on Aging Visiting scientist
2022/04 - 2023/03 Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
2021/10 - 2022/03 Buck Institute for Research on Aging Research Scientist
2021/04 - 2022/03 Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

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Committee career (1)：

2022/07 - 現在日本眼感染症学会評議員

Awards (18)：

2024/01 - Best Presentation Award
2023/01 - 26th Ophthalmic Molecular Biology Research Conference Best paper award
2021 - 公益財団法人日本アイバンク協会令和3年度日本アイバンク協会海外研究助成金
2020 - ロート製薬株式会社第25回ロート賞
2020 - 公益財団法人日本アイバンク協会令和2年度日本アイバンク協会海外研究助成金

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Association Membership(s) (9)：

Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology , American Academy of Ophthalmology , Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology , 日本眼炎症学会 , 日本白内障屈折矯正手術学会 , 日本眼感染症学会 , 日本眼科手術学会 , 日本眼科学会 , 日本角膜学会会

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