Prof. Daisuke Tsuruta – Japan
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Osaka City University Medical School, 1986-92, M.D., Medicine
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1994-99
Ph.D. Thesis: In vivo activation of Langerhans cells and dendritic epidermal T cells in the elicitation phase of murine contact hypersensitivity.
RESIDENCY
Osaka City University Hospital, Dermatology, 1992-1994
FELLOWSHIP
Nagasaki University Medical School, Department of Cell Biology and Histology with Dr. Takehiko Koji, 1998-99:
In situ hybridization/Apoptosis/Renal biology
Northwestern University the Feinberg School of Medicine,
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology with Dr. Jonathan CR Jones, 2000-2003: Cutaneous basement membrane studies/Immunogold for endothelial cells/live cell imaging for the matrix adhesion (hemidesmosomes/focal contacts)
HONORS
- Osaka City Mayor’s Award 1999
- United States Army Breast Cancer Fellowship 2000
- Gramm Travel Fellowship 2001
- Albert M Kligman Fellowship 2001
- Travel Award by American Academy of Dermatology 2003
- Japanese Association for Contact Dermatitis Art Award 2003
- Western Branch of the Japanese Association for Dermatologists President’s Award 2004
- Osaka City Mayor’s Award 2008
- Shiseido Basic Research Grant 2011
- Society for Cutaneous Ultrastructural Research Best Oral Award 2013
- Japanese Association of Clinical Molecular Morphology Award 2013
CERTIFICATION
Japanese Board of Dermatology (September, 1998)
ACADEMIC POSITION
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Dermatology
- Osaka City University Hospital, Osaka Japan, 2003-2005
- Assistant Professor, Dermatology
- Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 2005-2010
- Associate Professor, Dermatology
- Kurume University Medical School and Kurume Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, 2011-2013
- Assistant Professor, Dermatology
- Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 2011-2012
- Professor and Chairman
- Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 2013-present
EDITOR
- Journal of Dermatology 2016-
EDITORIAL BOARD
- Skin Research (Japan), 2009-
- Japanese Journal of Pediatric Dermatology (Japan), 2015-
SECTION EDITOR
- Journal of Dermatological Science 2013-
- Experimental Dermatology 2013-
- Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica 2017-
SUBJECT EDITOR
- Our Dermatology Online 2014-
INVITED VISITING PROFESSORSHIP
- Nagasaki University Medical School, Department of Cell Biology and Histology, 2009
- Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 2011
- Kurume University Medical School, Department of Dermatology, 2011-2013 (Visiting Associate Professor, 2013- (Visiting Professor)
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
- Society for Skin Structure Research – Director
- Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology – Director
- Japanese Society for Clinical Molecular Morphology – Council
- Japanese Society for Contact Dermatitis and Cutaneous Allergy – Council
- Society for Molecular Pathology Research – Council
- Japanese Society for Cutaneous Pathology – Director
- Japanese Society for Histology and Cytology – Council
- Japanese Society for Psoriasis – Council
- Japanese Society for Connective Tissue – Council
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