Research Fields: Neural regeneration, neurodegenerative diseases, signal transduction

Professor Hisamoto is an expert in the study of signal transduction mechanisms and is particularly skilled in molecular biological analysis using the nematode as a model animal. He has identified several signaling pathways that regulate the regeneration of severed nerves and neuronal functions and has pioneered the elucidation of their mechanisms of action. Recently, he has also begun to study the pathological progression of neurodegenerative diseases using both mouse primary nerve culture systems and the transparent fish Danionella as a model organism. Through these studies, he aims to elucidate the universal principles of degeneration and regeneration mechanisms of the nervous system and to provide the basis for therapeutic methods to maintain and restore brain and nerve function.

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