Professional Bio
Takamune Takahashi MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension within the Department of Medicine at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is also appointed as an Associate Professor in Program in Cancer Biology. He is a member of American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and American Physiological Society (APS). Dr. Takahashi’s research interests and expertise are focused on: the role of CD148 tyrosine phosphatase in kidney disease, angiogenesis, and cancer; the role of eNOS in diabetic kidney disease; and non-invasive imaging techniques to assess the structural and functional changes in kidney disease. Dr. Takahashi has been directing the In Vivo Mouse Kidney Imaging Core at Vanderbilt O’Brien Kidney Research Center (VOKC) and Vanderbilt Center for Kidney Disease (VCKD). His group has established a series of imaging techniques for mouse kidney disease imaging, including MRI, SPECT, and microCT. Dr. Takahashi is the recipient of National Kidney Foundation Young Investigator Award and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Career Development Award. He has published over 70 original articles, 10 reviews, and book chapters.
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Education
MD - Jikei University School of Medicine, 1988
Residency - Internal Medicine - Saitama Medical School, 1990
PhD - Medical Science; Molecular Pathology - Jikei University School of Medicine, 1994
Fellowship - Nephrology and Hypertension - Vanderbilt University, 1999
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