Tokyo Women's Medical University

Graduate School of Medical Science

Rheumatology

About us

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Medicine is aiming to foster a physician scientist who have a wide range of knowledge in basic and clinical research of rheumatology and is able to plan, implement, and instruct a cutting-edge and high-quality research project. In basic research, students are encouraged to understand molecular mechanisms of systemic rheumatic diseases and to obtain ability to find a novel cause and/or mechanism of diseases. In clinical research, we request our students to understand clinical epidemiology and biostatistics, and garner a capability to find and publish novel evidence based on ethical and scientific research plan.

Research

1. Basic research
・Molecular and immunological mechanism of preclinical stage of rheumatoid arthritis and strategy for prevention of disease onset
・Molecular immunopathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus
・Genetic study of ANCA-associated vasculitis
・Molecular mechanism of skin and organ fibrotsis in systemic sclerosis
・Mechanism of action of Jak inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis

2. Clinical research
・A large-scale cohort study of rheumatoid arthritis (IORRA）
・Pharmacoepidemiological study of rheumatic diseases
・Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric rheumatic diseases
・Diagnosis and treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus
・Clinical epidemiological study and clinical development of a novel molecular targeted therapy of ANCA-associated vasculitis
・Diagnosis and treatment of systemic sclerosis
・Clinical epidemiological study of spondyloarthritis

Faculty

Masayoshi Harigai, MD, PhD. Professor and Head
Yasushi Kawaguchi, MD, PhD. Associate Professor
Eiichi Tanaka, MD, PhD. Associate Professor
Takako Miyamae, MD, PhD. Associate Professor
Yasuhiro Katsumata, MD, PhD. Assistant Professor
Yuko Okamoto, MD, PhD. Assistant Professor
Tomoaki Higuchi, MD, PhD. Assistant Professor

Related links

Research Achievements Database

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