Speakers
Yanagita, Motoko
- Department of Nephrology
Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
Kyoto, Japan
Motoko Yanagita, M.D., Ph.D. is the first Professor and Chair of Department of Nephrology at Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan since 2011.
She received her M.D. and Ph.D. degrees at Kyoto University and residency training at Kyoto University Hospital. Dr. Yanagita is a physician scientist conducting basic and clinical research. Her basic research area is the pathophysiology of kidney injury and the repair process, and her current research focuses on the identification of the cellular origin of kidney regeneration and fibrosis as well as the intracellular crosstalk in the progression of kidney disease. Her clinical research area is onconephrology, a new area connecting oncology and nephrology.
Dr. Yanagita has been an elected member of the American Society of Clinical Investigation since 2013 and Vice President of the Japanese Society of Nephrology. She is also Senior Advisor of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Japan. She is also a designated Board Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine.
Regarding recent positions at Kyoto University, she holds the post of Deputy Dean of the Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine since 2022.
Since 2023, she has been appointed Director of the Faculty Consort of Clinical Medicine, Chair of Internal Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital.