Hirokazu

Hirokazu Ogino, MD, PhD

Visiting Scholar

Research Interest:

My focus of research during PhD course at Tokushima University was to understand the mechanisms of metastasis of lung cancer. Recently, as a medical oncologist and pulmonologist, I have also engaged in the functional analysis of stromal cells in tumor immunity, especially in thoracic malignancies. 

From May 2019, I joined to Okada Lab to study and learn the up-to date skills, techniques and information about tumor immunology, and my current research is focused on developing novel engineered T cell therapies for glioma immunotherapy.

Outside the lab, I enjoy watching baseball, drinking beer and wine, and playing with my children. 
 

Education and Training:

2001-2010 Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medical Sciences, The University of Tokushima, Japan (M.D.-Ph.D. Program) 
2010-2014 St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, Resident,
2014-2015 Department of Respiratory Medicine & Rheumatology, Tokushima University Hospital, Clinical Fellow

Academic Positions:

2015-2019 Department of Respiratory Medicine & Rheumatology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima Japan, Assistant Professor

Selected Awards:

2006 Presentation Award, The 10th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association for Molecular Target Therapy of Cancer
2006 Presentation Award, The 11th Congress of the Asaian Pacific Society of Respirology
2008 The University of Tokushima Award for Medical Research
2015 Presentation Award, The 24th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association for Metastasis Research
2017 JRS Young Investigator, European Respiratory Society International Congress 2017
2019 Daiichi Sankyo Foundation of Life Science, Fellowship program award