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Motokuni
Aoki

Naotaka
Hashiya

Katsutoshi
Tamura

Katsutoshi Tamura

Vice President and Director, Anicom Advanced Medical Institute
Executive Officer, Anicom Holdings, Inc.
Invited Faculty Member, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University
Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Gene Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University

Profile

Research focuses on spinal cord regenerative medicine and spine/spinal cord surgery, particularly the development of regenerative therapies for spinal cord injuries in companion animals.

Professional Experience

2014-2016: Professor, Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Life Science, Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts
2015: Advisor, Anicom Holdings, Inc.
2021: Director, Anicom Advanced Medical Institute
2024-Present: Vice President and Director, Anicom Advanced Medical Institute
2024-Present: Executive Officer, Anicom Holdings, Inc.
2024-Present: Invited Faculty Member, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University
2025-Present: Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Gene Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University

Education

Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine

Professional Qualification

Licensed Veterinarian (Japan)

Research Interests

Spinal Cord Regenerative Medicine
Spine and Spinal Cord Surgery

Academic Societies

Japanese Society of Regenerative Medicine and Anti-Aging
Japan Society of Anti-Aging Medicine

Awards

October 10, 2015
Japanese Society of Small Animal Veterinary Medicine Award (2015 Annual Meeting)
Efficacy of Autologous Bone Marrow-Derived Mononuclear Cell Transplantation for Chronic Spinal Cord Injury in Dogs
March 12, 2011
7th Japanese Veterinary Internal Medicine Academy Award
Autologous Bone Marrow-Derived Mononuclear Cell Transplantation in Dogs with Grade 5 Thoracolumbar Intervertebral Disc Herniation
February 15, 2009
5th Japanese Veterinary Internal Medicine Academy Award
A Case of AML M-6Er/MDS in a Cat with Regenerative Changes Observed in Peripheral Blood
August 12, 2007
4th Japanese Veterinary Internal Medicine Academy Scientific Meeting Award
A Feline Case Suspected of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
2007
Azabu Veterinary Medical Society Award
Three Cases of Canine Intervertebral Disc Herniation Diagnosed Using Virtual Place Advance2007 Japanese Society of Veterinary Internal Medicine Award

Selected Publications

Efficacy of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cell transplantation in dogs with chronic spinal cord injury. Open Veterinary Journal (2020).
Temporal effects of intramuscular administration of medetomidine hydrochloride or xylazine hydrochloride... American Journal of Veterinary Research (2016).
Escherichia coli-derived recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 combined with bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells improves bone regeneration... BMC Veterinary Research (2016).
Autologous bone marrow mononuclear cell transplant and surgical decompression in a dog with chronic spinal cord injury. Experimental and Clinical Transplantation (2015).