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Immune Regulation
Research Topic
The research goal of the Department of Immune Regulation is contributing to develop new methods for manipulating the immune responses that are disregulated in autoimmune diseases and allergy, or for reconstituting the immune system that is defective in immunodeficiency patients. Currently, our research activities are focused on following three projects.
- Signal transduction and the regulation by microenvironments in the development or terminal differentiation of B lymphocytes and other cells in the immune system.
- Mechanisms for the production of natural antibodies as well as autoantibodies involved in the disease development and maintenance of autoimmune disorders.
- Regulations for the maintenance and expansion of hematopoietic stem cells which are critical for maintaining and reconstituting the immune system.
Main Staff
| Director | Satoshi Takaki |
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| Chief, Section of Immune Response Modification | Takashi Sekiya |
| Senior Research Fellow | Shinya Hidano |
| Research Fellow | Kazunori Matsumura |
| Visiting Research Fellows | Masashi Ikutani Mari Tanno |
