Expertise at Chang Gung System

Toshiaki Nakano ,Ph.D.
Institution: Chang Gung University College of Medicine / Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Position: Associate Professor / Principle Investigator
Department: Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences / Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences
Address: 123 Ta-Pei Rd., Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Tel: +886-7-7317123 (Ext. 8190) Fax: +886-7-7336856
E-mail: nakano33@mail.cgu.edu.tw

Focus of Interest:
  • Transplantation
  • Immunology
  • Allergy
  • Stem cell
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Medicine

Fulltime Employment:
  • Aug. 2009 to Jul. 2013: Assistant Professor, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University College of Medicine
  • Sep. 2008 to Jul. 2009: Concurrent Assistant Professor: Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University College of Medicine
  • Jan. 2008 to Jul. 2009: Assistant Researcher, Department of Medical Research, Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine Core Lab., Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
  • Apr. 2004 to Dec. 2007: Post-doctoral fellow, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Education:
  • Apr. 2001 to Mar. 2014: Ph.D. of Science, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, Japan
  • Apr. 1999 to Mar. 2001: Master of Science, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, Japan
  • Apr. 1995 to Mar. 1999: Bachelor of Engineering, Cluster III (Chemistry, Biotechnology and Process Engineering), Faculty of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan

Honors and Awards:

    》Poster Award:

  • XX International Congress of TTS (Vienna, 2004)
  • ILTS 15th Annual International Congress (New York, 2009)
  • ILTS 16th Annual International Congress (Hong Kong, 2010)
  • ILTS 18th Annual International Congress (San Francisco, 2012)
  • World Transplant Congress (San Francisco, 2014)

    • 》Mentee-Mentor Award:

  • TTS-ILTS Basic Science Mentor Award (Paris, 2013)

    • 》Research Award:

  • Chang Gung Research Award (2008-2012, 2013-2015)
  • NSC/MOST Research Award (2012-2015)

Selected Main Publications:
  1. Nakano T, Cheng YF, Lai CY, Hsu LW, Chang YC, Deng JY, Huang YZ, Honda H, Chen KD, Wang CC, Chiu KW, Jawan B, Eng HL, Goto S, and Chen CL. Impact of artificial sunlight therapy on the progress of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in rats. Journal of Hepatology 2011Dec; 55(2): 415-425.
  2. Takaoka Y, Goto S, Nakano T*, Tseng HP, Yang SM, Kawamoto S, Ono K, and Chen CL. Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) prevents lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced, sepsis-related severe acute lung injury in mice. Scientific Reports 2014 Jun 6; 4: 5204.
  3. Nakano T*, Lai CY, Goto S, Hsu LW, Kawamoto S, Ono K, Chen KD, Lin CC, Chiu KW, Wang CC, Cheng YF, and Chen CL. Immunological and regenerative aspects of hepatic mast cells in liver allograft rejection and tolerance. PLoS One 2012 May; 7(5): e37202.
  4. Nakano T, Goto S, Lai CY, Hsu LW, Takaoka Y, Kawamoto S, Chiang KC, Shimada Y, Ohmori N, Goto T, Sato S, Ono K, Cheng YF, and Chen CL. Immunological aspects and therapeutic significance of an auto-Ab against histone H1 in a rat model of Con A-induced hepatitis. Immunology 2010 Apr.; 129(4): 547-555.
  5. Nakano T, Kawamoto S, Lai CY, Sasaki T, Aki T, Shigeta S, Goto T, Sato S, Goto S, Chen CL, and Ono K. Liver transplantation-induced antihistone H1 autoantibodies suppress mixed lymphocyte reaction. Transplantation 2004 May; 77 (10): 1595-1603.


All Publications List

Board Certification:
  • Japanese Society for Immunology
  • Taiwan Proteomics Society
  • The Transplantation Society (TTS)
  • Taiwan Society for Stem Cell Research
  • International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS)