Alumni of the Nakauchi Lab
Celebrating our past members and their ongoing contributions to science and medicine.
The Nakauchi Lab has trained and collaborated with numerous exceptional scientists, clinicians, and scholars across the world.
We proudly highlight the journeys and achievements of our past lab members, whose contributions continue to shape the fields of regenerative medicine and stem cell biology., many of whom continue to advance stem cell research, regenerative medicine, and biomedical innovation in academic, clinical, and industry settings.
Masashi Miyauchi
Basic Life Research Scientist
(2019-2024)
Current Position:
Postdoctoral Scholar
Mullally lab, Department of Medicine, Stanford University
Paul Mack
Life Science Research Professional (2020-2023)
Current Position:
PhD Student at UCLA
Jinyu Zhang
Life Science Research Professional (2021-2024)
Current Position:
Medical Student at the
University of Illinois
Toshiya Nishimura
Postdoc (2018-2022)
Current Position:
Associate professor / Lecturer,
Osaka University
Ryo Yamamoto
Postdoc (2014-2015), Research Associate (2015-2020)
Current Position:
Associate Professor at ASHBi,
Kyoto University
Adam Wilkinson
Postdoc (2016-2020) and Instructor (2020-2021) in Hematology
Current Position:
Group Leader at
University of Oxford
Taka Takebe
Visiting Faculty
(2015 - 2016)
Director of CuSTOM and
Associate Professor at
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Yusuke Takahashi
Postdoc in Organogenesis research (2014-2016)
Current Position:
Colorectal Surgeon at
Osaka National Hospital
Shinsuke Seki
Visiting Scholar
(2018-2019)
Current position:
Associate Professor at
Akita University (Japan)
Moises Rivera
Lab Manager
(2020-2021)
Current position:
Professional Lab Management at the Department of Urology,
Stanford University
Tamir Rashid
MRC Clinician Scientist / Visiting Postdoc (2014-2017)
Current position:
Associate Professor of Hepatology at Imperial College London
Toshinobu Nishimura
Postdoc in T-cell Team
(2014-2019)
Current position:
Scientific Expert at
Century Therapeutics
Satoru Morikawa
Visiting Scholar
(2019-2020)
Current position:
Assistant Professor at Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery,
Keio University, School of Medicine
Hiroyuki Koike
Postdoctoral Fellow
(2014 - 2015)
Current position:
Assistant Professor at
Nippon Medical School, Japan
Noriko Someya Kawahara
Administrative Associate
(2016-2021)
Current Position:
Senior Professional,
Corporate Planning and Growth Strategy, NEC
Ian Hsu
Research Associate
(2016-2021)
Current position:
PhD Student at Oxford University
Maimi Higuchi
Research Associate
(2016-2021)
Resident at Duke University