Assistant Professor

Jianbo AN

Email: anjb（at）med.akita-u.ac.jp

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Introduction

　My name is Jianbo An, and I have been conducting research and teaching activities in this department since April 2019. I am interested in various inflammatory diseases, including cancer, and my research focus on functional changes in the immune system. As a foreigner, I would be happy to have various exchanges with you all.

Biography

Jul. 2008:

Graduated from the Department of Experimental Medicine, School of Basic Medicine, Beijing Medical University, China

Sep. 2010:

Completed Master’s degree in Bioinformatics, Department of Bioinformatics, Graduate School of Life Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Sep. 2013:

Completed Doctoral degree (PhD) at the Department of Bioinformatics, Graduate School of Life Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Oct. 2013:

Project assistant professor, Department of Inflammology, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

Dec. 2015:

Assistant professor, Department of Molecular Pathogenesis, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Apr. 2019:

Assistant professor, Department of Biochemistry and Metabolic Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Akita University

Favorite things

• Sports
• Travelling

Research specialties

• Cell culture
• Mouse analysis

Research themes

• Research into the mechanism of malignant transformation of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
• Research into the role of immune cells in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases

Representative published papers

1. An J, Nagaki Y, Motoyama S, Kuze Y, Hoshizaki M, Kemuriyama K, Yamaguchi T, Ebihara T, Minamiya Y, Suzuki Y, Imai Y, Kuba K.
   Identification of Galectin-7 as a crucial metastatic enhancer of squamous cell carcinoma associated with immunosuppression.
   Oncogene 2022 Dec;41(50):5319-5330.
2. An J, Naruse T, Hinohara K, Soejima Y, Sawabe M, Nakagawa Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura A.
   MRTF-A regulates proliferation and survival properties of pro-atherogenic macrophages.
   J Mol Cell Cardiol 133:26-35, 2019.
3. An J, Nakajima T, Shibata H, Arimura T, Yasunami M, Kimura A.
   A novel link of HLA locus to the regulation of immunity and infection: NFKBIL1 regulates alternative splicing of human immune-related genes and influenza virus M gene.
   J Autoimmun 47:25-33, 2013.