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Dept. of Clinical Application 
Akitsu Hotta (Associate Professor)

Curriculum Vitae
March 2001B.Sc., Department of Engineering, Nagoya University
(Nagoya, Japan)
March 2006M.Sc. and Ph.D. (Bioengineering), Nagoya University
(Nagoya, Japan)
April 2006 - February 2010Postdoctoral Research Fellow
June 2008 - February 2010Research Fellow, Ontario Human iPS Cell Facility
(Toronto, Canada)
March 2010Assistant Professor Yamanaka Group, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University (Kyoto, Japan)
April 2010Principle Investigator, Assistant Professor, Hotta Lab
Department of Reprogramming Science, Center for iPS Cell Reserch and Application, Kyoto University (Kyoto, Japan)
October 2016Principle Investigator, Junior Associate Professor, Hotta Lab
Department of of Life Science Frontiers, Center for iPS Cell Reserch and Application, Kyoto University (Kyoto, Japan)
April 2018Principle Investigator, Junior Associate Professor, Hotta Lab
Department of of Clinical Application, Center for iPS Cell Reserch and Application, Kyoto University (Kyoto, Japan)
August 2019Joint Academic Investigator, Bioethics and Safety Response Officer, Life Sciences Division, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
May 2022Principle Investigator, Associate Professor, Hotta Lab
Department of of Clinical Application, Center for iPS Cell Reserch and Application, Kyoto University (Kyoto, Japan)
Current position
Honors and Awards
2008Stem Cell Network, Annual General Meeting
Best Poster Presentation Award
2009Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
Exceptional Trainee Award
2016The Commendation for Science and Technology
by the Minister of MEXT
The Young Scientists' Prize
2020The Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine Award
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