Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate
Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

2250 Alcazar St.
CSA 115 – HSC 9062
Los Angeles, CA 90033-9062
Phone: (323) 442-2245
Fax: (323) 442-2981
takahiko@usc.edu

Education
Experience
Publications

Meikai University, Japan
D.D.S., 2014
Dentistry

Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
Ph.D., 2020
Molecular Craniofacial Embryology

  • 2021 – present – Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate – Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2019 – 2021 – Staff Doctor – Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital
  • 2105 – 2020 – Graduate School Student – Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
  1. Yamada T, Takechi M, Yokoyama N, Hiraoka Y, Ishikubo H, Usami T, Furutera T, Taga Y, Hirate Y, Kanai-Azuma M, Yoda T, Ogawa-Goto K, Iseki S. (2020) Heterozygous mutation of the splicing factor Sf3b4 affects development of the axial skeleton and forebrain in mouse. Dev Dyn. 2020 May;249(5):622-635. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.148. Epub 2020 Jan 14. PMID: 31900962.

  2. Furutera T, Takechi M, Kitazawa T, Takei J, Yamada T, Vu Hoang T, Rijli FM, Kurihara H, Kuratani S, Iseki S. (2017) Differing contributions of the first and second pharyngeal arches to tympanic membrane formation in the mouse and chick. Development. 2017 Sep 15;144(18):3315-3324. doi: 10.1242/dev.149765. Epub 2017 Aug 14. PMID: 28807901.