Shinichiro Kurosawa, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Degrees:
MD: Gunma University, School of Medicice
PhD: Jichi Medical College
Education:
M.D. Gunma University School of Medicine
Maebashi City, Gunma-ken, Japan
Doctoral research, Jichi Medical School
Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis
(Prof. Nobuo Aoki), Tochigi-ken, Japan
Ph.D., Gunma University, Third Department of Internal Medicine
Clinical specialty certification in Hematology (J. Soc. of Hematology)
Clinical specialty certification in Internal Medicine (J. Soc. of Internal Medicine)
Research Interest:
My laboratory strives to bring new therapeutics and novel diagnostics to patients using in vitro approaches, and exploring model systems including pre-clinical models of diseases. Significant portion of our effort is committed to translational medicine especially in the field of Sepsis, Inflammation, Thrombosis and Hemostasis.
Contact Information:
Shinichiro Kurosawa, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Boston University
School of Medicine
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Medical Campus
670 Albany Street, #415
Boston, MA 02118
Tel: 617-414-7091
Fax: 617-414-7073
Publications
Stearns-Kurosawa DJ, Lupu F, Taylor FB Jr, Kinasewitz G, Kurosawa S. Sepsis and pathophysiology of anthrax in a non-human primate model. Am J Pathol, 169:433-444, 2006. (Impact Factor 5.917)
Matsumoto T, Kaneko T, Wada H, Kobayashi T, Abe Y, Nobori T, Shiku H, Stearns-Kurosawa DJ, Kurosawa S. Proteinase 3 expression on neutrophil membranes from patients with infectious disease. Shock, 26:128-133, 2006. (Impact Factor 3.318)
Ireland H, Konstantoulas CJ, Cooper JA, Hawe E, Humphries SE, Mather H, Goodall AH, Hogwood J, Juhan-Vague I, Yudkin JS, di Minno G, Margaglione M, Hamsten A, Miller GJ, Bauer KA, Kim YT, Stearns-Kurosawa DJ, Kurosawa S. EPCR Ser219Gly: Elevated sEPCR, prothrombin F1 + 2, risk for coronary heart disease, and increased sEPCR shedding in vitro. Artherosclerosis, 183:283-292, 2005. (Impact Factor 3.777)
Stearns-Kurosawa DJ, Burgin C, Parker D, Comp P, Kurosawa S. Bimodal Distribution of Soluble Endothelial Protein C Receptor Levels in Healthy Populations J. Thromb. Haemost, 1:855-856, 2003 (Impact Factor 4.831)
Stearns-Kurosawa DJ, Swindle K, D’Angelo A, Della Valle P, Fattorini A, Caron N, Grimaux M, Woodhams B, Kurosawa S. Plasma levels of endothelial protein C receptor respond to anticoagulant treatment. Blood, 99: 526-530, 2002.
