Endocrine Disrupters

Research Supervisor

Tsuguyoshi Suzuki

Year Started : FY2000

Itsuo Katakuse

Professor Emeritus, Osaka University

Development of High Sensitive Mass Spectrometer and Analysis of Endocrine Disrupters

Suguru Kawato

Professor, The University of Tokyo

Environmental Hormones Disrupting Actions of Neurosteroids in the Brain

Ken Takeda

Professor, Tokyo University of Science

Novel Types of Endocrine Disrupters in Atmosphere

Yoshitaka Nagahama

Professor, National Institutes of Natural Sciences

Molecular Mechanisms of Endocrine Disrupter Action in Fish Reproductive Endocrine Systems

Kaoru Miyamoto

Professor, University of Fukui

Establishment of Databases for Genes Affected by Low Doses of Endocrine Disrupters in Reproductive System

Year Started : FY1999

Hiroyoshi Ariga

Professor, Hokkaido University.

Oncogene Products DJ-1 and AMY-1 Participate in Abnormalities of Spermatogenesis Caused by Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

Taisen Iguchi

Professor, National Institutes of Natural Sciences

Developmental Effects of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals on Animals: Special Reference to Developmental Endocrinology

Teruaki Iwamoto

Proffessor, St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Effects of Endocrine Disruptors on Male Reproductive Function

Masahiko Kuroda

Assistant professor, Tokyo Medical University

Effects of Endocrine Disrupters on Meiosis and Homologous Recombination

Yo-Ichiro Kuroda

Guest Researcher, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience

Effects of Endocrine Disruptors on Functional Developments of the Brain and their Molecular Mechanisms

Year Started : FY1998

Yoshio Umezawa

Professor, The University of Tokyo

Methods of Analysis for Chemicals that Promote/Disrupt Cellular Signaling

Fujio Kayama

Professor, Jichi Medical School

Interaction between Plant-derived and Man-made Xenoestrogens

Osamu Tsutsumi

Professor, The University of Tokyo

Effects of Endocrine Disrupters on Reproductive Functions in Mammals including Humans

Chiharu Tohyama

Director, National Institute for Environmental Studies

Elucidation of Endocrine Disrupting Mechanism of Dioxin and Related Compounds for Health Risk Assessment

Hajime Nawata

Professor, Kyushu University

Nuclear Receptor- Transcription Cofactors Complex and Endocrine Disrupters

Yoshiaki Fujii-Kuriyama

Guest Professor, University of Tsukuba

Mechanisms of Action of Endocrine Disrupters and Development of Monitoring System for Endocrine Disrupters

Ken-ichirou Morohashi

Professor, Okazaki National Research Institutes

Elucidation of Mechanisms of Sexual Differentiation