2021

• Special Lecture

  • 90-minute special lecture at the 6th Japanese Nutrition and Dysphagia Physiotherapy Research Conference.
  • Date: February 19, 2022 (Web-based).
  • (2021.09.22)

• Publication

  • Edited the book Muscle Cell and Tissue - Novel Molecular Targets and Current Advances.
  • Publisher: InTech Open.
  • (2021.08.19)

• New Book Release

  • Book titled Sarcopenia: Molecular Mechanism and Treatment Strategies (329 pages) officially published.
  • (2021.07.23)

• Conference Participation

  • 21st Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine Annual Meeting.
  • Date: June 25-27, 2021 (Hybrid format).
  • Venue: National Kyoto International Conference Hall.
  • Symposium 17: "New Proposals in Anti-Aging Medicine 2021: From Metabolic Health Check-ups to Frailty Check-ups - Aiming for PPK (Pinpin Kirari)."

• Public Lecture

  • Title: "Understanding the Causes and Solutions for Sarcopenia."
  • Date: June 16, 2021 (Wednesday).
  • Time: 18:45 to 19:45.
  • Location: Ota Community University.
  • Residents of Ota City who are interested are welcome to attend.

• Symposium Participation

  • 63rd Japanese Geriatrics Society Academic Meeting.
  • Date: June 11-27, 2021 (Web-based).
  • Joint Symposium 1: "Sarcopenia: From Basics to Clinical."
  • Topic: "Molecular Mechanisms and Current Treatment Strategies of Sarcopenia and Cachexia."
  • Special issue on this topic started in the journal Cells.

• Journal Update

  • Impact factor of Cells has increased from 4.4 to 6.6.
  • Manuscripts are being accepted until February 5 of next year.

• Annual Meeting Participation

  • 64th Annual Meeting of the Japan Diabetes Society.
  • Date: May 20-22, 2021.
  • Symposium 4: "Skeletal Muscle - Quality and Quantity: From Insulin Resistance to Sarcopenia" (Web lecture).

• Citation Milestone

  • Paper surpassed 3,000 citations!
  • Noted that citation rates for Asian researchers are generally lower compared to Western researchers.
  • (From ResearchGate) (2021.05.03)

• Publication Contribution

  • March issue of Kidney and Dialysis features a special section on "Nutritional and Exercise Therapy for Sarcopenia and Frailty."
  • Contributed an article titled "Muscle Catabolism and Anabolism."
  • (2021.03.24)

• Book Download Stats

  • Book Muscle Cell and Tissue: Current Status of Research Field (edited two and a half years ago) has surpassed 12,000 downloads for each chapter.
  • All InTech Open books are available for free download.
  • (2021.03.12)

• Educational Lecture

  • 28th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Exercise Physiology.
  • Date: March 5-6, 2021.
  • Topic: "Enhancing Evaluation as a Basic Researcher."

2020

• Guest Lecture

  • Location: School of Marine Science, Tokai University.
  • Topic: "Mechanisms and Mitigation Methods of Sarcopenia."
  • Date: December 16, 2020.

• Annual Meeting Participation

  • 7th Sarcopenia and Frailty Society Annual Meeting.
  • Date: December 1-15, 2020 (Web-based).
  • Participated in "Meet the Expert 3: How to ~ Sarcopenia and Autophagy."

• Publication

  • Co-authored English chapter with Shimizu from Tokai University.
  • Title: "Nutritional Approaches for Attenuating Muscle Atrophy."
  • Published by InTech Open on October 10, 2020.
  • Available for free download.

• Article Publication

  • Published in Medical Progress.
  • Title: "Cachexia in Cancer – Especially Considering the Issue of Sarcopenia."
  • Contributed section titled "Molecular Mechanisms of Sarcopenia in Cachexia."
  • Date: August 7, 2020.