History

Fourth Generation, Professor Nakazuma Yasuji
(Term: May Showa 62 – March Heisei 26)

Biography

• August 7, Showa 23: Born in Shinhō, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture
• March Showa 49: Graduated from Kanazawa University School of Medicine
• May 1, Showa 62: Promoted to Chief Professor of the Second Pathology Department
• April Heisei 13: Professor at the Medical and Pharmaceutical Research Area, Kanazawa University
• April Heisei 18: Dean of the Medical School Research Division, Kanazawa University
• April Heisei 20: Director of the Medical Field, Medical and Pharmaceutical Research Area, Kanazawa University

Notable Society Presidencies

• October Heisei 9: 8th International Liver Pathology Research Meeting
• June Heisei 15: 39th Meeting of the Japan Liver Cancer Study Group
• May Heisei 20: 97th Meeting of the Japanese Pathological Society
• May Heisei 20: 19th International Liver Pathology Research Meeting
• October Heisei 22: 17th Japan Liver Society Meeting
• July Heisei 23: Annual Meeting of the Japan Digestive Immunology Society

Membership

Japanese Pathological Society, Japan Hepatology Society, Japan Biliary Society, Japan Liver Cancer Study Group, Japan Digestive Immunology Society, International Liver Pathology Research Society, American Liver Society, Asia-Pacific Liver Society

Research Focus

• Pathological studies of liver and biliary tract
• Pathological studies of primary biliary cirrhosis
• Pathological studies of intrahepatic bile duct cancer
• Pathological studies of autoimmune biliary tract inflammation and pancreatitis

Research Achievements

• Discovered accessory glandular tissues distributed in the intrahepatic bile duct system, elucidating their role in bile duct pathogenesis
• Systematically studied primary biliary cirrhosis, identifying abnormal expression of pyruvate dehydrogenase E2 component in biliary epithelium related to autoimmune biliary duct damage
• Clarified the natural immune mechanism of the biliary tract, establishing the involvement of Toll-like receptors in biliary tract disorders and the development of autoimmune biliary tract diseases

Selected Publications

• Biopsy Diagnosis of Liver Nodules: Focused on Diagnostic Process
• Liver Cancer: Tumor Pathological Differential Diagnosis Atlas
• WHO Classification of Tumors. Tumors of the Digestive System (2000)
• Pathology of the Liver (2006)
• WHO Classification of Tumors. Tumors of the Digestive System (2010)
• Pathology of the Liver (2010)

Awards and Recognitions

• October Showa 62: First Prize of the 1987 Rorer Award Contest (American Gastroenterological Association)
• March Heisei 2: Research Encouragement Award on Hepatitis (Viral Hepatitis Research Foundation)
• June Heisei 4: Educational Lecture on Primary Biliary Cirrhosis at the 31st Liver Society Meeting

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