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  • September 7, 2024: Dr. Yasuhiro Sakai, Associate Professor of the Department of Tumor Pathology, served as a lecturer at the 4th Dermatopathology Diagnosis Seminar organized by the Japan Dermatopathology Society.
  • August 31, 2024: Dr. Yasuhiro Sakai, Associate Professor of the Department of Tumor Pathology, gave a presentation on the mechanisms of breast cancer development during the oral session of the 64th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Clinical Chemistry.

  • June 21, 2024: A research project on small intestinal cancer by Dr. Ishikawa, a graduate student in the Department of Tumor Pathology, was accepted as an intramural research project (graduate student research support project) for the 2024 academic year.
  • May 29, 2024: The abstract of the research on colorectal cancer in Rwanda submitted by Dr. NZITAKERA, Augustin, a graduate student in the Department of Tumor Pathology, was accepted for presentation at the 101st Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR).
  • May 23, 2024: Dr. NZITAKERA Augustin, a graduate student in the Department of Tumor Pathology, has successfully defended his thesis for the award of PhD degree.
  • May 20 and 22, 2024: We conducted a tutorial on Problem-Based Learning (PBL) for third-year medical students who were under the responsibility of the Department of Tumor Pathology. 
  • May 18, 2024: Prof. Shinmura participated in the opening ceremony and commemorative symposium of the Institute of Photonics and Medical Science at Hamamatsu University School of Medicine.
  • April 26, 2024: A research paper entitled "Characterization of BRAFThr599dup Mutation as a Targetable Driver Mutation Identified in Lung Adenocarcinoma by Comprehensive Genomic Profiling." has been published in JCO Precis Oncol. The article is now available on PubMed. The first author of this paper is Dr. WATANABE Hirofumi (Respiratory physician) a graduate student in the Department of Tumor Pathology and also a graduate student in the Department of Respiratory Medicine (Second Department of Internal Medicine).
  • April 16, 2024: The department of Tumor Pathology began teaching pathology to third-year medical students.
  • March 28-30, 2024: We attended the 113th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pathology.
    Assistant Teacher YAMADA Hidetaka: Research on lung cancer (general poster),
    Dr. NZITAKERA Augustin: a graduate student: Research on gastric cancer (general oral presentation; Overseas session),
    Dr. Shinya Katsuragi: a graduate student: Research on gastric cancer (general oral presentation)
    Mr. Kazuki Kurihara: a fifth-year medical student studying in the Department of Tumor Pathology: Research on gastric cancer research on gastric cancer (undergraduate student poster session)
    Associate Professor SAKAI Yasuhiro: Chairperson of the Companion meeting (dermatopathology)
    Prof.SHINMURA Kazuya: Chairperson of the poster session (respiratory organs).
  • March 26, 2024: A farewell gathering was held for Dr. Natsume and Ms. Ishino, and a welcome gathering for Associate Professor Sakai and Assistant Professor Yoshimura.
  • March 16, 2024: A slide seminar was held at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Chubu Branch of the Japanese Society of Pathology. Prof. SHINMURA Kazuya was a co-presenter in the presentation by Dr. Haruna Yagi, Seirei Mikatahara Hospital and Department of Pathology, Nagoya University Hospital.
  • March, 11 2024: A research paper entitled " The spectrum of TP53 mutations in Rwandan patients with gastric cancer " has been published in Genes and Environment. The article is now available on PubMed. The first author of this paper is Dr. NZITAKERA Augustin, a graduate student in the Department of Tumor Pathology.
  • March 8, 2024: Prof. Shinmura chaired the first part of the 29th Hamamatsu Medical Science Symposium.
  • March 4, 2024: The Department of Tumor Pathology began accepting 6th-year medical students for elective hospital training. (This year, the acceptance period lasted until June 14).
  • Feb 2, 2024: Supplementary exams of pathology course were administered to second-year medical students.
  • January 18, 2024: Supplementary exams of Pathology Practice (Exercise) were administered to second-year medical students.
  • January 15, 2024: A supplementary exam of pathology course was administered to second-year medical students.
  • January 12, 2024: Dr. HU De (Pathologist), a graduate student in the Department of Tumor Pathology, has successfully defended her thesis for the award of PhD degree.
  • January 9, 2024: The third-year medical students have begun their basic training (it will last until February 20).
  • January 12, 2024: Dr. DE Hu (Pathologist), a graduate student in the Department of Tumor Pathology, has successfully defended her thesis for the award of PhD degree.
  • January 9, 2024: The third-year medical students have begun their basic training (it will last until February 20).
  • January 4, 2024: The following are the accepted abstracts from the Department of Tumor Pathology submitted to the 113th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pathology: Assistant Teacher Hidetaka YAMADA's research on lung cancer (general poster), graduate student NZITAKERA Augustin's research on gastric cancer (general oral presentation) Overseas session), graduate student Shinya KATSURAGI's research on gastric cancer (general poster), and Kazuki KURIHARA, a fifth-year medical student studying in the Department of Oncologic Pathology (undergraduate poster session). In addition, Prof. SHINMURA will chair the poster session (respiratory organs).
  • January 4, 2024: Dr. Yasuhiro SAKAI, a lecturer at Fujita Medical College, has joined as an Associate Professor in the Department of Tumor Pathology.
  • December 26, 2023: A supplementary exam of pathology course was administered to second-year medical students.
  • December 18, 2023: Dr. Katsuhiro YOSHIMURA, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has joined as an Assistant Teacher in the Department of Tumor Pathology.
  • December 18, 2023: We administered the pathology course examination to second-year medical students. The results will be reported on the 22nd.
  • December 9, 2023: Dr. Shinya KATSURAGI, a graduate student in the Department of Tumor Pathology, presented a case of a rare case (joint presentation with the Department of Pathology, Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital) at the Chubu-Kokenkai.
  • November 27, 2023: A research paper entitled " High Expression of Fas-Associated Factor 1 Indicates a Poor Prognosis in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer " has been published in Curr Oncol. The article is now available on PubMed. The first author of this paper is Dr.HU De, a graduate student in the Department of Tumor Pathology.
  • November 14, 2023: We administered the Pathology Practice (Exercise) examination to second-year medical students. The results were reported on the 20th.
  • October 30-November 2, 2023: We completed the "Oncology" training component of the graduate doctoral program in medicine.
  • September 30, 2023: Dr. MANIRAKIZA Felix, a recent graduate of the Department of Tumor Pathology, has returned to Rwanda after completing his studies. He now serves as a Senior Lecturer at University of Rwanda, School of Medicine and Pharmacy and as a Pathologist at University Teaching Hospital Of Kigali. 
  • October 2, 2023: We administered a pathology final exam to sixth-year medical students.
  • September 30, 2023: Dr. MANIRAKIZA Felix, a recent graduate of the Department of Tumor Pathology, has returned to Rwanda after completing his studies. 
  • September 21, 2023: Dr. NZITAKERA Augustin, a graduate student in the Department of Tumor Pathology, presented his research on gastric cancer in Rwanda at the English Oral Session during the 82nd Annual Meeting of The Japanese Cancer Association.
  • September 14, 2023: Dr. Shinya Katsuragi, a graduate student in the Department of Tumor Pathology, has successfully passed the 2023 Pathologist Examination.
  • September 11, 2023: The Department of Tumor Pathology began teaching pathology to second-year medical students.
  • June 6, 2023: Dr. Ryosuke Miyazaki of the Department of Tumor Pathology presented his research and pathology methods at a technical presentation organized by the Technology Department of Hamamatsu University School of Medicine.
  • August 31, 2023: Assistant Professor Yuji Iwashita of the Department of Tumor Pathology completed his tenure at Hamamatsu University School of Medicine. He has since joined the Cancer Prevention Research Department at the Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute.
  • August 24, 2023: A farewell gathering was organized for Dr. Yuji Iwashita, who served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Tumor Pathology, and Dr. MANIRAKIZA Felix, a graduate student of the said department.
  • August 10, 2023: We have started recording videos of supplementary lectures before the graduation examination of the 6th year medical students (Pathological Diagnosis scheduled for October 2). Seven supplementary lectures are planned for the Department of Tumor Pathology. They will be uploaded sequentially to the educational support system of Hamamatsu University School of Medicine. All seven lectures are expected to be completed by the end of August.
  • August 1, 2023: Dr. MANIRAKIZA Felix (Pathologist), a graduate student in the Department of Tumor Pathology, has successfully defended his thesis for the award of PhD degree.
  • July 24, 2023: Supplementary exams of pathology course were administered to third-year medical students.
  • July 11, 2023: The study on Gastric cancer in Rwanda, submitted by NZITAKERA Augustin, a graduate student from the Department of Tumor Pathology, has been selected for the English Oral session during the 82nd Annual Meeting of The Japanese Cancer Association.
  • July, 01 2023: A research paper entitled " TP53 mutations in Romanian patients with colorectal cancer " has been published in Genes and Environment. The article is now available on PubMed. The first author of this paper is Dr. MANIRAKIZA Felix (Pathologist) a graduate student in the Department of Tumor Pathology.
  • June 12, 2023: We administered the pathology course examination to third-year medical students.
  • May 22 and 24, 2023: We conducted a tutorial on Problem-Based Learning (PBL) for third-year medical students who were under the responsibility of the Department of Tumor Pathology.
  • May 16, 2023: A research paper entitled "Clinicopathological Characteristics and Mutational Landscape of APC, HOXB13, and KRAS among Rwandan Patients with Colorectal Cancer" has been published in Current Issues in Molecular Biology. The article is now available on PubMed. The first author of this paper is Dr. MANIRAKIZA Felix (Pathologist) a graduate student in the Department of Tumor Pathology.
  • May 11, 2023: A research paper entitled "Evaluation of the widths of the mucosal strips in pathological examination of specimens of endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer" has been published in the journal Gastric Cancer. The article is now available on PubMed. The first author of this paper is Dr. Shinya Katsuragi (Pathologist) a graduate student in the Department of Tumor Pathology.
  • April 4, 2023: Prof. Shinmura participated in the lecture and ceremony for the inauguration of Dr. Yoshiro Matsumoto as Chairman of the Japan Medical Association.
  • April 17, 2023: The department of Tumor Pathology began teaching pathology to third-year medical students.
  • April 3, 2023: The Department of Tumor Pathology began accepting 6th-year medical students for elective hospital training. (This year, the acceptance period lasted until June 16).
  • April 13, 2023: Prof. Shinmura gave an oral presentation at the 112th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pathology (title: Examination of primary cilia in lung tumors: High-frequency identification of primary cilia in small cell lung cancer and its function).
  • April 12, 2023: "Primary cilia are frequently present in small cell lung carcinomas but not in non-small cell lung carcinomas or lung carcinoids", a research paper by Shinmura et al. has been published in the journal Laboratory Investigations and the article is now available on PubMed.
  • April 1, 2023: Dr. Shinmura was appointed Professor.