Dr. Yu Toyoda

Dr. Yu Toyoda obtained his Ph.D. degree at the Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology (Major: Biomolecular Engineering), Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, on 26 March 2012. Then, as a JSPS research fellow, he moved to the University of Tokyo, Japan. From 2012 to 2015, he was a JSPS research fellow SPD at the Department of Pharmacy (Prof. Hiroshi Suzuki) at the University of Tokyo Hospital. From 2015 April to 2020 December, he served as a project assistant professor or a project researcher in the department. In 2016, he was elected as the corresponding chair for the 2017 Gordon Research Seminar "Multi-Drug Efflux Systems". From 2021 January to 2022 September, he was an assistant professor in the Department of Integrative Physiology and Bio-Nano Medicine at the National Defense Medical College, Japan; since 2022 October, he has been an associate professor (lecturer) in the department. His research career is driven by his fascination with personalized medicine and personalized health care for common diseases. He is researching the physiological function of transporters and their clinical relevance, especially focusing on in vivo regulatory mechanisms of endo/exogenous substance transport.