Masashi Mizuno, M.D., PhD. Present Position: Professor, Department of Renal Replacement Therapy, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine Degrees Diplomas: 1989 Medical doctor (Hirosaki University School of Medicine) (1989, Japanese medical license) 1998 Ph.D. (Nagoya University School of Medicine), degree of nephrology and internal medicine Doctoral dissertation: “The effects of functional suppression of a membrane-bound complement regulatory protein, CD59, in the synovial tissue in rats.” Present Research Projects: Main project title 1: ‘Analysis of membrane complement regulators in PD-related peritonitis and the sclerosis in rodents and human PD patients. Development of anti-complement therapy of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS).’ ‘Investigation of mechanism and treatment about peritoneal injuries in PD patients.’ ‘Improvement of incidence and prognosis of PD-related peritonitis’ “Management of older PD patients” ‘National-wide cohort study about C3 glomerulopathy’ ‘Terminal pathway of the complement system and regulation in kidney diseases’ ‘Natural envenomation and the complement dysregulation in renal injuries.’ https://researchmap.jp/MM006317