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Dr. Ryo Ichijo

IRBM
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Ryo Ichijo is a research scientist in Dr. Yuval Rinkevich’s lab, in the Institute of Regenerative Biology and Medicine, Helmholtz Munich. He is interested in skin ageing. His current research focuses on fibroblast ageing, especially subcutaneous fascia.

The overall aim of his research is to develop therapeutic options for chronic skin wounds with reduced scarring and enhanced regeneration.     

Ryo Ichijo's dermatological research started during his postdoc study in Prof. Fumiko Toyoshima's lab, at Kyoto University, which was focused on epidermal stem cells and skin aging. He obtained his PhD study in Prof. Fumiko Toyoshima's lab at Kyoto University, where he started to be interested in stem cell biology and ageing.

Ryo Ichijo is a research scientist in Dr. Yuval Rinkevich’s lab, in the Institute of Regenerative Biology and Medicine, Helmholtz Munich. He is interested in skin ageing. His current research focuses on fibroblast ageing, especially subcutaneous fascia.

The overall aim of his research is to develop therapeutic options for chronic skin wounds with reduced scarring and enhanced regeneration.     

Ryo Ichijo's dermatological research started during his postdoc study in Prof. Fumiko Toyoshima's lab, at Kyoto University, which was focused on epidermal stem cells and skin aging. He obtained his PhD study in Prof. Fumiko Toyoshima's lab at Kyoto University, where he started to be interested in stem cell biology and ageing.

Fields of Work and Expertise

cellular biology stem cells regeneration fibroblasts ageing  

Professional Background

since 2021

Guest Scientist, IRBM, Helmholtz Center Munich, Germany

since 2018

Assistant Professor, Kyoto University, Japan

2017-2018

Postdoctoral Researcher, Kyoto University, Japan

2014-2017

PhD, Kyoto University, Japan

Key publications

2022

Ichijo R, Maki K, Kabata M, Murata T, Nagasaka A, Ishihara S, Haga H, Honda T, Adachi T, Yamamoto T, Toyoshima F (2022) Vasculature atrophy causes a stiffened microenvironment that augments epidermal stem cell differentiation in aged skin.; Nat Aging 2, 592–600 doi.org/10.1038/s43587-022-00244-6

2021

Ichijo R, Kabata M, Kidoya H, Muramatsu F, Ishibashi R, Abe K, Tsutsui K, Kubo H, Iizuka Y, Kitano S, Miyachi H, Kubota Y, Fujiwara H, Sada A, Yamamoto T, Toyoshima F (2021) Vasculature-driven stem cell population coordinates tissue scaling in dynamic organs; Sci Adv. 10;7(7):eabd2575. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abd2575 PMID: 33568475

2017

Ichijo R, Kobayashi H, Yoneda S, Iizuka Y, Kubo H, Matsumura S, Kitano S, Miyachi H, Honda T, Toyoshima F (2017) Tbx3-dependent amplifying stem cell progeny drives interfollicular epidermal expansion during pregnancy and regeneration, Nat Commun.11;8(1):508. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00433-7.

Ichijo R, Iizuka Y, Kubo H, Toyoshima F (2017) Essential roles of Tbx3 in embryonic skin development during epidermal stratification; Genes Cells 22(3):284-292. doi: 10.1111/gtc.12476