Junichi Sadoshima
Heart Failure & Transplant
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
About
Junichi Sadoshima works in Heart Failure & Transplant affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
Junichi Sadoshima is Professor and Chair of the Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He also serves as the Executive Director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. His research focuses on signaling mechanisms regulating cardiomyocyte growth and death, with emphasis on autophagy, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial function in heart failure and aging.
Research focus
Autophagy in Heart FailureMitophagy and CardioprotectionHippo Signaling in Cardiac RemodelingOxidative Stress in CardiomyocytesMitochondrial Dynamics in Cardiac Diseases
Impact
696 pubs · 64,381 cites · h-index 116
Training
PhD
Kyushu University
1989
MD
Kyushu University
1983
Affiliations
Work Experience
Professor and Chair, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School · 2012 - Present
Executive Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School · 2010 - Present
Vice Chair, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine
UMDNJ-NJMS · 2005 - 2010
Associate Professor
UMDNJ-NJ Medical School · 2000 - 2003
Assistant Professor
University of Michigan · 1994 - 1998