Lisa Kitasato

Dr. Lisa Kitasato is an Associate Professor in the Department of General Medicine at Kitasato University, Japan. She is an expert in cardiovascular medicine and molecular biology, with significant international experience as a post-doctoral fellow at the Institut Pasteur and Sorbonne Université in Paris, France. Dr. Kitasato is a Board Certified Member of the Japanese Circulation Society and a Fellow of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine.

Her research focus includes the molecular mechanisms of cardiac remodeling and atherosclerosis. She has secured substantial funding through JSPS KAKENHI grants and the Takeda Science Foundation for her work on in vitro models of mechanical unloading and reverse remodeling. She is a widely published author in journals such as Nature Communications and Scientific Reports, exploring novel mechanisms of cardiac fibrosis and fibroblast activation.