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Soki Kashima, MD, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate
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Biography

Soki Kashima is a urologic surgeon, and a physician-scientist at Akita University School of Medicine in Japan. He graduated from Akita University, and then he received his PhD in Medicine from Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, completing his doctoral research in the Laboratory of Immunology at Kyoto University under the mentorship of Prof. Hiroshi Kawamoto. In doctoral research, he studied the efficacy of antigen-specific T cell therapies derived from iPS cells for renal cell carcinoma, using both in vitro and in vivo (orthotopic xenograft models in mice) models. After his PhD, he has continued his research and clinical work as Assistant Professor at Kyoto University and Akita University with mentorship from Prof. Osamu Ogawa, Prof. Takashi Kobayashi and Prof. Tomonori Habuchi. He has an extensive research skillset in analyzing immune cell function and phenotype, measuring cytotoxicity of T cells, and in patient-derived xenograft mouse models. In the BraunLab, he is using immunogenomic and functional approaches to dissect the tumor microenvironment and understand mechanisms of immunotherapy efficacy in renal cell carcinoma.

Appointments

Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Medicine, Akita University (2022)
Clinical Fellowship
Kyoto University / Akita University (2022)
PhD
Akita University (2020)
Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University (2020)
Resident
Akita University (2017)
General Exchange Special Research Student
Institute for Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University (2015)
MD
Akita University (2011)

Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Soki Kashima's published research.

Publications

Featured Publications

2024

  • Prognostic impact of histological discordance between transurethral resection and radical cystectomy.
    Matsuda A, Taoka R, Miki J, Saito R, Fukuokaya W, Hatakeyama S, Kawahara T, Fujii Y, Kato M, Sazuka T, Sano T, Urabe F, Kashima S, Naito H, Murakami Y, Miyake M, Daizumoto K, Matsushita Y, Hayashi T, Inokuchi J, Sugino Y, Shiga K, Yamaguchi N, Iio H, Yasue K, Abe T, Nakanishi S, Matsumura M, Fujii M, Nishihara K, Matsumoto H, Tatarano S, Wada K, Sekito S, Maruyama R, Nishiyama N, Nishiyama H, Kitamura H, Matsui Y, Japanese Urological Oncology Group. Prognostic impact of histological discordance between transurethral resection and radical cystectomy. BJU Int 2024 PMID: 38344879, DOI: 10.1111/bju.16296.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research

2023

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • honor

    Merit Award

  • honor

    Future of Science Fund scholarship

  • honor

    Postdoctoral and Clinical Fellowship Award

  • honor

    14th Young Researcher Promotion Grant

  • honor

    The 106th Annual Meeting Award

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  • Center of Molecular and Cellular Oncology

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    300 George Street, Fl 6th Floor, Ste Suite 6109

    New Haven, CT 06511