Takeshi Ito, MD, PhD

Takeshi Ito, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Research Scientist in the Muschen Lab. He earned his Ph.D. from Kyoto University, Japan, in 2018, where he studied the role of bone marrow endothelial cells, a component of bone marrow stromal cells, in regulating the immune system. He also has a background as a clinical hematologist (Board certified member of the Japanese society of hematology). His research focuses on visualizing B-cell signaling to further understand the molecular mechanisms that regulate B-cell development, humoral immune responses, and hematologic malignancies, with the goal of establishing novel therapeutic strategies.