School of Medicine Faculty of Medicine Tumor Pathology
Associate Professor
酒井 康弘
SAKAI Yasuhiro

Last updated: 2026/04/15
Basic information on teaching staff
Career
2009/4/1- 2010/3/31 Japanese Red Cross Society Suwa Hospital Clinical Resident
2010/4/1- 2011/3/31 Shinshu University Hospital Clinical Resident
2014/4/1- 2015/3/31 University of Fukui Hospital Division of Surgical Pathology Resident Pathologist
2015/4/1- 2018/3/31 Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui Department of Tumor Pathology Assistant Professor
2018/4/1- 2021/4/30 Fujita Health University School of Medicine Department of Diagnostic Pathology Senior Assistant Professor
2021/5/1- 2023/12/31 Fujita Health University School of Medicine Department of Joint Research Laboratory of Clinical Medicine Senior Assistant Professor
2024/1/1- Fujita Health University School of Medicine Department of Joint Research Laboratory of Clinical Medicine Visiting Associate Professor
2024/1/1- Hamamatsu University School of Medicine Department of Tumor Pathology Associate Professor
Academic background
2009/3/20 graduated Shinshu University School of Medicine 医学科
2014/3/31 completed Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine Institute of Organ Transplants, Reconstructive Medicine and Tissue Eginieering
Academic degrees
Bachelor of Medicine Shinshu University
Doctor of Phyilosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Science (Molecular Pathology) Shinshu University
Licenses and qualifications
[1]. 2024/10/5 ICDP-UEMS International Board Certification in Dermatopathology
[2]. 2024/8/31 Certified Clinical Chemist
[3]. 2021/4/1 Certified Trainer for Pathologists
[4]. 2021/4/1 Certified Molecular Pathologist
[5]. 2020/10/9 Certified Clinical Laboratory Physician
[6]. 2020/4/1 Board Certified Trainer of the Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology
[7]. 2019/8/22 International Board of Cytopathology (FIAC)
[8]. 2017/12/23 ualified Clinical Laboratory Managing Physician
[9]. 2015/12/3 Board Certified Fellow of the Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology
[10]. 2015/8/4 Certified Pathologist
[11]. 2013/10/28 Qualification of Autopsy
[12]. 2009/4/27 Medical Doctor License
[13]. 2009/4/27 Medical Technologist License
Research Areas
Life Science - Human pathology
Life Science - Experimental pathology
Life Science - Molecular biology
Life Science - Immunology
Life Science - Dermatology
Informatics - Intelligent robotics
Humanities & Social Sciences - New fields of law
Research keywords
Transcription-coupled DNA damage
Oncogenesis
Dermatopathology
Laboratory Medicine
Artificial intelligence
Medical law
Research activities
Papers
[1]. Immunohistochemical investigation of the transcription factor PROX1 emphasizing on neuroendocrine neoplasms
Medical Molecular Morphology Springer Science and Business Media LLC [Volume]59 [Issue]1 [Page]1 -7 (2026/) [Reviewed] Yes [DOI]
[2]. Analytical validation of a novel capillary finger-stick blood sampling device for clinical chemistry, complete blood count, and hemoglobin A1c testing
Clinica Chimica Acta Elsevier BV [Volume]579 [Page]120664 (2026/) [Reviewed] Yes [DOI]
[3]. ATP–NLRP3 inflammasome axis enhances the immunosuppressive effect of myeloid-derived suppressor cells
Immunobiology Elsevier BV [Volume]230 [Issue]6 [Page]153119 (2025/) [Reviewed] Yes [DOI]
[4]. Diagnostic utility of podoplanin immunohistochemistry combined with the NanoSuit-correlative light and electron microscopy method for thoracic malignant tumors.
Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) MDPI [Volume]15 [Issue]10 [Page]1298 (2025/) [Reviewed] Yes
[5]. Tumorigenesis caused by aberrant expression of GANP, a central component in the mammalian TREX-2 complex—Lessons from transcription-coupled DNA damages
International Journal of Molecular Sciences MDPI AG [Volume]25 [Issue]24 [Page]13612 -13612 (2024/) [Reviewed] Yes [DOI]
Bibliography
[1]. 2023/4/ Quick Reference Guide on Diagnostic Pathology [Pathology and Clinical Medicine, 2023 Extra Edition] Bunkodo Co.
[2]. 2022/5/ Pathological Knowledge You Should Know [Otorhinolaryngology, 2022 Vol.1, No.5] Kagakuhyoronsha Co.
[3]. 2021/8/ Artificial Intelligence and Digital Pathology [Pathology and Clinical Medicine, 2021 Vol.39, No.8] Bunkodo Co.
[4]. 2020/12/9 GANP: An immunoactive protein with a key role in tumourigenesis Scientia
[5]. 2020/6/ Developing AI and designing ICT infrastructure for surgical pathologists by JP-AID project Igaku-Shoin
Research presentations
[1]. 2025/9/13 The 5th dermatopathology diagnostic seminar (Lecturer: cases 13-15) The 5th Dermatopathology Diagnostic Seminar
[2]. 2025/8/28 Basic study on a novel DSS1-based companion diagnostic method for PARP inhibitors in ovarian cancer The 72nd Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Laboratory Medicine
[3]. 2025/5/31 A 79-year-old man with persistent pruritic erythematous papules and nodules on his trunk and extremities, Korea-Japan CPC session The 23rd Anual Meeting of the Korean Society of Dermatopathology
[4]. 2025/4/18 Pathological significance of impaired GANP function in tumorigenesis The 114th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pathology
[5]. 2025/4/18 STIL overexpression promotes chromosomal numerical abnormality in NSCLC via centrosome amplification The 114th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pathology
Prizes
[1]. 2024/11/30 Young Investigator Award
[2]. 2024/6/18 The delegate to the Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland (Sheffield Pathology 2024)
[3]. 2023/4/14 Incitement Award
[4]. 2014/11/9 Poster Award (The 53rd Annual Autumn Meeting)
[5]. 2014/4/25 The Japanese Society of Pathology’s Centennial Anniversary Award for Young Scientists in 2013
Memberships of academic societies
[1]. 2025/1/1- International Society of Dermatopathology
[2]. 2024/12/1- American Society of Dermatopathology
[3]. 2023/9/6- Japanese Dermatological Association
[4]. 2023/1/4- Japan Society of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry
[5]. 2022/12/28- Japan Society of Clinical Chemistry
Committee Career
[1]. 2025/6/- Japanese Society for Clinical Cytology Editorial board
[2]. 2024/4/- Japanese Society of Laboratory Medicine Madeical safety committee
[3]. 2023/12/- Mie University Faculty of Medicine Mie University Clinical laboratory specialist training program management committee
[4]. 2022/4/- The Japanese Society of Pathology Editorial board of the Japanese Journal of Diagnostic Pathology
[5]. 2021/11/- The Japanese Society of Pathology Working group regarding the JP-AID Database project
Educational activities
Allotted class
[1]. Oncology
[2]. Systemic Pathology (Disease of Organ System)
[3]. Pathology
[4]. Pathology
[5]. Problem-Based Learning (ClinicⅠ)