Principal Investigator

Curriculum Vitae

Toshiro Saito, MD, PhD

  • 2004 MD, Kyushu University
  • 2004 Clinical Resident, Toranomon Hospital
  • 2006 Clinical Fellow, Kyushu University Hospital
  • 2011 PhD, Kyushu University
  • 2011 Assistant Professor, Kyushu University
  • 2012 Research Fellow, Kyushu University Hospital
  • 2013 Postdoctoral Fellow, Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School, NJ, US
  • 2018 Assistant Professor, Yamaguchi University
  • 2022 Associate Professor, Wakayama Medical University
  • 2024 Professor, Hyogo Medical University

Selected Publications

  • Tong, Saito et al.
    Alternative Mitophagy Protects the Heart Against Obesity-Associated Cardiomyopathy.
    Circ Res. 2021 (IF: 16.2)
  • Tong, Saito et al.
    Mitophagy Is Essential for Maintaining Cardiac Function During High Fat Diet-Induced Diabetic Cardiomyopathy.
    Circ Res. 2019 (IF: 16.2) (CI: 364) A highly cited paper in the top 1% of the academic field (Web of Science)
  • Saito et al.
    An alternative mitophagy pathway mediated by Rab9 protects the heart against ischemia.
    J Clin Invest. 2019 (IF: 13.6) (CI: 204) A highly cited paper in the top 1% of the academic field (Web of Science)
  • Saito et al.
    Cardiomyocyte-specific loss of mitochondrial p32/C1qbp causes cardiomyopathy and activates stress responses.
    Cardiovasc Res. 2017 (IF: 13.3)
  • Saito and Sadoshima.
    Molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial autophagy/mitophagy in the heart. (review)
    Circ Res. 2015 (IF: 16.2) (CI: 247) A highly cited paper in the top 1% of the academic field (Web of Science)
  • Saito et al.
    Pivotal role of Rho-associated kinase 2 in generating the intrinsic circadian rhythm of vascular contractility.
    Circulation. 2013 (IF: 38.6)