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)