Dr.
Kimimasa Tobita is a Research Assistant, Professor of Pediatrics
at the University of Pittsburgh. He received his M.D. from Tokushima
University, School of Medicine in Tokushima, Japan. During his post-graduate
studies, Dr. Tobita was a Resident and Clinical Fellow in the Department
of Pediatrics at Chiba University and Teikyo University in Chiba,
Japan. He was also an Instructor and Teaching Assistant in the Department
of Pediatrics Cardiology, Heart Institute of Japan at Tokyo Women’s
Medical University in Tokyo, Japan
Dr. Tobita also worked in the Department of Pediatrics as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York and at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. He has been involved in many Research Projects over the years. Currently Dr. Tobita’s research interests include:
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Development of tissue engineered cardiac muscle construct from early embryonic cardiac cells (EEECT) and embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes. The Objective of the project is development of functioning in vitro model of developing embryonic myocardium and implantable myocardial graft.
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Impact of material stress and caffeine ingestion on developing embryonic/fetal cardiovascular function, development and angiotensin receptor function. The Objective of the project is how material caffeine ingestion and stress influences embryonic cardiovascular function (Material-fetal coupling), morphology, and angiotensin-II receptors expression.
- Cardiomyocyte differentiation and maturation within embryonic/fetal myocardium (structure, function including both mechanical and metabolic function, collaboration with Dr. Cater Ralphe). The Objective of the project is to investigate the relationship between external mechanical and electric stimulation and embryonic cardiomyocytes differentiation/maturation using both in vivo and in vitro models in chick and murine embryonic heart.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Dr. Kimimasa Tobita, M.D.
Phone: 412-692-8190
Email: Kimimasa.Tobita@chp.edu