Toshiro Sato MD, PhD

Dr. Toshiro Sato is a Professor of the Department of Organoid Medicine at Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo. He obtained his MD and Ph.D. from Keio University School of Medicine and completed his residency program in the Department of Gastroenterology, Keio University Hospital. In 2007, he joined the Hans Clevers lab, Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht to investigate intestinal stem cells, where he developed the organoid culture system for adult intestinal stem cells. Dr. Sato established his own laboratory in the Keio University since 2011 and focus on disease modeling of human gastrointestinal diseases.