Nonaka Lab News

The Nonaka lab is focused on understanding

1. molecular mechanism of oral/head and neck cancer
2. tumor microenvironment
3. cancer immunology
4. extracellular vesicles
5. liquid biopsy
6. saliva diagnostics
7. salivary gland biology

We are passionate about advancing the mechanistic understanding of immune system and salivary gland organization in health and disease, including infectious disease, autoimmune disease, and cancer. This includes research areas broadly related to cell migration, antibody responses, lymphoid organ biology, mucosal immunology, intercellular communication, cell engineering, cancer immunology, and intravital microscopy. As well as wet-bench experiments, we are working on bioinformatics involving analysis of large datasets, including cancer genome, single-cell RNA-seq, and SARS-CoV-2 database.
 

Selected Publications

1. Nonaka T, Wong DTW. Saliva diagnostics: Salivaomics, saliva exosomics, and saliva liquid biopsy. The Journal of the American Dental Association. 2023 Aug;154(8):696-704. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2023.05.006. PMID: 37500232.
2. Shimkus G, Nonaka T. Molecular classification and therapeutics in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 2023 Feb 3;10:1124360. 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1124360. PMID: 36818048.
3. Nonaka T. Application of engineered extracellular vesicles to overcome drug resistance in cancer. Frontiers in Oncology. 2022 Dec 15;12:1070479. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1070479. PMID: 36591444.
4. Nonaka T, Wong DTW. Saliva diagnostics. Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry. 2022 Jun 13;15(1):107-121. doi: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-061020-123959. PMID: 35696523.
5. Nonaka T, Takei H. Immunohistochemical profile of polymorphous adenocarcinoma of minor salivary gland: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Head and Neck Pathology. 2022 Dec;16(4):980-990. doi: 10.1007/s12105-022-01453-6. PMID: 35507302.
    

Postdoctoral Fellow

We are currently recruiting Postdoctoral Fellows. To enquire about opportunities, please contact Dr. Nonaka at taichiro.nonaka@lsuhs.edu.

Graduate Students

We are currently accepting graduate students. 

Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows

Nonaka lab has a number of research projects available for Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows.

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Nonaka lab has a number of research projects available for undergraduate students.
 

Taichiro Nonaka, DDS, PhD
Assistant Professor of Cellular Biology and Anatomy

LSU Health Shreveport
Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy
1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103

Office: 318-675-5852
Lab: 318-675-4393

Email: taichiro.nonaka@lsuhs.edu

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