Prof. Dr. Kazuhiko Igarashi

Professor of Biochemistry and Epigenetics · Department of Biochemistry · Tohoku University School of Medicine

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Academic focus & active research

Prof. Dr. Igarashi discovered the Bach family of transcription factors and investigates how iron and heme metabolism modulate chromatin structure and gene regulation in immune cells and cancer.

Bach Transcription Factors Epigenetics Heme Biology Immune Cell Differentiation

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Institution: Tohoku University School of Medicine
Department / Faculty: Department of Biochemistry
Primary Field: Bach Transcription Factors
Campus Location: Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

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