柳生 茂希

Shigeki Yagyu is a Pediatric Oncologist and Assistant Professor at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (KPUM) in Japan. In addition to leading teams of physicians for high quality patient care, Shigeki also heads a basic and translational research laboratory focused on the development of novel cell and gene therapy approaches for hematologic and solid malignancies. In particular, he is interested in the clinical application of non-viral cancer immunotherapy, including CAR-T cells and NK cells. Shigeki previously performed his postdoctoral training in Malcolm Brenner’s laboratory at Baylor College of Medicine where he investigated mesenchymal stromal cells and induced pluripotent stem cells for cell therapy. He also holds multiple patents related to diagnostic tools for neuroblastoma, the development of novel CAR-T cells, and manufacturing of CAR expressing immune cells.