Emilio Hara Lab
Profile
DDS: School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil (1999-2003)
Clinician/Clinical Researcher: Sao Paulo, Brazil (2005-2009)
PhD (Molecular Biology, Tissue Engineering): Okayama University, Japan (2009-2013)
Post-Doc (Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering): Okayama University, Japan (2014-2016)
Current Appointment: Research Associate Professor (PI) @ Okayama University
Emilio Hara has published over 70 papers and book chapters, and has received several important awards, including the Hatton Japanese Division Award of the IADR (2012) and the Young Investigator Award of the Japanese Society for Biomaterials (2019).
He has been a short-term visiting Fellow at Harvard University (2014, Jan); Karolinska Institutet (2023, April-June).
What do we do?
In simple words, we work on bioengineering and biohybrid materials applied to bone, cartilage, and orofacial tissues.
Our Research Concept
Fusion of different scientific fields towards a better understand of the development/formation and repair of hard tissues (e.g., bone, cartilage, tooth) using forefront technologies in Life Sciences and Biomaterials, while applying Reverse Engineering approaches to develop novel and more efficient methods/technologies for bioengineering.
Current Research Projects
Fusion Oriented REsearch for disruptive Science and Technology (FOREST) 2022-2024
This project aims to develop new biohybrid materials for tissue engineering and soft robotics.
科学研究費助成事業
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
① 基盤研究(B) 2020 – 2023
② 国際共同研究加速基金(国際共同研究強化(A)) 2022 – 2024
These projects aim to better understand how bone and bone marrow is formed, and subsequently, by reverse engineering approaches, to develop new and optimized methods to culture stem cells in vitro.
Selected Publications
The cell membrane as biofunctional material for accelerated bone repair
Acta Biomaterialia, (2024) DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2024.07.037
Emi Hatano, Nahid Akhter, Risa Anada, Mitsuaki Ono, Toshitaka Oohashi, Takuo Kuboki, Hiroshi Kamioka, Masahiro Okada, Takuya Matsumoto, Emilio Satoshi Hara*
Distinct Morphologies of Bone Apatite Clusters in Endochondral and Intramembranous Ossification
Advanced Biology, 2200076, (2022) DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202200076
Emilio Satoshi Hara*, Noriyuki Nagaoka, Masahiro Okada, Takayoshi Nakano, Takuya Matsumoto*
Important roles of odontoblast membrane phospholipids in early dentin mineralization
Journal of Materials Chemistry B,11, 657-666, (2023) DOI: 10.1039/d2tb02351b
Risa Anada, Emilio Satoshi Hara*, Noriyuki Nagaoka, Masahiro Okada, Hiroshi Kamioka, Takuya Matsumoto*
Biohybrid Variable Stiffness Soft Actuators that Self‐Create Bone
Advanced Materials, 34(8): e2107345, (2022) DOI: 10.1002/adma.202107345
Danfeng Cao, Jose G Martinez, Emilio Satoshi Hara, Edwin WH Jager
Rapid bioinspired mineralization using cell membrane nanofragments and alkaline milieu
Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 6, 6153-6161, (2018) DOI: 10.1039/C8TB01544A
Emilio Satoshi Hara, Masahiro Okada, Takuo Kuboki, Takayoshi Nakano, Takuya Matsumoto
Bioinspired Mineralization Using Chondrocyte Membrane Nanofragments
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 4, 2, 617-625, (2018) DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.7b00962
Emilio Satoshi Hara, Masahiro Okada, Noriyuki Nagaoka, Takako Hattori, Takuo Kuboki, Takayoshi Nakano, Takuya Matsumoto
Fluocinolone Acetonide Is a Potent Synergistic Factor of TGF-beta 3-Associated Chondrogenesis of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Articular Surface Regeneration
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 30(9):1585-96, (2015) DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2502
Emilio Satoshi Hara, Mitsuaki Ono, Pham Thanh Hai, Wataru Sonoyama, Satoshi Kubota, Masaharu Takigawa, Takuya Matsumoto, Marian F Young, Bjorn R Olsen, Takuo Kuboki
Complete list of publications can be found here:
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7374-3487
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VTQXOSkAAAAJ&hl=ja
Current Members
Nurul Namirah Kamaruddin
PhD Candidate
安原知宏
PhD Candidate
福田 陽子
学術研究支援員
Interested in Fusion Oriented Research?
Join us!
Contact: haraemilio_at_okayama-u.ac.jp
Highly motivated, pro-active students and post-doctoral fellows are always welcome!