CV

CURRICULUM VITAE

Revised: [Mar 15, 2024]

1.   Name: Shota Nishitani, PhD

2.   Office Address:

      Research Center for Child Mental Development, University of Fukui

      23-3 Matsuoka-Shimoaizuki, Eiheiji-cho, Fukui, 910-1193 Japan

      Telephone: +81-776-61-8677

3.   E-mail Address: nshota[at]u-fukui.ac.jp

4.   Citizenship: Japan Citizen

5.   Current Titles and Affiliations:

Primary Appointments:

Associate Professor / Lecturer, Research Center for Child Mental Development, University of Fukui, 2022 – present

Joint and Secondary Appointments:

Associate Professor / Lecturer, Division of Developmental Higher Brain Functions, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University, and University of Fukui, Osaka, Japan 2022 – present

6.   Previous Academic and Professional Appointments:

Assistant Professor, Division of Neurobiology and Behavior, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Japan, 2006 – 2017

Visiting Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 2015 – 2019

Visiting Assistant Professor, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine, 2016 – 2019

Assistant Professor, Research Center for Child Mental Development, University of Fukui, 2019 – 2022

Assistant Professor, Division of Developmental Higher Brain Functions, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University, and University of Fukui, Osaka, Japan 2019 – 2022

7.   Education:

      BS, Seikei University, Tokyo, Japan, 1997 – 2001

      MS, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan, 2001 - 2003

      PhD, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, 2003 - 2009

8.   Editorial and Peer Review Activities:

• • Associate Editor (Biological Psychology), 2024 – present

  • Editorial Board Member (Scientific Reports), 2024 – present

  • Review Editor in Neurogenomics (Frontiers in Genetics, Frontiers in Neuroscience), 2021 – 2022

  • Associate Editor in Neurogenomics (Frontiers in Genetics, Frontiers in Neuroscience), 2022 – present

  • Review Editor in Pediatric Psychology (Frontiers in Psychology), 2022 – present

  • Verified peer reviews: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/S-5975-2016

9.   Honors and Awards:

      Best poster award, 28th Japanese society of Biological Psychiatry, Annual Meeting, 2006

      Young scientist award, 2nd World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry, Asia-Pacific Congress, 2008

      2016 Top Poster Award Finalist, Society of Biological Psychiatry, 2016

      Faculty Award, University of Fukui School of Medical Sciences, 2021

      Outstanding Paper Award, University of Fukui School of Medical Sciences, 2021

10.   Society Memberships:

      The Japan Neuroscience Society, 2005 – present

      Japanese Organization of Clinical Developmental Psychologists, 2013 – present

11.   Community Outreach:

a.     General:

Science Educational Program for middle and high school students (JSPS), 2010 - 2013

12.   Formal Teaching:

a.     Medical Student Teaching:

1)    Neurobiology and Behavior (Shared lecture), for second-year medical students, Nagasaki University, Japan, 2006 – 2014

2)    Human Biology (Shared lecture), for first-year medical students, Nagasaki University, Japan, 2006 – 2014

3)    Neurobiology and Behavior Seminar (Shared lecture), for third-year medical students, Nagasaki University, Japan, 2006 – 2014

4)    Research training, for third-year medical students, Nagasaki University, Japan, 2006 - 2014

b.     Graduate Programs:

1)    Neurobiology and Behavior (Shared lecture), for PhD students, Nagasaki University, Japan, 2006 – 2014

2)    Psychosocial Support for Nurturing, for PhD students, University of Fukui, Japan, 2019 - present

c.     Other Categories:

1)    Substitute Instructor, Georgia Japanese Language School, U.S.A, 2018

2)    Physiology, for first-year Nurse students, University of Nagasaki, Japan, 2003 – 2007

3)    Physiology, for first-year Physical Therapist and Occupational Therapist students, Nagasaki Medical College, Japan, 2006 – 2008

4)    Physiology, for first-year Nurse students, Nagasaki City Medical Nursing School, Japan, 2008 – 2014

5)    Sex differences in the brain (Shared lecture), for first-year students, Nagasaki University, Japan, 2012 – 2014

6)    Biology of human communications (Shared lecture), for first-year students, Nagasaki University, Japan, 2012 – 2014

13.   Invitations to National/International, Regional, and Institutional Conferences:

1)    Nishitani S, Epigenetic modulation of oxytocin receptor gene in humans, The 33rd Meeting of the Japanese Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, 2021.

2)    Nishitani S, Shinohara K, Chemical communication in humans, The 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Chemical Ecology (APACE), Ibaraki, Japan, 2007.

14.   Abstract Presentations at International, Regional, and Institutional Conferences

1)    Nishitani S and Tomoda A, Epigenetic modifications regulating prosociality and its influence of child maltreatment, 16th International Neuroscience and Biological Psychiatry Conference – ISBS Regional Meeting (Asia), Yamaguchi, Japan, 2022 (oral presentation).

2)    Nishitani S, Kilaru V, Michopoulos V, Winters S, Rothbaum BO, Ressler KJ, Jovanovic T, Smith AK, Prospective longitudinal epigenome-wide association study of the development of PTSD in traumatized ED patients, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) 57th annual meeting, Chicago, IL, 2019 (oral presentation).

3)    Nishitani S, Fujisawa TX, Takiguchi S, Shimada K, Smith AK, Tomoda A, Oxytocin receptor DNA methylation and gray matter volume in maltreated children, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) 56th annual meeting, Palm Springs, CA, 2017 (poster presentation).

4)    Nishitani S, Smith AK, Filkowski MM, Cochran RN, Denison L, Ishak A, Haas BW, Epigenetic modification of OXT and human sociability, Autism Research Symposium, Atlanta, GA, 2016 (poster presentation).

5)    Nishitani S, Michopoulos V, Jovanovic T, Gould F, Nemeroff CB, Meyers AJ, Rothbaum BO, Ressler KJ, Smith AK, Epigenome-wide association study to focus on the development of PTSD in traumatized ED patients, Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP) 71st annual meeting, Atlanta, GA, 2016 (poster presentation).

6)    Nishitani S, Kuwamoto S, Takahira A, Shinohara K, The prefrontal cortex was activated in mothers during the odor detection task of the newborn infant, XXXVI International Congress of Physiological Sciences (IUPS), Kyoto, Japan, 2009 (poster presentation).

7)    Nishitani S, Omori A, Kisanuki Y, Koyama A, Doi H, Ikeda E, Onaka T, Shinohara K, A possible role of the right prefronatal cortex in human maternal behavior, 2nd World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Asia-Pacific Congress, Toyama, Japan, 2008 (poster presentation).

8)    Nishitani S, Takase R, Miyamura T, Tagawa M, Sumi M, Moriuchi H, Shinohara K, Mother's milk odors attenuated stress responses to heelsticks in human infants, International Conference on Infant Studies (ICIS), Kyoto, Japan, 2006 (poster presentation).

9)    Nishitani S, Moriya T, Kondo Y, Sakuma Y, Shinohara K, Female odor-induced expresion of c-Fos protein expression in oxytocinergic neurons in the paraventricular nucleus in male rats: effects of sexual experience, 14th International Symposium on Olfaction and Taste (ISOT), Kyoto, Japan, 2004 (poster presentation).

15.   Research Focus:

  My research aims to identify biological factors that characterize the neurobiological basis of emotional bonding and that promote the formation of a secure attachment relationship between mothers and their children. Early childhood is a period of extensive growth and development, and maltreatment and trauma exposures during this time can increase the risk and severity for varieties of psychiatric disorders in later life. These investigations involve brain imaging, hormone measurements, and molecular (epi)genetics. As a result, I have co-authored several manuscripts on the neurobiological basis related to parental behaviors, child maltreatment, and social behaviors. I had served as the P.I. or Co-investigator of several Japanese governmental grants. Many of these grants rely on “team science” and effective collaboration among an interdisciplinary team of clinicians and basic researchers.

16.   Grant Support:

a.     Principal investigator

1)    Life Science Innovation Center Research Funding, University of Fukui, Whole genome analysis of forensic brain and blood DNA methylation in maltreated children (LSI22202), 2022.

2)    JST, Moonshot Goal (9), Realization of a mentally healthy and dynamic society by increasing peace of mind and vitality by 2050, Breaking the intergenerational chain of child maltreatment through primordial prevention (JPMJMS229A), Validation and feasibility of epigenomic panel of child maltreatment status, 2022.

3)   Overseas joint research support within six universities, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Development of a Japanese database for the construction of the brain-peripheral tissue methylation correlation database (AMAZE-CpG), 2021.

4)    Life Science Innovation Center Research Funding, University of Fukui, Translational research for determining epigenomic markers of child maltreatment (LSI20305), 2020.

5)    Research promotional aid (support for the start of joint research), University of Fukui, Establishment of novel therapies by intervention on the brain-gut-microbiota (BGM) axis in child maltreatment and elucidation of epigenomic mechanisms of therapeutic effects, 2020.

6)    Grant Aid for the Next Generation of Outstanding Researchers, University of Fukui, Determination of epigenomic markers for the development of novel medicines for child maltreatment, 2020.

7)    Overseas joint research support within six universities, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Development of a Japanese database for the construction of the brain-peripheral tissue methylation correlation database (AMAZE-CpG), 2020.

8)    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (20K02700), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI, Imaging epigenome-wide association study to identify biomarkers for child maltreatment, 2020 – 2022.

9)    Overseas joint research support within six universities, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Development of a Japanese database for the construction of the brain-peripheral tissue methylation correlation database (AMAZE-CpG), 2019.

10)  Discretionary funds from the Dean of the Faculty for the promotion of Lifecycle Medicine, University of Fukui, School of Medical Sciences, Identification of epigenomic markers for development of epigenetic therapy for child maltreatment, 2019.

11)  Grant Aid for the Next Generation of Outstanding Researchers, University of Fukui, Determination of epigenomic markers for the development of novel medicines for child maltreatment, 2019.

12)  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (26118713), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI, A cohort study to elucidate the epigenetic risk factors associated with lower self-regulation during pubertal development, 2014 – 2015.

13) Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research (26670113), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI, Verification of the influences of environmental factors during fetal period on the sex differentiation of the brain and the autistic trait, 2014 – 2016.

14) The President's Discretionary Fund of Nagasaki University, Genome wide methylation analysis associated with maternal brain functions, 2013.

15) Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (24118505), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI, Elucidation of the genetic and epigenetic risk factors associated with lower self-regulation during pubertal development, 2012 – 2013.

16) Grant-in-Aid for Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) (24790235), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI, An interpretation study of the mechanisms to acquire the neural basis of maternal behaviors in humans and its endocrine and genetic regulations, 2012 – 2013.

17) The President's Discretionary Fund of Nagasaki University, Influence of vulnerability of oxytocinergic neural functions on the neural basis of maternal behaviors in humans, 2011.

18) General Foundation Hojin-kai medical education grants, 2011.

19) Nagasaki medical Alumni Association medical research grants, Investigation of neural basis of paternal behaviors in humans, 2009.

20) Grant-in-Aid for Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) (21791136), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI, The pubertal development of the neural basis of attachment in humans, 2009 – 2011.

21) Grant-in-Aid for Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) (19790180), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI, Determination of the hormonal influences on neural functions associated with emotional responses to infant cues, 2007 – 2008.

b.     Co-investigator

1)    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (20K10834), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI, Changes in oxytocin before and after breastfeeding in post-Cesarean section in mothers and possible factors influencing these changes, 2020 – 2023.

2)    AMED, BIRTHDAY (JP20gk0110052), Research for prevention and intervention of child abuse by analyzing vulnerabilities on the brain and epigenome of abused children, 2020-2022.

3)    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) (26241016), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI, Genome wide association study to elucidate the developmental neurotoxicity mechanisms via aryl hydrocarbon receptor, 2014 – 2016.

4)    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (25463477), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI, Investigation of oxytocin secretion across the pregnancy and its effect on promotion of maternal attachment formation, 2013 – 2015.

5)    Feasibility study, EXTEND2010, Ministry of the Environment, Assessment of the influence of endocrine disruptors on social behaviors and related brain functions, 2011- 2013.

6)    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (22592486), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI, Investigation of neural basis of maternal behavior during pregnancy, 2010 – 2012.

7)    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (21590259), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI, Investigation of the neuroendocrinological basis involved in the human paternal and maternal behaviors, 2009 – 2011.

8)    Brain Science and Education Program (I), Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society (RISTEX), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Development of non-invasive measurements of non-verbal communications between mother and child, 2004 – 2007.

17.   Bibliography:

a.     Published and Accepted Research Articles (clinical, basic science, other) in Refereed Journals:

1. Kurata S, Nishitani S*, Kawata NYS, Yao A, Fujisawa TX, Okazawa H, Tomoda A*, White-matter structural features of maltreating mothers by diffusion tensor imaging and their associations with intergenerational chain of childhood abuse, Scientific Reports, 2024, 14(1), 5671.

2. Nishitani S*, Fujisawa TX, Yao A, Takiguchi S, Tomoda A, Evaluation of the pooled sample method in Infinium MethylationEPIC BeadChip array by comparison with individual samples, Clinical Epigenetics, 2023, 15, 138.

3. Makino T, Ide S, Shiino T, Hiraoka D, Ishibashi S, Suzuki F, Nishitani S, Validity and Reliability of the Japanese version the Adolescents of Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS-JA) and Obsession with COVID-19 Scale, Peer J, 2023, 11:e15710.

4. Yamashita M, Kagitani-Shimono K, Hirano Y, Hamatani S, Nishitani S, Yao A, Kosaka H, Minyoung J, Yoshida T, Sasaki T, Kato Y, Tachibana M, Tsuchiya K, Tsujikawa T, Okazawa H, Shimizu E, Taniike M, Tomoda A, Mizuno Y*, Child Developmental MRI Project: A study protocol for elucidating the pathophysiology of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder through a multi-institutional and -dimensional approach, BMJ Open, 2023, 13(6):e070157.

5. Nishitani S*, Isozaki M, Yao A, Higashino Y, Yamauchi T, Kidoguchi M, Kawajiri S, Tsunetoshi K, Neishi H, Imoto H, Arishima H, Kodera T, Fujisawa TX, Nomura S, Kikuta K, Shinozaki G, Tomoda A*, Cross-tissue correlations of genome-wide DNA methylation in Japanese live human brain and their blood, saliva, and buccal epithelial tissues, Translational Psychiatry, 2023, 13, 72.

6. Takiguchi S, Makita K, Fujisawa TX, Nishitani S, Tomoda A, Effects of intranasal oxytocin on neural reward processing in children and adolescents with reactive attachment disorder: a randomized controlled trial, Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2023, 1:1056115.

7. Nagahashi-Araki M*, Tasaka M, Takamura T, Eto H, Sasaki N, Fujita W, Miyazaki A, Morifuji K, Honda N, Miyamura T, Nishitani S*, Endogenous oxytocin levels in extracted saliva elevates during breastfeeding correlated with lower postpartum anxiety in primiparous mothers, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022, 22:711.

8. Nishitani S*, Kasaba R, Hiraoka D, Shimada K, Fujisawa TX, Okazawa H, Tomoda A*, Epigenetic clock deceleration and maternal reproductive efforts: Associations with increasing gray matter volume of the precuneus, Frontiers in Genetics, 2022, 13:803584.

9. Cheong Y, Nishitani S, Yu J, Habata K, Kamiya T, Shiotsu D, Omori IM, Okazawa H, Tomoda A, Kosaka H, Jung M, The effects of epigenetic age and its acceleration on surface area, cortical thickness, and volume in young adults, Cerebral Cortex, 2022, bhac043.

10. Fujisawa TX, Nishitani S, Makita K, Yao A, Takiguchi S, Hamamura S, Shimada K, Okazawa H, Matsuzaki H, Tomoda A, Association of epigenetic differences identified in monozygotic twins discordant for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder with brain structures, Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022, 15:799761.

11. Kurata S, Hiraoka H, Syarinaz Ahmad Adlan A, Subhashini Jayanath, Hamzah N, Ahmad-Fauzi A, Fujisawa TX, Nishitani S*, Tomoda A*, A cross-national study of the influences of COVID-19 pandemic on parenting stress across Asian countries, Frontiers in Psychology, 2021, 12:782298.

12. Nishitani S, Fujisawa TX§, Hiraoka D§, Makita K§, Takiguchi S, Hamamura S, Yao A, Shimada K, Smith AK, Tomoda A, A multi-modal MRI analysis of brain structure and function in relation to OXT methylation in maltreated children and adolescents, Translational Psychiatry, 2021, 11(1):589.

13. Hack LM, Nishitani S, Knight AK, Kilaru V, Maddox SA, Seligowski AV, Jovanovic T, Ressler KJ, Smith AK, Michopoulos V, Epigenetic prediction of estradiol and relationship to trauma-related outcomes in women, Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2021, 6, 100045.

14. Aoi T, Fujisawa TX, Nishitani S, Tomoda A, Mismatch negativity of preschool children at risk of developing mental health problems, Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2021, 41(2):185-191.

15. Nishitani S, Suzuki S, Ochiai K, Yao A, Fujioka T, Fujisawa TX, Tomoda A, Accelerated epigenetic clock in children exposed to maltreatment, Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 2021, 75(3):110-112.

16. De Leon D, Nishitani S, Walum H, Mccormack KM, Rogersd J, Wilson ME, Smith AK, Young LJ, Sanchez MM, Methylation of OXT and OXTR genes, central oxytocin, and social behavior in female macaques, Hormones and Behavior, 2020, 126:104856.

17. Kogan SM, Bae D, Cho J, Smith AK, Nishitani S, Pathways Linking Adverse Environments to Emerging Adults' Substance Abuse and Depressive Symptoms: A Prospective Analysis of Rural African American Men, Developmental psychopathology, 2020, 22:1-11.

18. Andari E, Nishitani S, Kaundinya G, Caceres G, Ousley O, Morrier M, Smith AK, Cubells JF, Young LJ, Epigenetic modification of the oxytocin receptor gene: implications for autism symptom severity and brain functional connectivity, Neuropsychopharmacology, 2020, 45(7):1150-1158.

19. Fujisawa TX§, Nishitani S (§: equally contributed), Takiguchi S, Shimada K, Smith AK, Tomoda A, Oxytocin receptor DNA methylation and alterations of brain volumes in maltreated children and adolescents, Neuropsychopharmacology, 2019, 44: 2045-2053.

20. Kogan SM, Bae D, Cho J, Smith AK, Nishitani S, Social Instability, oxytocin receptor gene methylation, and romantic relationship quality among young African American men, Psychological Science, 2019, 30(8):1234-1244.

21. Chen X, Nishitani S, Haroon E, Smith AK, Rilling JK, OXTR methylation modulates exogenous oxytocin effects on human brain activity during social interaction, Genes, Brain and Behavior, 2019, e12555.

22. Kogan SM, Cho J, Steven R H Beach SRH, Smith AK, Nishitani S, Oxytocin receptor gene methylation and substance use problems among young African American men, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2018, 192:309-315.

23. Nishitani S, Parets SE, Haas BW, Smith AK, DNA methylation analysis from saliva samples for epidemiological studies, Epigenetics, 2018, 13(4):352-362.

24. Haas BW, Smith AK, Nishitani S, Epigenetic modification of OXTR is associated with Openness to Experience, Personality Neuroscience, 2018, Vol 1: e7, 1–5.

25. Johanson ND, Wiener HW, Smith AK, Nishitani S, Absher DM, Arnett DK, Aslibekyan S, Conneely KN. Non-linear patterns in age-related DNA methylation may reflect CD4+ T cell differentiation, Epigenetics, 2017, 12(6):492-503.

26. Niwayama R§, Nishitani S§ (§: equally contributed), Takamura T, Shinohara K, Honda S, Miyamura T, Nakao Y, Ooishi K, Araki-Nagahashi M, Oxytocin mediates a calming effect on postpartum mood in primiparous mothers, Breastfeeding Medicine, 2017, 12:103-109.

27. Nishitani S, Ikematsu K, Takamura T, Honda S, Yoshiura K, Shinohara K, Genetic variants in oxytocin receptor and arginine-vasopressin receptor 1A are associated with the neural correlates of maternal and paternal affection towards their child, Hormones and Behavior, 2017, 87:47-56.

28. Wang X, Liang S, Fujisawa TX, Nishitani S, Tomoda A, Zou M, Li Y, Wu L, Shinohara K, Association of estrogen receptor alpha polymorphisms with symptoms of autism among Chinese Han children, Neuro Endocrinology Letters, 2016, 37 (6), 439-444.

29. Fujisawa TX, Nishitani S, Iwanaga R, Matsuzaki J, Kawasaki C, Tochigi M, Sasaki T, Kato N, Shinohara K, Genetic variants of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator affect the severity of autism spectrum disorder, Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2016, 16;7:184.

30. Haas BW, Filkowski MM, Cochran RN, Denison L, Ishak A, Nishitani S, Smith AK, Epigenetic modification of OXT and human sociability, PNAS, 2016, 113(27), E3816-23.

31. Takamura T, Nishitani S, Doi H, Shinohara K, Possible neural correlate of young child attachment to mother in 4 to 5 year olds, Acta medica Nagasakiensia, 2016, 60(2), 45-51.

32. Takamura T, Nishitani S, Suegami T, Doi H, Kakeyama M, Shinohara K, Developmental changes in the neural responses to own and unfamiliar mother’s smiling face throughout puberty, Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2015, 9:200.

33. Doi H, Nishitani S, Shinohara K, Sex difference in the relationship between salivary testosterone and inter-temporal choice, Hormones and Behavior, 2015, 69, 50-58.

34. Doi H, Nishitani S, Shinohara K, Association between catechol-O-methyltransferase Val¹⁵⁸Met polymorphism and configural mode of face processing, Neuroscience Letters, 2015, 586:19-23.

35. Nishitani S, Kuwamoto S, Takahira A, Shinohara K, Maternal prefrontal cortex activation by newborn infant odors, Chemical Senses, 2014, 39(3), 195-202.

36. Kida T, Nishitani S, Tanaka M, Takamura T, Sugawara M, Shinohara K, I love my grandkid! An NIRS study of grandmaternal love in Japan, Brain Research, 2014, 1542, 131-7.

37. Yatsuga C, Toyohisa D, Fujisawa TX, Nishitani S, Shinohara K, Matsuura N, Ikeda S, Muramatsu M, Hamada A, Tomoda A, No association between catechol-o-methyltransferase (COMT) genotype and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Japanese children, Brain & Development, 2013, 36(7), 620-5.

38. Tomoda A, Nishitani S, Matsuura N, Fujisawa TX, Kawatani J, Toyohisa T, Ono M, Shinohara K, No interaction between serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) polymorphism and adversity on depression among Japanese children and adolescents, BMC Psychiatry, 2013, 10;13:134.

39. Nishitani S, Funabashi T, Shinohara K, Kimura F, Phosphorylation of cAMP response element-binding protein in the extended amygdala of male rats is induced by novel environment and attenuated by estrus female-bedding, Neuro Endocrinology Letters, 2013, 34 (2), 118-23.

40. Doi H, Nishitani S, Fujisawa TX, Nagai T, Kakeyama M, Maeda T, Shinohara K, Prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congener influences fixation duration on biological motion at 4-months-old: a preliminary study, PLOS ONE, 2013, 8 (3): e59196.

41. Fujisawa TX, Nishitani S, Obara T, Shinohara K, Loneliness depends on salivary estradiol levels in adolescent females, Neuro Endocrinology Letters, 2012, 33(5), 525-9.

42. Nishikawa S, Nishitani S, Fujisawa TX, Noborimoto I, Kitahara T, Takamura T, Shinohara K, Perceived parental rejection mediates the influence of serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) polymorphisms on impulsivity in Japanese adults, PLOS ONE, 2012, 7(10): e47608.

43. Fujisawa TX, Nishitani S, Ishii S, Shinohara K, Differential modulation of impulsive behavior by loneliness and testosterone in adolescent females, Neuro Endocrinology Letters, 2011, 32(6), 836-40.

44. Doi H, Kato M, Nishitani S, Shinohara K, Development of synchrony between activity patterns of mother-infant pair from 4 to 18 months after birth, Journal of Physiological Sciences, 61(3), 211-16.

45. Nishitani S, Doi H, Koyama A, Shinohara K, Differential prefrontal response to infant facial emotions in mothers compared with non-mothers, Neuroscience Research, 2011, 70(2), 183-8.

46. Araki M, Nishitani S, Miyamura T, Masuzaki H, Oishi K, Shinohara K, Fetal response to mozart’s music, Acta medica Nagasakiensia, 2010, 55(1), 7-13.

47. Araki M, Nishitani S, Ushimaru K, Masuzaki H, Oishi K, Shinohara K, Fetal response to induced maternal emotions, Journal of Physiological Sciences, 2010, 60(3), 213-20.

48. Nishitani S, Miyamura T, Tagawa M, Sumi M, Takase R, Doi H, Moriuchi H, Shinohara K, The calming effect of a maternal breast milk odor on the human newborn infant, Neuroscience Research, 2009, 63(1), 66-71.

49. So K, Moriya T, Nishitani S, Takahashi H, Shinohara K, The olfactory conditioning in the early postnatal period stimulated neuronal stem/progenitor cells in the subventricular zone and increased neurogenesis in the olfactory bulb of rats, Neuroscience, 2008, 2;151(1), 120-8.

50. Nishitani S, Moriya T, Kondo Y, Sakuma Y, Shinohara K, Induction of fos immunoreactivity in oxytocin neurons in the paraventricular nucleus after female odor exposure in male rats: effects of sexual experience, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, 2004, 24(2), 283-9.

b.     Published and Accepted Review Articles:

1. Tomoda A*, Nishitani S, Takiguchi S, Fujisawa TX, Sugiyama T, Teicher MH, The neurobiological effects of childhood maltreatment on brain structure, function, and attachment, European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, in press.

2. Nishitani S*, Smith AK, Tomoda A, Fujisawa TX, Data science using the human epigenome for predicting multifactorial diseases and symptoms, Epigenomics, 2024,16(5), 273-276.

3. Doi H, Nishitani S, Shinohara K, NIRS as a tool for assaying emotional function in the prefrontal cortex, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2013, 7, 770.

c.     Published Book or Book Chapters:

1. Nishitani S*, Chapter 16: Capturing the Epigenome: Differences Among Blood, Saliva, and Brain Samples. Epigenetics of Stress and Stress Disorders (Elsevier (Academic Press)), Ed: Youssef N, ISBN: 593236, 2022, 239-252.

d.     Patents:

1. Shinohara K, Morofushi M, Nishitani S, Makinouchi T, Composition for relieving unpleasant symptoms accompanying change in progesterone, PCT/JP2004/005608, 2004.

e.     Published Datasets:

1. Evaluation of the pooled sample method in Infinium MethylationEPIC BeadChip array based on comparison with the individual samples, GEO, GSE231532.

2. Association of epigenetic differences nominated by monozygotic twins discordant for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder with their brain structures, GEO, GSE186339.

3. Cross-tissue correlations of genome-wide DNA methylation in Japanese live human brain and their blood, saliva, and buccal epithelial tissues, GEO, GSE214901.

Current list of publications in Google Scholar:

http://scholar.google.co.jp/citations?user=GiaWnTcAAAAJ&hl=en

18.   Contributions Not Otherwise Noted:

         Qualifications

1)    Clinical Developmental Psychologist (Japanese Organization of Clinical Developmental Psychologists)

2)    1st-Class High School Teacher (Japanese Public qualification)

3)    Pollution Control Manager (Water, Class-1) (Japanese National qualification)

4)    Hazardous Materials Handler (Class A and B) (Japanese National qualification)