Soki Kashima, MD, PhD
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Soki Kashima is a Postdoctoral Associate in the BraunLab at Yale, a urologic surgeon, and a physician-scientist at Akita University School of Medicine in Japan. He graduated from Akita University, and then he received his PhD in Medicine from Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, completing his doctoral research in the Laboratory of Immunology at Kyoto University under the mentorship of Prof. Hiroshi Kawamoto. In doctoral research, he studied the efficacy of antigen-specific T cell therapies derived from iPS cells for renal cell carcinoma, using both in vitro and in vivo (orthotopic xenograft models in mice) models. After his PhD, he has continued his research and clinical work as Assistant Professor at Kyoto University and Akita University with mentorship from Prof. Osamu Ogawa, Prof. Takashi Kobayashi and Prof. Tomonori Habuchi. He has an extensive research skillset in analyzing immune cell function and phenotype, measuring cytotoxicity of T cells, and in patient-derived xenograft mouse models. In the BraunLab, he is using immunogenomic and functional approaches to dissect the tumor microenvironment and understand mechanisms of immunotherapy efficacy in renal cell carcinoma.
Education & Training
- PhDAkita University (2020)
- General Exchange Special Research StudentInstitute for Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University (2015)
- MDAkita University (2011)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Future of Science Fund scholarship | Keystone Symposia (C2: Cancer Immunotherapy: Beyond Immune Checkpoint Blockade and Overcoming Resistance) | 2024 |
Postdoctoral and Clinical Fellowship Award | Department of Defense Kidney Cancer Research Program | 2024 |
14th Young Researcher Promotion Grant | The Japanese Urological Association | 2020 |
The 106th Annual Meeting Award | The Japanese Urological Association | 2018 |
Research Fellowship for Young Scientists | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science | 2018 |
Future of Science Fund scholarship | Keystone Symposia (R1: Lymphocytes and their Roles in Cancer, and B6: Emerging Cellular Therapies, T Cells and Beyond) | 2018 |