Faculty
Masaaki Tamura
PhD, Veterinary Medicine (Biochemistry & Nutrition), Azabu Veterinary College, Japan, 1980
DVM – Kitasato University College of Veterinary Medicine, Japan, 1973
Phone (785) 532-4825
e-mail mtamura@vet.k-state.edu
Research Interests:
The core concepts of Dr. Tamura’s work are tumor physiology, cytotherapy using the umbilical cord- matrix stem cells and the development of cancer targeted nanoparticles for therapeutic gene delivery in cancer treatment. Dr. Tamura also studies the relationship between angiotensin II receptor expression and cancer.