Hisashi Harada

B.S., Osaka University, 1985

M.M.Sc., Osaka University, 1987

Ph.D. in Physiology, Osaka University, 1991

Professor Hisashi Harada is the associate professor of cancer biology at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).

The Harada lab is focusing on the regulatory mechanisms of cell death, which are important for tumorigenesis and the response to a variety of chemotherapeutic drugs. We have demonstrated the significance of BCL-2 family cell death regulatory proteins for their contribution to chemotherapeutic responses in various cancers (leukemia, breast, lung, head & neck cancer). As a result of these findings, our goal is to develop novel strategies for the treatment of cancer.