Tatsuya Kin
Director
- : 780-407-8671
- DEPARTMENTClinical Islet Laboratory
University of Alberta/Alberta Health Services
- COUNTRYCanada
Professional Activities:
| 1988/05 | Passed the national examination for physicians in Japan |
| 1988/05-1988/10 | Resident, Department of Surgery, Nara Medical University Hospital, Japan |
| 1988/11-1989/04 | Resident, Division of Anesthesia, Tenri Yorozu Hospital, Japan |
| 1989/05-1989/06 | Resident, Department of Surgery, Nara Medical University Hospital, Japan |
| 1989/07-1990/12 | Clinical Fellow, Division of General Surgery, Tenri City Hospital, Japan |
| 1991/01-1993/06 | Staff Surgeon, Division of Gastroenterological Surgery, Hoshigaoka Hospital, Japan |
| 1993/07-1996/06 | Staff Surgeon and Research Fellow, Department of Surgery, Nara Medical University Hospital, Japan |
| 1996/07-1998/05 | Staff Surgeon, Division of General Surgery, Hirao Hospital, Japan |
| 1998/06-2004/04 | Research Scientist, Surgical Medical Research Institute, University of Alberta, Canada |
| 1998/10-2004/04 | Laboratory Staff, Clinical Islet Laboratory, University of Alberta, Canada |
| 2004/05-2007/02 | Assistant Director, Clinical Islet Laboratory, University of Alberta, Canada |
| 2007/03-2013/02 | Technical Director, Clinical Islet Laboratory, University of Alberta, Canada |
| 2008/01-present | Director, Alberta Islet Distribution Program |
| 2011/01-present | Technical Advisor, IsletCore, Alberta Diabetes Institute, Canada |
| 2013/03-present | Director, Clinical Islet Laboratory, University of Alberta, Canada |
| 2013/05-present | Adjunct Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Canada |
Honors And Awards
| 1997/09 | The Best 50 Abstract in the 33rd Annual Congress of the Japan Society for Transplantation |
| 1998/06-2000/05 | Scholarship Award: Nakajima Foundation for Medical Research |
| 1998/07 | Travel Young Investigator Award: 17th International Congress of the Transplantation Society |
| 2003/07 | Travel Investigator Award: International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association |
| 2006/03 | Selected Abstract in Canadian Society of Transplantation Annual Scientific Meeting |
| 2007/04 | Recognition of Excellence and Achievement in Capital Health for Clinical Islet Laboratory Team |
| 2012/08 | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Invitation Fellowship Program for Research in Japan |
Professional Society Memberships
| 1988-present | Member, Japanese Surgical Society |
| 1988-1998 | Member, Japanese Society of Gastroenterology |
| 1988-2000 | Member, Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery |
| 1989-1998 | Member, Japanese College of Surgeons |
| 1995-1998 | Member, Japan Surgical Association |
| 1993-present | Member, The Transplantation Society |
| 1993-present | Member, Japan Transplantation Society |
| 2002-present | Member, International Xenotransplantation Association |
| 2007-present | Member, Cell Transplantation Society |
| 2007-present | Member, International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association |
| 2012-present | Member, Alberta Transplant Institute |
Major Committee Assignments
| 1993-present | Member, Clinical Islet Transplantation Working Group, Japanese Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association |
| 2007-present | Member, Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls Committee, Clinical Islet Transplantation Consortium |
| Nov 07-June 09 | Member, OTTR Islet Module Expansion – Project Coordinating Committee |
| 2008-present | Member, Cooperative Enzyme Working Group |
| 2008-present | Member, Islet Processing Committee, Collaborative Islet Transplant Registry |
| 2009-present | Member, Islet Potency Subcommittee, Clinical Islet Transplantation Consortium |
| 2010-2013 | Member, Steering Committee, Novo Nordisk 2111-3619 |
| 2013 | Organizing Committee Member, 3rd World Congress on Cell Science & Stem Cell Research (November 20-22, 2013, Baltimore, USA) |
| 2014 | Technical Program Committee Member, 2015 Conference on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (March 18-25, 2015, Suzhou, China) |
Editorial Board
| 2009-present | Islets |
| 2011-present | World Journal of Surgical Procedure |
| 2011-present | HPB Surgery |
| 2011-present | Journal of Pancreas (Managing Editor) |
| 2011-present | World Journal of Transplantation |
| 2012-present | Open Journal of Organ Transplant Surgery |
| 2011-present | World Journal of Translational Medicine |
| 2012-present | Open Journal of Regenerative Medicine |
| 2012-present | Applied Cell Biology |
| 2013-present | International Journal of Medicine |
| 2013-present | Surgical Science |
| 2013-present | Austin Journal of Surgery |
| 2013-present | Surgery Research and Practice |
| 2013-present | Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal |
| 2014-present | Journal of Surgery |
| 2014-present | International Journal of Diabetes and Clinical Diagnosis |
| 2014-present | Journal of Transplantation and Stem Cell Biology |
| 2014-present | Diabetes and the Pancreas |
Editorial Assignments as a Reviewer
| 2005-present | American Journal of Transplantation |
| 2007-present | BMC Cell Biology |
| 2008-present | Cell Transplantation |
| 2009-present | Islets |
| 2009-present | Artificial Organs |
| 2010-present | Journal of Diabetes |
| 2010-present | Xenotransplantation |
| 2011-present | Transplantation |
| 2011-present | HPB Surgery |
| 2011-present | Current Diabetes Review |
| 2011-present | Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice |
| 2011-present | Journal of Pancreas |
| 2011-present | Journal of Visualized Experiments |
| 2011-present | International Journal of Endocrinology |
| 2012-present | Clinical Imaging |
| 2012-present | Pancreas |
| 2013-present | Annals of Transplantation |
| 2013-present | Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy |
| 2013-present | Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering |
| 2013-present | World Journal of Gastroenterology |
| 2013-present | Archives of Medical Research |
| 2013-present | World Journal of Stem Cells |
| 2013-present | World Journal of Surgical Procedure |
| 2013-present | World Journal of Gastroenterology |
| 2013-present | Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity |
| 2013-present | Surgery Today |
| 2013-present | BioMedical Engineering OnLine |
| 2014-present | Diabetes and the Pancreas |
Grant Review Activities
| 2006 | Ad-hoc Reviewer: Islet Cell Resource Center Collaborative Projects |
| 2008 | Ad-hoc Reviewer: Diabetes UK |
| 2014 | Ad-hoc Reviewer: Diabetes UK |