Member Biography

Hiroki Yokota, Ph.D.
723 W. Michigan Street
SL 220C
Indianapolls, IN 46202
Phone: (317) 278-5177
Fax: (317) 278-2455
Research Program Membership
Full member:
Professor
Biomedical Engineering
School of Engineering and Technology at Purdue University
Adjunct Professor
Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, & Physiology
IU School of Medicine
Dr. Yokota's research interests include:
My current research interest is the effect of mechanical and electrical stimulation in growth and migration of breast cancer cells. Depending on types and strength of mechano-electrical signals, existing data indicate that biophysical stimuli can induce local and systemic anti-tumor effects. I am interested in developing an adjuvant therapy useful for treatment of bone/brain metastases associated with breast cancer. I am also interested in tumor-bone interactions, in particular, the role of osteocytes and chondrocytes in the presence of mechanical stimulation.

Post-doctoral Fellowship - University of Washington, Seattle, WA 1993-1998
Ph.D. - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 1993
Ph.D. - University of Toyko 1983