The TOR Workshop 2025, hosted by the Centre for Translational Oral Research (TOR) at the Institute for Clinical Dentistry (IKO), brings together experts to explore stem cell and nanotechnology-based strategies for dental tissue regeneration.
As part of the workshop, we welcomed Prof. Hiroshi Egusa from Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Japan.
Prof. Egusa, a board-certified prosthodontist and Director of the Center for Advanced Stem Cell and Regenerative Research at Tohoku University, earned his DDS (1998) and PhD (2002) from Hiroshima University. He completed postdoctoral research at UCLA (2002–2004) and later pioneered stem cell research at Osaka University, collaborating with Nobel Laureate Shinya Yamanaka to develop induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from gingival tissues. In 2014, he became a full professor at Tohoku University, where he established the Division of Molecular and Regenerative Prosthodontics.
Prof. Egusa has received numerous accolades, including the IADR Distinguished Scientist Award, and has been listed among the world’s top 2% scientists since 2021. He is a board-certified specialist in regenerative medicine and infection control, an associate member of the Science Council of Japan, and Vice-President of the Japanese Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research. His research focuses on molecular and regenerative prosthodontics, advancing next-generation medical and dental interventions to enhance quality of life for the growing global elderly population.
