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Akatsuka, Kyoko
Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) Program-Specific Assistant Professor
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Last Updated :2026/10/22
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akatsuka.kyoko.6a
kyoto-u.ac.jp
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Research History
- From Apr. 2024, To Present京都大学iPS細胞研究所, 上廣倫理研究部門, 特定助教
- From Sep. 2018, To Mar. 2024京都大学iPS細胞研究所, 上廣倫理研究部門, 特定研究員
- From Jun. 2017, To Aug. 2018京都府立医科大学, 博士研究員
- From Feb. 2017, To May 2017京都府立医科大学, 特別研究補助員
- From Apr. 2014, To Mar. 2016独立行政法人日本学術振興会, 特別研究員(DC2)
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Research Areas
- Humanities & social sciences, Philosophy and ethics, 応用倫理学
- Humanities & social sciences, Philosophy and ethics, 生命倫理学
Papers
- Human stem cell-based embryo model governance: Insights from JapanMisao Fujita; Kyoko Akatsuka; Fujika AriarakawaCell Stem Cell, Jul. 2026
- Ethical, legal, and social issues associated with human fetal tissue research in JapanMisao Fujita; Kyoko Akatsuka; Akane Hashimoto; Mari Honda; Tsunakuni Ikka; Minori Kokado; Yoshichika Mori; Masanori Oikawa; Go Okui; Mitinori Saitou; Yasuhiro TakashimaRegenerative Medicine, 11 Jun. 2026
- Is epigenome editing non-inheritable? Implications for ethics and the regulation of human applicationsMitsuru Sasaki-Honda; Kyoko Akatsuka; Tsutomu SawaiStem Cell Reports, Nov. 2023
- Human genome editing in clinical applications: Japanese lay and expert attitudesTsutomu Sawai; Taichi Hatta; Kyoko Akatsuka; Misao FujitaFrontiers in Genetics, 17 Aug. 2023
- Genome editing of human embryos for research purposes: Japanese lay and expert attitudesKyoko Akatsuka; Taichi Hatta; Tsutomu Sawai; Misao FujitaFrontiers in Genetics, 22 Jun. 2023
- The regulation of human blastoid researchTsutomu Sawai; Kyoko Akatsuka; Go Okui; Tomohiro MinakawaThe EMBO Reports, 14 Sep. 2022
- Public Attitudes in Japan Toward the Creation and use of Gametes Derived from Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem CellsTsutomu Sawai; Taichi Hatta; Kyoko Akatsuka; Misao FujitaFuture Science OA, 23 Oct. 2021
- Public Attitudes in Japan Toward the Reproductive use of Gametes Derived from Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem CellsKyoko Akatsuka; Taichi Hatta; Tsutomu Sawai; Misao FujitaFuture Science OA, 23 Oct. 2021
- Promises and rulesTsutomu Sawai; Go Okui; Kyoko Akatsuka; Tomohiro MinakawaThe EMBO Reports, 16 Aug. 2021
- Ethical Framework for Next-Generation Genome and Epigenome EditingKyoko Akatsuka; Mitsuru Sasaki-Honda; Tsutomu SawaiThe American Journal of Bioethics, 02 Aug. 2020
- The moral status of human embryo‐like structures: potentiality matters?Tsutomu Sawai; Tomohiro Minakawa; Jonathan Pugh; Kyoko Akatsuka; Jun K Yamashita; Misao FujitaThe EMBO Reports, 27 Jul. 2020
Misc.
- 「未知なるもの」について考える難しさ赤塚京子CiRA Newsletter, Feb. 2026
- 米国研究機関へのインタビュー結果の概要赤塚京子【報告書】胎児組織研究に伴う倫理的課題に関する学術的研究－文献／実態調査と指針作成－（藤田みさお編）, Nov. 2025
- 英国研究機関へのインタビュー結果の概要赤塚京子【報告書】胎児組織研究に伴う倫理的課題に関する学術的研究－文献／実態調査と指針作成－（藤田みさお編）, Nov. 2025
- ヒト胎児組織の研究利用に関する倫理議論の変遷赤塚京子【報告書】胎児組織研究に伴う倫理的課題に関する学術的研究－文献／実態調査と指針作成－（藤田みさお編）, Nov. 2025
- ヒト胚モデルの研究が問いかけるもの赤塚京子CiRA Newsletter, Oct. 2023
- アンケート調査を通して科学と社会の対話を考える赤塚京子CiRA Newsletter, Jan. 2022
- いかに社会的合意形成に向けた議論を進めていくのか赤塚京子CiRA Newsletter, Oct. 2019
- Producing Germ Cells from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: The Discussion in Japan.Kyoko AkatsukaUehiro Carnegie Oxford Conference 2014 “Ethics For the Future of iPS/ Stem cells” edited by J. Savulescu and M. Fujita, 2016
Books and Other Publications
- Revolutionizing Reproduction: The Ethical Landscape of In Vitro Gametogenesis. (edited by Christopher Gyngell, Julian Savulescu, and Tsutomu Sawai)Kyoko Akatsuka; Tsutomu Sawai; Taichi Hatta; Misao Fujita, Joint work, Japanese Perspectives on In Vitro Gametogenesis: Insights from a Questionnaire Survey (Chapter 12)Oxford University Press, Jun. 2026
- 愛する者は死なない : 東洋の知恵に学ぶ癒しBecker, Carl B.; 駒田, 安紀, Joint translation, 第3章 中国人遺族の経験晃洋書房, Mar. 2015
