京都府立医科大学：Department of Forensic Medicine and Medical Ethic

Subject

Department of Forensic Medicine and Medical Ethic

Staff

Professor：Hiroshi Ikegaya

Associate Professor：Kaori Shintani

Lecturer：Hiroki Kondou

Assistant Professor：Risa Bandou

Specially appointed Lecturer：Tomoko Shimizu

Research Contents

1．Geographical identification of unidentified cadaver.

2．Age estimation of cadavers based on biochemical markers.

3．Forensic toxicological analysis.

4．Molecular mechanisms of muscle atrophy in aging or chronic alcohol abuse.

5．Investigation of personal identification methods using machine learning.

6．Development of a postmortem interval estimation based on microbiome analysis of cadavers.

7．Investigation of skin texture with a high risk of infection (long survival time of bacteria) using cadaver skin.

Achievements

Shintani-Ishida K, Ikegaya H.
Upregulation of E3 ligase UBR2 in acetaldehyde-treated C2C12 myotubes and its potential involvement in fast-twitch muscle atrophy in alcohol-fed rats. Alcohol Clin. Exp. Res. 2025;00:1-11.(2025) doi.org/10.1111/acer.70102
Deng T, Shintani-Ishida K*, Tanioka H, Sotozono C, Ikegaya H.
Investigation of postmortem change in the human corneal epithelium via impression cytology. Scientific Reports 15(1), 20027 (2025). doi:10.1038/s41598-025-04410-9
Kondou H, Shintani-Ishida K, Ikegaya H.
Novel insights into estimating the postmortem interval: red cell distribution width - standard deviation.
Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2025 Jan 31. doi: 10.1007/s12024-025-00957-1.
Shimizu T, Nabeshima N, Ikegaya H *．
Practices for supporting bereaved families in consented autopsies.
J. Kyoto Pref. Univ. Med. 135(3),207-212, 2026.