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Research Focus

The Hashimoto Lab conducts bench-to-bedside research for intracranial aneurysm. Our goal is to discover new therapeutic approaches that stabilize aneurysms and prevent their rupture. To accomplish this, we use a unique preclinical model which forms aneurysms that closely mimic the pathophysiological characteristics of human aneurysms, including the tendency to rupture spontaneously.

Using the preclinical model, we test various molecular targets that help us to understand the biological processes contributing to aneurysmal rupture. Simultaneously, we examine human aneurysm and blood samples acquired through the Biobank Core Facility in effort to translate our findings from preclinical studies to actual patient care.

Tomoki Hashimoto, MD
Professor, Neurology and Translational Neuroscience

Postdoctoral Fellows

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Yusuke Nakano, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Portrait of Dr. Hirotaka Sato

Hirotaka Sato, MD, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Fellows and Technicians

peyton nisson

Peyton Nisson, MD

Research Fellow
oscar cisneros

Oscar Cisneros, BSE

Research Technician
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Benjamin Jackson

Research Technician
  • Haruka Maeda, MD
Portrait of Dr Hashimoto in his Lab at the Barrow Neurological Institute.

Contact Information

Tomoki Hashimoto, MD
Professor, Neuro-anesthesiology and Neurobiology
Director, Translational Neurovascular Research

Barrow Neurological Institute
2910 North 3rd Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85013