Tomoko Takano

Dr. Tomoko Takano is a Professor of Medicine at McGill University, staff adult nephrologist at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and senior scientist at the MUHC Research Institute. Dr. Takano received her M.D. from University of Tokyo and completed residency in Internal Medicine and Nephrology at University of Tokyo. Following clinical training in Nephrology, she obtained a Ph.D. in Biochemistry at University of Tokyo and completed post-doctoral training at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. Dr. Takano’s research focuses on glomerular podocyte biology and pathogenesis of proteinuria. Clinically, she contributes to the Chronic Kidney Disease Centre and the Glomerulonephritis Clinic. She is a founder and co-Director of the MUHC Kidney Disease Biorepository and the Chair of the Scientific Committee of the Canadian Society of Nephrology. She has been a member of various scientific committees including the Canadian Institute of Health Research and the Kidney Foundation of Canada.