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Yoshikazu Imanishi

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1997Rising activity
Retinal Development and DisordersPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchRetinal Diseases and TreatmentsRetinoids in leukemia and cellular processesCellular transport and secretion

Publications

81

Citations

4,107

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

30

Publishing since 1997

Research summary
AI-generated

Yoshikazu Imanishi studies the biology of the retina, the light-sensing tissue at the back of the eye, with a focus on photoreceptor cells (the rod and cone neurons that detect light). The research examines how proteins are sorted and transported within these cells, what goes wrong in inherited blinding diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and Usher syndrome, and how supporting cells clear away dying photoreceptors. The work also explores potential drug and imaging strategies for treating retinal degeneration.

Photoreceptor cell biologyInherited retinal degeneration (retinitis pigmentosa, Usher syndrome)Protein sorting and membrane transport in neuronsDrug discovery for eye diseasesRetinal imaging (OCT)

Publication activity has been steady with some year-to-year variation, and has increased in the most recent years (2024-2025).

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

Current awards run through April 2028 — about 2 years of funding on record from today. Awards are often renewed, so this is what is currently public, not a forecast.

  • ActiveNIH R01EY036086through Apr 2028 · $537k awarded

    Membrane compartmentalization in photoreceptor health and disease

2 earlier awards
  • NIH R01EY029680Feb 2019 – Jan 2024 · $354k awarded

    Proteostasis modulation in inherited blinding disorders

  • NIH R01EY028884Jul 2020 – Mar 2023 · $384k awarded

    Photoreceptor dysfunction associated with rhodopsin mislocalization

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 1,724 established Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index
Citations: 4,107cohort median 3,385
h-index: 34cohort median 27
Publications / year (recent): 2.6cohort median 4.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~3 · 69% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 11 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.6/year recently
172018: 1 publication182019: 4 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 2 publications212022: 2 publications22232024: 4 publications242025: 5 publications5252026: 2 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 13 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 3 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The FASEB Journal×3
  • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science×3
  • Proceedings of IMPRS×3
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×2
  • Nature Chemical Biology×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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