Affiliation: Mayo Clinic

Dr. Hayashi is currently an Associate Consultant-Ι at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Hayashi let the GI Stem Cell Research Laboratory https://www.mayo.edu/research/labs/gi-stem-cell-research/overview.

Dr. Hayashi graduated in Pharmaceutical Science in 2003 and obtained his PhD in 2008 for studies on the therapeutic effect of mesenchymal stem cell transplantation in gastrointestinal ulcers. Dr. Hayashi received four awards at various national and international conferences and one research scholarship for their studies.

After obtaining a PhD, Dr. Hayashi took the opportunity to do postdoctoral research in Dr. Tamas Ordog’s lab at the Mayo Clinic. During his postdoctoral fellowship, Dr. Hayashi studied gastroparesis, stem cells, aging, cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, and the gut microbiome. In 2018, in recognition of Dr. Hayashi’s achievements and contributions, he was promoted to Assistant Professor of Physiology.

His current research aims at understanding the molecular and epigenetic mechanisms underlying gastric pacemaker stem cell aging and tumorigenesis.