Tomohiro Iwata

Economics Assistant Professor

Biography

Tomohiro Iwata received his Ph.D. in Physical Education, Health, and Sport Sciences from the University of Tsukuba in 2025. After serving as a contract lecturer at Kyoto University of Advanced Science, he joined Nagoya University of Commerce and Business in 2026. His areas of expertise are exercise physiology and molecular muscle physiology. His research focuses on the mechanisms of skeletal muscle hypertrophy induced by resistance training and the role of autophagy in regulating muscle adaptation and morphology.

Research Interests

Sports science, exercise physiology, molecular muscle physiology

Final Education

Ph.D., University of Tsukuba

Awards & Honours

(2022) Dean’s Award, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba. Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba
(2022) Knowledge Creation Research Center Award. Hyper Interdisciplinary Conference
(2022) Meikeikai Award (Alumni Association Award), University of Tsukuba. Meikeikai (University of Tsukuba Alumni Association)

Academic Papers

Tomohiro Iwata (2026) Effects of a Post-Caloric Restriction Weight Maintenance Period on Skeletal Muscle and Adipose Tissue Mass in Male Mice. The Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
Tomohiro Iwata (2026) Combined effects of high-intensity interval training in the form of swimming exercise and rapamycin-sensitive mTORC1 inhibition on mitochondrial adaptations in mouse skeletal muscles. Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme
Tomohiro Iwata (2025) Effect of Muscle Contraction Under Caloric Restriction on Irisin and FGF21 Secretion in Mice. Physiological Research
Tomohiro Iwata (2025) Combined effects of mechanical overload and high-intensity interval training on skeletal muscle hypertrophy in male mice. Physiological Reports 13 (17) :2051-817X
Tomohiro Iwata (2025) Systemic effect of combined functional overload and endurance-type swimming exercise on whole-body metabolism in mice. American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism 328 (5) :1522-1555
Tomohiro Iwata (2025) Spermidine-Mediated Modulation of Skeletal Muscle Regeneration Following Injury: Mechanisms and Functional Outcomes. Doctoral dissertation (unpublished)
Tomohiro Iwata (2025) Effect of spermidine intake on overload‐induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy in male mice. Physiological Reports 13 (3) :2051-817X
Tomohiro Iwata (2024) Effect of spermidine intake on skeletal muscle regeneration after chemical injury in male mice. Physiological Reports 12 (20) :2051-817X
Tomohiro Iwata (2023) The effect of serum from calorie-restricted mouse on mTOR signaling in C2C12 myotubes. Journal of Endocrinology 259 (2) :1479-6805
Tomohiro Iwata (2023) The role of the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 in the regulation of mitochondrial adaptation during skeletal muscle atrophy under denervation or calorie restriction in mice. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism 48 (3) :1715-5320
Tomohiro Iwata (2022) Effect of acute high-intensity contractions on irisin expression in mouse skeletal muscles and blood. Advances in Exercise and Sports Physiology 28 (2)

Grants

(2025) A Comprehensive Investigation of the Dose–Response Relationship of Resistance Exercise Based on Muscle Protein Balance and Its Time Course. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Primary Researcher
(2022) Investigation of Dietary Strategies to Promote Recovery from Skeletal Muscle Injury. Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. Primary Researcher
(2022) Promotion of Skeletal Muscle Wellness Through Practical Activation of Autophagy. Japan Science and Technology Agency Primary Researcher