Dr. Takahashi is currently a Research Associate Professor at Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Japan. He directs research groups focused on organ-on-a-chip, cardiovascular regenerative medicine, ischemia-reperfusion injury, and space medicine/biology.

His interests also extend to physics simulation including finite element analysis and molecular dynamics. In these endeavors he has been privileged to act as a mentor for many international students. At the Harvard Medical School, Ken had developed a model of ischemia-reperfusion injury using the organ-on-a-chip technology.

Dr. Takahashi received his Ph.D. in Medicine from Nagoya University in Japan. He is a member of the Cellular Biology of the Heart Working Group in European Society of Cardiology, and a councilor of the Physiological Society of Japan. He serves on the Editorial Boards of journals including Heart and Mind, AIMS Biophysics, Mechanobiology, and Hearts.

He received several awards such as Award for Outstanding Research Achievement and Award for Outstanding Contribution to Education. Ken is also running a joint research about space medicine with PD AeroSpace, Ltd. He is a finisher of an Ironman Triathlon race.