His PhD research was performed at Hokkaido University in bone marrow stromal cell transplantation for stroke recovery. Dr. Ito’s current research concentrates on studying of neural circuits underlying post-stroke recovery using combination of opto/chemogenetic and cutting edge imaging techniques. From this research, he expects to confirm existing circuits involved in post-stroke recovery as well as uncover important circuits that have not previously explored. He also studies about epigenetic aspects of Moyamoya disease, which is one of the rarest forms of occlusive cerebrovascular disorders